| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Western Kentucky |
| Conference | C-USA |
| Record | 46–28 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | June 20, 1977 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 | 46–28 |
| Bowls | 4–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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| Awards | |
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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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