2018_Sun_Belt_Conference_football_season

2018 Sun Belt Conference football season
2018 Sun Belt Conference football season
League	NCAA Division I FBS
Sport	Football
Duration	August 30, 2018; through January 2019
Number of teams	10
TV partner(s)	ESPN, ESPN3, ESPN+, Cox Sports Television
2019 NFL Draft
Top draft pick	WR Marcus Green, Louisiana-Monroe
Picked by	Atlanta Falcons, 203rd overall
Regular Season
East champions	Appalachian State ; Troy
West champions	Louisiana ; Arkansas State
Championship Game
Champions	Appalachian State
Runners-up	Louisiana
Finals MVP	RB Darrynton Evans, App State
Football seasons
	← 2017 2019 →

2018 Sun Belt Conference football season

Sports season

The 2018 Sun Belt conference football season began on August 30, 2018, and ended on November 24, 2018. It was a part of the 2018 season of the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), the top level of NCAA Division I football. The Sun Belt Conference Football Championship Game was played on December 1, 2018, with Appalachian State winning the inaugural game. The entire schedule was released on February 27.^[1]

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[7] This game was relocated to Barker–Lane Stadium, the home field of Campbell, and moved to Wednesday September 12 in anticipation of Hurricane Florence.

[8] This game has been cancelled in anticipation of Hurricane Florence.

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Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:00 p.m.	No. 5 (FCS) Kennesaw State	Georgia State	Georgia State Stadium • Atlanta, GA	ESPN+	W 24–20	23,088
August 30	7:00 p.m.	Southeastern Louisiana	Louisiana–Monroe	Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA	ESPN+	W 34–31	10,137
September 1	11:00 a.m.	Coastal Carolina	South Carolina	Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	SECN	L 15–49	75,126
September 1	11:00 a.m.	Texas State	Rutgers	High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	BTN	L 7–35	40,124
September 1	2:30 p.m.	Appalachian State	No. 10 Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	BTN	L 38–45 ^OT	105,232
September 1	5:00 p.m.	South Carolina State	Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA	ESPN+	W 37–6	15,260
September 1	5:00 p.m.	No. 22 Boise State	Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL	ESPNews	L 20–56	29,612
September 1	5:00 p.m.	Grambling State	Louisiana	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA	ESPN3	W 49–17	28,866
September 1	6:00 p.m.	Southeast Missouri State	Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR	ESPN+	W 48–21	20,184
September 1	6:00 p.m.	Louisiana Tech	South Alabama	Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL	ESPN+	L 26–30	13,457
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 8	11:30 p.m.	Georgia State	NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC	ACCRSN	L 7–41	56,017
September 8	2:30 p.m.	Arkansas State	No. 1 Alabama	Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	ESPN2	L 7–57	100,495
September 8	5:00 p.m.	UMass	Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA	ESPN+	W 34–13	15,071
September 8	5:00 p.m.	Appalachian State	Charlotte	Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC	ESPN+	W 45–19	19,151
September 8	6:00 p.m.	UAB	Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	ESPN+	W 47–24	9,776
September 8	6:00 p.m.	Florida A&M	Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL	ESPN+	W 59–7	25,767
September 8	6:00 p.m.	Louisiana–Monroe	Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS	ESPN3	W 21–20	19,579
September 8	6:00 p.m.	Texas Southern	Texas State	Bobcats Stadium • San Marcos, TX	ESPN3	W 36–20	15,440
September 8	7:00 p.m.	South Alabama	Oklahoma State	Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK	FSN	L 13–55	53,923
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Offensive		Defensive		Special teams
Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team
Zac Thomas	Appalachian State	Donald Louis, Jr.	Louisiana–Monroe	James Sherman	Texas State

