2014 Sun Belt Conference football season

August 2023 2014 Sun Belt Conference football season #003087 #F2A900 NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) Football 170 August 2014–January 2015 1,190,442 11 ESPN, CST 2015 NFL Draft 2015 NFL Draft CB Craig Mager, Texas State San Diego Chargers, 83rd overall Regular season Georgia Southern Louisiana–Lafayette Elijah McGuire Marcus Cox (114 points) Football 2013 2015 The 2014 Sun Belt Conference football season was the 14th college football season for the Sun Belt Conference. During the 2014 season, eleven schools competed in Sun Belt football: Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, Idaho, Louisiana–Lafayette, Louisiana–Monroe, New Mexico State, South Alabama, Texas State, and Troy.http://issuu.com/mcelwain/docs/2014_sun_belt_football_media_guide 2014 Sun Belt Football Media Guide Sun Belt Conference 24 July 2014 The conference title was won by Georgia Southern, in its first year as both a Sun Belt member and an FBS program. The Eagles became only the third team to win a conference championship in their first FBS season. The other two schools to accomplish this feat were Nevada, Big West Conference champions in 1992, and Marshall, which won the Mid-American Conference crown in 1997. Georgia Southern also became the first team ever to go unbeaten in conference play in its first FBS season (both the 1992 Nevada and 1997 Marshall teams lost once in conference play).http://www.sunbeltsports.org/news/2014/12/1/FB_1201140545.aspx Georgia Southern Claims Outright Sun Belt Title - Sun Belt Winners Score Big on Saturday Sun Belt Conference December 1, 2014 December 1, 2014 Previous season The Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns and the Arkansas State Red Wolves both finished 5-2 and were co-champions of the Sun Belt Conference. The Ragin' Cajuns earned the conference's first bowl spot in the R+L Carrier New Orleans Bowl, as Louisiana-Lafayette defeated Tulane 24–21 to win their 3rd straight New Orleans Bowl. Arkansas State earned the second and final Sun Belt bowl, as they played in the GoDaddy Bowl. Arkansas State scored a late touchdown in the fourth quarter to upset Ball State, who entered the game with a 10–2 record, and win their second straight GoDaddy Bowl. The Sun Belt had seven teams eligible for bowl games, but only two received bids (Louisiana-Lafayette and ASU). Western Kentucky had the third best record at 8–4, while ULM, South Alabama, Texas State, and Troy had records of 6-6. The only team that was not eligible for a bowl game was Georgia State.2013 Sun Belt Conference football season Preseason January 2014 Award watch lists The following Sun Belt players were named to preseason award watch lists: Walter Camp Award:http://www.sunbeltsports.org/news/2014/7/18/FB_0718140055.aspx A-State's Lee Named to Walter Camp Award Watch List Sun Belt Conference 24 July 2014 Qushaun Lee – Arkansas State Butkus Award:http://www.sunbeltsports.org/news/2014/7/15/FB_0715142235.aspx Texas State's Orakpo Named To Butkus Award Watch List Sun Belt Conference 24 July 2014 Michael Orakpo - Texas State Davey O'Brien Award:http://www.sunbeltsports.org/news/2014/7/17/FB_0717141044.aspx UL Lafayette's Broadway Named To Davey O'Brien Watch List Sun Belt Conference 24 July 2014 Terrance Broadway – Louisiana–Lafayette Mackey Award:http://www.sunbeltsports.org/news/2014/7/8/FB_0708140622.aspx A-State's Griswold, USA's Saxton Named to Preseason John Mackey Award Watch List Sun Belt Conference 24 July 2014 Darion Griswold - Arkansas State Wes Saxton - South Alabama Ray Guy Award:http://www.sunbeltsports.org/news/2014/7/9/FB_0709141806.aspx UL Monroe's Manton, Idaho's Rehkow Named to Ray Guy Preseason List Sun Belt Conference 24 July 2014 Justin Manton - UL Monroe Austin Rehkow - Idaho Lou Groza Award:http://www.sunbeltsports.org/news/2014/7/9/FB_0709145842.aspx New Mexico State's Johnson on Lou Groza Award Watch List Sun Belt Conference 24 July 2014 Maxwell Johnson - New Mexico State Rimington Trophy:http://www.sunbeltsports.org/news/2014/7/9/FB_0709143825.aspx