Stadium Guide
Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium
Bowling Green, KY • 22,113 capacity • home of Western Kentucky • opened 1968
- Capacity
- 22,113
- Games Hosted
- 142
- Surface + Roof
- Artificial Turf • Open Air
- Opened
- 1968
Current listed capacity
Tracked historical total
Playing conditions
First season in use
Stadium overview
Stadium profile
Validated stadium facts and current dataset coverage for Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium.
- Primary Team
- Western Kentucky
- Conference
- Conference USA
- City / State
- Bowling Green, KY
- Country
- US
- Surface / Roof
- Artificial Turf • Open Air
- Venue Age
- 58 years
- Games Hosted
- 142
- First Recorded Game
- Sep 9, 1972
- Most Recent Game
- Nov 28, 2026
Home-field snapshot
Western Kentucky at Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium
Record
84-53
142 games
Win Rate
61.3%
Tracked games at this stadium
Average Margin
+10.1
Team score minus opponent score
Method
Primary home team only
Hidden when stadium team scope is ambiguous
- Location
- Bowling Green, KY
- Country
- US
- Venue Age
- 58 years
- Linked Teams
- Western Kentucky
- First Recorded Game
- Sep 9, 1972
- Most Recent Game
- Nov 28, 2026
- Coordinates
- 36.9848, -86.4594
- Dataset Scope
- Tracked stadium dataset only
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Location
Map, address, and travel links for this stadium.
- Address
- Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium, Bowling Green, KY, 42101
- Coordinates
- 36.9848, -86.4594
Context
Stadium rankings
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Numbers
Attendance and scoring
Stadium-wide scoring and crowd trends from the tracked archive.
Attendance Record
25,171
Indiana at Western Kentucky • Sep 26, 2021
Average Attendance
12,749
97 games with attendance data
Average Points Scored
32.8
Western Kentucky at this stadium
Average Points Allowed
22.7
Western Kentucky at this stadium
Archive
Historic games
Rules-driven highlights selected from the tracked archive.
Rivalry
Middle Tennessee at Western Kentucky
W 42-26
Rivalry pairing identified from the site rivalry dataset.
Highest Attendance
Indiana at Western Kentucky
L 31-33
25,171 announced attendance.
Biggest Margin
West Virginia Institute Of Tech at Western Kentucky
W 87-0
87 point margin.
High-Scoring
Old Dominion at Western Kentucky
W 66-51
117 combined points.
Highest Excitement
Middle Tennessee at Western Kentucky
W 41-38
Game excitement score 10.9 in the current dataset.
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Archive
Games at Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium
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| Result | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 28, 2026 Regular • Week 13 | Western Kentucky | Kennesaw State Campus | — | 2026 Regular | — |
| Nov 14, 2026 Regular • Week 11 | Western Kentucky | Jacksonville State Campus | — | 2026 Regular | — |
| Oct 27, 2026 Regular • Week 9 | Western Kentucky | Delaware Campus | — | 2026 Regular | — |
| Oct 8, 2026 Regular • Week 6 | Western Kentucky | Missouri State Campus | — | 2026 Regular | — |
| Sep 26, 2026 Regular • Week 4 | Western Kentucky | Mercyhurst Campus | — | 2026 Regular | — |
| Nov 15, 2025 Regular • Week 12 | Western Kentucky | Middle Tennessee Campus | W 42-26 | 2025 Regular | — |
| Nov 1, 2025 Regular • Week 10 | Western Kentucky | New Mexico State Campus | W 35-16 | 2025 Regular | — |
| Oct 15, 2025 Regular • Week 8 | Western Kentucky | Florida International Campus | L 6-25 | 2025 Regular | — |
| Sep 20, 2025 Regular • Week 4 | Western Kentucky | Nevada Campus | W 31-16 | 2025 Regular | — |
| Aug 30, 2025 Regular • Week 1 | Western Kentucky | North Alabama Campus | W 55-6 | 2025 Regular | — |
| Aug 23, 2025 Regular • Week 1 | Western Kentucky | Sam Houston Campus | W 41-24 | 2025 Regular | — |
| Nov 30, 2024 Regular • Week 14 | Western Kentucky | Jacksonville State Campus | W 19-17 | 2024 Regular | — |
| Nov 16, 2024 Regular • Week 12 | Western Kentucky | Louisiana Tech Campus | L 7-12 | 2024 Regular | — |
| Oct 30, 2024 Regular • Week 10 | Western Kentucky | Kennesaw State Campus | W 31-14 | 2024 Regular | — |
| Oct 11, 2024 Regular • Week 7 | Western Kentucky | UTEP Campus | W 44-17 | 2024 Regular | — |
| Sep 21, 2024 Regular • Week 4 | Western Kentucky | Toledo Campus | W 26-21 | 2024 Regular | — |
| Sep 7, 2024 Regular • Week 2 | Western Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky Campus | W 31-0 | 2024 Regular | — |
| Nov 18, 2023 Regular • Week 12 | Western Kentucky | Sam Houston Campus | W 28-23 | 2023 Regular | 11,041 |
| Nov 11, 2023 Regular • Week 11 | Western Kentucky | New Mexico State Campus | L 29-38 | 2023 Regular | 16,319 |
| Oct 24, 2023 Regular • Week 9 | Western Kentucky | Liberty Campus | L 29-42 | 2023 Regular | 16,036 |
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Guide
Stadium guide
Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium is a college football stadium in Bowling Green, KY. Western Kentucky is the clearest current home team context in the tracked dataset. The listed capacity is 22,113. The stadium opened in 1968. #192 Largest Stadium in Dataset.
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