Football's kickoff vs. Jacksonville State is at 3 p.m. on Saturday with men's basketball tipping off against Marshall at 7 p.m.
Fans should plan to park according to their parking pass allocation for each respective sport. Football exit traffic should be over by 6:30 pm, if you arrive for men's basketball before then, you may experience some delays. If you plan to attend both football and basketball games on Saturday and have different parking designations for each sport, please move your vehicle at the conclusion of the football game.
Below is much more parking information from WKU's Parking & Transportation:
See the Football Tailgating Map for tailgating locations, shuttle service, disability parking, reserved parking, and road closing information.
Tailgating and Pre-Game Activities
- Tailgating areas open at 8:00AM
- Topper Walk begins at 12:40PM at Parking Structure 1.
Complementary Shuttle Service and Public Parking
- Free event parking with transit service to Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium will be available from the following lots:
- Creason Lot
- Parking Structure 3
- Adams Street Lot
- Kentucky Street Lot
- Alumni Square Garage
- Russellville Rd West Lot
- Transit service begins at 11:30AM from Creason Lot, Parking Structure 3, and Russellville Road West Lot
- Transit service begins at 12:00PM from Kentucky Street and Alumni Ave.
- The transit stop for Adams Street Lot, Kentucky Street Lot, and Alumni Square Garage is located at the corner of Kentucky Street and Alumni Ave.
- The transit stop for Russellville Road West Lot is located at the bus stop in the lot.
- The transit stop for PS3 and Creason Lot is located at the PS3 bus stop.
- Service is suspended after kick-off and resumes at half-time. After halftime, an additional stop will be made in front of Diddle Arena for basketball fans. Transit service for basketball will suspend after tip-off and will resume at halftime.
- All Topper Transit buses are equipped to provide ADA service.
- Reserved RV parking will be available in the Service and Supply Lot beginning at 4:30PM on Friday, November 29th.
- Contact HAF (270-745-5321) to reserve a space.
- Public RV parking will be allowed in Creason Lot on a first come, first served basis as space allows starting at 4:30PM Friday.
- Driving lanes must remain open at all times.
- The following lots are reserved beginning Friday, November 29th at 2:00PM (must be cleared by 2:30PM). Any vehicles remaining will be cited and towed at owner's expense.
- H4 parking spaces on Avenue of Champions
- A portion of the Poland Lot identified with signs
- No overnight parking in Creason Lot Overflow Zone (OZ)
- No overnight parking in Parking Structure 2, Level 1
- The following lots are reserved beginning Friday, November 29th at 2:00PM (must be cleared by 2:30PM). Any vehicles remaining will be cited and towed at the owner's expense.
- CHB Lot next to PS1
- West Stadium Lot
- Service Supply Lot
- Parking Structure 2 - 1st Floor
- Creason Lot OZ Zone and area closest to the Softball Field.
- The following lots are reserved beginning Saturday, November 30th at 5:00AM (must be cleared by 7:00AM). Any vehicles remaining will be cited and towed at the owner's expense.
- Parking Structure 2 Levels 2-5
- McCormack Lot
- Parking Structure 1 Levels 1-3
- H1 permits will be honored in Levels 4-7
- Lots surrounding Diddle Arena
- South Lawn Lot
- Avenue of Champions Faculty/Staff parking
- Chestnut Street South Lot
- Park Street Lot
- Parking Structure 3
- Alumni Square Garage
- Avenue of Champions will close at 10AM. Only authorized event traffic and University service vehicles will be allowed through.
- Avenue of Champions will close to all vehicles from 12:40 to 1:00 for Topper Walk and visiting team buses to unload.
- No Uber\Lyft pick-ups or drop-offs will be allowed on College Heights Blvd at Avenue of Champions. Please direct your ride to Minton Circle or Regents Avenue.
- Reserved spaces for Clinical Services located on Regents Ave are not available for football game parking.
- WKU and Bowling Green Police will begin directing exiting football traffic away from campus late in the game as needed.
- Incoming basketball traffic may face delays accessing campus if arrival times correspond with football exiting traffic.
