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Lane Stadium
 Blacksburg, VA

Every fall the colors of maroon and orange not only describe the changing leaves as one drives through the Appalachian Mountains to Blacksburg, VA, but describes the sea of color one will see at Lane Stadium each Saturday for Hokies games. For several decades the Hokies played at Miles Stadium, an average size stadium for its time. However by the early 1960s, Stuart Cassell proposed a plan to build new athletic facilities. Miles Stadium needed to be replaced because of its size and to allow additional construction of buildings at Virginia Tech. After raising enough money for a new stadium, construction began in April 1964. The new stadium was named after Edward H. Lane who helped raise $3 million for the project. Although the stadium was not yet complete, the Hokies played their first game at Lane Stadium on October 2, 1965 against William and Mary. Construction of the $3.5 million stadium was completed by 1968 and seated 35,050 fans. Grandstands were on both sides of the gridiron and a three tier press box was atop the west grandstand.
 
With growing support for the team, additional seating was added to the east stands in 1980 bring the capacity to 52,500. The Hokies played under lights for the first time in 1982 against the University of Virginia. A new scoreboard replacing the old one was placed in the north endzone prior to the start of the 1991 season. Over the past decade fans attending games have seen many additions to Lane Stadium. Prior to the 1999 season, 2,000 seats were constructed on the north endzone and the following year a new video/scoreboard, known as Hokievision was added. Perhaps the biggest addition to Lane Stadium was completed prior to the 2003 season. A two tier grandstand featuring 11,000 seats, 15 luxury suites and a new visitor’s locker room was completed. After the 2003 season, Virginia Tech began its latest expansion, this time on the west side of the stadium. The $52.5 million expansion included 23 luxury suites, a new pressbox and club seating. The addition increased Lane Stadium's seating capacity to 65,115. Today, Lane Stadium is one of the best stadiums in college football. Hokie fans hope that the team makes another run at the ACC Championship.

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-Tenant: Virginia Tech Hokies
-Conference: ACC
-Capacity: 65,115
-Surface:  Grass
-Opened: October 2, 1965
-Cost: $3.5 million
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CAMPUS WEATHER
Hokies in the NFL: Michael Vick, Lee Suggs, DeAngelo Hall, Andre Davis
Hokie Traditions: Hokie Stone, School Colors of Maroon and Orange, the Hokie Bird mascot		 -8/30 - at EAST CAROLINA
-9/6 - FURMAN
-9/13 - GEORGIA TECH
-9/20 - at NORTH CAROLINA
-9/27 - at NEBRASKA
-10/4 - WESTERN KENTUCKY
-10/18 - at BOSTON COLLEGE
-10/25 - at FLORIDA STATE
-11/6 - MARYLAND
-11/13 - at MIAMI
-11/22 - DUKE
-11/29 - VIRGINIA

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WHAT FANS ARE SAYING

"Been to many pro & college stadiums across the nation and Lane (post expansion) is the loudest one I've ever experienced." - HokieFan1

"Just a word to the wise, if your team ever plays here, pray that the is not scheduled for the nighttime." - Chris Haley

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