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

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