Sun Belt Conference

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Sun Belt Conference
Status
Active
Years Active
1976-present
Prior Name(s)/Conference(s)
n/a
Successor Conference(s)
n/a

The Sun Belt Conference (SBC) is a collegiate athletic conference that has been affiliated with the NCAA's Division I since 1976. Originally a non-football conference, the Sun Belt began sponsoring football in 2001. Its football teams participate in the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). The 12 member institutions of the Sun Belt are distributed primarily across the southern United States.

Members

Full members

School Location Joined
Appalachian State Mountaineers Boone, North Carolina 2014
Arkansas State Red Wolves Jonesboro, Arkansas 1991
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Conway, South Carolina 2016
Georgia Southern Eagles Statesboro, Georgia 2004
Georgia State Panthers Atlanta, Georgia 1976, 2013
Little Rock Trojans Little Rock, Arkansas 1991
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Lafayette, Louisiana 1991
Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks Monroe, Louisiana 2006
South Alabama Jaguars Mobile, Alabama 1976
Texas State Bobcats San Marcos, Texas 2013
UT Arlington Mavericks Arlington, Texas 2013
Troy Trojans Troy, Alabama 2005

Affiliate members

Institution School Joined Big Sky sport
Central Arkansas Bears Conway, Arkansas 2019 Men's soccer

Former members

Institution Location Joined Left
Boise State Broncos Boise, Idaho 1970 1996
Cal State Northridge Matadors Northridge, California 1996 2001
Gonzaga Bulldogs Spokane, Washington 1963 1979
Nevada Wolf Pack Reno, Nevada 1979 1992
North Dakota Fighting Hawks Grand Forks, North Dakota 2012 2018

Media guides and yearbooks

All media guides

Football

1980s 1982
Sun Belt Conference
Full members Appalachian State Mountaineers • Arkansas State Red Wolves • Coastal Carolina Chanticleers • Georgia Southern Eagles • Georgia State Panthers • James Madison Dukes • Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns • Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks • Marshall Thundering Herd • Old Dominion Monarchs • South Alabama Jaguars • Southern Miss Golden Eagles • Texas State Bobcats • Troy Trojans
Football Venues S.B. Ballard Stadium