Three Named to Rimington Watch List Sun Belt Conference 24 July 2014 Bryce Giddens - Arkansas State Valerian Ume-Ezeoke - New Mexico State Mike Marboe - Idaho Thorpe Award:http://www.sunbeltsports.org/news/2014/7/11/FB_0711145919.aspx A-State has Two Named to Thorpe Award Watch List Sun Belt Conference 24 July 2014 Sterling Young – Arkansas State Rocky Hayes – Arkansas State Paul Hornung Award:http://www.sunbeltsports.org/news/2014/7/7/FB_0707141725.aspx UL Monroe's Ceaser, A-State's McKissic Named to Paul Hornung Award Preseason Watch List Sun Belt Conference 24 July 2014 Rashon Ceaser - UL Monroe J. D. McKissic - Arkansas State Lombardi Award:http://www.sunbeltsports.org/news/2014/7/15/FB_0715142227.aspx 11 Sun Belt Players named to Lombardi Award Watch List Sun Belt Conference 24 July 2014 Bryce Giddens - Arkansas State Qushaun Lee - Arkansas State Justin Hamilton - Louisiana-Lafayette Mykhael Quave - Louisiana-Lafayette Daniel Quave - Louisiana-Lafayette Dominique Tovell - Louisiana-Lafayette Gerrand Johnson - UL Monroe David Mayo - Texas State Terrence Jones - Troy Tyler Roberts - Troy Ucambre Williams - South Alabama Doak Walker Award:http://www.sunbeltsports.org/news/2014/7/17/FB_0717141725.aspx Four Sun Belt Running Backs Named to Doak Walker Preseason List Sun Belt Conference 24 July 2014 Marcus Cox - Appalachian State Michael Gordon – Arkansas State Alonzo Harris – Louisiana-Lafayette Robert Lowe – Texas State Sun Belt Media Day Sun Belt Conference Media Day was held on July 22, 2014 in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. Preseason Offensive Player of the Year - Terrance Broadway (QB, Louisiana-Lafayette) Preseason Defensive Player of the Year - Qushaun Lee (DL, Arkansas State) Coaches Poll Louisiana-Lafayette - 121 (11) Arkansas State - 102 South Alabama - 98 Troy - 84 UL Monroe - 78 Texas State - 70 Appalachian State - 47 Georgia Southern - 44 Idaho - 29 Georgia State - 27 New Mexico State - 26 http://www.sunbeltsports.org/news/2014/7/18/FB_0718141931.aspx UL Lafayette Picked as Unanimous Choice to Win Sun Belt Sun Belt Conference 24 July 2014 Preseason All–Conference Team Offense QB Terrance Broadway (Louisiana-Lafayette) RB Alonzo Harris (Louisiana-Lafayette) RB Elijah McGuire (Louisiana-Lafayette) WR J.D. McKissic (Arkansas State) WR Jamal Robinson (Louisiana-Lafayette) WR Rashon Ceaser (UL Monroe) TE Wes Saxton (South Alabama) OL Daniel Quave (Louisiana-Lafayette) OL Mike Marboe, (Idaho) OL Chris May (South Alabama) OL Ucambre Williams (South Alabama) OL Terrence Jones (Troy) Defense DL Chris Stone (Arkansas State) DL Justin Hamilton (Louisiana-Lafayette) DL Gerrand Johnson (UL Monroe) DL Tyler Roberts (Troy) LB Qushaun Lee (Arkansas State) LB Dominique Tovell (Louisiana-Lafayette) LB David Mayo (Texas State) LB Michael Orakpo (Texas State) DB Rocky Hayes (Arkansas State) DB Sterling Young (Arkansas State) DB Trevence Patt (Louisiana-Lafayette) DB Craig Mager (Texas State) Specialists PK Jason Dann (Texas State) P Austin Rehkow (Idaho) RS J.D. McKissic (Arkansas State) http://www.sunbeltsports.org/news/2014/7/18/FB_0718141022.aspx UL Lafayette's Broadway, A-State's Lee Highlight Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference Teams Sun Belt Conference 24 July 2014 Coaches Note: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season Team Head coach Years at school Overall record Record at school Sun Belt record Appalachian State Scott Satterfield 2 4–8 4–8 0–0 Arkansas State Blake Anderson 1 0–0 0–0 0–0 Georgia Southern Willie Fritz 1 137–62 0–0 0–0 Georgia State Trent Miles 2 20–48 0–12 0–7 Idaho Paul Petrino 2 1–11 1–11 0-0 Louisiana–Lafayette Mark Hudspeth 4 93-33 27-12 17-6 Louisiana–Monroe Todd Berry 5 52-85 23-26 17-14 New Mexico State Doug Martin 2 31–63 2–10 0–0 South Alabama Joey Jones 5 34-28 31-21 5-10 Troy Larry Blakeney 24 175-104-1 175-104-1 49-25 Texas State Dennis Franchione 6 203–121–2 29-29 2-5 Sun Belt vs. CFP AQ Conference matchups Date Visitor Home Conference Score Notes August 28 Wake Forest Louisiana-Monroe ACC W 17-10 August 30 Appalachian State