NEW ORLEANS - The Sun Belt Conference (SBC) announced its initial 2020 football season TV schedule today featuring 28 games on the ESPN networks, CBS Sports Network and Fox Sports. The 2020 season will be the ninth consecutive year that every SBC home game will appear on an ESPN platform.     

"After a summer full of planning and creating medical protocols to ensure a safe return to activities, we're all very excited for Week 1," said SBC Commissioner Keith Gill. "The strength of our ESPN schedule is especially important this year as these additional broadcasts will help our fans follow our programs while stadiums are limited in capacity. We're so grateful for our partnership with ESPN and their ability to deliver SBC action this season as we all adapt during this time of COVID-19."

The Sun Belt Conference will have every game televised on a national broadcast network in Week 2 (September 12) and five games on national networks in Week 3 (September 19). This season, the conference will host games on Wednesday and Thursday nights on ESPN's main channel.

Here are the initial broadcast dates for the season. (All times listed are CT.)
 
Thursday, September 3 (Week 1)
South Alabama @ USM                             8 p.m.               CBSSN
 
Saturday, September 5
SMU @ Texas State                                   3:30 p.m.          ESPN
Arkansas State @ Memphis                       7 p.m.             ESPN
 
Saturday, September 12 (Week 2)
 Charlotte @ App State                               11 a.m.           ESPN2
 Louisiana @ Iowa State                             11 a.m.            ESPN
ULM @ Army                                             12:30 p.m.         CBSSN
UTSA @ Texas State                                 2:30 p.m.          ESPN2
Campbell @ Georgia Southern                  2:30 p.m.         ESPNU
Arkansas State @ Kansas State                2:30 p.m.        FS1
Tulane @ South Alabama                          6:30 p.m.          ESPN2
Coastal Carolina @ Kansas                       9 p.m.               FS1
 
Saturday, September 19 (Week 3)
Louisiana @ Georgia State                        11 a.m.             ESPN2
App State @ Marshall                                12:30 p.m.        CBSSN
Florida Atlantic @ Georgia Southern          3 p.m.             ESPN2
Troy @ Middle Tennessee                          3 p.m.               ESPNU
Central Arkansas @ Arkansas State           6 p.m.             ESPN+
Texas State @ ULM                                   6:30 p.m.            ESPNU
 Campbell @ Coastal Carolina                    TBD                  ESPN3
 
Thursday, September 24
 UAB @ South Alabama                             6:30 p.m.          ESPN
 
Saturday, September 26
Georgia State @ Charlotte                          5 p.m.              ESPN3/+     
Troy @ BYU                                              9:15 p.m.               ESPN
 
Wednesday, October 7
 Louisiana @ App State                              6:30 p.m.          ESPN
 
Wednesday, October 14
App State @ Georgia Southern                  6:30 p.m.          ESPN
 
Thursday, October 15
Georgia State @ Arkansas State                 6:30 p.m.          ESPN
 
Thursday, October 22
Arkansas State @ App State                       6:30 p.m.          ESPN
 
Friday, October 23
Louisiana at UAB                                            7 p.m.               CBSSN
 
Thursday, October 29
South Alabama @ Georgia Southern           6:30 p.m.          ESPN
 
Saturday, November 21
ULM @ LA Tech                                         3 p.m.               Stadium
 
Championship Game
Time and Network TBD on 12/5 or 12/12 or 12/19