Tyson Helton
Head Coach at Western Kentucky since 2019.
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- Seasons coached
- 27
- First season
- 2000
- Teams
- 8
Career
10 stints
- 2000Hawai'iGraduate Assistant
- 2001–2003HawaiiSpecial Teams CoordinatorTight Ends
- 2004–2006MemphisSpecial Teams CoordinatorTight Ends
- 2007–2011UABQuarterbacksRecruiting Coordinator
- 2012UABRunning Backs
- 2013CincinnatiSpecial Teams CoordinatorTight Ends
- 2014–2015Western KentuckyOffensive Coordinator
- 2016–2017USCPassing Game CoordinatorQuarterbacks
- 2018TennesseeOffensive CoordinatorQuarterbacks
- 2019–presentWestern KentuckyHead Coach
Coaching tree
9 mentors, 84 protégés, 2 branches — a branch is a protégé who went on to hold a head job.
MentorsProtégés
Became a head coachShowing up to 7 per row
Relationships
Coached under
94
- 2026Anthony BrackenridgeMentored · Western Kentucky
- 2026Anthony BreckenridgeMentored · Western Kentucky
- 2026Anthony Breckenridge (quality controlMentored · Western Kentucky
- 2026Ashley TerhuneMentored · Western Kentucky
- 2026Bodie ReederMentored · Western Kentucky
- 2026Carson BurgessMentored · Western Kentucky
- 2026Carson Burgess (quality controlMentored · Western Kentucky
- 2026Charlie WeinbergMentored · Western Kentucky
- 2026Chase BitowfMentored · Western Kentucky
- 2026Chase LaneMentored · Western Kentucky
- 2026CJ MartinezMentored · Western Kentucky
- 2026CJ Martinez (quality controlMentored · Western Kentucky
- 2026Danielle KucharskiMentored · Western Kentucky
- 2026Darius HollandMentored · Western Kentucky
- 2026David MetcalfMentored · Western Kentucky
79 more, most recent shown first.
Succeeded
8
- 2019Bobby PetrinoSucceeded · Western Kentucky
- 2019Jim ChaneySucceeded by · Tennessee
- 2019Mike Sanford Jr.Succeeded · Western Kentucky
- 2018Larry ScottSucceeded · Tennessee
- 2014Jeff BrohmSucceeded · Western Kentucky
- 2013Mark ElderSucceeded · Cincinnati
- 2012John WozniakSucceeded · UAB
- 2007Garret ChachereSucceeded by · Memphis
Tenure
27 seasons
- Western KentuckyHead coach · 2019–2026 · current8
- UABPosition coach · 2007–20126
- MemphisCoordinator · 2004–20063
- HawaiiCoordinator · 2001–20033
- USCCoordinator · 2016–20172
- Western KentuckyCoordinator · 2014–20152
- TennesseeCoordinator · 20181
- CincinnatiCoordinator · 20131
- Hawai'iAnalyst · 20001
Pipeline
2 of 19 coordinators
- 1 seasonTyson Summersunder at Western Kentucky 2022 · head coach at Colorado State2025
- 4 seasonsZach Kittleyunder at Western Kentucky 2021 · head coach at Florida Atlantic2025
Moves
Nothing on the wire for Tyson Helton. The wire carries moves published since the register went live; the career above is the record before that.