The 2012 Sun Belt Conference football schedules were released today. Conference play begins on Sept. 8 when FAU hosts Middle Tennessee and UL Lafayette travels to Troy.
South Alabama joins the Sun Belt for the 2012 season, but will not be eligible for the conference title or a post-season bowl game until the 2013 season. The Jaguars will play all Division I teams in 2012, including eight games against Sun Belt foes which will count in the conference standings.
Some of the prominent non-conference games include Arkansas State at Oregon, Arkansas State at Nebraska, Louisville at FIU, FAU at Georgia, FAU at Alabama, UL Lafayette at Oklahoma State, UL Lafayette at Florida, Middle Tennessee at Georgia Tech, North Texas at LSU, South Alabama at Mississippi State, Troy at Tennessee, ULM at Arkansas, ULM at Auburn and Western Kentucky at Alabama.
Listed below are direct links to the 2011 Sun Belt Conference football schedules:
2012 Arkansas State Football Schedule
- 09/01 – at Oregon
- 09/08 – Memphis
- 09/15 – at Nebraska
- 09/22 – Alcorn State
- 09/29 – Western Kentucky
- 10/04 – at FIU (ESPN)
- 10/13 – South Alabama
- 10/20 – Open Date
- 10/23 – at UL Lafayette (ESPN or ESPN2)
- 11/03 – at North Texas
- 11/08 – ULM (ESPNU)
- 11/17 – at Troy
- 11/24 – Open Date
- 12/01 – Middle Tennessee
2012 Florida Atlantic Football Schedule
- 08/31 – Wagner
- 09/08 – at Middle Tennessee
- 09/15 – at Georgia
- 09/22 – at Alabama
- 09/29 – North Texas
- 10/06 – Open Date
- 10/13 – at ULM
- 10/20 – at South Alabama
- 10/27 – Troy
- 11/03 – at Navy
- 11/10 – at Western Kentucky
- 11/16 – FIU (ESPNU)
- 11/24 – Open Date
- 12/01 – UL Lafayette
- 09/01 – at Duke
- 09/08 – Akron
- 09/15 – at UCF
- 09/22 – Louisville
- 09/29 – at UL Lafayette
- 10/04 – Arkansas State (ESPNU)
- 10/13 – Middle Tennessee
- 10/20 – at Troy
- 10/27 – Western Kentucky
- 11/03 – at South Alabama
- 11/10 – Open Date
- 11/16 – at Florida Atlantic (ESPNU)
- 11/24 – ULM
2012 UL Lafayette Football Schedule
- 09/01 – Lamar
- 09/08 – at Troy
- 09/15 – at Oklahoma State
- 09/22 – Open Date
- 09/29 – FIU
- 10/06 – Tulane
- 10/13 – Open Date
- 10/16 – at North Texas (ESPN or ESPN2)
- 10/23 – Arkansas State (ESPN or ESPN2)
- 11/03 – at ULM
- 11/10 – at Florida
- 11/17 – Western Kentucky
- 11/24 – South Alabama
- 12/01 – at Florida Atlantic
2012 Middle Tennessee Football Schedule
- 09/01 – McNeese State
- 09/08 – Florida Atlantic
- 09/15 – at Memphis
- 09/22 – Open Date
- 09/29 – at Georgia Tech
- 10/06 – ULM
- 10/13 – at FIU
- 10/20 – at Mississippi State
- 10/27 – North Texas
- 11/01 – at Western Kentucky (ESPNU)
- 11/10 – Open Date
- 11/17 – at South Alabama
- 11/24 – Troy
- 12/01 – at Arkansas State
2012 North Texas Football Schedule
- 09/01 – at LSU
- 09/08 – Texas Southern
- 09/15 – at Kansas State
- 09/22 – Troy
- 09/29 – at Florida Atlantic
- 10/06 – at Houston
- 10/13 – Open Date
- 10/16 – UL Lafayette (ESPN or ESPN2)
- 10/27 – at Middle Tennessee
- 11/03 – Arkansas State
- 11/10 – South Alabama
- 11/17 – at ULM
- 11/24 – at Western Kentucky
2012 South Alabama Football Schedule
- 09/01 – UTSA
- 09/08 – Nicholls State
- 09/15 – at NC State
- 09/22 – at Mississippi State
- 09/29 – Troy
- 10/06 – Open Date
- 10/13 – at Arkansas State
- 10/20 – Florida Atlantic
- 10/27 – at ULM
- 11/03 – FIU
- 11/10 – at North Texas
- 11/17 – Middle Tennessee
- 11/24 – at UL Lafayette
- 12/01 – at Hawaii
- 09/01 – at UAB
- 09/08 – UL Lafayette
- 09/15 – Mississippi State
- 09/22 – at North Texas
- 09/29 – at South Alabama
- 10/06 – Open Date
- 10/11 – Western Kentucky (ESPNU)
- 10/20 – FIU
- 10/27 – at Florida Atlantic
- 11/03 – at Tennessee
- 11/10 – Navy
- 11/17 – Arkansas State
- 11/24 – at Middle Tennessee
- 09/01 – Open Date
- 09/08 – Arkansas (at Little Rock)
- 09/15 – at Auburn
- 09/22 – Baylor
- 09/29 – at Tulane
- 10/06 – at Middle Tennessee
- 10/13 – Florida Atlantic
- 10/20 – at Western Kentucky
- 10/27 – South Alabama
- 11/03 – UL Lafayette
- 11/08 – at Arkansas State (ESPNU)
- 11/17 – North Texas
- 11/24 – at FIU
- 09/01 – Austin Peay
- 09/08 – at Alabama
- 09/15 – at Kentucky
- 09/22 – Southern Miss
- 09/29 – at Arkansas State
- 10/06 – Open Date
- 10/11 – at Troy (ESPNU)
- 10/20 – ULM
- 10/27 – at FIU
- 11/01 – Middle Tennessee (ESPNU)
- 11/10 – Florida Atlantic
- 11/17 – at UL Lafayette
- 11/24 – North Texas