Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football
2025 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team
First season	1908; 118 years ago[a]
Athletic director	Todd Stewart
Head coach	Tyson Helton 7th season, 57–36 (.613)
Location	Bowling Green, Kentucky
Stadium	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium (capacity: 22,000)
NCAA division	Division I FBS
Conference	Conference USA
Colors	Red and white[1]
All-time record	632–436–30 [2] (.589)
Bowl record	11–6 (.647)
NCAA Division I FCS championships
2002
Conference championships
SIAA: 1932 OVC: 1952, 1963, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1980, 2000, 2002 C-USA: 2015, 2016
Conference division championships
C-USA East: 2015, 2016, 2021
Consensus All-Americans	1 (FBS), 29 (FCS)
Rivalries	Middle Tennessee (rivalry) Eastern Kentucky (rivalry) Murray State (rivalry)
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.

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