2022 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team information
American college football season
2022Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football
New Orleans Bowl champion
New Orleans Bowl, W 44–23 vs. South Alabama
Conference
Conference USA
Record
9–5 (6–2 C-USA)
Head coach
Tyson Helton (4th season)
Co-offensive coordinator
Ben Arbuckle (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator
Josh Crawford (1st season)
Offensive scheme
Air raid
Defensive coordinator
Tyson Summers (1st season)
Base defense
3–3–5
Home stadium
Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Conference USA football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
UTSA y$
8
–
0
11
–
3
North Texas y
6
–
2
7
–
7
Western Kentucky
6
–
2
9
–
5
Middle Tennessee
4
–
4
8
–
5
UAB
4
–
4
7
–
6
Florida Atlantic
4
–
4
5
–
7
Rice
3
–
5
5
–
8
UTEP
3
–
5
5
–
7
FIU
2
–
6
4
–
8
Charlotte
2
–
6
3
–
9
Louisiana Tech
2
–
6
3
–
9
Championship: UTSA 48, North Texas 27
$ – Conference champion
y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
The 2022 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky University as a member of Conference USA (C-USA) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by head coach Tyson Helton, who was coaching his fourth season with the team. The Hilltoppers played their home games at Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
The team was led on offense by quarterback Austin Reed who joined the team in 2022 via the NCAA transfer portal.[1] Through the first two games, Reed had 550 passing yards, ranking third in the nation.[2]
^"Reed throws four TD passes, Western Kentucky rolls in opener". My San Antonio. August 27, 2022.
^"Football Player Passing Stats 2022". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
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