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 12	2:00 p.m.	Coastal Carolina	Campbell	Barker–Lane Stadium • Buies Creek, NC^{[lower-alpha 1]}	ESPN3	W 58–21	2,047
September 14	7:00 p.m.	Georgia State	Memphis	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN	ESPN	L 22–59	27,678
September 15	11:00 a.m.	Troy	Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	BTN	W 24–19	89,360
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September 15	3:30 p.m.	Georgia Southern	No. 2 Clemson	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	ESPN2	L 7–38	79,844
September 15	6:00 p.m.	Arkansas State	Tulsa	Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK	CBSSN	W 29–20	17,349
September 15	6:00 p.m.	Texas State	South Alabama	Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL	ESPN+	SOAL 41–31	16,051
September 15	6:30 p.m.	Louisiana	No. 16 Mississippi State	Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS	ESPN2	L 10–56	56,505
September 15	6:30 p.m.	Louisiana–Monroe	Texas A&M	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	SECN	L 10–48	96,727
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 22	1:00 p.m.	Western Michigan	Georgia State	Georgia State Stadium • Atlanta, GA	ESPN+	W 34–15	15,264
September 22	2:30 p.m.	Gardner–Webb	Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC	ESPN+	W 72–7	21,084
September 22	6:00 p.m.	Coastal Carolina	Louisiana	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA	ESPN+	CCU 30–28	17,125
September 22	6:00 p.m.	Texas State	UTSA	Alamodome • San Antonio, TX	ESPN+	L 21–25	29,205
September 22	6:00 p.m.	Troy	Louisiana–Monroe	Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA	ESPN+	TROY 35–27	15,722
September 22	6:00 p.m.	UNLV	Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR	ESPN3	W 27–20	18,537
September 22	7:00 p.m.	South Alabama	Memphis	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN	ESPN3	L 35–52	27,765
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

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2018 Sun Belt Conference football season

