2008 Sun Belt Conference football season

2008 Sun Belt Conference football season
League	NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision)
Sport	football
Duration	August 28, 2008 through December 26, 2008
Number of teams	8
TV partner(s)	ESPN
2009 NFL Draft
Top draft pick	Sherrod Martin
Picked by	Carolina Panthers, 59th overall
Regular season
Champion	Troy
Season MVP	Tyrell Fenroy (RB, ULL)

2008 Sun Belt Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Troy $		6	–	1					8	–	5
Louisiana–Lafayette		5	–	2					6	–	6
Florida Atlantic		4	–	3					7	–	6
Arkansas State		4	–	3					6	–	6
FIU		3	–	4					5	–	7
Middle Tennessee		3	–	4					5	–	7
Louisiana–Monroe		3	–	4					4	–	8
North Texas		0	–	7					1	–	11
$ – Conference champion

The 2008 Sun Belt Conference football season was an NCAA football season that was played from August 28, 2008, to December 26, 2008. The Sun Belt Conference consisted of 8 football members: Arkansas State, Florida Atlantic, Florida International, Louisiana-Lafayette, Louisiana-Monroe, Middle Tennessee, North Texas, and Troy. Troy won the Sun Belt Championship but lost the Southern Miss in the New Orleans Bowl.^[1] FAU defeated Central Michigan in the Motor City Bowl 24–21.

Players of the Year

2008 Sun Belt Player of the Year awards^[2]

Award	Player	School
Player of the Year	Tyrell Fenroy	Louisiana-Lafayette
Offensive Player of the Year	Michael Desormeaux	Louisiana-Lafayette
Defensive Player of the Year	Alex Carrington	Arkansas State
Newcomer of the Year	Levi Brown	Troy
Freshman of the Year	T. Y. Hilton	Florida International
Coach of the Year	Larry Blakeney	Troy

All-Sun Belt Team

Coaches All-Conference Selections^[2]

Position Player Class Team First Team Offense QB Michael Desormeaux SR Louisiana-Lafayette RB Reggie Arnold JR Arkansas State RB Tyrell Fenroy SR Louisiana-Lafayette WR Casey Fitzgerald SR North Texas WR Jerrel Jernigan SO Troy TE Zeek Zacharie SR Louisiana-Monroe OL Matt Mandich SR Arkansas State OL Brad Bustle JR Louisiana-Lafayette OL Chris Fisher JR Louisiana-Lafayette OL Chris Jamison SR Troy OL Dion Small SR Troy First Team Defense DL Alex Carrington JR Arkansas State DL Jervonte Jackson SR Florida Atlantic DL Brandon Lang JR Troy DL Cameron Sheffield JR Troy LB Frantz Joseph SR Florida Atlantic LB Cardia Jackson JR Louisiana-Monroe LB Boris Lee JR Troy DB Corey Small SR Florida Atlantic DB Anthony Gaitor SO Florida International DB Terence Moore SR Troy DB Sherrod Martin SR Troy First Team Special Teams PK Josh Arauco JR Arkansas State P Truman Spencer SR North Texas RS T. Y. Hilton FR Florida International AP T. Y. Hilton FR Florida International

Position Player Class Team Second Team Offense QB Corey Leonard JR Arkansas State RB Charles Pierre SR Florida Atlantic RB DuJuan Harris SO Troy WR T. Y. Hilton FR Florida International WR Jason Chery SR Louisiana-Lafayette TE David Johnson SR Arkansas State TE Jamari Grant JR Florida Atlantic OL Mark Clemons SR Arkansas State OL Nick Paris SR Florida Atlantic OL John Rizzo SR Florida Atlantic OL Brad Serini SO Florida International OL Larry Shappley SR Louisiana-Monroe Second Team Defense DL Quentin Newman SR Florida International DL Trevor Jenkins SR Middle Tennessee DL Aaron Morgan JR Louisiana-Monroe DL Dion Gales SR Troy LB Ben Owens SR Arkansas State LB Bear Woods JR Troy LB Tobe Nwigwe JR North Texas DB Derik Keyes SR Louisiana-Lafayette DB Josh Thompson JR Louisiana-Monroe DB Jeremy Kellem SO Middle Tennessee DB Tavares Williams SR Troy Second Team Special Teams PK Sam Glusman JR Troy P Carlos Munera JR Florida International RS Kevin Jones SR Arkansas State AP Jason Chery SR Louisiana-Lafayette

References

1. "2008 Sun Belt Conference Year Summary". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
2. "Seven ULM Players Selected to Sun Belt All-Conference Team". Retrieved December 8, 2024.