Michigan Big Ten L 14-52 August 30 Georgia Southern NC State ACC L 23-24 August 30 Idaho Florida SEC Game canceled due to inclement weather September 6 Arkansas State Tennessee SEC L 19-34 September 6 Duke Troy ACC L 17-34 September 13 Arkansas State Miami ACC L 20-41 September 13 Georgia Southern Georgia Tech ACC L 38-41 September 13 Louisiana-Lafayette #14 Ole Miss SEC L 15-56 September 13 Louisiana-Monroe #10 LSU SEC L 0-31 September 13 Mississippi State South Alabama SEC L 3-35 September 20 Georgia State Washington Pac-12 L 14-45 September 20 Texas State Illinois Big Ten L 35-42 September 20 Troy Georgia SEC L 0-66 September 27 New Mexico State #17 LSU SEC L 7-63 October 11 Louisiana-Monroe Kentucky SEC L 14–48 November 1 Louisiana-Monroe Texas A&M SEC L 16-21 November 22 Georgia State Clemson ACC L 0-28 November 22 South Alabama South Carolina SEC L 12-37 Regular season Index to colors and formattingSun Belt member wonSun Belt member lostSun Belt teams in bold All dates, times, and TV are tentative and subject to change. Start times for non-conference games are local for the Sun Belt team; for conference games, starting times are local for the home team. The following list are the teams in their respective time zones: Arkansas State, Louisiana–Monroe, Louisiana–Lafayette, South Alabama, Texas State and Troy are located in the Central Time Zone; Appalachian State, Georgia State, Georgia Southern is in the Eastern Time Zone; New Mexico State is in the Mountain Time Zone and Idaho is in the Pacific Time Zone. Rankings reflect that of the USA Today Coaches poll for that week until week eight when the BCS poll will be used. Week 1 Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance August 27 7:00 p.m. Abilene Christian Georgia State Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA ESPNU W 38-37 10,140 August 28 6:00 p.m. Wake Forest Louisiana-Monroe Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA ESPNU W 17-10 21,003 August 28 6:00 p.m. Cal Poly New Mexico State Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM ESPN3 W 28-10 13,772 August 30 11:00 a.m. Appalachian State Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI ESPN2 L 14-52 113,511 August 30 11:00 a.m. Troy UAB Legion Field • Birmingham, AL FCS L 10-48 27,133 August 30 12:30 p.m. Georgia Southern NC State Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC ACCN/ESPN3 L 23-24 54,273 August 30 4:00 p.m. Idaho Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL ESPNU Canceled due to weather - August 30 6:00 p.m. #18 (FCS) Montana State Arkansas State Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR ESPN3 W 37-10 26,143 August 30 6:00 p.m. Southern Louisiana-Lafayette Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA ESPN3 W 45-6 36,170 August 30 6:00 p.m. Arkansas-Pine Bluff Texas State Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX ESPN3 W 65-0 17,813 Open Week: South Alabama Players of the week:http://www.sunbeltsports.org/news/2014/9/1/FB_0901144948.aspx Sun Belt is 6-3 - Record For Most First Week Non-Conference Wins; Week Two Foes Await Sun Belt Conference 2 September 2014 Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Tyler Jones Texas State Mitch Lane UL Monroe Luke Ferguson Arkansas State Week 2 Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance September 6 11:00 a.m. Arkansas State Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN SEC Network L 19-34 99,538 September 6 1:00 p.m. South Alabama Kent State Dix Stadium • Kent, OH ESPN3 W 23-13 15,355 September 6 2:00 p.m. New Mexico State Georgia State Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA ESPN3 NMSU 34-31 10,126 September 6 6:00 p.m. Idaho Louisiana–Monroe Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA ESPN3 ULM 38-31 16,694 September 6 6:00 p.m. Campbell Appalachian State Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC ESPN3 W 66-0 25,861 September 6 6:00 p.m. Savannah State Georgia Southern Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA ESPN3 W 83-9 23,121 September 6 6:00 p.m. Louisiana Tech