Coaches
Tyson Helton
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Tyson Helton*
Head coach, Western Kentucky · Played at Houston 1996-1999 · alma mater (CFBD): Houston
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Hawai'i | GA | GA | June Jones |
| 2001-2003 | Hawai'i | ST coord. | ST/TE | June Jones |
| 2004-2006 | Memphis | ST coord. | ST/TE | Tommy West |
| 2007-2011 | UAB | Position | QB | Neil Callaway |
| 2012 | UAB | Position | RB | Garrick McGee |
| 2013 | Cincinnati | ST coord. | ST/TE | Tommy Tuberville |
| 2014-2015 | Western Kentucky | OC | OC/QB✓ | Jeff Brohm* |
| 2016-2017 | USC | Position | PGC/QB | Clay Helton* |
| 2018 | Tennessee | OC | OC/QB✓ | Jeremy Pruitt |
| 2019- | Western Kentucky | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Western Kentucky | Offensive coordinator | 5 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 128 |
| 2015 | Western Kentucky | Offensive coordinator | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 128 |
| 2018 | Tennessee | Offensive coordinator | 98 | 102 | 108 | 118 | 130 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Western Kentucky | 9-4 | - → - | 84 | 34 | 1.7 | 25% wins | 130 |
| 2020 | Western Kentucky | 5-7 | - → - | 116 | 45 | -3.2 | 69% wins | 127 |
| 2021 | Western Kentucky | 9-5 | - → - | 3 | 59 | 13.3 | 42% wins | 130 |
| 2022 | Western Kentucky | 9-5 | - → - | 23 | 26 | 1.7 | 64% wins | 131 |
| 2023 | Western Kentucky | 8-5 | - → - | 60 | 86 | -2.0 | 64% wins | 133 |
| 2024 | Western Kentucky | 8-6 | - → - | 63 | 103 | -2.2 | 62% wins | 134 |
| 2025 | Western Kentucky | 9-4 | - → - | 70 | 39 | 1.6 | 57% wins | 136 |
| 2026 | Western Kentucky | 3-6 | - → - | 101 | 119 | -13.7 | 69% wins | 138 |
Worked under
- June Jones · Hawai'i 2000-2003 (GA, Position, ST coord.)
- Tommy West · Memphis 2004-2006 (Position, ST coord.)
- Neil Callaway · UAB 2007-2011 (Position)
- Garrick McGee · UAB 2012 (Position)
- Tommy Tuberville · Cincinnati 2013 (Position, ST coord.)
- Jeff Brohm* · Western Kentucky 2014-2015 (OC, Position)
- Clay Helton* · USC 2016-2017 (Other, Position)
- Jeremy Pruitt · Tennessee 2018 (OC, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 17
- Bryan Ellis · Western Kentucky 2019-2021 (OC, Position)
- Clayton White · Western Kentucky 2019-2020 (DC, Position)
- Kim Helton · Western Kentucky 2019 (Analyst)
- Maurice Crum Jr. · Western Kentucky 2019-2021 (DC, Position)
- Ryan Aplin · Western Kentucky 2020 (OC, Position)
- Ben Arbuckle · Western Kentucky 2021-2022 (Analyst, OC, Position)
- Zach Kittley* · Western Kentucky 2021 (OC, Position)
- Josh Crawford · Western Kentucky 2022 (OC)
- Michael Hutchings · Western Kentucky 2022 (Position)
- Tyson Summers · Western Kentucky 2022-2024 (DC, Position)
- Drew Hollingshead · Western Kentucky 2023-2024 (OC)
- Will Friend · Western Kentucky 2024 (OC)
- Da'Von Brown · Western Kentucky 2025 (DC)
- Davis Merritt · Western Kentucky 2025-2026 (DC)
- Rick Bowie · Western Kentucky 2025 (OC)
- Bodie Reeder · Western Kentucky 2026 (OC)
- Joe Bernardi · Western Kentucky 2026 (OC)
Level 2: on their staffs · 1
- Brett Dewhurst · Florida Atlantic 2025-2026 (DC) · under Zach Kittley
Coached together
- June Jones · Hawai'i 2000-2003 · him GA, Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Vantz Singletary · Hawai'i 2000-2003 · him GA, Position, ST coord., them Position
- Nick Rolovich · Hawai'i 2003 · him Position, ST coord., them GA
- Chris Rumph · Memphis 2004-2005 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Clay Helton* · Memphis 2004-2006 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Joe Lee Dunn · Memphis 2004-2006 · him Position, ST coord., them DC
- Randy Fichtner · Memphis 2004-2006 · him Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Tommy West · Memphis 2004-2006 · him Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Eric Schumann · UAB 2007-2010 · him Position, them DC
