2010 Sun Belt Conference football season
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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
.
(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.
First Place Votes in Parenthesis
Defense
Special Teams
Offensive Player of the Year
Defensive Player of the Year
2011 GMAC Bowl
The 2011 GoDaddy.com Bowl, the twelfth edition of the college football bowl game, was played at Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama on January 6, 2011. The game was telecast on ESPN and matched Miami from the MAC versus Middle Tennessee from the Sun Belt...
will be played. The Sun Belt Conference
Sun Belt Conference
The Sun Belt Conference is a college athletic conference that has been affiliated with the NCAA's Division I since 1976. Its football teams participate in the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision , the higher of two levels of Division I football competition . The Sun Belt has member institutions...
consists of 9 football members: Arkansas State
2010 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team
The 2010 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team represented Arkansas State University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS college football season. The Red Wolves, led by 9th year head coach Steve Roberts, played their home games at ASU Stadium and are members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished...
, Florida Atlantic
2010 Florida Atlantic Owls football team
The 2010 Florida Atlantic University Owls football team represented Florida Atlantic University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Howard Schnellenberger and played their home games at Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida...
, Florida International
2010 FIU Golden Panthers football team
The 2010 FIU Golden Panthers football team represented Florida International University during their 6th season of NCAA Division I FBS football and their 9th season overall...
, Louisiana-Lafayette, Louisiana-Monroe
2010 ULM Warhawks football team
The 2010 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team represented the University of Louisiana at Monroe in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS college football season. The Warhawks, members of the Sun Belt Conference, were led by 1st year head coach Todd Berry and played their home games at Malone Stadium...
, Middle Tennessee
2010 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team
The 2010 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Middle Tennessee competed as a member of the Sun Belt Conference. The team was led by head coach Rick Stockstill...
, North Texas
2010 North Texas Mean Green football team
The 2010 North Texas Mean Green football team represented the University of North Texas in the 2010 college football season. The 2010 season was the team's fourth under Head Coach Todd Dodge. The Mean Green played their home games on campus at Fouts Field in Denton, Texas as members of the Sun Belt...
, Troy
2010 Troy Trojans football team
The 2010 Troy Trojans football team represented Troy University in the college football season of 2010–2011. They played their home games at Movie Gallery Stadium in Troy, Alabama and competed in the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by 20th year head coach Larry Blakeney...
, and Western Kentucky
2010 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team
The 2010 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hilltoppers were led by 1st year head coach Willie Taggart and played their home games at Houchens Industries – L. T. Smith Stadium...
.
Previous Season
Troy2009 Troy Trojans football team
The 2009 Troy Trojans football team represented Troy University in the college football season of 2009–2010. They played their home games at Movie Gallery Stadium in Troy, Alabama and competed in the Sun Belt Conference...
(9-4) was the Sun Belt champions and lost to Central Michigan
2009 Central Michigan Chippewas football team
The 2009 Central Michigan University Chippewas football team represented Central Michigan University in the college football season of 2009. They competed in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision college football during the football season. Central...
in the GMAC Bowl
2010 GMAC Bowl
The 2010 GMAC Bowl, the eleventh edition of the college football bowl game, was played at Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama on January 6, 2010. The game was telecast on ESPN and matched the Central Michigan Chippewas, champions of the Mid-American Conference, against the Troy Trojans,...
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
2009 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team
The 2009 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision college football for the 2009 season. Middle Tennessee competed as a member of the Sun Belt Conference. The team...
(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
2009 New Orleans Bowl
The 2009 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl was the ninth edition of the bowl. The game was played at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana on Sunday, December 20, 2009. The game was televised live on ESPN...
where they faced Southern Miss
2009 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team
The 2009 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team represented The University of Southern Mississippi in the college football season of 2009–2010. The team's head coach was Larry Fedora, who was in his second year at Southern Miss. They played their home games at M.M...
and won 42-32.
