Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium, Bowling Green
Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium: 7:30 pm Saturdays score 94, noon and 3:30 pm Saturdays 87
Home of Western Kentucky · Conference USA · capacity 22,113 · Turf
- 89all Saturdays, Mixed
- 63rdof 167 stadiums
89 is Mixed, and most stadiums score lower.
How the rank works
All 167 stadiums with eight seasons of regular-season Saturdays are ranked by their weather score across every kickoff time, highest first; 1st is the most pleasant. A season can swing a score by 2 to 3 points, so allowing for year-to-year noise (about two chances in three) it ranks between 32nd and 97th.
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All Saturdays
- noon: 87, Mixed
- 3:30 pm: 87, Mixed
- 7:30 pm: 94, Comfortable
Weather score at each kickoff time.
September
In September at Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium, a 7:30 pm Saturday scores 98 and a noon Saturday 75.
- noon: 75, Mixed
- 3:30 pm: 78, Mixed
- 7:30 pm: 98, Comfortable
Weather score at each kickoff time.
October
In October at Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium, a 7:30 pm Saturday scores 97 and a noon Saturday 92.
- noon: 92, Comfortable
- 3:30 pm: 94, Comfortable
- 7:30 pm: 97, Comfortable
Weather score at each kickoff time.
November
In November at Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium, a noon Saturday scores 94 and a 7:30 pm Saturday 86.
- noon: 94, Comfortable
- 3:30 pm: 90, Comfortable
- 7:30 pm: 86, Mixed
Weather score at each kickoff time.
At kickoff, regular-season Saturdays, 2018 to 2025: 114 at noon, 114 at 3:30 pm, 113 at 7:30 pm.
All Saturdays
Best kickoff time: 7:30 pm (94). Roughest kickoff time: noon and 3:30 pm (87 and 87).
September
Best kickoff time: 7:30 pm (98). Roughest kickoff time: noon (75).
October
Best kickoff time: 7:30 pm (97). Roughest kickoff time: noon and 3:30 pm (92 and 94).
November
Best kickoff time: noon (94). Roughest kickoff time: 7:30 pm (86).
The roughest kickoff time is the lowest of the day's times. It can still be Mixed or Comfortable.
What goes with it
Share of Saturdays here that feel this way over the first 3 hours and 20 minutes after kickoff.
All Saturdays
Feel 85°F or hotter
September
Feel 85°F or hotter
October
Feel 85°F or hotter
November
Feel under 32°F
Weather score: 0 to 100, higher is better. Ideal is 100, Comfortable 90 to 99, Mixed 75 to 89, Rough 50 to 74, Harsh under 50.
Across all Saturdays, Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium scores higher than 4 of the other 8 Conference USA stadiums
All Saturdays
- Fifth Third Stadium (Kennesaw State): 92, Comfortable
- Delaware Stadium (Delaware): 91, Comfortable
- Williams Stadium (Liberty): 91, Comfortable
- Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium (Western Kentucky): 89, Mixed
- Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium (Middle Tennessee): 89, Mixed
- Aggie Memorial Stadium (New Mexico State): 88, Mixed
- Plaster Sports Complex (Missouri State): 87, Mixed
- Elliott T. Bowers Stadium (Sam Houston): 82, Mixed
- Pitbull Stadium (Florida International): 72, Rough
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Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium scores 89, higher than 4, lower than 3 and level with 1 of the other 8 Conference USA stadiums. Scores run 72 to 92.
Noon Saturdays
- Delaware Stadium (Delaware): 92, Comfortable
- Williams Stadium (Liberty): 92, Comfortable
- Fifth Third Stadium (Kennesaw State): 91, Comfortable
- Aggie Memorial Stadium (New Mexico State): 87, Mixed
- Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium (Western Kentucky): 87, Mixed
- Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium (Middle Tennessee): 87, Mixed
- Plaster Sports Complex (Missouri State): 87, Mixed
- Elliott T. Bowers Stadium (Sam Houston): 76, Mixed
- Pitbull Stadium (Florida International): 63, Rough
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Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium scores 87, higher than 2, lower than 3 and level with 3 of the other 8 Conference USA stadiums. Scores run 63 to 92.
3:30 pm Saturdays
- Delaware Stadium (Delaware): 90, Comfortable
- Fifth Third Stadium (Kennesaw State): 89, Mixed
- Williams Stadium (Liberty): 89, Mixed
- Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium (Western Kentucky): 87, Mixed
- Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium (Middle Tennessee): 87, Mixed
- Plaster Sports Complex (Missouri State): 85, Mixed
- Aggie Memorial Stadium (New Mexico State): 84, Mixed
- Elliott T. Bowers Stadium (Sam Houston): 76, Mixed
- Pitbull Stadium (Florida International): 68, Rough
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Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium scores 87, higher than 4, lower than 3 and level with 1 of the other 8 Conference USA stadiums. Scores run 68 to 90.
7:30 pm Saturdays
- Fifth Third Stadium (Kennesaw State): 95, Comfortable
- Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium (Western Kentucky): 94, Comfortable
- Aggie Memorial Stadium (New Mexico State): 93, Comfortable
- Elliott T. Bowers Stadium (Sam Houston): 93, Comfortable
- Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium (Middle Tennessee): 93, Comfortable
- Williams Stadium (Liberty): 92, Comfortable
- Delaware Stadium (Delaware): 91, Comfortable
- Plaster Sports Complex (Missouri State): 89, Mixed
- Pitbull Stadium (Florida International): 87, Mixed
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Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium scores 94, higher than 7, lower than 1 of the other 8 Conference USA stadiums. Scores run 87 to 95.
One dot per stadium: 9 Conference USA stadiums. Every Conference USA stadium by month.
More about Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium
- The roughest game played hereSouth Florida at Western Kentucky, Sept. 2, 2023: feels like 90°F, weather score 62 (Rough). Heat took off the most points.
- Kickoff timesHow games here landed among each Saturday’s kickoff times.
- NetworksHow kickoff times and TV networks line up.
- Rivalry weatherWestern Kentucky vs Middle Tennessee (100 Miles of Hate): the two home stadiums side by side.
The table behind this page
| Season | Noon | 3:30 pm | 7:30 pm |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Saturdays | 87 | 87 | 94 |
| September | 75 | 78 | 98 |
| October | 92 | 94 | 97 |
| November | 94 | 90 | 86 |
| Saturdays counted | 114 | 114 | 113 |
How this is measured
The score covers the first 3 hours and 20 minutes after kickoff, averaged over every regular-season Saturday from late August to early December, 2018 to 2025, using the nearest airport’s readings, not the stands. Shade, delays and smoke are not in it. Scores within about 2 points are effectively tied. It describes what these Saturdays were like. It is not a forecast and it says nothing about home advantage.
Weather observations: National Weather Service, through the Iowa Environmental Mesonet at Iowa State University. Weather score version 2.2.