FBS conference belt
The Sun Belt Belt
A companion lineage restricted to Sun Belt: the belt passes to whoever beats the holder, exactly like the real belt, but only games between two Sun Belt members COUNT — and only for the seasons both sides were actually in Sun Belt at the time. Caught it by beating James Madison on October 22, 2026.
Next Sun Belt gameApp State at Georgia Southern · October 31, 2026 · ESPN+ — Georgia Southern takes it with a win.
60Reigns
204Belt Games
16Programs
Longest Reign
North Texas — 3 yrs, 356 days
October 13, 2001 – October 4, 2005
Most Defenses, One Reign
North Texas — 25
starting October 13, 2001
Most Reigns, All-Time
Louisiana — 10 separate reigns
16 Sun Belt programs have held it
| # | Team | Reign | Length | Def. | Won it | Lost it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Tennessee | September 22, 2001 – October 13, 2001 | 21 days | 2 | Established it (first game on record) | lost to North Texas |
| 2 | North Texas | October 13, 2001 – October 4, 2005 | 3 yrs, 356 days | 25 | beat Middle Tennessee 24–21 | lost to Troy |
| 3 | Troy | October 4, 2005 – October 15, 2005 | 11 days | 0 | beat North Texas 13–10 | lost to UL Monroe |
| 4 | UL Monroe | October 15, 2005 – November 5, 2005 | 21 days | 0 | beat Troy 27–3 | lost to Florida International |
| 5 | Florida International | November 5, 2005 – November 12, 2005 | 7 days | 0 | beat UL Monroe 31–29 | lost to Louisiana |
| 6 | Louisiana | November 12, 2005 – October 28, 2006 | 350 days | 2 | beat Florida International 28–7 | lost to Middle Tennessee |
| 7 | Middle Tennessee | October 28, 2006 – November 25, 2006 | 28 days | 2 | beat Louisiana 34–20 | lost to Troy |
| 8 | Troy | November 25, 2006 – December 1, 2007 | 1 yr, 6 days | 7 | beat Middle Tennessee 21–20 | lost to Florida Atlantic |
| 9 | Florida Atlantic | December 1, 2007 – September 30, 2008 | 304 days | 0 | beat Troy 38–32 | lost to Middle Tennessee |
| 10 | Middle Tennessee | September 30, 2008 – October 11, 2008 | 11 days | 0 | beat Florida Atlantic 14–13 | lost to Florida International |
| 11 | Florida International | October 11, 2008 – October 18, 2008 | 7 days | 0 | beat Middle Tennessee 31–21 | lost to Troy |
| 12 | Troy | October 18, 2008 – November 1, 2008 | 14 days | 1 | beat Florida International 33–23 | lost to UL Monroe |
| 13 | UL Monroe | November 1, 2008 – November 8, 2008 | 7 days | 0 | beat Troy 31–30 | lost to Middle Tennessee |
| 14 | Middle Tennessee | November 8, 2008 – December 3, 2008 | 25 days | 1 | beat UL Monroe 24–21 | lost to Louisiana |
| 15 | Louisiana | December 3, 2008 – October 24, 2009 | 325 days | 2 | beat Middle Tennessee 42–28 | lost to Florida Atlantic |
| 16 | Florida Atlantic | October 24, 2009 – October 31, 2009 | 7 days | 0 | beat Louisiana 51–29 | lost to Middle Tennessee |
| 17 | Middle Tennessee | October 31, 2009 – October 5, 2010 | 339 days | 5 | beat Florida Atlantic 27–20 | lost to Troy |
| 18 | Troy | October 5, 2010 – October 30, 2010 | 25 days | 1 | beat Middle Tennessee 42–13 | lost to UL Monroe |
| 19 | UL Monroe | October 30, 2010 – November 6, 2010 | 7 days | 0 | beat Troy 28–14 | lost to Florida International |
| 20 | Florida International | November 6, 2010 – December 4, 2010 | 28 days | 3 | beat UL Monroe 42–35 | lost to Middle Tennessee |
| 21 | Middle Tennessee | December 4, 2010 – September 24, 2011 | 294 days | 0 | beat Florida International 28–27 | lost to Troy |
| 22 | Troy | September 24, 2011 – October 8, 2011 | 14 days | 0 | beat Middle Tennessee 38–35 | lost to Louisiana |
| 23 | Louisiana | October 8, 2011 – October 22, 2011 | 14 days | 1 | beat Troy 31–17 | lost to Western Kentucky |
| 24 | Western Kentucky | October 22, 2011 – October 20, 2012 | 364 days | 6 | beat Louisiana 42–23 | lost to UL Monroe |
| 25 | UL Monroe | October 20, 2012 – November 3, 2012 | 14 days | 1 | beat Western Kentucky 43–42 | lost to Louisiana |
| 26 | Louisiana | November 3, 2012 – November 30, 2013 | 1 yr, 27 days | 8 | beat UL Monroe 40–24 | lost to UL Monroe |
| 27 | UL Monroe | November 30, 2013 – October 4, 2014 | 308 days | 2 | beat Louisiana 31–28 | lost to Arkansas State |
| 28 | Arkansas State | October 4, 2014 – October 21, 2014 | 17 days | 1 | beat UL Monroe 28–14 | lost to Louisiana |
