L.T. Smith Stadium
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L.T. Smith Stadium is a 17,500-seat multi-purpose stadium in Bowling Green, Kentucky. It is home to the Western Kentucky University Hilltoppers football team. The facility is currently being expanded to at least 22,000 seats in preparation for the Hilltoppers' upcoming move to the highest level of NCAA football competition, Division I-A. This move will be complete in 2009.
When the stadium was originally built in 1968 it originally seated 19,250 fans. A 1989 renovation reduced the seating capacity to its current capacity. Lights were installed in 1987 and the current Astroplay playing surface was installed in 2002.
Smith Stadium has been the site of marching band competitions, high school football games, monster truck rallies, the university's graduation ceremonies and, since 1988, concerts. The stadium could seat up to 25,000 for a typical concert, and the stadium's expansion is expected to increase the stadium's concert capacity to 30,000.
| Current Football Stadiums in the Gateway Football Conference |
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| Hancock Stadium (Illinois State) • Hanson Field (Western Illinois) • L.T. Smith Stadium (Western Kentucky) • McAndrew Stadium (Southern Illinois) • Memorial Stadium (Indiana State) • Robert W. Plaster Sports Complex (Missouri State) • Stambaugh Stadium (Youngstown State) • UNI-Dome (Northern Iowa) |
