Sports season
The 2012 Sun Belt Conference football season was the 12th season of college football play for the Sun Belt Conference . The season began August 30, 2012 and concluded January 6, 2013 as part of the 2012-13 NCAA Division I FBS football season . Ten teams participated in the competition: Arkansas State , Florida Atlantic , Florida International , Louisiana–Lafayette , Louisiana–Monroe , Middle Tennessee State , North Texas , South Alabama , Troy and Western Kentucky .
South Alabama competed in the Sun Belt for the first time and became the conference's tenth team. Due to NCAA transitional rules, South Alabama was not eligible for a conference championship or postseason play.
Preseason
Award watch lists The following Sun Belt players were named to preseason award watch lists:
Doak Walker Award [ 2]
Player
Team
Kedrick Rhodes
Florida International
Benny Cunningham
Middle Tennessee
Shawn Southward
Troy
Manning Award [ 4]
Player
Team
Ryan Aplin
Arkansas State
Blaine Gautier
Louisiana–Lafayette
Lombardi Award
Player
Team
Adam Smith
Western Kentucky
Andrew Jackson
Western Kentucky
Winston Fraser
Florida International
Lou Groza Award [ 11]
Player
Team
Brett Baer
Louisiana–Lafayette
Jake Griffin
Florida International
The Sun Belt media day was held on 16 July, in New Orleans, Louisiana. Florida International received five first place votes and were selected by the coaches as the favorites to win the conference.[ 12] Arkansas State and Louisiana-Lafayette each received two first place votes, while Western Kentucky received one.
Coaches Poll
Position
Team
Votes
First-place votes
1
Florida International
92
5
2
Arkansas State
85
2
3
Louisiana–Lafayette
81
2
4
Western Kentucky
70
1
5
Troy
60
6
Louisiana–Monroe
47
7
Middle Tennessee
42
8
North Texas
36
9
Florida Atlantic
23
10
South Alabama
14
Preseason All–Conference TeamThe head coaches of the competing teams selected their All–Conference Team.[ 13] The coaches also selected Ryan Aplin of Arkansas State as the preseason offensive player of the year, and Tourek Williams of Florida International as the preseason defensive player of the year.
Offense
Position
Name
Team
QB
Ryan Aplin
Arkansas State
RB
Kedrick Rhodes
Florida International
RB
Alonzo Harris
Louisiana–Lafayette
WR
Josh Jarboe
Arkansas State
WR
Javone Lawson
Louisiana–Lafayette
WR
Eric Thomas
Troy
TE
Jack Doyle
Western Kentucky
OL
Zack McKnight
Arkansas State
OL
Rupert Bryan
Florida International
OL
Caylin Hauptmann
Florida International
OL
Leonardo Bates
Louisiana–Lafayette
OL
Cyril Lemon
North Texas
Defense
Position
Name
Team
DL
Isame Faciane
Florida International
DL
Tourek Williams
Florida International
DL
Tony Davis
Troy
DL
Quanterus Smith
Western Kentucky
LB
Andrew Jackson
Western Kentucky
LB
Winston Fraser
Florida International
LB
Kanorris Davis
Troy
DB
Brynden Trawick
Troy
DB
Jonathan Cyprien
Florida International
DB
Don Jones
Arkansas State
DB
Melvin White
Louisiana–Lafayette
Specialists
Position
Name
Team
PK
Brett Baer
Louisiana–Lafayette
P
Will Atterberry
North Texas
RS
John Evans
Western Kentucky
Coaches NOTE: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season
Sun Belt vs. BCS AQ Conference matchups
Regular season
Index to colors and formatting
Sun Belt member won
Sun Belt member lost
Sun Belt teams in bold
The Sun Belt has teams in two different time zones. Times reflect start time in respective time zone of each team (all teams central time except for Florida Atlantic and Florida International which are in eastern time). Conference games start times are that of the home team.
Rankings reflect that of the USA Today Coaches poll for that week, until week eight when the BCS poll was used.
