2019 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

2019 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football
First Responder Bowl champion
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast Division
Record9–4 (6–2 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBryan Ellis (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorClayton White (3rd season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumHouchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Florida Atlantic xy$   7 1     11 3  
Marshall   6 2     8 5  
Western Kentucky   6 2     9 4  
Charlotte   5 3     7 6  
Middle Tennessee   3 5     4 8  
FIU   3 5     6 7  
Old Dominion   0 8     1 11  
West Division
UAB xy   6 2     9 5  
Louisiana Tech x   6 2     10 3  
Southern Miss   5 3     7 6  
North Texas   3 5     4 8  
UTSA   3 5     4 8  
Rice   3 5     3 9  
UTEP   0 8     1 11  
Championship: Florida Atlantic 49, UAB 6
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

The 2019 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team (WKU) represented Western Kentucky University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hilltoppers played their home games at the Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium in Bowling Green, Kentucky, as members of the East Division of Conference USA (C–USA). They were led by first-year head coach Tyson Helton.[1]