| Year: | 2023 |
| Team: | Western Kentucky Hilltoppers |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Conference USA |
| Short Conf: | C-USA |
| Record: | 8–5 |
| Conf Record: | 5–3 |
| Head Coach: | Tyson Helton |
| Hc Year: | 5th |
| Off Coach: | Drew Hollingshead |
| Oc Year: | 1st |
| Off Scheme: | Air raid |
| Def Coach: | Tyson Summers |
| Dc Year: | 2nd |
| Def Scheme: | 3–3–5 |
| Stadium: | Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium |
| Champion: | Famous Toastery Bowl champion |
| Bowl: | Famous Toastery Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | W 38–35 OT vs. Old Dominion |
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.
Western Kentucky and Conference USA announced the 2023 football schedule on January 10, 2023.[1] [2]
See also: 2023 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team.
| Statistics | WKU | JSU |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 16 | 27 |
| Total yards | 72–339 | 95–484 |
| Rushing yards | 24–89 | 55–262 |
| Passing yards | 250 | 222 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 24–48–1 | 23–40–1 |
| Time of possession | 26:56 | 33:04 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Kentucky | Passing | Austin Reed | 24/48, 250 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Rushing | Elijah Young | 10 carries, 39 yards | |
| Receiving | K.D. Hutchinson | 4 receptions, 52 yards | |
| Jacksonville State | Passing | 22/39, 218 yards, INT | |
| Rushing | Zion Webb | 28 carries, 146 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | P.J. Wells | 5 receptions, 53 yards |