University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Updates Made To Sun Belt Reference Guide
11/23/2016 2:26:00 PM | Athletics
SBC members, media partners encouraged to use perferred references
NEW ORLEANS - Today (Nov. 23) the Sun Belt Conference has made public its University Reference Guide that is used to reference each member institution's athletic title and nicknames. The publication of the guide comes after all of the conference's presidents and chancellors submitted their preferred reference.
The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Athletic Department sent an advisory to media members on Nov. 1 regarding the use of "Louisiana" as the preferred name and "LA" for use on statistical abbreviations and sports tickers.Â
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The Sun Belt Conference will begin to use these references immediately.  Sun Belt member institutions and media partners are encouraged to use these references so that there is consistency across all communication platforms.
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Sun Belt Conference
University Reference Guide
Updated November 2016
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The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Athletic Department sent an advisory to media members on Nov. 1 regarding the use of "Louisiana" as the preferred name and "LA" for use on statistical abbreviations and sports tickers.Â
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The Sun Belt Conference will begin to use these references immediately.  Sun Belt member institutions and media partners are encouraged to use these references so that there is consistency across all communication platforms.
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Sun Belt Conference
University Reference Guide
Updated November 2016
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| Official University Name | Nickname | First Reference | Abbreviation |
| Appalachian State University | Mountaineers | Appalachian State | App |
| Arkansas State University | Red Wolves | Arkansas State | A-St |
| University of Arkansas at Little Rock | Trojans | Little Rock | LR |
| Coastal Carolina University | Chanticleers | Coastal Carolina | CCU |
| Georgia Southern University | Eagles | Georgia Southern | GS |
| Georgia State University | Panthers | Georgia State | GSU |
| University of Idaho | Vandals | Idaho | UI |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette | Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns | Louisiana | LA |
| University of Louisiana at Monroe | Warhawks | ULM | ULM |
| New Mexico State University | Aggies | New Mexico State | NMSU |
| University of South Alabama | Jaguars | South Alabama | USA |
| The University of Texas at Arlington | Mavericks | UTA | UTA |
| Texas State University | Bobcats | Texas State | TXST |
| Troy University | Trojans | Troy | TROY |
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