Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football
| Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football | |||
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| First season | 1908; 117 years ago | ||
| Athletic director | Todd Stewart | ||
| Head coach | Tyson Helton 7th season, 48–32 (.600) | ||
| Stadium | Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium (capacity: 22,000) | ||
| Field surface | FieldTurf | ||
| Location | Bowling Green, Kentucky | ||
| NCAA division | Division I FBS | ||
| Conference | Conference USA | ||
| All-time record | 615–426–30 (.588) | ||
| Bowl record | 11–6 (.647) | ||
| Claimed national titles | Div. I FCS: 1 (2002) | ||
| Playoff appearances | 10 | ||
| Conference titles | 13 (7 Division II, 4 FCS, 2 FBS) | ||
| Division titles | 3 | ||
| Rivalries | Middle Tennessee (rivalry) Eastern Kentucky (rivalry) Murray State (rivalry) | ||
| Consensus All-Americans | 5 | ||
| Colors | Red and white | ||
| Fight song | Stand Up and Cheer! | ||
| Mascot | Big Red | ||
| Marching band | Big Red Marching Band | ||
| Outfitter | Nike | ||
| Website | WKUSports.com | ||
The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football program is a college football team that represents Western Kentucky University. The team competes at the NCAA Division I Football 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.