Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football

First season1908; 118 years agoAthletic directorTodd StewartHead coachTyson Helton
7th season, 57–37 (.606)LocationBowling Green, KentuckyStadiumHouchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium
(capacity: 22,000)NCAA divisionDivision I FBSConferenceConference USAColorsRed and white
All-time record632–437–30  (.589)Bowl record11–6 (.647)NCAA Division I FCS championships2002Conference championshipsSIAA: 1932

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OVC: 1952, 1963, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1980, 2000, 2002

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C-USA: 2015, 2016Division championshipsC-USA East: 2015, 2016, 2021Consensus All-Americans1 (FBS), 29 (FCS)RivalriesMiddle Tennessee (rivalry)
Eastern Kentucky (rivalry)
Murray State (rivalry)Fight songStand Up and Cheer!MascotBig RedMarching bandBig Red Marching BandOutfitterNikeWebsiteWKUSports.com

The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football program is a college football team that represents Western Kentucky University. The team competes at the NCAA Division IFootball Bowl Subdivision level and represents the university as a member of Conference USA in the Eastern division. The 2002 team was the FCS national champion. The program has 13 conference championships (1 SIAA, 9 OVC, 1 Gateway, 2 Conference USA) and 7 FBS-level bowl game victories. The Hilltoppers play their home games at Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium in Bowling Green, Kentucky and the team's head football coach is Tyson Helton.