Louisiana-Lafayette Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA ESPN3 L 20-48 25,607 September 6 6:00 p.m. Duke Troy Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL ESPN3 L 17-34 21,331 Open Week: Texas State Players of the week:http://www.sunbeltsports.org/news/2014/9/8/FB_0908140325.aspx 5 and 5: Five Home Contests and Five Away Games on tap for Week 3 Sun Belt Conference 18 September 2014 Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Ajalen Holley UL Monroe Rodney Butler New Mexico State Maxwell Johnson New Mexico State Week 3 Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance September 13 12:00 p.m. Georgia Southern Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA RSN/ESPN3 L 38-42 53,173 September 13 2:00 p.m. Air Force Georgia State Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA ESPN3 L 38-45 16,836 September 13 2:00 p.m. Western Michigan Idaho Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID ESPN3 L 33-45 14,721 September 13 2:30 p.m. Arkansas State Miami Sun Life Stadium • Miami, FL ESPNU L 20-41 41,519 September 13 3:00 p.m. Louisiana–Lafayette Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS SEC Network L 15-56 60,937 September 13 3:00 p.m. Mississippi State South Alabama Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL ESPNews L 3-35 38,129 September 13 6:00 p.m. Louisiana–Monroe LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA ESPNU L 0-31 101,194 September 13 6:00 p.m. Abilene Christian Troy Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL ESPN3 L 35-38 17,320 September 13 7:00 p.m. New Mexico State UTEP Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX ASN L 24-42 32,979 September 13 7:00 p.m. Navy Texas State Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX ESPNews L 21-35 32,007 Open Week: Appalachian State Players of the week:http://www.sunbeltsports.org/news/2014/9/15/FB_0915142247.aspx Ten Teams in Action Saturday; Georgia Southern to Play First Ever Sun Belt Game Sun Belt Conference 18 September 2014 Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Kevin Ellison Nick Arbuckle Georgia Southern Georgia State Maleki Harris South Alabama Daniel Cadona Louisiana-Lafayette Week 4 Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance September 20 11:00 a.m. Troy Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA SEC Network L 0-66 92,746 September 20 3:00 p.m. Texas State Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL ESPNews L 35-42 41,019 September 20 5:00 p.m. Idaho Ohio Peden Stadium • Athens, OH ESPN3 L 24-36 25,211 September 20 6:00 p.m. Utah State Arkansas State Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR ESPN3 W 21-14 29,029 September 20 6:00 p.m. Georgia State Washington Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA P12N L 14-45 64,608 September 20 6:00 p.m. New Mexico New Mexico State Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM ESPNGP L 35-38 24,651 September 20 6:30 p.m. Georgia Southern South Alabama Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL ESPN3 GASO 28-6 11,348 September 20 7:00 p.m. Appalachian State Southern Miss M.M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS ASN L 20-21 21,836 September 20 9:30 p.m. Louisiana-Lafayette Boise State Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID CBSSN L 9-34 33,337 Open Week: Louisiana-Monroe Players of the week:http://www.sunbeltsports.org/news/2014/9/22/FB_0922140126.aspx Conference Play Picks Up with Thursday Night Rivalry Clash Between Appalachian State and Georgia Southern Sun Belt Conference 22 September 2014 Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Matt Breida Georgia Southern Qushaun Lee Arkansas State Artez Brown Arkansas State Week 5 Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance September 25 7:30 p.m. Appalachian State Georgia Southern Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA ESPNU GASO 34-14 24,535 September 27 4:00 p.m. South Alabama Idaho Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID ESPN3 USA 34-10 14,887 September 27 6:00 p.m. Troy