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2018 Sun Belt Conference football season

The 2018 Sun Belt conference football season began on August 30, 2018, and ended on November 24, 2018. It was a part of the 2018 season of the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), the top level of NCAA Division I football. The Sun Belt Conference Football Championship Game was played on December 1, 2018, with Appalachian State winning the inaugural game. The entire schedule was released on February 27.[1]

Preseason

Coaches predictions

The 2018 preseason coaches football poll was released on July 19, voted from the 10 coaches of the conference.[2] Appalachian State and Arkansas State were chosen to be the finalist for their division, with the Red Wolves predicted to win the first ever Sun Belt Championship Game.

Season

This will be the first season with 10 teams as the New Mexico State left the conference to become independent and Idaho downgraded to FCS and compete in the Big Sky Conference.[3] The scheduling format for the ten members were reset for the 2018 season. Each member will play eight other members in the conference with four at home and four away. The conference was split up with five teams representing the east and the other five representing the west division. A team will play each team within their division (4 teams) and four from the other division (two at home and two away).[4] South Alabama (west division) and Troy (east) will be the only two teams to play each other every year due to their rivalry and proximity to each other.

Schedule

Regular season

Week One

Players of the week:[5]

Week Two

Players of the week:[6]

Week Three

  1. ^ This game was relocated to Barker–Lane Stadium, the home field of Campbell, and moved to Wednesday September 12 in anticipation of Hurricane Florence.
  2. ^ This game has been cancelled in anticipation of Hurricane Florence.

Players of the week:[7]

Week Four

Players of the week:[8]

Week Five

Players of the week:[9]

Week Six

Players of the week:[10]

Week Seven

Players of the week:[11]

Week Eight

Players of the week:[12]

Week Nine

Players of the week:[13]

Week Ten

Players of the week:[14]

Week Eleven

Players of the week:[15]

Week Twelve

Players of the week:[16]

Week Thirteen

Players of the week:[17]

Sun Belt Championship Game

Postseason

Bowl games

Bowls based on contractual tie-ins. Actual bowls attended by Sun Belt members may vary and will be announced following the regular season.

Awards and honors

Individual awards

All-Conference teams

Offense:

Defense:

Special Teams:

Ref:[18]

Non-conference records

Power Five conferences

Group of Five conferences

FBS independents

FCS conferences

Home attendance

Bold: Exceeded capacity
†Season High

References

  1. ^ "Sun Belt Announces 2018 Football Schedule". Sunbeltsports.org. February 27, 2018. Archived from the original on April 5, 2018. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  2. ^ "Mountaineers, Red Wolves Selected as Division Favorites in 2018 Sun Belt Football Coaches' preseason poll". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  3. ^ "Idaho New Mexico State Out of sun belt Conference after 2017 season". Fox Sports.com. March 1, 2016. Retrieved March 1, 2016.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Sun Belt announces league football schedules for 2018, 2019". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  5. ^ Week 1 Sun Belt Conference Football Players of the Week Announced. sunbeltsports.org (2018-09-03). Retrieved on 2018-09-06.
  6. ^ Football Players of the Week Announced - September 10. sunbeltsports.org (2018-09-10). Retrieved on 2018-09-10.
  7. ^ Football Players of the Week Announced - September 17. sunbeltsports.org (2018-09-17). Retrieved on 2018-09-17.
  8. ^ Football Players of the Week Announced - September 24. sunbeltsports.org (2018-09-24). Retrieved on 2018-09-25.
  9. ^ Football Players of the Week Announced - Week 5. sunbeltsports.org (2018-10-01). Retrieved on 2018-10-02.
  10. ^ Football Players of the Week Announced - Week 6. sunbeltsports.org (2018-10-08). Retrieved on 2018-10-08.
  11. ^ Football Players of the Week Announced - Week 7. sunbeltsports.org (2018-10-15). Retrieved on 2018-10-15.
  12. ^ Football Players of the Week Announced - Week 8. sunbeltsports.org (2018-10-22). Retrieved on 2018-10-28.
  13. ^ Football Players of the Week Announced - Week 9. sunbeltsports.org (2018-10-29). Retrieved on 2018-10-29.
  14. ^ Football Players of the Week Announced - Week 10. sunbeltsports.org (2018-11-5). Retrieved on 2018-11-8.
  15. ^ Football Players of the Week Announced - Week 11. sunbeltsports.org (2018-11-12). Retrieved on 2018-11-12.
  16. ^ Football Players of the Week Announced - Week 12. sunbeltsports.org (2018-11-19). Retrieved on 2018-11-28.
  17. ^ Football Players of the Week Announced - Week 13. sunbeltsports.org (2018-11-26). Retrieved on 2018-11-28.
  18. ^ "Sun Belt announces 2018 Football All-Conference teams, Individual Awards". SunBeltSports.org. Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved November 30, 2018.