2010 Sun Belt Conference football season

2010 Sun Belt Conference football season
League NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision)
Sport football
Duration September 2, 2010
January 6, 2011
Number of teams 9
TV partner(s) ESPN
Regular season
2010 Sun Belt football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
FIU +   6 – 2         7 – 6  
Troy +   6 – 2         8 – 5  
Middle Tennessee   5 – 3         6 – 7  
Arkansas State   4 – 4         4 – 8  
Louisiana–Monroe   4 – 4         5 – 7  
Florida Atlantic   3 – 5         4 – 8  
Louisiana–Lafayette   3 – 5         3 – 9  
North Texas   3 – 5         3 – 9  
WKU   2 – 6         2 – 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
As of January 11, 2011; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010 Sun Belt Conference football season is a NCAA football season that will be played from September 2, 2010, until January 6, 2011 when the GMAC Bowl will be played. The Sun Belt Conference consists of 9 football members: Arkansas State, Florida Atlantic, Florida International, Louisiana-Lafayette, Louisiana-Monroe, Middle Tennessee, North Texas, Troy, and Western Kentucky.

Previous Season

Troy (9-4) was the Sun Belt champions and lost to Central Michigan in the GMAC Bowl 44-41 in an overtime thriller. Although Troy was the conference champion, the team decided to accept an invitation to play in the GMAC Bowl, giving another Sun Belt team the privilege of playing in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl. That team was Middle Tennessee (10-3), who became the Sun Belt's first ever 10 win team since the league began playing FBS football in 2001. The 10-3 record earned Middle Tennessee a trip to the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl where they faced Southern Miss and won 42-32.

One other Sun Belt team, Louisiana-Monroe, was bowl eligible with record of 6-6 but wasn't invited to a bowl game.

Pre-Season

Sun Belt Coaches Poll [1]

The 2010 Sun Belt coaches preseason poll was announced during a two day media web-based event on July 19 and 20. Middle Tennessee was selected as the favorite to win the conference.

First Place Votes in Parenthesis

  1. Middle Tennessee – 75 (5)
  2. Troy – 73 (3)
  3. Arkansas State – 53
  4. Louisiana-Lafayette – 49 (1)
  5. Florida Atlantic - 45
  6. Florida International – 42
  7. Louisiana-Monroe – 32
  8. North Texas – 27
  9. Western Kentucky - 9

Pre-Season All-Sun Belt Team [2]

Offense

Defense

Special Teams

Offensive Player of the Year

Defensive Player of the Year

References

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