– The Sun Belt Conference and ESPN announced the conference’s 2019 football schedule on Friday, revealing dates for all conference games as well as the league’s initial national broadcast lineup.The television schedule for the first three weeks of the regular season, including game times for midweek contests, will be announced at a later date. For games in the fourth week of the season and beyond, network designations will be determined typically 12 days prior to the contest. Once again this season, a number of games will be available on ESPN+ - the direct-to-consumer streaming service from ESPN.A rematch of the 2018 Sun Belt Football Championship Game between Louisiana and Appalachian State is just one of several intriguing midweek contests selected for a national television broadcast. The Ragin’ Cajuns will host the scheduled contest on Wednesday, Oct. 9 on ESPN2.The Mountaineers will also face longtime rival Georgia Southern on Halloween in Boone on a Thursday night on ESPNU. The two teams have met 34 times with App State holding a 19–14–1 advantage in the series, but the Eagles won last year’s contest 34-14 after the Mountaineers had just entered the Associated Press Top 25.Another rivalry chosen for an ESPN2 primetime showcase, Troy will host South Alabama on Wednesday, Oct. 16. Troy owns the series lead at 4-3, but the last time the two teams met in Troy the Jaguars stuffed the Trojans 18-9 one week after defeating a ranked LSU squad.West Division rivals Arkansas State and Louisiana will meet on Thursday, Oct. 17 on ESPNU in Jonesboro, Ark. The Cajuns hold an all-time series record of 24-21-1 against the Red Wolves. The two teams tied for the best record in the West Division last season, but Louisiana's 47-43 head-to-head win sent the Cajuns to the conference's inaugural title game.Other ESPNU Thursday night appearances include Georgia Southern at South Alabama on Oct. 3, ULM at Texas State on Oct. 10 and Louisiana at Coastal Carolina on Nov. 7.The 2019 Sun Belt Football Championship Game is set for Saturday, Dec. 7 on ABC, ESPN or ESPN2.The 2019 season will conclude with the Sun Belt guaranteed a minimum of five spots in postseason bowl games. The conference maintains partnerships with the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl, Dollar General Bowl, Raycom Media Camellia Bowl, AutoNation Cure Bowl and NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl. Additionally, the College Football Playoff guarantees that a spot among the New Year's Six bowl games will be given to the highest-ranked champion from the Group of Five conferences: the Sun Belt, American Athletic Conference, Mountain West Conference, Mid-American Conference and Conference USA.The Sun Belt is coming off a record-breaking season in 2018 as the league hit a new high for non-conference wins with 24, breaking the previous record of 22 in 2016. That win total was the highest total number of wins among all Group of Five conferences.In addition to its regular-season success, the Sun Belt has continually taken advantage of its postseason bowl opportunities. The league has the highest bowl game winning percentage over the last three seasons in all of Football Bowl Subdivision, winning nearly 70 percent of its games.Follow #SunBeltFB on social media via Twitter Facebook and Instagram Grambling at ULMEast Tennessee State at Appalachian StateSMU at Arkansas StateEastern Michigan at Coastal CarolinaGeorgia Southern at LSUGeorgia State at Tennessee^ Mississippi State vs. LouisianaSouth Alabama at NebraskaTexas State at Texas A&MCampbell at TroyCharlotte at Appalachian StateArkansas State at UNLVCoastal Carolina at KansasMaine at Georgia SouthernFurman at Georgia StateLiberty at LouisianaULM at Florida StateJackson State at South AlabamaWyoming at Texas StateArkansas State at GeorgiaNorfolk State at Coastal CarolinaGeorgia Southern at MinnesotaGeorgia State at Western MichiganTexas Southern at LouisianaMemphis at South AlabamaTexas State at SMUSouthern Miss at TroyAppalachian State at North