2015 Sun Belt Conference football season

2015 Sun Belt Conference football season
LeagueNCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision)
SportFootball
DurationSeptember 2015-December 2015
Number of teams11
Total attendance1,108,524
TV partner(s)ESPN, CST
2016 NFL Draft
Top draft pickDE Ronald Blair, Appalachian State
Picked bySan Francisco 49ers, 142nd overall
Regular season
Season championsArkansas State
  Runners-upAppalachian State
Season MVPNick Arbuckle
Top scorerAustin Rehkow (108 points)
Football seasons
← 2014
2016 →
2015 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Arkansas State $   8 0     9 4  
Appalachian State   7 1     11 2  
Georgia Southern   6 2     9 4  
Georgia State   5 3     6 7  
South Alabama   3 5     5 7  
Idaho   3 5     4 8  
Louisiana–Lafayette   3 5     4 8  
Troy   3 5     4 8  
New Mexico State   3 5     3 9  
Texas State   2 6     3 9  
Louisiana–Monroe   1 7     2 11  
  • $ – Conference champion

The 2015 Sun Belt Conference football season was the 15th college football season for the Sun Belt Conference. During the 2015 season, eleven schools competed in Sun Belt football: Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Georgia State, Georgia Southern, Idaho, Louisiana–Lafayette, Louisiana–Monroe, New Mexico State, South Alabama, Texas State and Troy.

On September 1, 2015, it was announced that Coastal Carolina will join the Sun Belt Conference. They will compete in SBC football starting in 2017.[1]

  1. ^ "Coastal Carolina to Join Sun Belt Conference" (Press release). Sun Belt Conference. December 1, 2014. Retrieved September 14, 2015.