Western Kentucky HilltoppersHead coach

Tyson Helton

70 Overall rating steady

Tyson Helton has led Western Kentucky since 2019, going 58-40 across 8 seasons with 7 bowl trips.

Record since 2019: 58-40
Seasons: 8
Bowl trips: 7

Coaching profile Updated weekly

Strategy & scheme

Offensive scheme7

Defensive scheme10

Game planning9

Situational management12

Leadership & results

Comeback factor12

Underdog edge6

Recent form2

Win rate11

Grades on a 0-20 scale, recalculated each week from Tyson Helton's most recent 26 games. Offensive and defensive scheme track scoring for and against, game planning the average margin, situational management the one-score record, comeback factor the bounce-back after a loss, underdog edge the road record. The arrows are the week-over-week move. Frost is 17 or higher, violet 14 or higher.

Western Kentucky record by season

Tyson Helton Western Kentucky record by season since 2019
Season	Record	Result
2026	1-4	In progress
2025	9-4	Won New Orleans Bowl
2024	8-6	Lost Boca Raton Bowl
2023	8-5	Won Famous Toastery Bowl
2022	9-5	Won R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
2021	9-5	Won RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl
2020	5-7	Lost LendingTree Bowl
2019	9-4	Won SERVPRO FIRST RESPONDER BOWL

Records with Western Kentucky since 2019, bowl and playoff games included, from the CollegeFootballData game log.

Tyson Helton: Western Kentucky head coach profile

Tyson Helton is the Western Kentucky head coach. This profile covers Tyson Helton's record and season-by-season results with Western Kentucky, and connects to the Western Kentucky program, the Big 12 teams and the live conference standings. Follow the race for the Big 12 Championship Game on the Big 12 title race page.

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