Louisiana-Monroe Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA ESPN3/SBN ULM 22-20 18,544 September 27 6:30 p.m. New Mexico State LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA SEC Network L 7-63 101,987 September 27 7:00 p.m. Texas State Tulsa Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK ESPNews W 37-34 (3OT) 21,353 Open Week: Arkansas State, Georgia State, Louisiana-Lafayette Players of the week:http://www.sunbeltsports.org/news/2014/9/29/FB_0929143837.aspx Sun Belt Conference Play Highlights Week Six Football Action Sun Belt Conference 1 October 2014 Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Kevin Ellison (2) Georgia Southern David Mayo Texas State Justin Manton Louisiana-Monroe Week 6 Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance October 4 6:00 p.m. South Alabama Appalachian State Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC ESPN3/SBN USA 47-21 24,215 October 4 6:00 p.m. Georgia State Louisiana-Lafayette Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA ESPN3 ULL 34-31 24,616 October 4 6:00 p.m. Idaho Texas State Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX ESPN3 TXST 35-30 21,345 October 4 6:00 p.m. Louisiana-Monroe Arkansas State Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR ESPN3 ARST 28-14 29,317 October 4 7:00 p.m. Georgia Southern New Mexico State Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM ESPN3 GASO 36-28 10,256 Open Week: Troy Players of the week:http://www.sunbeltsports.org/news/2014/10/6/FB_1006145945.aspx Sun Belt Leaders Looking To Carry Momentum into Second Half of Season Sun Belt Conference 8 October 2014 Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Terrence Franks Texas State Craig Mager Texas State Wil Lutz Georgia State Week 7 Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance October 11 1:00 p.m. Arkansas State Georgia State Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA ESPN3 ARST 52–10 10,196 October 11 2:00 p.m. New Mexico State Troy Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL ESPN3 Troy 41–24 17,628 October 11 5:00 p.m. Idaho Georgia Southern Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA ESPN3 GASO 47-24 23,250 October 11 2:30 p.m. Liberty Appalachian State Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC ESPN3 L 48–55 (OT) 26,058 October 11 11:00 a.m. Louisiana-Monroe Kentucky Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY SECN L 14–48 56,676 Open Week: Louisiana-Lafayette, South Alabama, Texas State Players of the week:http://www.sunbeltsports.org/news/2014/10/13/FB_1013140944.aspx Cajuns, Bobcats Set For ESPN2 Battle Tuesday Sun Belt Conference 13 October 2014 Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Fredi Knighten Arkansas State Jamal Stadom Troy Chandler Worthy Troy Week 8 Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance October 14 7:00 p.m. Louisiana-Lafayette Texas State Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX ESPN2 ULL 34-10 18,509 October 18 2:00 p.m. Appalachian State Troy Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL ESPN3 APPST 53-14 15,664 October 18 4:00 p.m. New Mexico State Idaho Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID ESPN3 Idaho 29-17 15,207 October 18 TBA Georgia State South Alabama Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL ESPN3 USA 30-27 13,186 Open Week: Arkansas State, Georgia Southern, Louisiana-Monroe Players of the week:http://www.sunbeltsports.org/news/2014/10/20/FB_1020142124.aspx ESPN2 Features Showdown of Reigning Sun Belt Champions Sun Belt Conference 20 October 2014 Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Brandon Bridge South Alabama Christian Ringo Louisiana-Lafayette Austin Rehkow Idaho Week 9 Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance October 21 7:00 p.m. Arkansas State Louisiana-Lafayette Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA ESPN2 ULL 55–40 21,760 October 24 6:30 p.m. Troy South Alabama Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL ESPNU USA 27–13 17,146 October 25 6:00 p.m. Texas State Louisiana-Monroe Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA