NEW ORLEANS – The Sun Belt Conference released its 2018 and 2019 conference football schedules on Wednesday.
The 2018 schedule is significant as it marks the first Sun Belt football schedule with a divisional structure in place. The Sun Belt will be split in two five-team divisions (East and West) and the winners of each division will meet in the inaugural Sun Belt football championship game in December 2018.
The two previously released football divisions are:
- East: Appalachian State, Coastal Carolina, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, Troy
- West: Arkansas State, Louisiana, ULM, South Alabama, Texas State
The winners of each division will meet in the championship game.