The 2017 Sun Belt conference football season began on August 31, 2017 and ended on December 2, 2017.
It was part of the 2017 season of the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), the top level of NCAA Division I football.
This was the first season for Coastal Carolina, which was in its second and final transitional season from the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) to FBS.
This was also the final season for both Idaho and New Mexico State as associate members of the conference; New Mexico State will remain in the FBS as an independent program, while Idaho will move down to the FCS level in its main conference, the Big Sky Conference.
Offense: Defense: Special Teams: Ref:[1] Bold: Exceeded capacity †Season High