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Coaches predictions

Season

Schedule

Regular season

Week One

Week Two

Week Three

Week Four

Week Five

Week Six

Week Seven

Week Eight

Week Nine

Week Ten

Week Eleven

Week Twelve

Week Thirteen

Sun Belt Championship Game

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Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Appalachian State xy$	7	–	1	11	–	2
Troy x	7	–	1	10	–	3
Georgia Southern	6	–	2	10	–	3
Coastal Carolina	2	–	6	5	–	7
Georgia State	1	–	7	2	–	10
West Division
Louisiana xy	5	–	3	7	–	7
Arkansas State x	5	–	3	8	–	5
Louisiana–Monroe	4	–	4	6	–	6
South Alabama	2	–	6	3	–	9
Texas State	1	–	7	3	–	9
Championship: Appalachian State 30, Louisiana 19
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 29	11:00 a.m.	Louisiana	No. 1 Alabama	Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	SECN	L 14–56	101,471
September 29	1:00 p.m.	Louisiana–Monroe	Georgia State	Georgia State Stadium • Atlanta, GA	ESPN+	GSU 46–14	14,368
September 29	2:30 p.m.	South Alabama	Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC	ESPN+	APST 52–7	25,862
September 29	2:30 p.m.	Coastal Carolina	Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL	ESPN3	TROY 45–21	23,810
September 29	5:00 p.m.	Arkansas State	Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA	ESPN+	GASO 28–21	17,320
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
October 4	6:30 p.m.	Georgia State	Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL	ESPNU	TROY 37–20	22,903
October 6	2:30 p.m.	South Alabama	Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA	ESPN3	GASO 48–13	17,622
October 6	3:00 p.m.	Louisiana–Monroe	Ole Miss	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS	SECN	L 21–70	52,875
October 6	6:00 p.m.	Louisiana	Texas State	Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX	ESPN+	ULL 42–27	17,062
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
October 9	7:00 p.m.	Appalachian State	Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR	ESPN2	APST 35–9	21,421
October 11	6:30 p.m.	Georgia Southern	Texas State	Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX	ESPNU	GASO 15–13	9,545
October 13	1:00 p.m.	Troy	Liberty	Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA	ESPN3	L 16–22	17,389
October 13	4:00 p.m.	New Mexico State	Louisiana	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA	ESPN+	W 66–38	18,131
October 13	4:00 p.m.	Alabama State	South Alabama	Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL	ESPN3	W 45–7	16,231
October 13	5:00 p.m.	Louisiana–Monroe	Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	ESPN+	ULM 45–20	11,506
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
October 18	6:30 p.m.	Georgia State	Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR	ESPNU	ARST 51–35	18,176
October 20	2:30 p.m.	Coastal Carolina	UMass	McGuirk Stadium • Hadley, MA	ELVN	W 24–13	11,134
October 20	2:30 p.m.	Louisiana	Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC	ESPN+	APST 27–17	27,082
October 20	3:00 p.m.	Georgia Southern	New Mexico State	Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM		W 48–31	7,300
October 20	6:00 p.m.	Texas State	Louisiana–Monroe	Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA	ESPN3	ULM 20–14	13,235
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
October 23	7:00 p.m.	Troy	South Alabama	Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL (rivalry)	ESPN2	TROY 38–17	25,878
October 25	6:30 p.m.	No. 25 Appalachian State	Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA (rivalry)	ESPNU	GASO 34–14	19,252
October 27	1:00 p.m.	Coastal Carolina	Georgia State	Georgia State Stadium • Atlanta, GA	ESPN+	CCU 37–34	15,648
October 27	6:00 p.m.	New Mexico State	Texas State	Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX	ESPN3	W 27–20	15,045
October 27	6:00 p.m.	Arkansas State	Louisiana	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA	ESPN+	ULL 47–43	17,068
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
November 3	1:00 p.m.	Texas State	Georgia State	Georgia State Stadium • Atlanta, GA	ESPN+	TXST 40–31	11,312
November 3	2:00 p.m.	Georgia Southern	Louisiana–Monroe	Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA	ESPN3	ULM 44–25	13,787
November 3	2:00 p.m.	South Alabama	Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR	ESPN+	ARST 38–14	20,671
November 3	2:30 p.m.	Louisiana	Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL	ESPN+	TROY 26–16	24,631
November 3	4:00 p.m.	Appalachian State	Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	ESPN+	APST 23–7	13,004
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
November 10	12:00 p.m.	Troy	Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA	ESPN+	TROY 35–21	16,289
November 10	3:00 p.m.	Appalachian State	Texas State	Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX	ESPN3	APST 38–7	11,482
November 10	4:00 p.m.	Georgia State	Louisiana	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA	ESPN+	ULL 36–22	14,945
November 10	4:00 p.m.	Louisiana–Monroe	South Alabama	Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL	ESPN+	ULM 38–10	14,096
November 10	4:00 p.m.	Arkansas State	Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	ESPN+	ARST 44–16	8,141
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
November 17	1:30 p.m.	Georgia State	Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC	ESPN+	APST 45–17	22,315
November 17	2:00 p.m.	Louisiana–Monroe	Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR	ESPN+	ARST 31–17	20,012
November 17	2:30 p.m.	Texas State	Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL	ESPN+	TROY 12–7	20,437
November 17	4:00 p.m.	South Alabama	Louisiana	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA	ESPN3	ULL 48–38	15,168
November 17	4:00 p.m.	Georgia Southern	Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	ESPN+	GASO 41–17	9,886
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
November 23	2:00 p.m.	Coastal Carolina	South Alabama	Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL	ESPN+	SOAL 31–28	10,670
November 24	1:00 p.m	Georgia Southern	Georgia State	Georgia State Stadium • Atlanta, GA (rivalry)	ESPN+	GASO 35–14	20,011
November 24	1:30 p.m.	Troy	Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC	ESPN+	APST 21–10	20,410
November 24	2:00 p.m.	Louisiana	Louisiana–Monroe	Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA (Battle on the Bayou)	ESPN+	ULL 31–28	18,167
November 24	3:00 p.m.	Arkansas State	Texas State	Bobcat Stadium • San Marco, TX	ESPN3	ARST 33–7	10,115
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Pos.	Name	Yr.	School	Pos.	Name	Yr.	School	Pos.	Name	Yr.	School
First Team				Second Team				Third Team
QB	Justice Hansen	R-Sr.	Arkansas State	QB	Zac Thomas	So.	Appalachian State	QB	Caleb Evans	Jr.	Louisiana–Monroe
RB	Darrynton Evans	So.	Appalachian State	RB	Elijah Mitchell	So.	Louisiana	RB	Marcel Murray	Fr.	Arkansas State
RB	B.J. Smith	Jr.	Troy	RB	Wesley Fields	Sr.	Georgia Southern	RB	Trey Ragas	So.	Louisiana
WR	Kirk Merritt	Jr.	Arkansas State	WR	Corey Sutton	So.	Appalachian State	WR	Penny Hart	Jr.	Georgia State
WR	Marcus Green	Sr.	Louisiana–Monroe	WR	Justin McInnis	Sr.	Arkansas State	WR	Ja'Marcus Bradley	Jr.	Louisiana
WR	Damion Willis	Sr.	Troy	WR	Jamarius Way	Sr.	South Alabama	WR	Deondre Douglas	Sr.	Troy
TE	Keenen Brown	Sr.	Texas State	TE	Javonis Isaac	So.	Arkansas State	TE	Collin Reed	Jr.	Appalachian State
OL	Victor Johnson	Jr.	Appalachian State	OL	Chandler Greer	Sr.	Appalachian State	OL	Hunter Atkinson	Jr.	Georgia State
OL	Lanard Bonner	Sr.	Arkansas State	OL	Noah Hannon	So.	Appalachian State	OL	T.J. Fiailoa	So.	Louisiana–Monroe
OL	Curtis Rainey	SR.	Georgia Southern	OL	Jeremiah Culbreth	Sr.	Georgia Southern	OL	Bobby Reynolds	Jr.	Louisiana–Monroe
OL	Kevin Dotson	Jr.	Louisiana	OL	Robert Hunt	Jr.	Louisiana	OL	Tristan Crowder	Jr.	Troy
OL	Kirk Kelley	Jr.	Troy	OL	Deontae Crumitie	Sr.	Troy	OL	J.L. Gaston	Jr.	Troy

