WKU Athletics Press Release

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU Football has accepted an invitation to play in the 2025 New Orleans Bowl, WKU announced Sunday.

The Hilltoppers will face Southern Miss in the game, which is scheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 23, at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. Kickoff is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. CT and the game will be televised nationally on ESPN.

“We’re really excited to return to the New Orleans Bowl. They do a great job,” WKU Football Head Coach Tyson Helton said. “We get to play a great opponent in Southern Miss. It should be a great game.”

It is the program’s second appearance in the New Orleans Bowl. The Hilltoppers defeated South Alabama 44-23 in the 2022 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl.

The New Orleans Bowl marks WKU’s 12th bowl game in the past 14 seasons. St

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