About Miles Stadium
Miles Stadium was a College Football stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia. It opened in 1926, closed in 1964 and was demolished in 1965. Its only tenant was Virginia Tech Hokies (College Football, 1926–1964). On our ranked lists it ranks 137th shortest-lived of 273 stadiums and arenas with known opening and closing years.
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Venue Information
Year Opened
Year Closed
Location
Elevation
633 m above sea level
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.
The site today
- The site is now part of Prairie Quad, a park.
From OpenStreetMap data near the venue's recorded coordinates, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Maps show what is there now, not the old footprint.
Teams
| Team | League | Years |
|---|---|---|
|
Virginia Tech Hokies While based here: 37 seasons · 173-160-23 regular season · 1 postseason trip
College Football · 1926–1964
Southern 1926–1964 · University Division
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College Football | 1926–1964 |
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
When was Miles Stadium built?
Miles Stadium opened in 1926.
What is on the site of Miles Stadium today?
The site is now part of Prairie Quad, a park.
Where did the Virginia Tech Hokies play after Miles Stadium?
After leaving Miles Stadium in 1964, the Virginia Tech Hokies moved to Lane Stadium in 1965.
Sources
Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.
- Open Topo Data (Public domain): Elevation.
- OpenStreetMap (ODbL): What stands on the site today.
- OpenStreetMap Nominatim (ODbL): Location.
- VenueStats compilation: Opening and closing years, name history and teams (compiled by VenueStats from Sports Reference and Wikipedia).
- Wikidata (CC0): Coordinates (Wikidata places the building within 25 m of this point).
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Lane Stadium | 1965– | 0.4 mi |
| Salem Civic Center | 1967– | 21 mi |
| Salem Memorial Ballpark | 1995– | 21 mi |
| Salem Stadium | 1985– | 21 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.