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Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium

Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium is a stadium in Bowling Green, United States that opened in 1968. Its recorded capacity is 19,250.

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Key facts

Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium is a stadium in Bowling Green, United States that opened in 1968. Its recorded capacity is 19,250. It is owned by Western Kentucky University and Western Kentucky University. It is operated by Western Kentucky University. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. Current tenants are Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football, Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football, Western Kentucky Hilltoppers and Lady Toppers, 2008 WKU Hilltoppers football team, 2009 WKU Hilltoppers football team, 2010 WKU Hilltoppers football team, 2012 WKU Hilltoppers football team, 2011 WKU Hilltoppers football team, 2013 WKU Hilltoppers football team, 2014 WKU Hilltoppers football team, 2015 WKU Hilltoppers football team, 2016 WKU Hilltoppers football team, 2002 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team, 1973 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team, 2017 WKU Hilltoppers football team, 2019 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team.

Location
Bowling Green, United States
Type
Stadium
Capacity
19,250
Opened
1968
Status
Active
Current owner
Western Kentucky University, Western Kentucky University
Naming rights
No current sponsor name
Name changes
0
Playing surface
Artificial turf, Natural grass
Location of Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium
Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium

Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium is at latitude 36.9847, longitude -86.4594, in Bowling Green, United States. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.

Data table for this chart
Recorded location of Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium
FieldValue
Latitude36.9847
Longitude-86.4594
CityBowling Green
RegionBowling Green
CountryUnited States
OpenStreetMap objectNot recorded
Footprint geometryNot yet exported by the pipeline

Technology

Playing surface, roof and equipment recorded for Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium
FeatureRecorded asConfidenceSource
SurfaceArtificial turfWikipedia infoboxSource
SurfaceNatural grassWikipedia infoboxSource

See the venue technology guides for how these work.

Naming rights

No naming history is recorded for this venue.

Ownership and operation

Owners and operators of Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium, past and present
RoleOrganizationPeriodStatusConfidenceSource
OwnerWestern Kentucky University1968 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OwnerWestern Kentucky UniversityPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource
OperatorWestern Kentucky UniversityPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource

Tenants

Tenants of Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium and the competitions they play in
TenantCompetitionsPeriodStatusSource
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers footballNCAA Division I FBSPresentCurrentSource
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers footballNCAA Division I FBS1968 to presentCurrentSource
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers and Lady ToppersNCAA Division I FBS1968 to presentCurrentSource
2008 WKU Hilltoppers football teamNCAA Division I FBS1968 to presentCurrentSource
2009 WKU Hilltoppers football teamNCAA Division I FBS1968 to presentCurrentSource
2010 WKU Hilltoppers football teamNCAA Division I FBS1968 to presentCurrentSource
2012 WKU Hilltoppers football teamNCAA Division I FBS1968 to presentCurrentSource
2011 WKU Hilltoppers football teamNCAA Division I FBS1968 to presentCurrentSource
2013 WKU Hilltoppers football teamNCAA Division I FBS1968 to presentCurrentSource
2014 WKU Hilltoppers football teamNCAA Division I FBS1968 to presentCurrentSource
2015 WKU Hilltoppers football teamNCAA Division I FBS1968 to presentCurrentSource
2016 WKU Hilltoppers football teamNCAA Division I FBS1968 to presentCurrentSource
2002 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football teamNCAA Division I FBS1968 to presentCurrentSource
1973 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football teamNCAA Division I FBS1968 to presentCurrentSource
2017 WKU Hilltoppers football teamNCAA Division I FBS1968 to presentCurrentSource
2019 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football teamNCAA Division I FBS1968 to presentCurrentSource

Recorded changes

29 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.

Change log for Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium
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2 October 2026venue_features(created)not set27912026-10
28 September 2026venue_competitions(deleted)41not set2026-09
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23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set351922026-09
23 September 2026org_aliases(created)not set35402026-09
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23 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13722041712026-09
23 September 2026venuescapacity22113192502026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13722041712026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_titleHouchens_Industries–L._T._Smith_StadiumHouchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium2026-09

Sources and licenses

Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:

Row-level sources used for this venue:

Wikipedia article: Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium (revision 1372204171). Wikidata item: Q5912732.

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