2017 Sun Belt football schedule announced

By Kevin Kelley -

The 2017 Sun Belt Conference Football Schedule has been announced. Conference play begins on Saturday, Sept. 16.

For the 2017 season, the Sun Belt Conference welcomes new member Coastal Carolina. Next season, Idaho and New Mexico State depart the conference.

Featured 2017 non-conference match-ups for the Sun Belt include Appalachian State at Georgia, Miami (FL) at Arkansas State, Coastal Carolina at Arkansas, Georgia Southern at Auburn, Georgia State at Penn State, Idaho at Missouri, UL Lafayette at Ole Miss, New Mexico State at Arizona State, Oklahoma State at South Alabama, Texas State at Colorado, Troy at LSU, and ULM at Florida State.

2017 Sun Belt Football Schedules

2017 Sun Belt Football Schedule (Composite)

Thursday, Aug. 31
Tennessee State at Georgia State
Sacramento State at Idaho
ULM at Memphis
New Mexico State at Arizona State

Saturday, Sept. 2
Appalachian State at Georgia
Arkansas State at Nebraska
UMASS at Coastal Carolina
Georgia Southern at Auburn
SE Louisiana at UL Lafayette
South Alabama at Ole Miss
Houston Baptist at Texas State
Troy at Boise State

Friday, Sept. 8
Oklahoma State at South Alabama

Saturday, Sept. 9
Savannah State at Appalachian State
New Hampshire at Georgia Southern (in Birmingham)
UNLV at Idaho
UL Lafayette at Tulsa
New Mexico State at New Mexico
Texas State at Colorado
Alabama State at Troy
Miami, FL at Arkansas State (canceled)
ULM at Florida State (canceled)

Saturday, Sept. 16
Appalachian State Texas State
Troy at New Mexico State
Arkansas Pine Bluff at Arkansas State
Coastal Carolina at UAB
Georgia State at Penn State
Idaho at Western Michigan
UL Lafayette at Texas A&M
Southern Miss at ULM
Alabama A&M at South Alabama

Saturday, Sept. 23
Idaho at South Alabama
ULM at UL Lafayette
Wake Forest at Appalachian State
Arkansas State at SMU
Western Illinois at Coastal Carolina
Georgia Southern at Indiana
Georgia State at Charlotte
UTEP at New Mexico State
UTSA at Texas State
Akron at Troy

Saturday, Sept. 30
Coastal Carolina at ULM
New Mexico State at Arkansas
South Alabama at Louisiana Tech
Texas State at Wyoming
Troy at LSU

Wednesday, Oct. 4
Arkansas State at Georgia Southern (ESPN2)

Oct. 7
Georgia State at Coastal Carolina
UL Lafayette at Idaho
ULM at Texas State
*New Mexico State at Appalachian State

Wednesday, Oct. 11
South Alabama at Troy (ESPN2)

Thursday, Oct. 12
Texas State at UL Lafayette (ESPNU)

Saturday, Oct. 14
Appalachian State at Idaho
Coastal Carolina at Arkansas State
New Mexico State at Georgia Southern
Georgia State at ULM

Thursday, Oct. 19
UL Lafayette at Arkansas State (ESPNU)

Saturday, Oct. 21
Coastal Carolina at Appalachian State
ULM at South Alabama
Troy at Georgia State
Georgia Southern at UMass
Idaho at Missouri

Thursday, Oct. 26
South Alabama at Georgia State (ESPNU)

Saturday, Oct. 28
Arkansas State at New Mexico State
Texas State at Coastal Carolina
Georgia Southern at Troy
ULM at Idaho
Appalachian State at UMASS

Thursday, Nov. 2
Idaho at Troy (ESPNU)

Saturday, Nov. 4
Appalachian State at ULM
Georgia State at Georgia Southern
UL Lafayette at South Alabama
New Mexico State at Texas State
Coastal Carolina at Arkansas

Thursday, Nov. 9
Georgia Southern at Appalachian State (ESPNU)

Saturday, Nov. 11
Arkansas State at South Alabama
Georgia State at Texas State
Troy at Costal Carolina
UL Lafayette at Ole Miss

Saturday, Nov. 18
Texas State at Arkansas State
Coastal Carolina at Idaho
South Alabama at Georgia Southern
New Mexico State at UL Lafayette
ULM at Auburn

Friday, Nov. 24
Texas State at Troy

Saturday, Nov. 25
Appalachian State at Georgia State
Arkansas State at ULM
Georgia Southern at UL Lafayette
Idaho at New Mexico State

Saturday, Dec. 2
UL Lafayette at Appalachian State
Troy at Arkansas State
Georgia Southern at Coastal Carolina
Idaho at Georgia State
South Alabama at New Mexico State

Football Schedules

Comments (2)

No “rivalry week” this year…wonder if they’re waiting until next year to implement it with the title game

I wonder what will happen if Idaho has another big year and wins another bowl game….could be interesting. The fact many Sun Belt schools are already scheduling New Mexico State for non-league games in a little telling that there were some who didn’t these schools kicked out.