About Lane Stadium
Lane Stadium is a College Football stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia. It opened in 1965. It seats 65,632. Its current tenant is Virginia Tech Hokies (College Football), since 1965. By capacity it ranks 27th of 241 current College Football venues, counting only venues with a known capacity. On our ranked lists it ranks 115th oldest of 354 stadiums and arenas still in use.
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Venue Information
Location
Operator
Location derived from the venue's coordinates using data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL).
Elevation of the venue's coordinates from USGS and NASA SRTM elevation data, via Open Topo Data.
Architect and operator credits from Wikidata.
Teams
| Team | League | Years |
|---|---|---|
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Virginia Tech Hokies While based here: 62 seasons · 426-268-7 regular season · 35 postseason trips · 2026 in progress
College Football · 1965–present
ACC 2004–2026 · Big East Conference 1991–2003 · Independent 1965–1990 · FBS (Division I-A)
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College Football | 1965–present |
Records are each team's full-season results while it was based here, home and away games alike, from final scores. They are not records of games played at this venue.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the capacity of Lane Stadium?
The capacity of Lane Stadium is 65,632.
When was Lane Stadium built?
Lane Stadium opened in 1965.
Who operates Lane Stadium?
Lane Stadium is operated by Virginia Tech.
Who plays at Lane Stadium?
Lane Stadium is the home venue of Virginia Tech Hokies.
Where did the Virginia Tech Hokies play before Lane Stadium?
Before moving to Lane Stadium in 1965, the Virginia Tech Hokies played at Miles Stadium from 1926 to 1964.
Sources
Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.
- Open Topo Data (Public domain): Elevation.
- OpenStreetMap Nominatim (ODbL): Location.
- VenueStats compilation: Opening and closing years, name history and teams (compiled by VenueStats from Sports Reference and Wikipedia).
- Wikidata (CC0): Capacity, Coordinates (Wikidata places the building within 13 m of this point), Architect and operator.
- Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA): Photograph.
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Miles Stadium | 1926–1965 | 0.4 mi |
| Kiwanis Field | 21 mi | |
| Salem Civic Center | 1967– | 21 mi |
| Salem Memorial Ballpark | 1995– | 21 mi |
| Salem Stadium | 1985– | 22 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.