One other Sun Belt team, Louisiana-Monroe
2009 ULM Warhawks football team
The 2009 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team represented University of Louisiana at Monroe in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS college football season. The Warhawks, led by 7th year head coach Charlie Weatherbie, played their home games at Malone Stadium...
, was bowl eligible with record of 6-6 but wasn't invited to a bowl game.
Sun Belt Coaches Poll
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
- Middle Tennessee2010 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football teamThe 2010 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Middle Tennessee competed as a member of the Sun Belt Conference. The team was led by head coach Rick Stockstill...
– 75 (5) - Troy2010 Troy Trojans football teamThe 2010 Troy Trojans football team represented Troy University in the college football season of 2010–2011. They played their home games at Movie Gallery Stadium in Troy, Alabama and competed in the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by 20th year head coach Larry Blakeney...
– 73 (3) - Arkansas State2010 Arkansas State Red Wolves football teamThe 2010 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team represented Arkansas State University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS college football season. The Red Wolves, led by 9th year head coach Steve Roberts, played their home games at ASU Stadium and are members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished...
– 53 - Louisiana-Lafayette – 49 (1)
- Florida Atlantic2010 Florida Atlantic Owls football teamThe 2010 Florida Atlantic University Owls football team represented Florida Atlantic University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Howard Schnellenberger and played their home games at Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida...
- 45 - Florida International2010 FIU Golden Panthers football teamThe 2010 FIU Golden Panthers football team represented Florida International University during their 6th season of NCAA Division I FBS football and their 9th season overall...
– 42 - Louisiana-Monroe2010 ULM Warhawks football teamThe 2010 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team represented the University of Louisiana at Monroe in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS college football season. The Warhawks, members of the Sun Belt Conference, were led by 1st year head coach Todd Berry and played their home games at Malone Stadium...
– 32 - North Texas2010 North Texas Mean Green football teamThe 2010 North Texas Mean Green football team represented the University of North Texas in the 2010 college football season. The 2010 season was the team's fourth under Head Coach Todd Dodge. The Mean Green played their home games on campus at Fouts Field in Denton, Texas as members of the Sun Belt...
– 27 - Western Kentucky2010 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football teamThe 2010 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hilltoppers were led by 1st year head coach Willie Taggart and played their home games at Houchens Industries – L. T. Smith Stadium...
- 9
Pre-Season All-Sun Belt Team
Offense- Dwight Dasher (MT, Sr., QB)
- Alfred Morris (FAU, Jr., RB)
- Lance DunbarLance DunbarLance Dunbar is an American football player for the University of North Texas Mean Green. He led the team in rushing yards during the 2009 and 2010 seasons and is one of the best running backs in North Texas history.-Early life:...
(NT, Jr., RB) - T.Y. Hilton (FIU, Jr., WR)
- Jerrel Jernigan (Troy, Sr., WR)
- Ladarius Green (ULL, Jr., TE)
- Derek Newton (ASU, Sr., OL)
- Brad Serirni (FIU, Sr., OL)
- Mark Fisher (MT, Sr., OL)
- Esteban Santiago (NT, Sr., OL)
- Tyler Clark (Troy, Sr., OL)
Defense
- Bryan Hall (ASU, Sr., DL)
- Troy Evans (ULM, Jr., DL)
- Jamari Lattimore (MT, Sr., DL)
- Brandon Akpunku (NT, Jr., DL)
- Demario Davis (ASU, Jr., LB)
- Grant Fleming (ULL, Sr., LB)
- Craig Robertson (NT, Sr., LB)
- Tavious Polo (FAU, Sr., DB)
- Anthony Gaitor (FIU, Sr., DB)
- Jeremy Kellem (MT, Sr., DB)
- Bryan Willis (Troy, So., DB)
Special Teams
- Alan Gendreau (MT, Jr., Place Kicker)
- Spencer Ortego (ULL, Sr., Punter)
- T.Y. Hilton (FIU, Jr., Return Specialist)
Offensive Player of the Year
- Dwight Dasher (MT, Sr., QB)
Defensive Player of the Year
- Bryan Hall (ASU, Sr., DL)