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Western Kentucky Football Team History

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, KY
Founded: 1906
Stadium: L.T. Smith Stadium
Capacity: 22,113
Colors: Red & White
Coach: Tyson Helton
Conference: Conference USA-

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1908 <-- 2021 <- 2022 -> 2023 --> 2024

2022 Season Highlights

Tyson Helton enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Western Kentucky.

2022 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Aug. 27	vs. Austin Peay	38	27	W
Sat., Sep. 3	@ Hawaii	49	17	W
Sat., Sep. 17	@ Indiana	30	33	L (OT)
Sat., Sep. 24	vs. Florida International	73	0	W
Sat., Oct. 1	vs. Troy	27	34	L
Sat., Oct. 8	@ Texas San Antonio	28	31	L
Sat., Oct. 15	@ Middle Tennessee State	35	17	W
Fri., Oct. 21	vs. Alabama Birmingham	20	17	W
Sat., Oct. 29	vs. North Texas	13	40	L
Sat., Nov. 5	@ Charlotte	59	7	W
Sat., Nov. 12	vs. Rice	45	10	W
Sat., Nov. 19	@ Auburn	17	41	L
Sat., Nov. 26	@ Florida Atlantic	32	31	W (OT)
Wed., Dec. 21	South Alabama	44	23	W	@ New Orleans LA	New Orleans Bowl

2022 Season Totals
Record	9-5
Points Scored	510
Scoring Average	36.4
Points Allowed	328
Defense Average	23.4
Opponents Record	84-83
Conference Record	6-2
Home Record	4-2
Away Record	4-3

2022 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2022 Conference USA- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas San Antonio	11-3	515	363	Lost 12-18	8-0	307	178	Jeff Traylor
Western Kentucky	9-5	510	328	Won 44-23	6-2	305	153	Tyson Helton
North Texas	7-7	473	444	Lost 32-35	6-3	311	232	Seth Littrell
Middle Tennessee State	8-5	375	360	Won 25-23	4-4	215	237	Rick Stockstill
Alabama Birmingham	7-6	391	301	Won 24-20	4-4	249	198	Bryant Vincent
Florida Atlantic	5-7	357	319		4-4	237	201	Willie Taggart
Rice	5-8	328	444	Lost 24-38	3-5	178	275	Mike Bloomgren
Texas El Paso	5-7	293	324		3-5	223	229	Dana Dimel
Florida International	4-8	224	447		2-6	141	329	Mike MacIntyre
Charlotte	3-9	290	473		2-6	183	279	Will Healy
Louisiana Tech	3-9	348	455		2-6	238	300	Sonny Cumbie

2022 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2022 All Conference USA Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).