The 2025 Sun Belt football season is set to deliver drama, grit, and some serious midweek mayhem. With powerhouses like James Madison and App State eyeing the top and scrappy contenders like Georgia Southern and Troy ready to play spoiler, this year’s schedule is a football lover’s dream.
Toss in a handful of nationally intriguing non-conference matchups and more weeknight games than ever before, and you’ve got a blueprint for one of the most entertaining Group of Five seasons in recent memory. Whether you’re a Sun Belt die-hard or just here for the chaos, buckle up.
2025 Sun Belt Football Schedule
Bold indicates home game.
East Division
Appalachian State
- 8/29: vs. Charlotte
- 9/6: vs. Lindenwood
- 9/13: at Southern Miss
- 9/27: at Boise State
- 10/4: vs. Oregon State
- 10/11: at Georgia State
- 10/18: vs. Coastal Carolina
- 10/25: at Old Dominion
- 11/6: vs. Georgia Southern
- 11/15: at James Madison
- 11/22: vs. Marshall
- 11/29: vs. Arkansas State
Coastal Carolina
- 8/30: at Virginia
- 9/6: vs. Charleston Southern
- 9/13: vs. East Carolina
- 9/20: at South Alabama
- 10/4: at Old Dominion
- 10/11: vs. Louisiana-Monroe
- 10/18: at App State
- 10/30: vs. Marshall
- 11/8: vs. Georgia State
- 11/15: at Georgia Southern
- 11/22: at South Carolina
- 11/29: vs. James Madison
Georgia Southern
- 8/30: at Fresno State
- 9/6: at USC
- 9/13: vs. Jacksonville State
- 9/20: vs. Maine
- 9/27: at James Madison
- 10/9: vs. Southern Miss
- 10/18: vs. Georgia State
- 10/25: at Arkansas State
- 11/6: at App State
- 11/15: vs. Coastal Carolina
- 11/22: vs. Old Dominion
- 11/29: at Marshall
Georgia State
- 8/30: at Ole Miss
- 9/6: vs. Memphis
- 9/13: vs. Murray State
- 9/20: at Vanderbilt
- 10/4: vs. James Madison
- 10/11: vs. App State
- 10/18: at Georgia Southern
- 10/23: vs. South Alabama
- 11/8: at Coastal Carolina
- 11/15: vs. Marshall
- 11/22: at Troy
- 11/29: at Old Dominion
James Madison
- 8/30: vs. Weber State
- 9/6: at Louisville
- 9/20: at Liberty
- 9/27: vs. Georgia Southern
- 10/4: at Georgia State
- 10/11: vs. Louisiana
- 10/18: vs. Old Dominion
- 10/28: at Texas State
- 11/8: at Marshall
- 11/15: vs. App State
- 11/22: vs. Washington State
- 11/29: at Coastal Carolina
Marshall
- 8/30: at Georgia
- 9/6: vs. Missouri State
- 9/13: vs. Eastern Kentucky
- 9/20: at Middle Tennessee
- 9/27: at Louisiana
- 10/11: vs. Old Dominion
- 10/18: vs. Texas State
- 10/30: at Coastal Carolina
- 11/8: vs. James Madison
- 11/15: at Georgia State
- 11/22: at App State
- 11/29: vs. Georgia Southern
Old Dominion
- 8/30: at Indiana
- 9/6: vs. N.C. Central
- 9/13: at Virginia Tech
- 9/27: vs. Liberty
- 10/4: vs. Coastal Carolina
- 10/11: at Marshall
- 10/18: at James Madison
- 10/25: vs. App State
- 11/1: at Louisiana-Monroe
- 11/13: vs. Troy
- 11/22: at Georgia Southern
- 11/29: vs. Georgia State
West Division
Arkansas State
- 8/30: vs. Southeast Missouri State
- 9/6: at Arkansas
- 9/13: vs. Iowa State
- 9/20: at Kennesaw State
- 9/27: at Louisiana-Monroe
- 10/4: vs. Texas State
- 10/14: at South Alabama
- 10/25: vs. Georgia Southern
- 11/1: at Troy
- 11/8: vs. Southern Miss
- 11/20: vs. Louisiana
- 11/29: at App State
Louisiana
- 8/30: vs. Rice
- 9/6: vs. McNeese
- 9/13: at Missouri
- 9/20: at Eastern Michigan
- 9/27: vs. Marshall
- 10/11: at James Madison
- 10/18: vs. Southern Miss
- 10/25: at Troy
- 11/1: at South Alabama
- 11/8: vs. Texas State
- 11/20: at Arkansas State
- 11/29: vs. Lousiana-Monroe
Louisiana-Monroe
- 8/28: vs. Saint Francis
- 9/6: at Alabama
- 9/20: at UTEP
- 9/27: vs. Arkansas State
- 10/4: at Northwestern
- 10/11: at Coastal Carolina
- 10/18: vs. Troy
- 10/25: at Southern Miss
- 11/1: vs. Old Dominion
- 11/15: vs. South Alabama
- 11/22: at Texas State
- 11/29: at Louisiana
South Alabama
- 8/30: vs. Morgan State
- 9/6: vs. Tulane
- 9/13: at Auburn
- 9/20: vs. Coastal Carolina
- 9/27: at North Texas
- 10/4: at Troy
- 10/14: vs. Arkansas State
- 10/23: at Georgia State
- 11/1: vs. Louisiana
- 11/15: at Louisiana-Monroe
- 11/22: vs. Southern Miss
- 11/29: at Texas State
Southern Miss
- 8/30: vs. Mississippi State
- 9/6: vs. Jackson State
- 9/13: vs. App State
- 9/20: at Louisiana Tech
- 9/27: vs. Jacksonville State
- 10/9: at Georgia Southern
- 10/18: at Louisiana
- 10/25: vs. Louisiana-Monroe
- 11/8: at Arkansas State
- 11/15: vs. Texas State
- 11/22: at South Alabama
- 11/29: vs. Troy
Texas State
- 8/30: vs. Eastern Michigan
- 9/6: at UTSA
- 9/13: at Arizona State
- 9/20: vs. Nicholls
- 10/4: at Arkansas State
- 10/11: vs. Troy
- 10/18: at Marshall
- 10/28: vs. James Madison
- 11/8: at Louisiana
- 11/15: at Southern Miss
- 11/22: vs. Louisiana-Monroe
- 11/29: vs. South Alabama
Troy
- 8/30: vs. Nicholls
- 9/6: at Clemson
- 9/13: vs. Memphis
- 9/20: at Buffalo
- 10/4: vs. South Alabama
- 10/11: at Texas State
- 10/18: at Louisiana-Monroe
- 10/25: vs. Louisiana
- 11/1: vs. Arkansas State
- 11/13: at Old Dominion
- 11/22: vs. Georgia State
- 11/29: at Southern Miss
The 2025 Sun Belt football season has all the ingredients of a thriller—tight conference battles, ambitious non-conference scheduling, and a dash of weekday spotlight. From App State’s showdowns with Oregon State and Boise to James Madison’s November gauntlet, every week brings a new story.
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With midweek matchups ramping up the tension and the divisional races looking tight on paper, expect fireworks before December’s championship game. If you’re not paying attention to the Sun Belt, 2025 might just change that.
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