Football
NEW ORLEANS — The Sun Belt Conference announced its 2022 football schedule Tuesday, including its four new members James Madison, Marshall, Old Dominion, and Southern Miss.
The 22nd season of Sun Belt football will feature 56 league games. Each Sun Belt program will play eight conference games—six against divisional opponents and two against opponents from the opposite division.
The Sun Belt East Division will include App State, Coastal Carolina, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, James Madison, Marshall, and Old Dominion. The Sun Belt West Division will consist of Arkansas State, Louisiana, ULM, South Alabama, Southern Miss, Texas State, and Troy.
“The Sun Belt Conference—with our successful football programs and the passionate fanbases of our 14 members—is now stronger and much better positioned than it has ever been,” said Sun Belt Conference Commissioner Keith Gill. “The compelling matchups of our regional rivalries, our already strong foundation, and the addition of four schools will make the 2022 football season one of the most anticipated in the history of the Sun Belt.”
Each of the Sun Belt’s four representatives in Bowl Season from a year ago—App State, Coastal Carolina, Georgia State, and Louisiana—will be featured prominently in the midweek portion of the conference’s schedule, with each appearing in at least two midweek games.
Thursday, Sept. 22 – Coastal Carolina at Georgia State
Wednesday, Oct. 12 – Louisiana at Marshall
Wednesday, Oct. 19 – Georgia State at App State
Thursday, Oct. 20 – Troy at South Alabama
Thursday, Oct. 27 – Louisiana at Southern Miss
Thursday, Nov. 3 – App State at Coastal Carolina
Thursday, Nov. 10 – Georgia Southern at Louisiana
Kickoff times and networks for all midweek games and weekend games in the first three weeks of the season will be selected in early June. All other games will fall into the traditional 12-day selection process.
TEAM-BY-TEAM SCHEDULES
SUN BELT EAST DIVISION
APP STATE
9/3 UNC
9/10 at Texas A&M
9/17 Troy*
9/24 James Madison*
10/1 The Citadel
10/8 at Texas State*
10/19 Georgia State*
10/29 Robert Morris
11/3 at Coastal Carolina*
11/12 at Marshall*
11/19 Old Dominion*
11/26 at Georgia Southern*
COASTAL CAROLINA
9/3 Army
9/10 Gardner-Webb
9/17 Buffalo
9/22 at Georgia State*
10/1 Georgia Southern*
10/8 at ULM*
10/15 Old Dominion*
10/29 at Marshall*
11/3 App State*
11/12 Southern Miss*
11/19 at Virginia
11/26 at James Madison*
GEORGIA SOUTHERN
9/3 Morgan State
9/10 at Nebraska
9/17 at UAB
9/24 Ball State
10/1 at Coastal Carolina*
10/8 at Georgia State*
10/15 James Madison*
10/22 at Old Dominion*
11/5 South Alabama*
11/10 at Louisiana*
11/19 Marshall*
11/26 App State*
GEORGIA STATE
9/3 at South Carolina
9/10 UNC
9/17 Charlotte
9/22 Coastal Carolina*
10/1 at Army
10/8 Georgia Southern*
10/19 at App State*
10/29 Old Dominion*
11/5 at Southern Miss*
11/12 ULM*
11/19 at James Madison*
11/26 at Marshall*
JAMES MADISON
9/3 Middle Tennessee
9/10 Norfolk State
9/24 at App State*
10/1 Texas State*
10/8 at Arkansas State*
10/15 at Georgia Southern*
10/22 Marshall*
11/5 at Louisville
11/12 at Old Dominion*
11/19 Georgia State*
11/26 Coastal Carolina*
MARSHALL
9/3 Norfolk State
9/10 at Notre Dame
9/17 at Bowling Green
9/24 at Troy*
10/1 Gardner-Webb
10/12 Louisiana*
10/22 at James Madison*
10/29 Coastal Carolina*
11/5 at Old Dominion*
11/12 App State*
11/19 at Georgia Southern*
11/26 Georgia State*
OLD DOMINION
9/2 Virginia Tech
9/10 at East Carolina
9/17 at Virginia
9/24 Arkansas State*
10/1 Liberty
10/15 at Coastal Carolina*
10/22 Georgia Southern*
10/29 at Georgia State*
11/5 Marshall*
11/12 James Madison*
11/19 at App State*
11/26 at South Alabama*
SUN BELT WEST DIVISION
ARKANSAS STATE
9/3 Grambling State
9/10 at Ohio State
9/17 at Memphis
9/24 at Old Dominion*
10/1 ULM*
10/8 James Madison*
10/15 at Southern Miss*
10/22 at Louisiana*
10/29 South Alabama*
11/12 UMass
11/19 at Texas State*
11/26 Troy*
LOUISIANA
9/3 Southeastern Louisiana
9/10 Eastern Michigan
9/17 at Rice
9/24 at ULM*
10/1 South Alabama*
10/12 at Marshall*
10/22 Arkansas State*
10/27 at Southern Miss*
11/5 Troy*
11/10 Georgia Southern*
11/19 at Florida State
11/26 at Texas State*
ULM
9/3 at Texas
9/10 Nicholls State
9/17 at Alabama
9/24 Louisiana*
10/1 at Arkansas State*
10/8 Coastal Carolina*
10/15 at South Alabama*
10/22 at Army
11/5 Texas State*
11/12 at Georgia State*
11/19 at Troy*
11/26 Southern Miss*
SOUTH ALABAMA
9/3 Nicholls State
