2023 Sun Belt Conference football season

2023 Sun Belt Conference football season
LeagueNCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
SportFootball
DurationAugust 31, 2023 – December 2, 2023
Number of teams14
2024 NFL draft
Top draft pickRB Rasheen Ali, Marshall
Picked byBaltimore Ravens, 165th overall
Regular season
Season MVPQB Jordan McCloud, James Madison
East championsJames Madison
  East runners-upAppalachian State
West championsTroy
SBC Championship Game
DateDecember 2, 2023
VenueVeterans Memorial Stadium, Troy, Alabama
ChampionsTroy
  Runners-upAppalachian State
Finals MVPRB Kimani Vidal, Troy
2023 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
James Madison* x  7 1   11 2  
Appalachian State y  6 2   9 5  
Coastal Carolina  5 3   8 5  
Old Dominion  5 3   6 7  
Georgia State  3 5   7 6  
Marshall  3 5   6 7  
Georgia Southern  3 5   6 7  
West Division
Troy xy$  7 1   11 3  
Texas State  4 4   8 5  
Arkansas State  4 4   6 7  
South Alabama  4 4   7 6  
Louisiana  3 5   6 7  
Southern Miss  2 6   3 9  
Louisiana–Monroe  0 8   2 10  
Championship: Troy 49, Appalachian State 23
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
  • * – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules

The 2023 Sun Belt Conference football season was the 23rd season of college football play for the Sun Belt Conference (SBC). The season began on August 31, 2023, and ended with its conference championship game on December 2, 2023. It was part of the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The conference consists of 14 member schools split into two divisions. The conference released its full season schedule on February 24, 2023.