Pos.	Name	Yr.	School	Pos.	Name	Yr.	School	Pos.	Name	Yr.	School
First Team				Second Team				Third Team
DL	MyQuon Stout	Sr.	Appalachian State	DL	William Bradley-King	R-So.	Arkansas State	DL	Tarron Jackson	So.	Coastal Carolina
DL	Ronheen Bingham	Sr..	Arkansas State	DL	Forrest Merrill	Jr.	Arkansas State	DL	Logan Hunt	Sr.	Georgia Southern
DL	Jeffrey Gunter	So.	Coastal Carolina	DL	Raymond Johnson III	So.	Georgia Southern	DL	Zi'Yon Hill	R-Fr.	Louisiana
DL	Trevon Sanders	Sr.	Troy	DL	Tyree Turner	Jr.	South Alabama	DL	Antione Barker	Jr.	Troy
LB	Jordan Fehr	Jr.	Appalachian State	LB	Akeem Davis-Gaither	Jr.	Appalachian State	LB	Anthony Flory	Sr.	Appalachian State
LB	Bryan London II	Jr.	Texas State	LB	David Griffith	Sr.	Louisiana–Monroe	LB	Jacques Boudreaux	Jr.	Louisiana
LB	Hunter Reese	Sr.	Troy	LB	Bull Barge	Sr.	South Alabama	LB	Nikolas Daniels	Jr.	Texas State
DB	Clifton Duck	Jr.	Appalachian State	DB	Jerry Jacobs	So.	Arkansas State	DB	Tae Hayes	Sr.	Appalachian State
DB	Desmond Franklin	Jr.	Appalachian State	DB	Monquavion Brinson	Jr.	Georgia Southern	DB	Darreon Jackson	R-Jr.	Arkansas State
DB	Justin Clifton	Sr.	Arkansas State	DB	Nigel Lawrence	Sr.	South Alabama	DB	Blace Brown	Sr.	Troy
DB	Kindle Vildor	Jr.	Georgia Southern	DB	Marcus Jones	So.	Troy	DB	Tyler Murray	So.	Troy
DB	Cedarius Rookard	Sr.	Troy