9/10 at Central Michigan
9/17 at UCLA
9/24 Louisiana Tech
10/1 at Louisiana*
10/15 ULM*
10/20 Troy*
10/29 at Arkansas State*
11/5 at Georgia Southern*
11/12 Texas State*
11/19 at Southern Miss*
11/26 Old Dominion*
SOUTHERN MISS
9/3 Liberty
9/10 at Miami
9/17 Northwestern State
9/24 at Tulane
10/8 at Troy*
10/15 Arkansas State*
10/22 at Texas State*
10/27 Louisiana*
11/5 Georgia State*
11/12 at Coastal Carolina*
11/19 South Alabama*
11/26 at ULM*
TEXAS STATE
9/3 at Nevada
9/9 FIU
9/17 at Baylor
9/24 Houston Baptist
10/1 at James Madison*
10/8 App State*
10/15 at Troy*
10/22 Southern Miss*
11/5 at ULM*
11/12 at South Alabama*
11/19 Arkansas State*
11/26 Louisiana*
TROY
9/3 at Ole Miss
9/10 Alabama A&M
9/17 at App State*
9/24 Marshall*
10/1 at Western Kentucky
10/8 Southern Miss*
10/15 Texas State*
10/20 at South Alabama*
11/5 at Louisiana*
11/12 Army
11/19 ULM*
11/26 at Arkansas State*
* Sun Belt Conference Game
OVERALL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
Friday, September 2
Virginia Tech at Old Dominion
Saturday, September 3
UNC at App State
Army at Coastal Carolina
Morgan State at Georgia Southern
Georgia State at South Carolina
Middle Tennessee at James Madison
Norfolk State at Marshall
Grambling State at Arkansas State
Southeastern Louisiana at Louisiana
ULM at Texas
Nicholls State at South Alabama
Liberty at Southern Miss
Texas State at Nevada
Troy at Ole Miss
Friday, Sept. 9
FIU at Texas State
Saturday, Sept. 10
App State at Texas A&M
Gardner-Webb at Coastal Carolina
Georgia Southern at Nebraska
UNC at Georgia State
Norfolk State at James Madison
Marshall at Notre Dame
Old Dominion at East Carolina
Arkansas State at Ohio State
Eastern Michigan at Louisiana
Nicholls State at ULM
South Alabama at Central Michigan
Southern Miss at Miami
Alabama A&M at Troy
Saturday, Sept. 17
Troy at App State*
Buffalo at Coastal Carolina
Georgia Southern at UAB
Charlotte at Georgia State
Marshall at Bowling Green
Old Dominion at Virginia
Arkansas State at Memphis
Louisiana at Rice
ULM at Alabama
South Alabama at UCLA
Northwestern State at Southern Miss
Texas State at Baylor
Thursday, Sept. 22
Coastal Carolina at Georgia State*
Saturday, Sept. 24
James Madison at App State*
Ball State at Georgia Southern
Arkansas State at Old Dominion*
Louisiana at ULM*
Louisiana Tech at South Alabama
Southern Miss at Tulane
Houston Baptist at Texas State
Marshall at Troy*
Saturday, Oct. 1
The Citadel at App State
Georgia Southern at Coastal Carolina*
Georgia State at Army
Texas State at James Madison*
Gardner-Webb at Marshall
Liberty at Old Dominion
ULM at Arkansas State*
South Alabama at Louisiana*
Troy at Western Kentucky
Saturday, Oct. 8
Georgia Southern at Georgia State*
James Madison at Arkansas State*
Coastal Carolina at ULM*
App State at Texas State*
Southern Miss at Troy*
Wednesday, Oct. 12
Louisiana at Marshall
Saturday, Oct. 15
Old Dominion at Coastal Carolina*
James Madison at Georgia Southern*
ULM at South Alabama*
Arkansas State at Southern Miss*
Texas State at Troy*
Wednesday, Oct. 19
Georgia State at App State
Thursday, Oct. 20
Troy at South Alabama*
Saturday, Oct. 22
Marshall at James Madison*
Georgia Southern at Old Dominion*
Arkansas State at Louisiana*
ULM at Army
Southern Miss at Texas State*
Thursday, Oct. 27
Louisiana at Southern Miss*
Saturday, Oct. 29
Robert Morris at App State
Old Dominion at Georgia State*
Coastal Carolina at Marshall*
South Alabama at Arkansas State*
Thursday, Nov. 3
App State at Coastal Carolina*
Saturday, Nov. 5
South Alabama at Georgia Southern*
James Madison at Louisville
Marshall at Old Dominion*
Troy at Louisiana*
Texas State at ULM*
Georgia State at Southern Miss*
Thursday, Nov. 10
Georgia Southern at Louisiana*
Saturday, Nov. 12
Southern Miss at Coastal Carolina*
ULM at Georgia State*
App State at Marshall*
James Madison at Old Dominion*
UMass at Arkansas State
Texas State at South Alabama*
Army at Troy
Saturday, Nov. 19
Old Dominion at App State*
Coastal Carolina at Virginia
Marshall at Georgia Southern*
Georgia State at James Madison*
Louisiana at Florida State
South Alabama at Southern Miss*
Arkansas State at Texas State*
ULM at Troy*
Saturday, Nov. 26
App State at Georgia Southern*
Coastal Carolina at James Madison*
Georgia State at Marshall*
Troy at Arkansas State*
Southern Miss at ULM*
Old Dominion at South Alabama*
Louisiana at Texas State*
Saturday, Dec. 3
Sun Belt Football Championship Game
* Sun Belt Conference Game