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2012 Sun Belt Conference football season

2012 Sun Belt Conference football season
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League NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision)
Sport football
Duration August 30, 2012 - December 1, 2012
Number of teams 10
TV partner(s) ESPN, CSS/CST
Regular season
Season champions Arkansas State
Runners-up Louisiana-Lafayette, Louisiana-Monroe, Middle Tennessee State
Football seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 Sun Belt football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Arkansas State $   7 1         10 3  
Louisiana–Lafayette   6 2         9 4  
Louisiana–Monroe   6 2         8 5  
Middle Tennessee   6 2         8 4  
WKU   4 4         7 6  
Troy   3 5         5 7  
North Texas   3 5         4 8  
Florida Atlantic   2 6         3 9  
FIU   2 6         3 9  
South Alabama*   1 7         2 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • South Alabama not eligible for conference title or bowl game as part of their transition to the FBS.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 Sun Belt Conference football season was a college football season for the Sun Belt Conference that ran from 30 August to 1 December. Ten teams participated in the competition: Arkansas State, Florida Atlantic, Florida International, Louisiana–Lafayette, Louisiana–Monroe, Middle Tennessee State, North Texas, South Alabama, Troy and Western Kentucky.

South Alabama competed in the Sun Belt for the first time and became the conference's tenth team. Due to NCAA transitional rules, South Alabama was not eligible for a conference championship or postseason play.

The following Sun Belt players were named to preseason award watch lists:

The Sun Belt media day was held on 16 July, in New Orleans, Louisiana. Florida International received five first place votes and were selected by the coaches as the favorites to win the conference. Arkansas State and Louisiana-Lafayette each received two first place votes, while Western Kentucky received one.

The head coaches of the competing teams selected their All–Conference Team. The coaches also selected Ryan Aplin of Arkansas State as the preseason offensive player of the year, and Tourek Williams of Florida International as the preseason defensive player of the year.

NOTE: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season


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