2019 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team
American college football team season

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.
Preseason
Award watch lists
Listed in the order that they were released
Preseason media poll
The preseason poll was released prior to the Conference USA media days on July 17–18, 2019. The Hilltoppers were predicted to finish in fifth place in the C–USA East Division.
Preseason All–Conference USA teams
2019 Preseason All-Conference USA
Schedule
Game summaries
Central Arkansas
At FIU
Vs. Louisville
UAB
At Old Dominion
Army
Charlotte
At Marshall
Florida Atlantic
At Arkansas
At Southern Miss
Middle Tennessee
Vs.
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