Week 1
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
August 30
6:30 p.m.
McNeese St
Middle Tennessee
Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN
ESPN3
L 21-27
18,690
August 31
8:00 p.m.
Wagner
Florida Atlantic
FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL
ESPN3
W 7-3
14,510
September 1
11:00 a.m.
Troy
UAB
Legion Field • Birmingham, AL
Fox College Sports
W 39-29
28,612
September 1
1:00 p.m.
UTSA
South Alabama
Ladd-Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL
ESPN3
L 31-33
17,144
September 1
6:00 p.m.
North Texas
#3 LSU
Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA
ESPNU
L 14-41
92,059
September 1
6:00 p.m.
Austin Peay
Western Kentucky
Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY
ESPN3
W 49-10
16,327
September 1
6:00 p.m.
Lamar
Louisiana-Lafayette
Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA
ESPN3/Ragin Cajuns Network
W 40-0
25,803
September 1
7:00 p.m.
Florida International
Duke
Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC
ESPN3
L 26-46
31,117
September 1
9:30 p.m.
Arkansas State
#5 Oregon
Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR
ESPN
L 34-57
56,144
Players of the week:[ 14]
Offensive
Defensive
Special teams
Player
Team
Player
Team
Player
Team
Shawn Southward
Troy
De'Von Terry
Troy
Brett Baer
Louisiana–Lafayette
Week 2
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
September 8
2:30 p.m.
Western Kentucky
#1 Alabama
Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL
SEC Network
L 0-35
101,821
September 8
4:00 p.m.
Nicholls State
South Alabama
Ladd-Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL
ESPN3
W 9–3
15,237
September 8
6:00 p.m.
Memphis
Arkansas State
ASU Stadium • Jonesboro, AR
ESPN3
W 33-28
28,041
September 8^
6:00 p.m.
#8 Arkansas
Louisiana-Monroe
War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR
ESPNU
W 34-31 OT
53,089
September 8
6:00 p.m.
Texas Southern
North Texas
Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX
TXA21
W 34-7
22,259
September 8
6:00 p.m.
Akron
Florida International
FIU Stadium • Miami, FL
ESPN3
W 41-38
15,685
September 8
6:00 p.m.
Florida Atlantic
Middle Tennessee
Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN
ESPN3
MT 31-17
16,227
September 8
6:00 p.m.
Louisiana-Lafayette
Troy
Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL
ESPN3
ULL 37-24
17,981
^ Neutral site
Players of the week:[ 15]
Offensive
Defensive
Special teams
Player
Team
Player
Team
Player
Team
Kolton Browning
Louisiana-Monroe
Jemarlous Moten
Louisiana-Lafayette
Brett Baer (2)
Louisiana-Lafayette
Week 3
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
September 15
11:00 a.m.
Louisiana-Monroe
Auburn
Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL
SEC Network
L 28-31 OT
85,214
September 15
11:00 a.m.
Arkansas State
Nebraska
Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE
ESPN2
L 13-42
85,290
September 15
11:00 a.m.
Louisiana-Lafayette
Oklahoma State
Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK
FSN
L 24-65
56,062
September 15
4:00 p.m.
Florida International
UCF
Bright House Networks Stadium • Orlando, FL
CSS
L 20-33
40,478
September 15
5:00 p.m.
South Alabama
NC State
Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC
ESPN3
L 7-31
54,132
September 15
6:00 p.m.
Mississippi State
Troy
Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL
ESPN3
L 24-30
29,013
September 15
6:00 p.m.
Western Kentucky
Kentucky
Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY
ESPNU
W 32-31 OT
53,980
September 15
6:00 p.m.
Middle Tennessee
Memphis
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN
W 48-30
27,113
September 15
6:00 p.m.
North Texas
#15 Kansas State
Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS
FSN
L 21-35
50,290
September 15
6:30 p.m.