ESPN3 TXST 22–18 14,755 October 25 1:00 p.m. Georgia Southern Georgia State Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA ESPN3 GASO 69–31 28,427 Open Week: Appalachian State, Idaho, New Mexico State Players of the week:http://www.sunbeltsports.org/news/2014/10/27/FB_1027143939.aspx Sun Belt Teams Look to Capitalize on Momentum Sun Belt Conference 28 October 2014 Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Elijah McGuire Louisiana-Lafayette David Mayo (2) Texas State Daniel Cadona (2) Louisiana-Lafayette Week 10 Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance October 30 6:30 p.m. Troy Georgia Southern Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA ESPNU GASO 42–10 18,321 November 1 11:00 a.m. Louisiana-Monroe Texas A&M Kyle Field • College Station, TX SECN L 16–21 100,922 November 1 2:30 p.m. Georgia State Appalachian State Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC ESPN3 APPST 44–0 22,643 November 1 3:00 p.m. Texas State New Mexico State Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM ESPN3 TXST 37–29 8,623 November 1 4:00 p.m. Arkansas State Idaho Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID ESPN3 ARST 44–28 11,082 November 1 4:00 p.m. South Alabama Louisiana-Lafayette Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA ESPN3 ULL 19–9 25,861 Players of the week:http://www.sunbeltsports.org/news/2014/11/3/FB_1103141910.aspx Georgia Southern, UL Lafayette Add to Win Streaks Sun Belt Conference 3 November 2014 Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Marcus Cox App State Ja'Von Rolland-Jones Arkansas State Terrence Franks Texas State Week 11 Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance November 8 2:00 p.m. Georgia State Troy Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL ESPN3 Troy 45–21 16,418 November 8 2:00 p.m. South Alabama Arkansas State Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR ESPN3 ARST 45–10 23,615 November 8 2:30 p.m. Louisiana-Monroe Appalachian State Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC ESPN3 APPST 31–29 20,497 November 8 3:00 p.m. Georgia Southern Texas State Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX ESPN3 GASO 28–25 16,772 November 8 5:30 p.m. Idaho San Diego State Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, CA Root Sports L 21–35 46,293 November 8 7:00 p.m. Louisiana-Lafayette New Mexico State Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM ESPN3 ULL 44–16 10,299 Players of the week:http://www.sunbeltsports.org/news/2014/11/10/FB_1110143804.aspx Red Wolves, Cajuns Hit Bowl Eligibility Mark; Georgia Southern Continues Winning Ways Sun Belt Conference 10 November 2014 Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Taylor Lamb App State Matt Dobson Georgia Southern Bentlee Critcher App State Week 12 Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance November 15 2:00 p.m. Appalachian State Arkansas State Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR ESPN3 APPST 37-32 20,016 November 15 2:30 p.m. Georgia Southern Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD CBSSN L 19-52 33,894 November 15 4:00 p.m. Troy Idaho Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID ESPN3 Troy 34-17 8,535 November 15 6:00 p.m. Louisiana-Lafayette Louisiana-Monroe Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA ESPN3 ULL 34-27 19,544 November 15 6:30 p.m. Texas State South Alabama Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL ESPN3 USA 24-20 10,289 Open Week: Georgia State, New Mexico State Players of the week:http://www.sunbeltsports.org/news/2014/11/17/FB_1117141746.aspx Sun Belt Teams Head Towards Final Stretch Sun Belt Conference 17 November 2014 Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Marcus Cox (2) Appalachian State Montres Kitchens Troy Blaise Taylor Arkansas State Week 13 Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance November 20 8:30 p.m. Arkansas State Texas State Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX ESPNU TXST 45-27 12,264 November 22 11:00 a.m. South Alabama