Pos.	Name	Yr.	School	Pos.	Name	Yr.	School	Pos.	Name	Yr.	School
First Team				Second Team				Third Team
PK	Tyler Bass	R-Jr.	Georgia Southern	PK	Tyler Sumpter	So.	Troy	PK	Massimo Biscardi	Fr.	Coastal Carolina
P	Brandon Wright	R-Jr.	Georgia State	P	Cody Grace	Jr.	Arkansas State	P	Tyler Sumpter	So.	Troy
RS	Marcus Jones	So.	Troy	RS	Tra Minter	Jr.	South Alabama	RS	Clifton Duck	Sr.	Appalachian State
AP	Marcus Green	Sr.	Louisiana–Monroe	AP	Tra Minter	Jr.	South Alabama	AP	Darrynton Evans	So.	Appalachian State

Power 5 Conferences	Record
ACC	0–2
Big Ten	0–2
Big 12	1–1
Pac-12	0–0
SEC	0–6
Power 5 Total	1–11

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
December 1	11:00 a.m.	Louisiana	Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC	ESPN	APST 30–19	14,963
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Bowl game	Date	Site	Television	Time (CST)	Sun Belt team	Opponent	Score	Attendance
Cure Bowl	December 15	Camping World Stadium • Orlando, FL	CBSSN	1:30 p.m.	Louisiana	Tulane	24–41	19,066
Camellia Bowl	December 15	Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, AL	ESPN	4:30 p.m.	Georgia Southern	Eastern Michigan	23–21	17,710
New Orleans Bowl	December 15	Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, LA	ESPN	8:00 p.m.	Appalachian State	Middle Tennessee	45–13	23,942
Dollar General Bowl	December 22	Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL	ESPN	6:00 p.m.	Troy	Buffalo	42–32	31,818
Arizona Bowl	December 29	Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ	CBSSN	8:00 p.m.	Arkansas State	Nevada	13–16	32,368

Group of 5 Conferences	Record
American	1–2
C-USA	3–2
Mountain West	1–1
MAC	1–0
Group of 5 Total	5–4

Team	Stadium	Capacity	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5	Game 6	Total	Average	% of Capacity
Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium	30,000	21,084	25,862	27,082 †	22,315	20,410		116,753	23,351	77.8%
Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium	30,382	20,184	18,537	21,421 †	18,176	20,671	20,012	119,001	19,834	65.3%
Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium	15,000	9,776	11,506	13,004 †	8,141	9,886		52,313	10,463	69.8%
Georgia State	Georgia State Stadium	24,333	23,088 †	15,264	14,368	15,648	11,312	20,011	99,691	16,615	68.3%
Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium	25,000	15,260	15,071	17,320	17,622	19,252 †	16,289	100,814	16,802	67.2%
Louisiana	Cajun Field	36,900	28,866 †	17,125	18,131	17,068	14,945	15,168	111,303	18,551	50.3%
Louisiana–Monroe	Malone Stadium	30,427	10,137	15,722	13,235	13,787	18,167 †		71,048	14,210	46.7%
South Alabama	Ladd–Peebles Stadium	33,471	13,457	16,051	16,231	25,878 †	14,096	10,670	96,383	16,064	48.0%
Texas State	Bobcat Stadium	30,000	15,440	17,062 †	9,545	15,045	11,482	10,115	78,689	13,115	43.7%
Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium	30,402	29,612 †	25,767	23,810	22,903	24,631	20,437	147,160	24,527	80.7%