Florida Atlantic
#7 Georgia
Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA
CSS
L 20-56
92,746
Players of the week:[ 16]
Offensive
Defensive
Special teams
Player
Team
Player
Team
Player
Team
Antonio Andrews
Western Kentucky
Jonathan Dowling
Western Kentucky
Hendrix Brakefield
Western Kentucky
Week 4
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
September 21
7:00 p.m.
Baylor
Louisiana-Monroe
Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA
ESPN^
L 42-47
31,175
September 22
4:00 p.m.
Florida Atlantic
#1 Alabama
Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL
PPV
L 7-40
101,821
September 22
6:00 p.m.
#18 Louisville
Florida International
FIU Stadium • Miami, FL
ESPN3
L 21-28
12,318
September 22
6:00 p.m.
Southern Miss
Western Kentucky
Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY
ESPN3
W 42-17
23,252
September 22
6:00 p.m.
Alcorn St.
Arkansas State
ASU Stadium • Jonesboro, AR
ESPN3
W 56-0
21,559
September 22
6:00 p.m.
South Alabama
#23 Mississippi State
Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS
Bulldog Sports
L 10-30
55,186
September 22
6:00 p.m.
Troy
North Texas
Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX
ESPN3
Troy 14-7
21,823
^ULM-Baylor game was most watched Sun Belt game on ESPN in history.
Players of the week:[ 17]
Offensive
Defensive
Special teams
Player
Team
Player
Team
Player
Team
Antonio Andrews (2)
Western Kentucky
Brynden Trawick
Troy
Will Scott
Troy
Week 5
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
September 29
11:30 a.m.
Middle Tennessee
Georgia Tech
Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA
ACC RSN
W 49-28
39,270
September 29
2:30 p.m.
Louisiana-Monroe
Tulane
Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, LA
CST
W 63-10
18,063
September 29
2:30 p.m.
Troy
South Alabama
Ladd-Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL
SBN
Troy 31-10
23,789
September 29
4:00 p.m.
North Texas
Florida Atlantic
FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL
ESPN3
UNT 20-14
13,888
September 29
6:00 p.m.
Florida International
Louisiana-Lafayette
Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA
ESPN3
ULL 48-20
21,109
September 29
6:00 p.m.
Western Kentucky
Arkansas State
ASU Stadium • Jonesboro, AR
ESPN3
WKU 26-16
25,160
Players of the week:[ 18]
Offensive
Defensive
Special teams
Player
Team
Player
Team
Player
Team
Benny Cunningham
Middle Tennessee
Quanterus Smith
Western Kentucky
Brett Baer (3)
Louisiana-Lafayette
Week 6
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
October 4
6:30 p.m.
Arkansas State
Florida International
FIU Stadium • Miami, FL
ESPNU
ASU 34-20
13,612
October 6
2:30 p.m.
Louisiana-Monroe
Middle Tennessee
Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN
SBN
ULM 31-17
21,067
October 6
4:00 p.m.
Tulane
Louisiana-Lafayette
Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA
RCN/Cox4/ESPN3
ULL 41-13
29,758
October 6
6:00 p.m.
North Texas
Houston
Robertson Stadium • Houston, TX
CSS
L 21-44
25,476
Players of the week:[ 19]
Offensive
Defensive
Special teams
Player
Team
Player
Team
Player
Team
Kolton Browning (2)
Louisiana-Monroe
Qushaun Lee
Arkansas State
Brett Baer (4)
Louisiana-Lafayette
Week 7
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
October 11
6:30 p.m.
Western Kentucky
Troy
Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL
ESPNU
WKU 31-26
16,426
October 13
5:00 p.m.
Middle Tennessee
Florida International
FIU Stadium • Miami, FL
MT 34-30
15,234
October 13
6:00 p.m.
South Alabama
Arkansas State
ASU Stadium • Jonesboro, AR
ASU 36-29
22,143
October 13
7:00 p.m.
