NEW ORLEANS – The Sun Belt Conference released today its full 2014 football schedule that features eight conference games each for the league’s 11 teams.The conference lineup for the 2014 season will see Appalachian State and Georgia Southern make their debuts as Football Bowl Subdivision and Sun Belt members, while Idaho and New Mexico State return as conference members after competing in the league from 2001 through 2004. Arkansas State (winners of two consecutive GoDaddy Bowls), Georgia State, UL Lafayette (winners of three consecutive R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowls), UL Monroe, South Alabama, Texas State, and Troy complete the Sun Belt’s football membership.The release of the conference schedule also comes with the announcement of two midweek games that will be nationally televised on ESPN2. 2013 Sun Belt co-champions UL Lafayette will travel to face Texas State on Tuesday, October 14 for a 7 p.m. (CT) kick time. The Ragin’ Cajuns will then host the team they spilt the 2013 championship with as Arkansas State travels to Lafayette on Tuesday, October 21 for a 7 p.m. (CT) start. The Red Wolves are winners of at least a share of the last three Sun Belt Championships.In non-conference scheduling the Sun Belt will matchup with its peer conferences (American Athletic, Conference USA, Mid-American and Mountain West) on 13 occasions this fall. Last season the Sun Belt finished a combined 8-1 against members of Conference-USA (4-1), the Mid-American Conference (3-0) and the Mountain West Conference (1-0). The Sun Belt also had the best overall non-conference win percentage when comparing these four conferences. The Sun Belt’s 21 non-conference football wins during the 2013 season was a new record for the league - eclipsing the mark of 19 set in 2012.Additional television games will be announced at a later date – including a minimum of five games for a nationally televised ESPNU audience. ESPN has until June 1 to select games that take place the first three weeks of the season. Beginning with the fourth week of the season, games are available to ESPN up until 12 days out from the contest. Games for the Sun Belt Network package will also be announced at a later date.Appalachian State will be making its first trip to Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Mich., since 2007 when the Mountaineers won a 34-32 game over the No. 5-ranked Wolverines. The Mountaineers, ranked No. 1 in the FCS at the time, blocked a game-winning field goal in the waning seconds to secure the historic win at Michigan.Breakdown of matchups by conference: AAC (1), ACC (4), Big 10 (2), Big 12 (0), C-USA (4), MAC (3), MWC (5) PAC 12 (1), SEC (10)UL Monroe hosts Wake Forest in a rematch of last season’s matchup in Winston-Salem, N.C., where the Warhawks held on for a 21-19 victory.Georgia State and Georgia Southern, rivals in many other sports, will play the first football game in series history on Oct. 25. The Eagles will make the three-hour drive up the interstate to begin the football rivalry with the Panthers at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Ga. Georgia Southern will also travel to Atlanta to take on another in-state foe, Georgia Tech, on Sept. 13 for the first football game in that series.The Appalachian State-Georgia Southern rivalry will be renewed on Sept. 27 at Paulson Stadium in Statesboro, Ga. This 29-game series, which has been played each season for the last 22 consecutive seasons, is a fiercely competitive game. Appalachian State owns a 16-12-1 edge in the all-time series, including a 12-10 mark in the last 22 years, and has won the last three meetings.The Sun Belt Conference will matchup against military academies on four separate occasions during the 2014 season. Three of those games are against Navy with Georgia Southern (Nov. 15), South Alabama (Nov. 29) and Texas State (Sept. 13) each playing the Midshipmen. Georgia State hosts Air Force on Sept. 20.In total, Sun Belt Conference teams will matchup against 18 teams that competed in bowl games last year. Of those 18 teams, 10 won their 2013 bowl games.Appalachian State and Georgia Southern will make their FBS debuts on the same opening weekend of college football play (Aug. 30). The Mountaineers play at Michigan while Georgia Southern travels to Raleigh, N.C. to face NC State.Abilene Christian at Georgia StateWake Forest at UL MonroeCal Poly at New Mexico StateAppalachian State at MichiganMontana State at Arkansas StateGeorgia Southern at NC StateIdaho at FloridaSouthern at UL LafayetteArkansas-Pine Bluff at Texas StateTroy at UABCampbell at Appalachian StateArkansas State at Tennessee*New Mexico State at Georgia StateSavannah State at Georgia Southern*Idaho at UL MonroeLouisiana Tech at UL LafayetteSouth Alabama at Kent StateDuke at TroyArkansas State at MiamiAir Force at Georgia StateGeorgia Southern at Georgia TechWestern Michigan at IdahoUL Lafayette at Ole MissUL Monroe at LSUNew Mexico State at UTEPMississippi State at South AlabamaNavy at Texas StateAbilene Christian at TroyAppalachian State at Southern Miss* Georgia Southern at South AlabamaGeorgia State at WashingtonIdaho at OhioUL Lafayette at Boise StateNew Mexico at New Mexico StateTexas State at IllinoisTroy at Georgia* Appalachian State at Georgia SouthernUtah State at Arkansas State* South Alabama at Idaho* Troy at UL MonroeNew Mexico State at LSUTexas State at Tulsa* South Alabama at Appalachian State* UL Monroe at Arkansas State* Georgia State at UL Lafayette* Georgia Southern at New Mexico State* Idaho at Texas StateLiberty at Appalachian State* Arkansas State at Georgia State* Idaho at Georgia SouthernUL Monroe at Kentucky* New Mexico State at Troy* UL Lafayette at Texas State – 7 p.m. (ESPN2)* Appalachian State at Troy* Georgia State at South Alabama* New Mexico State at Idaho* Arkansas State at UL Lafayette – 7 p.m. (ESPN2)* Georgia Southern at Georgia State* Texas State at UL Monroe* Troy at South Alabama* Georgia State at Appalachian State* Arkansas State at Idaho* Troy at Georgia Southern* South Alabama at UL LafayetteUL Monroe at Texas A&M* Texas State at New Mexico State* UL Monroe at Appalachian State* South Alabama at Arkansas State* Georgia State at Troy* Georgia Southern at Texas StateIdaho at San Diego State* UL Lafayette at New Mexico State* Appalachian State at Arkansas StateGeorgia Southern at Navy* Troy at Idaho* UL Lafayette at UL Monroe* Texas State at South Alabama* Appalachian State at UL Lafayette* Arkansas State at Texas StateGeorgia State at Clemson* UL Monroe at New Mexico StateSouth Alabama at South CarolinaNavy at South Alabama* Idaho at Appalachian State* New Mexico State at Arkansas State* Texas State at Georgia State* UL Monroe at Georgia Southern* UL Lafayette at Troy* denotes Sun Belt Conference GameAll time Central (CT) and subject to change