2021 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team information
American college football season
2021Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football
C-USA East Division
champion Boca Raton Bowl champion
C-USA Championship Game, L 41–49 vs. UTSA
Boca Raton Bowl, W 59–38 vs. Appalachian State
Conference
Conference USA
Division
East Division
Record
9–5 (7–1 C-USA)
Head coach
Tyson Helton (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator
Zach Kittley (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator
Bryan Ellis (3rd season)
Offensive scheme
Air raid
Defensive coordinator
Maurice Crum Jr. (2nd season)
Base defense
4–2–5
Home stadium
Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Conference USA football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
East Division
Western Kentucky xy
7
–
1
9
–
5
Marshall
5
–
3
7
–
6
Old Dominion
5
–
3
6
–
7
Middle Tennessee
4
–
4
7
–
6
Florida Atlantic
3
–
5
5
–
7
Charlotte
3
–
5
5
–
7
FIU
0
–
8
1
–
11
West Division
UTSA xy$
7
–
1
12
–
2
UAB
6
–
2
9
–
4
North Texas
5
–
3
6
–
7
UTEP
4
–
4
7
–
6
Rice
3
–
5
4
–
8
Southern Miss
2
–
6
3
–
9
Louisiana Tech
2
–
6
3
–
9
Championship: UTSA 49, Western Kentucky 41
$ – Conference champion
x – Division champion/co-champions
y – Championship game participant
The 2021 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky University during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hilltoppers played their home games at Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and competed in the East Division of Conference USA (CUSA). The team was coached by third-year head coach Tyson Helton.
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