Florida Atlantic
Louisiana-Monroe
Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA
SBN/CSS
ULM 35-14
16,782
Players of the week:[ 20]
Offensive
Defensive
Special teams
Player
Team
Player
Team
Player
Team
Benny Cunningham (2)
Middle Tennessee
Nathan Herrold
Arkansas State
Michel Chapuseaux
South Alabama
Week 8
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
October 16
8:00 p.m.
Louisiana-Lafayette
North Texas
Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX
ESPN2
UNT 30-23
17,055
October 20
12:00 p.m.
Florida International
Troy
Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL
SBN/CSS
Troy 38-37
17,354
October 20
2:30 p.m.
Florida Atlantic
South Alabama
Ladd-Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL
USA 37-34
17,566
October 20
3:00 p.m.
Louisiana-Monroe
Western Kentucky
Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY
ESPN3
ULM 43-42
22,323
October 20
6:00 p.m.
Middle Tennessee
Mississippi St
Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS
ESPN2
L 3-45
55,108
Players of the week:[ 21]
Offensive
Defensive
Special teams
Player
Team
Player
Team
Player
Team
Kolton Browning (3)
Louisiana-Monroe
Zach Orr
North Texas
Pat Moore
South Alabama
Week 9
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
October 23
7:00 p.m.
Arkansas State
Louisiana-Lafayette
Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA
ESPN2
ASU 50-27
19,873
October 27
2:30 p.m.
North Texas
Middle Tennessee
Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN
ESPN3
MT 38-21
14,102
October 27
4:00 p.m.
Troy
Florida Atlantic
FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL
FAU 34-27
11,968
October 27
5:00 p.m.
Western Kentucky
Florida International
FIU Stadium • Miami, FL
ESPN3
WKU 14-6
12,842
October 27
6:00 p.m.
South Alabama
Louisiana-Monroe
Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA
ULM 38-24
14,556
Players of the week:[ 22]
Offensive
Defensive
Special teams
Player
Team
Player
Team
Player
Team
Logan Kilgore
Middle Tennessee
Quanterus Smith (2)
Western Kentucky
Brian Davis
Arkansas State
Week 10
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
November 1
8:15 p.m.
Middle Tennessee
Western Kentucky
Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY
ESPNU
MT 34-29
17,327
November 3
11:00 a.m.
Troy
Tennessee
Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN
SEC Regional
L 48-55
84,189
November 3
2:30 p.m.
Florida Atlantic
Navy
Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD
CBSSN
L 17-24
29,326
November 3
3:00 p.m.
Louisiana-Lafayette
Louisiana-Monroe
Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA
SBN/ESPN3
ULL 40-24
20,203
November 3
3:30 p.m.
Florida International
South Alabama
Ladd-Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL
FIU 28-20
11,936
November 3
4:00 p.m.
Arkansas State
North Texas
Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX
ASU 37-19
17,534
Players of the week:[ 23]
Offensive
Defensive
Special teams
Player
Team
Player
Team
Player
Team
Terrance Broadway
Louisiana-Lafayette
Jordan Hunt
Florida International
Reggie Whatley
Middle Tennessee
Week 11
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
November 8
6:00 p.m.
Louisiana-Monroe
Arkansas State
ASU Stadium • Jonesboro, AR
ESPNU
ASU 45-23
30,243
November 10
11:20 a.m.
Louisiana-Lafayette
Florida
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL
SEC Regional
L 20-27
86,482
November 10
12:00 p.m.
Florida Atlantic
Western Kentucky
Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY
SBN
FAU 37-28
14,185
November 10
2:30 p.m.
Navy
Troy
Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL
ESPN3
W 41-31
24,321
November 10
4:30 p.m.
South Alabama
North Texas
Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX
UNT 24-14
15,963
Players of the week:[ 24]
Offensive
Defensive
Special teams
Player
Team
Player
Team
Player
Team
Ryan Aplin
Arkansas State
Emeka Onyenekwu
Louisiana-Lafayette
Will Scott (2)
Troy
Week 12
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
November 16
7:00 p.m.
