Sun Belt School History

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Appalachian State Mountaineers Primary Logo 2013 - Present

Appalachian State Mountaineers

Established: 1899
NCAA Championships: 0

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Arkansas State Red Wolves Primary Logo 2008 - Present

Arkansas State Red Wolves

Established: 1909
NCAA Championships: 0

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Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Primary Logo 2016 - Present

Coastal Carolina Chanticleers

Established: 1954
NCAA Championships: 0

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Georgia Southern Eagles Primary Logo 2016 - Present

Georgia Southern Eagles

Established: 1906
NCAA Championships: 0

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Georgia State Panthers Primary Logo 2015 - Present

Georgia State Panthers

Established: 1913
NCAA Championships: 0

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James Madison Dukes Primary Logo 2017 - Present

James Madison Dukes

Established: 1908
NCAA Championships: 0

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Louisiana Ragin Cajuns Primary Logo 2018 - Present

Louisiana Ragin Cajuns

Established: 1898
NCAA Championships: 0

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Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks Primary Logo 2018 - Present

Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks

Established: 1931
NCAA Championships: 0

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Marshall Thundering Herd Primary Logo 2001 - Present

Marshall Thundering Herd

Established: 1837
NCAA Championships: 0

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Old Dominion Monarchs Primary Logo 2002 - Present

Old Dominion Monarchs

Established: 1930
NCAA Championships: 0

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South Alabama Jaguars Primary Logo 2008 - Present

South Alabama Jaguars

Established: 1963
NCAA Championships: 0

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Southern Miss Golden Eagles Primary Logo 2015 - Present

Southern Miss Golden Eagles

Established: 1910
NCAA Championships: 0

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Texas State Bobcats Primary Logo 2021 - Present

Texas State Bobcats

Established: 1899
NCAA Championships: 0

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Troy Trojans Primary Logo 2016 - Present

Troy Trojans

Established: 1887
NCAA Championships: 0

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Sun Belt School History

The Sun Belt Conference has been around since 1976, making it one of the oldest conferences in college football. The conference was founded by seven schools from the southeastern United States: Arkansas State University, Georgia Southern University, Louisiana Tech University, Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU), South Alabama (USA), Troy State, and Western Kentucky. Since then, it has grown to include 11 schools across eight states.

Sun Belt teams have had a long history of success on the field and off-the-field accomplishments, such as producing NFL players and coaches like Steve Spurrier and Nick Saban, who both coached at Florida for many years before taking their respective jobs in professional football. Additionally, some of these same programs have produced All-Americans, including former Heisman Trophy winner Bo Jackson, who played for Auburn when they were still part of the conference in the 1983–84 season.

In recent times, however, there is no denying that Sun Belt teams are making waves nationally, with several teams having made appearances in bowl games over the past few seasons, including Appalachian State's win over Michigan back during the 2007 season, which is considered one be greatest upsets ever recorded college football history! With new members joining this year – Coastal Carolina -and more competitive play expected, all these powerhouse programs expect even greater things to come from their future!

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