CarolinaSouthern Illinois at Arkansas StateCoastal Carolina at UMass* Georgia State at Texas StateLouisiana at OhioULM at Iowa StateSouth Alabama at UABTroy at Akron* Coastal Carolina at Appalachian State* Arkansas State at Troy* Louisiana at Georgia Southern* South Alabama at ULMNicholls State at Texas State* Georgia Southern at South Alabama (ESPNU)* Arkansas State at Georgia StateMemphis at ULMTroy at Missouri* Appalachian State at Louisiana (ESPN2)* ULM at Texas State (ESPNU)* Georgia State at Coastal Carolina* South Alabama at Troy (ESPN2)* Louisiana at Arkansas State (ESPNU)* ULM at Appalachian State* Coastal Carolina at Georgia SouthernArmy at Georgia State* Appalachian State at South Alabama* Texas State at Arkansas StateNew Mexico State at Georgia Southern* Troy at Georgia State* Georgia Southern at Appalachian State (ESPNU)* Arkansas State at ULM* Troy at Coastal Carolina* Texas State at Louisiana* Louisiana at Coastal Carolina (ESPNU)Appalachian State at South Carolina* Georgia Southern at Troy* Georgia State at ULM* South Alabama at Texas State* Appalachian State at Georgia State* Coastal Carolina at Arkansas State* ULM at Georgia Southern* Louisiana at South Alabama* Troy at Texas State* Texas State at Appalachian State* Georgia Southern at Arkansas State* Coastal Carolina at ULM* South Alabama at Georgia State* Troy at Louisiana* Appalachian State at Troy* Arkansas State at South Alabama* Texas State at Coastal Carolina* Georgia State at Georgia Southern* ULM at LouisianaSun Belt Football Championship Game (ABC or ESPN or ESPN2)* Denotes Sun Belt game^ Game played in New OrleansSchedule is subject to change8/31 East Tennessee State9/7 Charlotte9/21 at North Carolina9/28 * Coastal Carolina10/9 * at Louisiana (ESPN2)10/19 * ULM10/26 * at South Alabama10/31 * Georgia Southern (ESPNU)11/9 at South Carolina11/16 * at Georgia State11/23 * Texas State11/30 * at Troy8/31 SMU9/7 at UNLV9/14 at Georgia9/21 Southern Illinois9/28 * at Troy10/5 * at Georgia State10/17 * Louisiana (ESPNU)10/26 * Texas State11/2 * at ULM11/16 * Coastal Carolina11/23 * Georgia Southern11/30 * at South Alabama8/31 Eastern Michigan9/7 at Kansas9/14 Norfolk State9/21 at UMass9/28 * at Appalachian State10/12 * Georgia State10/19 * at Georgia Southern11/2 * Troy11/7 * Louisiana (ESPNU)11/16 * at Arkansas State11/23 * at ULM11/30 * Texas State8/31 at LSU9/7 Maine9/14 at Minnesota9/28 * Louisiana10/3 * at South Alabama (ESPNU)10/19 * Coastal Carolina10/26 New Mexico State10/31 * at Appalachian State (ESPNU)11/9 * at Troy11/16 * ULM11/23 * at Arkansas State11/30 * Georgia State8/31 at Tennessee9/7 Furman9/14 at Western Michigan9/21 * at Texas State10/5 * Arkansas State10/12 * at Coastal Carolina10/19 Army10/26 * Troy11/9 * at ULM11/16 * Appalachian State11/23 * South Alabama11/30 * at Georgia Southern8/31 ^ Mississippi State9/7 Liberty9/14 Texas Southern9/21 at Ohio9/28 * at Georgia Southern10/9 * Appalachian State (ESPN2)10/17 * at Arkansas State (ESPNU)11/2 * Texas State11/7 * at Coastal Carolina (ESPNU)11/16 * at South Alabama11/23 * Troy11/30 * ULM8/29 Grambling9/7 at Florida State9/21 at Iowa State9/28 * South Alabama10/5 Memphis10/10 * at Texas State (ESPNU)10/19 * at Appalachian State11/2 * Arkansas State11/9 * Georgia State11/16 * at Georgia Southern11/23 * Coastal Carolina11/30 * at Louisiana8/31 at Nebraska9/7 Jackson State9/14 Memphis9/21 at UAB9/28 * at ULM10/3 * Georgia Southern (ESPNU)10/16 * at Troy (ESPN2)10/26 * Appalachian State11/9 * at Texas State11/16 * Louisiana11/23 * at Georgia State11/30 * Arkansas State8/31 at Texas A&M9/7 Wyoming9/14 at SMU9/21 * Georgia State9/28 Nicholls State10/10 * ULM (ESPNU)10/26 * at Arkansas State11/2 * at Louisiana11/9 * South Alabama11/16 * Troy11/23 * at Appalachian State11/30 * at Coastal Carolina8/31 Campbell9/14 Southern Miss9/21 at Akron9/28 * Arkansas State10/5 at Missouri10/16 * South Alabama (ESPN2)10/26 * at Georgia State11/2 * at Coastal Carolina11/9 * Georgia Southern11/16 * at Texas State11/23 * at Louisiana11/30 * Appalachian State