Florida International
Florida Atlantic
FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL
ESPNU
FIU 34-24
15,405
November 17
2:30 p.m.
Arkansas State
Troy
Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL
IMG Sports
ASU 41-34
20,614
November 17
2:30 p.m.
Middle Tennessee
South Alabama
Ladd-Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL
MT 20-12
15,087
November 17
3:00 p.m.
North Texas
Louisiana-Monroe
Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA
ESPN3
ULM 42-16
14,079
November 17
6:00 p.m.
Western Kentucky
Louisiana-Lafayette
Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA
ESPN3
ULL 31-27
20,314
Players of the week:[ 25]
Offensive
Defensive
Special teams
Player
Team
Player
Team
Player
Team
Ryan Aplin (2)
Arkansas State
Jajuan Harley
Middle Tennessee
Richard Leonard
Florida International
Week 13
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
November 24
12:00 p.m.
North Texas
Western Kentucky
Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY
SBN
WKU 25-24
11,074
November 24
2:30 p.m.
Troy
Middle Tennessee
Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN
ESPN3
MT 24-21
18,605
November 24
4:00 p.m.
South Alabama
Louisiana-Lafayette
Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA
RCN/ESPN3
ULL 52-30
20,333
November 24
TBD
Louisiana-Monroe
Florida International
FIU Stadium • Miami, FL
ULM 23-17
12,115
Players of the week:[ 26]
Offensive
Defensive
Special teams
Player
Team
Player
Team
Player
Team
Antonio Andrews (3)
Western Kentucky
Kevin Byard
Middle Tennessee
Michel Chapuseaux (2)
South Alabama
Week 14
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
December 1
2:00 p.m.
Louisiana-Lafayette
Florida Atlantic
FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL
ULL 35-21
11,522
December 1
2:00 p.m.
Middle Tennessee
Arkansas State
ASU Stadium • Jonesboro, AR
ESPN3
ASU 45-0
31,243
December 1
6:00 p.m.
South Alabama
Hawaii
Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI
Root
L 7-23
27,865
Players of the week:[ 27]
Offensive
Defensive
Special teams
Player
Team
Player
Team
Player
Team
Ryan Aplin (3)
Arkansas State
Nathan Herrold (2)
Arkansas State
Brian Davis (2)
Arkansas State
Bowl games The Sun Belt placed four teams in bowl games with five teams bowl eligible in 2012. This was the highest number of SBC bowl teams in the conference's history. Only Middle Tennessee was not selected for a bowl.[ 28] Two Sun Belt teams made their first bowl games in school history: Western Kentucky and Louisiana-Monroe.
NOTE: All times are local
Players of the Year 2012 Sun Belt Player of the Year awards[ 29]
Award
Player
School
Player of the Year
Ryan Aplin
Arkansas State
Offensive Player of the Year
Kolton Browning
Louisiana-Monroe
Defensive Player of the Year
Quanterus Smith
Western Kentucky
Freshman of the Year
J. D. McKissic
Arkansas State
Coach of the Year
Todd Berry
Louisiana-Monroe
All-Sun Belt Team Coaches All-Conference Selections [ 29]
Position
Player
Class
Team
First Team Offense
QB
Ryan Aplin
SR
Arkansas State
RB
David Oku
JR
Arkansas State
RB
Antonio Andrews
SR
Western Kentucky
WR
Brent Leonard
SR
Louisiana-Monroe
WR
Anthony Amos
SR
Middle Tennessee
