Lane Stadium
Lane Stadium is a college football stadium in the eastern United States, located on the campus of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) in Blacksburg, Virginia. The playing surface of the stadium is named Worsham Field. The home field of the Virginia Tech Hokies of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), it was rated the number one home field advantage in all of college football in 2005 by Rivals.com. In 2007, it was ranked #2 on ESPN.com's "Top 10 Scariest Places To Play." The stadium is named for Edward Hudson Lane, a former student, local businessman, and Virginia Tech booster, while the playing surface is named for Wes Worsham, a university donor and booster.
The Terrordome | |
The south stand of Lane Stadium as seen in July 2020 | |
Lane Stadium Location in Virginia Lane Stadium Location in the United States | |
| Location | 285 Beamer Way Blacksburg, Virginia, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 37°13′12″N 80°25′05″W |
| Owner | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University |
| Capacity | 65,632 (total) 1,200 (Club Seating) 240 (Luxury Seating – 15 Suites) |
| Surface | 'Latitude 36' Bermudagrass overseeded with Perennial Ryegrass in the fall |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | April 1, 1964 |
| Opened | September 24, 1965 59 years ago |
| Renovated | 1989, 1994, 1998, 2006, 2012, 2013 |
| Expanded | 1980, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004 |
| Construction cost | $3.5 million ($33.8 million in 2023) |
| Architect | Carneal and Johnston Smithey and Boynton |
| General contractor | Dobyns, Inc. |
| Tenants | |
| Virginia Tech Hokies (NCAA) (1965–present) | |
From 1982 to 2014, Lane Stadium had the highest elevation of any Football Bowl Subdivision stadium in the eastern United States, at 2,057 feet (627 m) above sea level. That distinction now belongs to Kidd Brewer Stadium of Appalachian State University, at 3,333 feet (1,016 m). (The highest field in FBS is at Wyoming's War Memorial Stadium, at 7,215 feet (2,199 m).)