(1977-06-20) June 20, 1977 (age 46) Gainesville, Florida, U.S.
Playing career
1996–1999
Houston
Position(s)
Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2000
Hawaii (GA)
2001–2003
Hawaii (ST/TE)
2004–2006
Memphis (ST/TE)
2007–2011
UAB (QB)
2012
UAB (RB)
2013
Cincinnati (ST/TE)
2014–2015
Western Kentucky (OC/QB)
2016–2017
USC (PGC/QB)
2018
Tennessee (OC/QB)
2019–present
Western Kentucky
Head coaching record
Overall
40–26
Bowls
4–1
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
C-USA East division (2021)
Awards
C-USA Coach of the Year (2019)
Tyson Helton (born June 20, 1977) is an American football coach and former quarterback, who is the current head coach of the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers. He played college football at Houston from 1996 to 1999.[1] He previously served as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Tennessee (2018), quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator at USC (2016–2017), offensive coordinator at Western Kentucky (2014–2015), and as an assistant at Cincinnati, UAB, Memphis, and Hawaii.
Tyson's father, Kim Helton, is a former head football coach,[2] and his older brother Clay Helton is the current head coach at Georgia Southern. Due to his father's career as a collegiate football coach, Helton was exposed to football from an early age. He played college football at Houston, where he played mostly as a backup. He joined the coaching ranks immediately upon graduation from college, working initially for June Jones as an assistant at Hawaii. He gradually worked his way through the ranks at various NCAA Division I schools before being named head coach at Western Kentucky in 2019.
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^Pratt, Elliott (November 27, 2018). "Strong family ties help mold Helton's coaching career". www.bgdailynews.com. Bowling Green Daily News. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
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2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hilltoppers are led by TysonHelton in his sixth year as the head coach. The Hilltoppers will play home games...
record of 24–53–1. His sons Clay and TysonHelton both rose to also become college football head coaches. Helton was born in Pensacola, Florida. He attended...
competed members of Conference USA. They were led by fifth-year head coach TysonHelton. Western Kentucky and Conference USA announced the 2023 football schedule...
University of Southern California (USC) in 2018 by head coach Clay Helton, TysonHelton's brother. Ellis was promoted to quarterbacks coach after one year...
teams coach for the 2015 season. After Hilltoppers offensive coordinator TysonHelton resigned to accept an assistant coaching position at USC on his brother...
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2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by head coach TysonHelton, who was coaching his fourth season with the team. The Hilltoppers played...
coach Kim Helton, the father of WKU's head coach, TysonHelton, was on Neil Callaway's staff at UAB with Summers from 2007-2011; the elder Helton also coached...
was relieved of his duties as head coach. The current head coach is TysonHelton who came to Western Kentucky after serving one season as the offensive...
(1995–98) and Houston Texans (2002–05). Former Hawaiʻi assistant coach. TysonHelton – Current head coach at Western Kentucky (2019–present). Former Hawaii...
Guidry # (2012) Bobby Petrino (2013) Jeff Brohm (2014–2016) Nick Holt # (2016) Mike Sanford Jr. (2017–2018) TysonHelton (2019– ) # denotes interim coach...
Guidry # (2012) Bobby Petrino (2013) Jeff Brohm (2014–2016) Nick Holt # (2016) Mike Sanford Jr. (2017–2018) TysonHelton (2019– ) # denotes interim coach...
Guidry # (2012) Bobby Petrino (2013) Jeff Brohm (2014–2016) Nick Holt # (2016) Mike Sanford Jr. (2017–2018) TysonHelton (2019– ) # denotes interim coach...
Archived from the original on May 2, 2023. Retrieved May 2, 2023. "TysonHelton Introduced As WKU Head Football Coach". WBKO. November 27, 2018. Archived...
Conference USA (CUSA). The team was coached by third-year head coach TysonHelton. Western Kentucky announced its 2021 football schedule on January 27...
Jackson – RET – Junior Sam Darnold – QB – Freshman January 4, 2016 – TysonHelton, Neil Callaway Officially Join USC Football Staff. January 4, 2016 –...
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