2023 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

2023 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football
Famous Toastery Bowl champion
ConferenceConference USA
Record8–5 (5–3 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDrew Hollingshead (1st season)
Offensive schemeAir raid
Defensive coordinatorTyson Summers (2nd season)
Base defense3–3–5
Home stadiumHouchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium
2023 Conference USA football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 25 Liberty y$   8 0     13 1  
New Mexico State y   7 1     10 5  
Jacksonville State*   6 2     9 4  
Western Kentucky   5 3     8 5  
Middle Tennessee   3 5     4 8  
UTEP   2 6     3 9  
Sam Houston*   2 6     3 9  
Louisiana Tech   2 6     3 9  
FIU   1 7     4 8  
Championship: Liberty 49, New Mexico State 35
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
  • * – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky University in the 2023 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 members of Conference USA. They were led by fifth-year head coach Tyson Helton. The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team drew an average home attendance of 15,710 in 2023.