WEEK 3 CONFERENCE NOTES

NEW ORLEANS – The Sun Belt, which owns a .607 winning percentage through two weeks of competition, will aim to build upon that mark with a 14-game non-conference slate on Saturday, Sept. 19. 
 
The Week 3 schedule includes five nationally-televised games, four opportunities against autonomy conference opposition, three road bouts against Conference USA foes and three home dates with American Conference opponents. 
 
WHAT TO WATCH FOR

• KEEP THE STREAK – The Sun Belt, which is 4-0 in head-to-head matchups with Conference USA in 2026, will attempt to keep that unbeaten streak alive in three road bouts on Saturday, Sept. 19. Coastal Carolina visits Delaware at 10:30 a.m. on CBS Sports Network; Marshall travels to Missouri State at 5:30 p.m. on CBS Sports Network; and Georgia Southern crosses the border to take on Jacksonville State at 6:00 p.m. on ESPN+. Saturday’s matchup will be the first-ever between the Chanticleers and Blue Hens. Missouri State owns a 1-0 all-time edge over the Thundering Herd, earning a come-from-behind 21-20 win in Huntington a year ago. Georgia Southern is 5-0 all-time against Jacksonville State, including a 41-34 win in Statesboro last season. 
• OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS – Four Sun Belt programs—Louisiana Tech, Georgia State, Troy and Arkansas State—will hit the road for autonomy conference matchups on Saturday, Sept. 19. Louisiana Tech visits Baylor at 3:00 p.m. on ESPNU; Georgia State travels to UCF at 6:00 p.m. on ESPN+; Troy takes on No. 20/22 Missouri at 6 p.m. on SEC Network+; and Arkansas State squares off against TCU at 7:00 p.m. on ESPNU. Louisiana Tech owns one win over Baylor in six prior meetings, while Georgia State and UCF are meeting for the first time in program history. Arkansas State is 0-2 against TCU and Troy claims a 1-3 record versus Missouri. The Sun Belt owns 12 wins over autonomy conference opponents since 2022 and also posted a three-game sweep over Big 12—of which Baylor, UCF and TCU are members—opposition on Sept. 12, 2020. 
• RIGHT AT HOME – Following road losses a week ago, Sun Belt West Division programs ULM, South Alabama and Southern Miss will aim to use their home field advantages to return to the win column. ULM hosts in-state FCS foe Southeastern Louisiana at 3:30 p.m. on ESPN+; South Alabama welcomes Ohio to Mobile at 6:00 p.m. on ESPN+; and Southern Miss takes on UConn at 6:00 p.m. on ESPN+. ULM is 2-0 against Southeastern Louisiana since joining the Sun Belt for its inaugural football season in 2001. Ohio won the lone prior meeting with South Alabama, 27-20, in 2024 and Saturday’s meeting will be the first-ever between the Golden Eagles and the Huskies. 
• ALL AMERICAN – Three Sun Belt teams—App State, Old Dominion and Louisiana—will play host to American Conference opposition on Saturday, Sept. 19. App State will host in-state foe Charlotte in front of a sold out crowd at 5 p.m. on ESPN+; Old Dominion will welcome East Carolina to Norfolk at 5 p.m. on ESPN+; and Louisiana will take on UAB at 7 p.m. on ESPN+. Both East Carolina, which is coming off a 27-24 loss to App State, and UAB, which is coming off a 26-20 win over ULM, are facing Sun Belt opponents for a second-straight week. The Mountaineers are 4-0 all-time against the 49ers, while the Monarchs will be searching for their first-ever win over the Pirates. The Ragin’ Cajuns have won three-straight over the Blazers, dating back to 2002. 
• OUT WEST – James Madison will make the trek to San Diego State for a 9:00 p.m. kickoff on Saturday, Sept. 19, on CW. The matchup is the first-ever between the two programs and the Dukes’ first-ever game in the state of California. James Madison is 4-0 all-time against current members of the Pac-12, including a 52-20 win over Texas State and a 24-20 win over Washington State a year ago. The Dukes have won five of their last six road openers and are 17-7 in road games at the FBS level—a total that trails only Tulane (19) and Oregon (18) since 2022. 

 
WHERE TO WATCH
 

Date	Game	Game Notes	Time	Broadcast
Saturday, Sept. 19	Coastal Carolina at Delaware	Game Notes	10:30 a.m.	CBS Sports Network
Saturday, Sept. 19	Louisiana Tech at Baylor	Game Notes	3 p.m.	ESPNU
Saturday, Sept. 19	Southeastern Louisiana at ULM	Game Notes	3:30 p.m.	ESPN+
Saturday, Sept. 19	Charlotte at App State	Game Notes	5 p.m.	ESPN+
Saturday, Sept. 19	East Carolina at Old Dominion	Game Notes	5 p.m.	ESPN+
Saturday, Sept. 19	Marshall at Missouri State	Game Notes	5:30 p.m.	CBS Sports Network
Saturday, Sept. 19	Georgia Southern at Jacksonville State	Game Notes	6 p.m.	ESPN+
Saturday, Sept. 19	Georgia State at UCF	Game Notes	6 p.m.	ESPN+
Saturday, Sept. 19	Ohio at South Alabama	Game Notes	6 p.m.	ESPN+
Saturday, Sept. 19	UConn at Southern Miss	Game Notes	6 p.m.	ESPN+
Saturday, Sept. 19	Troy at No. 20/22 Missouri	Game Notes	6 p.m.	SEC Network+
Saturday, Sept. 19	Arkansas State at TCU	Game Notes	7 p.m.	ESPNU
Saturday, Sept. 19	UAB at Louisiana	Game Notes	7 p.m.	ESPN+
Saturday, Sept. 19	James Madison at San Diego State	Game Notes	9 p.m.	CW

 
All Times CT