- Kim Helton · UAB 2007-2011 · him Position, them OC
- Neil Callaway · UAB 2007-2011 · him Position, them Head coach
- Tyson Summers · UAB 2007-2011 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Tommy West · UAB 2011 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Bryan Ellis · UAB 2012 · him Position, them GA
- Garrick McGee · UAB 2012 · him Position, them Head coach
- Jeff Brohm* · UAB 2012 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Reggie Johnson · UAB 2012 · him Position, them DC
- Art Kaufman · Cincinnati 2013 · him Position, ST coord., them DC, Position
- Darin Hinshaw · Cincinnati 2013 · him Position, ST coord., them Other, Position
- Eddie Gran · Cincinnati 2013 · him Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Robert Prunty · Cincinnati 2013 · him Position, ST coord., them DC, Other, Position
- Steve Clinkscale · Cincinnati 2013 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Tommy Tuberville · Cincinnati 2013 · him Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Bryan Ellis · Western Kentucky 2014-2021 · him Head coach, OC, Position, them Analyst, OC, Position
- JaMarcus Shephard* · Western Kentucky 2014-2015 · him OC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Jeff Brohm* · Western Kentucky 2014-2015 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Neil Callaway · Western Kentucky 2014-2015 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Nick Holt · Western Kentucky 2014-2015 · him OC, Position, them DC, Other
- Clancy Pendergast · USC 2016-2017 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Clay Helton* · USC 2016-2017 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Johnny Nansen · USC 2016-2017 · him Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Neil Callaway · USC 2016-2017 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Ronnie Bradford · USC 2016-2017 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Tee Martin · USC 2016-2017 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Bryan Ellis · USC 2017 · him Other, Position, them Analyst
- Charles Kelly* · Tennessee 2018 · him OC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Chris Rumph · Tennessee 2018 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Jeremy Pruitt · Tennessee 2018 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Kevin Sherrer · Tennessee 2018 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Tino Sunseri · Tennessee 2018 · him OC, Position, them Analyst
- Clayton White · Western Kentucky 2019-2020 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Kim Helton · Western Kentucky 2019 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- Maurice Crum Jr. · Western Kentucky 2019-2021 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Ryan Aplin · Western Kentucky 2020 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Ben Arbuckle · Western Kentucky 2021-2022 · him Head coach, them Analyst, OC, Position
- Zach Kittley* · Western Kentucky 2021 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Josh Crawford · Western Kentucky 2022 · him Head coach, them OC
- Michael Hutchings · Western Kentucky 2022 · him Head coach, them Position
- Tyson Summers · Western Kentucky 2022-2024 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Drew Hollingshead · Western Kentucky 2023-2024 · him Head coach, them OC
- Will Friend · Western Kentucky 2024 · him Head coach, them OC
- Da'Von Brown · Western Kentucky 2025 · him Head coach, them DC
- Davis Merritt · Western Kentucky 2025-2026 · him Head coach, them DC
- Rick Bowie · Western Kentucky 2025 · him Head coach, them OC
- Bodie Reeder · Western Kentucky 2026 · him Head coach, them OC
- Joe Bernardi · Western Kentucky 2026 · him Head coach, them OC