South Carolina Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC FSN L 12-37 78,201 November 22 1:00 p.m. Appalachian State Louisiana-Lafayette Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA ESPN3 APPST 35-16 20,638 November 22 2:30 p.m. Georgia State Clemson Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC ACCN L 0-28 77,693 November 22 3:00 p.m. Louisiana-Monroe New Mexico State Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM ESPN3 ULM 45-27 6,011 Open Week: Georgia Southern, Idaho, Troy Players of the week: Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Robert Lowe Texas State Michael Johnson Louisiana–Monore Bobo Beathard Justin Manton Appalachian State Louisiana–Monore Week 14 Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance November 28 2:00 p.m. Navy South Alabama Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL ESPN3 L 40–42 14,571 November 29 11:30 a.m. Louisiana-Lafayette Troy Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL ESPN3 ULL 42–23 12,241 November 29 1:00 p.m. Texas State Georgia State Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA ESPN3 TXST 51–34 14,312 November 29 1:00 p.m. Idaho Appalachian State Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC ESPN3 APPST 45–28 19,271 November 29 2:00 p.m. New Mexico State Arkansas State Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR ESPN3 ARST 68–35 21,043 November 29 5:00 p.m. Louisiana-Monroe Georgia Southern Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA ESPN3 GASO 22–16 16,283 Players of the week: Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Fredi Knighten Arkansas State John Law Appalachian State Will Johnson Texas State Bowl games In 2014, the SBC placed three teams in bowl games through their tie-ins: Louisiana–Lafayette, Arkansas State, and South Alabama. Texas State was also bowl-eligible but did not receive a bowl invitation.Sun Belt Conference Primary Bowl Partners Announce Selections http://sunbeltsports.org/news/2014/12/3/FB_1203142254.aspx Sun Belt Conference 4 December 2014 Georgia Southern and Appalachian State, despite having bowl-eligible records (9-3 and 7–5, respectively) and the former winning the conference championship, were not bowl-eligible due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules, since 81 full FBS members became bowl-eligible for the 76 bowl slots available. Note: All times are local Bowl Date Time SBC team (Record) Opponent (Record) Site TV Result Attendance 2014 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl December 20 11:00 a.m. Louisiana–Lafayette (8-4) Nevada (7-5) Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, LA ESPN W 16–3 34,014 2014 Raycom Media Camellia Bowl December 20 9:15 p.m. South Alabama (6-6) Bowling Green (7-6) Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, AL ESPN L 28-33 20,246 2015 GoDaddy Bowl January 4 9:00 p.m. Arkansas State (7-5) Toledo (8-4) Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL ESPN L 44-63 36,811 Players of the Year Sun Belt Conference football individual awards 2014 Sun Belt Player of the Year awardshttp://sunbeltsports.org/news/2014/12/10/fb_1210140835.aspx UL Lafayette’s McGuire Headlines All-Sun Belt Conference Teams and Individual Award Winners December 10, 2014 Sun Belt Conference www.sunbeltsports.org December 14, 2016 AwardPlayerSchoolPlayer of the YearElijah McGuireLouisiana-LafayetteOffensive Player of the YearElijah McGuireLouisiana-LafayetteDefensive Player of the YearDavid MayoTexas StateFreshman of the YearTaylor LambAppalachian StateCoach of the YearWillie FritzGeorgia Southern All-Conference Players Coaches All-Conference Selections Position Player Class Team First Team Offense QB Fredi Knighten JR Arkansas State RB Matt Breida SO Georgia Southern RB Elijah McGuire SO Louisiana-Lafayette WR Donovan Harden JR Georgia State WR Joshua McCain SR Idaho WR Rashon Ceaser JR Louisiana-Monroe TE Brad Miller SR Texas State OL Kendall Lamm SR Appalachian State OL Garrett Frye SR Georgia Southern OL Manrey Saint-Amour SR Georgia Southern OL Daniel Quave SR Louisiana-Lafayette