WR
Chip Reeves
SR
Troy
TE
Jack Doyle
SR
Western Kentucky
OL
Zack McKnight
SR
Arkansas State
OL
Micah James
SR
Middle Tennessee
OL
Aaron Fortenberry
SS
North Texas
OL
Kyle Wilborn
SR
Troy
OL
Adam Smith
SR
Western Kentucky
First Team Defense
DL
Ryan Carrethers
JR
Arkansas State
DL
Tourek Williams
SR
Florida International
DL
Emeka Onyenekwu
SR
Louisiana-Lafayette
DL
Quanterus Smith
SR
Western Kentucky
LB
Nathan Herrold
SR
Arkansas State
LB
Jake Johnson
SR
South Alabama
LB
Andrew Jackson
JR
Western Kentucky
DB
Johnathan Cyprien
SR
Florida International
DB
Jemarlous Moten
SR
Louisiana-Lafayette
DB
Brynden Trawick
SR
Troy
DB
Jonathan Dowling
SO
Western Kentucky
First Team Special Teams
PK
Brett Baer
SR
Louisiana-Lafayette
P
Brett Baer
SR
Louisiana-Lafayette
RS
Reggie Whatley
SO
Middle Tennessee
AP
Antonio Andrews
JR
Western Kentucky
Position
Player
Class
Team
Second Team Offense
QB
Kolton Browning
JR
Louisiana-Monroe
RB
Benny Cunningham
SR
Middle Tennessee
RB
Shawn Southward
SR
Troy
WR
J. D. McKissic
FR
Arkansas State
WR
William Dukes
SO
Florida Atlantic
WR
Harry Peoples
SR
Louisiana-Lafayette
TE
Nexon Dorvilus
JR
Florida Atlantic
OL
Caylin Hauptmann
SR
Florida International
OL
Leonardo Bates
SR
Louisiana-Lafayette
OL
Jonathon Gill
SR
Louisiana-Monroe
OL
Andre Huval
JR
Louisiana-Lafayette
OL
Josh Allen
JR
Louisiana-Monroe
Second Team Defense
DL
Tim Starson
SR
Arkansas State
DL
Omar McLendon
SR
Middle Tennessee
DL
Alex Page
JR
South Alabama
DL
Tony Davis
SR
Troy
LB
R. J. Young
SR
Louisiana-Monroe
LB
Zach Orr
JR
North Texas
LB
Kanorris Davis
SR
Troy
DB
Brent Harstad
SR
Florida Atlantic
DB
Isaiah Newsome
JR
Louisiana-Monroe
DB
Kevin Byard
FR
Middle Tennessee
DB
Zac Whitfield
FR
North Texas
Second Team Special Teams
PK
Brian Davis
JR
Arkansas State
P
Will Atterberry
SR
North Texas
RS
Antonio Andrews
JR
Western Kentucky
AP
Deon Anthony
JR
Troy
Home attendance
Team
Stadium (Capacity)
Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Game 4
Game 5
Game 6
Total
Average
% of Capacity
Arkansas State
Liberty Bank Stadium (30,964)
28,041
21,559
25,160
22,143
30,243
31,243
158,389
26,398
85.3%
Florida Atlantic
FAU Stadium (30,000)
14,510
13,888
11,968
15,405
11,522
67,293
13,459
44.9%
Florida International
FIU Stadium (23,500)
15,685
12,318
13,612
15,234
12,842
12,115
81,806
13,634
58.0%
Louisiana–Lafayette
Cajun Field (31,000)
25,803
21,109
29,758
19,873
20,314
20,333
137,190
22,865
73.8%
Louisiana–Monroe
Malone Stadium (30,427)
31,175
16,782
14,556
20,203
14,079
96,795
19,359
63.6%
Middle Tennessee
Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium (30,788)
18,690
16,227
21,067
14,102
18,605
88,691
17,738
57.6%
North Texas
Apogee Stadium (30,850)
22,259
21,823
17,055
17,534
15,963
94,634
18,927
61.4%
South Alabama
Ladd–Peebles Stadium (33,471)
17,144
15,237
23,789
17,566
11,936
15,087
100,759
16,793
50.2%
Troy
Veterans Memorial Stadium (30,000)
17,981
29,013
16,426
17,354
24,321
20,614
125,709
20,952
69.8%
Western Kentucky
Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium (22,000)
16,327
23,252
22,323
17,327
14,185
11,074
104,488
17,415
79.2%
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