Conference USA·Bowling Green, KY

WESTERN KENTUCKY HILLTOPPERS

Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium · 48–32 across six scored seasons

BOOMBLÄT All-Time Score
65BLIP
No. 42 of 136 scored programs · six FBS seasons, era-decayed · schedule-strength dampened (5 of 6 Western Kentucky seasons below the FBS mean) · conference-championship bonus applied
Beyond the Hilltoppers
C-USA Avg51▲ +14 vs conferenceC-USA Rank3rdof 10 membersFBS Rank42ndof 136 scored
Season Scores2020–2025 · older seasons fade with era decay
35
2020LendingTree Bowl91
2021Boca Raton Bowl87
2022New Orleans Bowl72
2023Toastery Bowl53
2024Boca Raton Bowl64
2025New Orleans Bowl
Season scores are percentile ranks vs every scored FBS team-season. The all-time score reads lower than the bars because each season's contribution is dampened for schedule strength (see below). Box-score data begins in 2020.
Schedule StrengthOpponents' avg win% · FBS mean 0.508 (tick) · contribution multiplier right
2020
.490× 0.97
2021
.509× 1.00
2022
.474× 0.95
2023
.503× 0.99
2024
.483× 0.96
2025
.444× 0.90
Game and season scores never change for schedule strength — a dominant game is a dominant game. Only the all-time score weighs a season by who it was played against: seasons below the FBS mean count for less (floor × 0.85); seasons above it are never boosted.
Recent GamesLast 10 · BOOMBLÄT game score right
Conference ContextConference USA →
Championship HistorySince 1998
No BCS or CFP National Championship appearances.
Quick Stats
2025 Record
9–4 · New Orleans Bowl
Best Season
2021 · 91 BOOM
PTS For · 2025
384
PTS Against · 2025
297
Head Coach
Tyson Helton
Stadium
Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium
About the Program
The Hilltoppers play at Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium in Bowling Green, KY, in the Conference USA. Across six scored seasons they are 48–32, peaking at 91 BOOM in 2021 — every game since 2020 scored from the box score on BOOMBLÄT.