Stadium Intelligence
Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium
Bowling Green, KY
Capacity
22,113
Current listed capacity
Games Hosted
137
Tracked historical total
Surface + Roof
Artificial Turf • Open Air
Playing conditions
Opened
1968
First season in use
Venue Overview
Validated venue facts and current dataset coverage for Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium.
Capacity
22,113
Current listed capacity
Games Hosted
137
Tracked historical total
Surface + Roof
Artificial Turf • Open Air
Playing conditions
Opened
1968
First season in use
Elevation
154 ft
Approximate feet above sea level
Timezone
America/Chicago
Local venue timezone
First Recorded Game
Sep 9, 1972
Earliest tracked game
Most Recent Game
Nov 15, 2025
Latest tracked game
- Location
- Bowling Green, KY
- Country
- US
- Venue Age
- 58 years
- Linked Teams
- Western Kentucky
- First Recorded Game
- Sep 9, 1972
- Most Recent Game
- Nov 15, 2025
- Coordinates
- 36.9848, -86.4594
- Dataset Scope
- Tracked venue dataset only
Identity and Context
- 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
- 137
- First Recorded Game
- Sep 9, 1972
- Most Recent Game
- Nov 15, 2025
Home-Field Snapshot
Western Kentucky at Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium
Record
84-53
137 games
Win Rate
61.3%
Scoped to tracked games at this venue
Average Margin
+10.1
Team score minus opponent score
Method
Primary home team only
Hidden when venue team scope is ambiguous
Venue Rankings
Rankings are scoped to the currently tracked venue dataset.
Attendance and Scoring
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 venue
Average Points Allowed
22.7
Western Kentucky at this venue
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.
Location
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- Address
- Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium, Bowling Green, KY, 42101
- Coordinates
- 36.9848, -86.4594
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Games at Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium
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| Result | |||||
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| 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 |
| Sep 28, 2023 Regular • Week 5 | Western Kentucky | Middle Tennessee Campus | W 31-10 | 2023 Regular | 14,712 |
| Sep 9, 2023 Regular • Week 2 | Western Kentucky | Houston Christian Campus | W 52-22 | 2023 Regular | 20,712 |
| Sep 2, 2023 Regular • Week 1 | Western Kentucky | South Florida Campus | W 41-24 | 2023 Regular | 15,438 |
| Nov 12, 2022 Regular • Week 11 | Western Kentucky | Rice Campus | W 45-10 | 2022 Regular | 10,127 |
| Oct 29, 2022 Regular • Week 9 | Western Kentucky | North Texas Campus | L 13-40 | 2022 Regular | 17,194 |
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Venue Guide
Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium is a college football venue in Bowling Green, KY. Western Kentucky is the clearest current home team context in the tracked dataset. The listed capacity is 22,113. The venue opened in 1968. #192 Largest Stadium in Dataset.
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