Tyson Helton’s hiring as Western Kentucky’s coach came with the directive to reboot a stagnant Hilltopper offense. A look at WKU’s final stat rankings for the 2018 season shows why that’s needed.
The Toppers (3-9 overall, 2-6 Conference USA) finished the year ranked 118th of 130 FBS teams in points per game, according to cfbstats.com.
WKU averaged 21.1 points per game in 2018 under coach Mike Sanford, who was fired Nov. 25. Helton was announced as Sanford’s replacement two days later.
Those 21.1 ppg were a decrease from 2017, when the Hilltoppers ranked 87th with 25.