OL Valerian Ume-Ezeoke SR New Mexico State First Team Defense DL Justin Hamilton SR Louisiana-Lafayette DL Christian Ringo SR Louisiana-Lafayette DL Gerrand Johnson JR Louisiana-Monroe DL Michael Odiari SR Texas State LB Qushaun Lee SR Arkansas State LB Edwin Jackson SR Georgia Southern LB David Mayo SR Texas State LB Doug Middleton JR Appalachian State DB Artez Brown SR Arkansas State DB Mitch Lane JR Louisiana-Monroe DB Montres Kitchens JR Troy DB David Mims JR Texas State First Team Special Teams PK Justin Manton SR Louisiana-Monroe P Austin Rehkow SO Idaho RS Chandler Worthy SR Troy AP Elijah McGuire SO Louisiana-Lafayette Position Player Class Team Second Team Offense QB Kevin Ellison SO Georgia Southern RB Marcus Cox SO Appalachian State RB Michael Gordon JR Arkansas State WR Ajalen Holley SO Louisiana-Monroe WR Teldrick Morgan SO New Mexico State WR Shavarez Smith SR South Alabama TE Joel Ruiz JR Georgia State OL Mike Marboe SR Idaho OL Mykhael Quave JR Louisiana-Lafayette OL Ucambre Williams SR South Alabama OL Terrence Jones SR Troy OL Adrian Bellard JR Texas State Second Team Defense DL Ronald Blair JR Appalachian State DL Javon Rolland-Jones FR Arkansas State DL Jerome McClain SR South Alabama DL Theo Rich SR South Alabama LB John Law SO Appalachian State LB Joseph Peterson JR Georgia State LB Hunter Kissinger JR Louisiana-Monroe LB Maleki Harris SR South Alabama DB Matt Dobson JR Georgia Southern DB Corey Trim SR Louisiana-Lafayette DB Terrell Brigham SR South Alabama DB Craig Mager SR Texas State Second Team Special Teams PK Hunter Stover SR Louisiana-Lafayette P Justin Manton SR Louisiana-Monroe RS Blaise Taylor FR Arkansas State AP Chandler Worthy SR Troy Honorable Mention: Appalachian State: Drew Bailey, Parker Collins, Kennan Gilchrist, Joel Ross; Arkansas State: Tres Houston, Chris Stone, Andrew Tyron, Xavier Woodson; Georgia Southern: Logan Daves, Deion Stanley, Jay Ellison, Antwione Williams; Georgia State: Nick Arbuckle, Tim Wynn, LynQuez Blair, Robert Davis; Idaho: Marc Millan, Quinton Bradley, Matt Linehan, Elijhaa Penny; Louisiana-Lafayette: Tominique Tovell, Larry Pettis, Terrance Broadway, Terry Johnson; Louisiana-Monroe: Trey Caldwell, Kenzee Jackson, Michael Johnson, Ray Stovall; New Mexico State: Rodney Butler, Winston Rose, Larry Rose III, Derek Ibekwe; South Alabama Chris May, Melvin Meggs, Jesse Kelley, Montell Garner; Texas State: Will Johnson, Tyler Jones, Robert Lowe, Ryan Melton; Troy: Dalton Bennett, Brandon Burks, Tyler Roberts, Bryan Holmes. Home attendance TeamStadium (Capacity)Game 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6TotalAverage% of Capacity Appalachian StateKidd Brewer Stadium (24,050) 25,861 24,215 26,058 22,643 20,497 19,271 138,545 23,091 96.0% Arkansas StateCentennial Bank Stadium (30,964) 26,143 29,029 29,317 23,615 20,016 21,043 149,163 24,861 80.3% Georgia SouthernPaulson Stadium (25,000) 23,121 24,535 23,250 18,321 16,283 N/A 105,510 21,102 84.4% Georgia State Georgia Dome (28,155) 10,140 10,126 16,836 10,196 28,427 14,312 90,037 15,006 53.3% IdahoKibbie Dome (16,000) 14,721 14,887 15,207 11,082 8,535 N/A 64,432 12,886 80.5% Louisiana–LafayetteCajun Field (36,900) 36,170 25,607 24,616 21,760 25,861 20,638 154,652 25,775 70.0% Louisiana–MonroeMalone Stadium (30,427) 21,003 16,694 18,544 14,755 19,544 N/A 90,540 18,108 59.5% New Mexico StateAggie Memorial Stadium (30,343) 13,772 24,651 10,256 8,623 10,299 6,011 73,612 12,269 40.4% South AlabamaLadd–Peebles Stadium (33,471) 38,129 11,348 13,186 17,146 10,289 14,571 104,639 17,440 52.1%Texas StateBobcat Stadium (30,000) 17,813 32,007 21,345 18,509 16,772 12,264 118,710 19,785 66.0% TroyVeterans Memorial Stadium (30,000) 21,331 17,320 17,628 15,664 16,418 12,241 100,602 16,767 55.9% NFL draft The following list includes all Sun Belt players who were drafted in the 2015 NFL draft. Round # Pick # NFL team Player Position College 3 83 San Diego Chargers Craig Mager CB Texas State 5 169 Carolina Panthers David Mayo LB Texas State 6 210 Green Bay Packers Christian Ringo DE Louisiana–Lafayette References 2