| 29 | Louisiana | October 21, 2014 – November 22, 2014 | 32 days | 3 | beat Arkansas State 55–40 | lost to App State |
| 30 | App State | November 22, 2014 – November 5, 2015 | 348 days | 5 | beat Louisiana 35–16 | lost to Arkansas State |
| 31 | Arkansas State | November 5, 2015 – November 26, 2016 | 1 yr, 21 days | 9 | beat App State 40–27 | lost to Louisiana |
| 32 | Louisiana | November 26, 2016 – September 23, 2017 | 301 days | 1 | beat Arkansas State 24–19 | lost to UL Monroe |
| 33 | UL Monroe | September 23, 2017 – October 14, 2017 | 21 days | 2 | beat Louisiana 56–50 | lost to Georgia State |
| 34 | Georgia State | October 14, 2017 – October 21, 2017 | 7 days | 0 | beat UL Monroe 47–37 | lost to Troy |
| 35 | Troy | October 21, 2017 – November 24, 2018 | 1 yr, 34 days | 12 | beat Georgia State 34–10 | lost to App State |
| 36 | App State | November 24, 2018 – October 31, 2019 | 341 days | 5 | beat Troy 21–10 | lost to Georgia Southern |
| 37 | Georgia Southern | October 31, 2019 – November 9, 2019 | 9 days | 0 | beat App State 24–21 | lost to Troy |
| 38 | Troy | November 9, 2019 – November 23, 2019 | 14 days | 1 | beat Georgia Southern 49–28 | lost to Louisiana |
| 39 | Louisiana | November 23, 2019 – December 7, 2019 | 14 days | 1 | beat Troy 53–3 | lost to App State |
| 40 | App State | December 7, 2019 – November 21, 2020 | 350 days | 4 | beat Louisiana 45–38 | lost to Coastal Carolina |
| 41 | Coastal Carolina | November 21, 2020 – October 20, 2021 | 333 days | 4 | beat App State 34–23 | lost to App State |
| 42 | App State | October 20, 2021 – December 4, 2021 | 45 days | 5 | beat Coastal Carolina 30–27 | lost to Louisiana |
| 43 | Louisiana | December 4, 2021 – September 24, 2022 | 294 days | 0 | beat App State 24–16 | lost to UL Monroe |
| 44 | UL Monroe | September 24, 2022 – October 1, 2022 | 7 days | 0 | beat Louisiana 21–17 | lost to Arkansas State |
| 45 | Arkansas State | October 1, 2022 – October 8, 2022 | 7 days | 0 | beat UL Monroe 45–28 | lost to James Madison |
| 46 | James Madison | October 8, 2022 – October 15, 2022 | 7 days | 0 | beat Arkansas State 42–20 | lost to Georgia Southern |
| 47 | Georgia Southern | October 15, 2022 – November 5, 2022 | 21 days | 1 | beat James Madison 45–38 | lost to South Alabama |
| 48 | South Alabama | November 5, 2022 – September 30, 2023 | 329 days | 3 | beat Georgia Southern 38–31 | lost to James Madison |
| 49 | James Madison | September 30, 2023 – November 18, 2023 | 49 days | 4 | beat South Alabama 31–23 | lost to App State |
| 50 | App State | November 18, 2023 – December 2, 2023 | 14 days | 1 | beat James Madison 26–23 | lost to Troy |
| 51 | Troy | December 2, 2023 – September 28, 2024 | 301 days | 0 | beat App State 49–23 | lost to UL Monroe |
| 52 | UL Monroe | September 28, 2024 – October 26, 2024 | 28 days | 2 | beat Troy 13–9 | lost to South Alabama |
| 53 | South Alabama | October 26, 2024 – November 2, 2024 | 7 days | 0 | beat UL Monroe 46–17 | lost to Georgia Southern |
| 54 | Georgia Southern | November 2, 2024 – November 16, 2024 | 14 days | 0 | beat South Alabama 34–30 | lost to Troy |
| 55 | Troy | November 16, 2024 – November 23, 2024 | 7 days | 0 | beat Georgia Southern 28–20 | lost to Louisiana |
| 56 | Louisiana | November 23, 2024 – December 7, 2024 | 14 days | 1 | beat Troy 51–30 | lost to Marshall |
| 57 | Marshall | December 7, 2024 – September 27, 2025 | 294 days | 0 | beat Louisiana 31–3 | lost to Louisiana |
| 58 | Louisiana | September 27, 2025 – October 11, 2025 | 14 days | 0 | beat Marshall 54–51 | lost to James Madison |
| 59 | James Madison | October 11, 2025 – October 22, 2026 | 1 yr, 11 days | 10 | beat Louisiana 24–14 | lost to App State |
| 60 | App State | October 22, 2026 – Present | 9 days | 0 | beat James Madison 34–31 | — present — |
No reigns match “.”
Membership is judged season by season from every game a team played, so realignment moves a team’s games with it. A holder that stays in Sun Belt keeps the belt through any stretch without a game against another member; a holder that leaves vacates the belt on its last game as a member, and it reverts to the most recent earlier holder that is a member of the season it left for. If no one is left to inherit it, the belt retires with its last holder. Days count the offseason; switch to games to measure a reign by belt games only.