NEW ORLEANS — The Sun Belt Conference announced the cross-divisional opponents for the 2025 football season on Thursday. 
 
The Sun Belt is coming off a 2024 campaign in which it defeated three autonomy conference foes—running its tally to 22 such victories since 2016 and 11 since 2022, when the league expanded to its current 14-member configuration. The Sun Belt also paced all non-autonomy conferences in Bowl Season representation for the third-straight year. 

Each of the conference’s 14 programs plays one home game and one away game against a cross-divisional foe each season—and will play every team in the opposite division at least once every four years. In addition to the two cross-divisional matchups, Sun Belt members play six divisional games annually, fostering regional rivalries amongst divisional foes.
 
With 14 member institutions in 10 contiguous states, the Sun Belt is committed to its identity as a regional conference with a divisional model. 
 
The complete 2025 Sun Belt football schedule, including competition dates, will be released by no later than March 1, 2025. 
 
2025 SUN BELT FOOTBALL CROSS-DIVISIONAL OPPONENTS
WEST DIVISION
Arkansas State
Georgia Southern
at App State
 
Louisiana
Marshall
at James Madison
 
ULM
Old Dominion 
at Coastal Carolina
 
South Alabama
Coastal Carolina
at Georgia State
 
Southern Miss
App State 
at Georgia Southern
 
Texas State
James Madison
at Marshall
 
Troy
Georgia State
at Old Dominion
 
EAST DIVISION
App State
Arkansas State
at Southern Miss
 
Coastal Carolina
ULM
at South Alabama
 
Georgia Southern
Southern Miss
at Arkansas State
 
Georgia State
South Alabama
at Troy
 
James Madison
Louisiana
at Texas State
 
Marshall
Texas State
at Louisiana
 
Old Dominion
Troy
at ULM