This is a list of yearly Sun Belt Conference football champions . Co-champions are listed in alphabetical order. From 2001 to 2017, there had not been a tie breaker for conference champions. Since 2018, an outright conference champion is determined by the Sun Belt Conference Football Championship Game .
Schools are listed by their current athletic branding, not necessarily what they used in a given season.
Champions by year
Pre-championship game era (2001–2017)
^ Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules.
Sun Belt Conference Championship Game (2018–present)
Year
East Division
Score
West Division
Site
Date
Attendance
2018
Appalachian State
30–19
Louisiana
Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, North Carolina
December 1, 2018
14,963
2019
No. 21 Appalachian State
45–38
Louisiana
December 7, 2019
18,618
2020 †
No. 12 Coastal Carolina
No Contest
No. 19 Louisiana
Brooks Stadium • Conway, South Carolina
December 19, 2020
N/A
2021
Appalachian State
16–24
No. 24 Louisiana
Cajun Field • Lafayette, Louisiana
December 4, 2021
31,014
2022
Coastal Carolina
26–45
Troy
Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, Alabama
December 3, 2022
21,554
2023
Appalachian State
23–49
Troy
December 2, 2023
20,183
† 2020 game canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic .[ 1]
Championships by team
Rank
Team
Championships
Years
1
Troy
8
2006, 2007, 2008 , 2009 , 2010, 2017, 2022 , 2023
2
Arkansas State
6
2005, 2011 , 2012 , 2013, 2015 , 2016
3
North Texas
4
2001, 2002 , 2003 , 2004
Appalachian State
4
2016, 2017, 2018 , 2019
Louisiana
4
2005, 2013 , 2020, 2021
6
Middle Tennessee
2
2001, 2006
7
Louisiana–Monroe
1
2005
Florida Atlantic
1
2007
FIU
1
2010
Georgia Southern
1
2014
Coastal Carolina
1
2020
Bold indicates an outright title.
Italics indicate team is no longer a member of the Sun Belt Conference.
See also
References
East Division West Division Championships & awards Seasons