'Latitude 36' Bermudagrass overseeded with Perennial Ryegrass in the fall
Construction
Broke ground
April 1, 1964[2]
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[3])
Architect
Carneal and Johnston[4] Smithey and Boynton[4]
General contractor
Dobyns, Inc.[4]
Tenants
Virginia Tech Hokies (NCAA) (1965–present)
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.[5] In 2007, it was ranked #2 on ESPN.com's "Top 10 Scariest Places To Play."[6] 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.[7]
From 1982 to 2014
^"Lane Stadium/Worsham Field". Virginia Tech Athletics. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
^"History" (PDF). Virginia Tech Athletics. 2000. p. 233. Retrieved November 8, 2013.
^1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda(PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States(PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
^ abcInstitute, Prestressed Concrete (1969). "VPI's Ultra–Modern Stadium". Journal of the Prestressed Concrete Institute. 14 (1–2): 2. Retrieved November 1, 2011.
^Lavender, David (August 21, 2005). "No Place Like Home". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 30, 2008.
^Feldman, Bruce (October 1, 2007). "Death Valley Tops List of Scary Venues for Opposing Teams". ESPN. Retrieved January 30, 2008.
^"Lane Stadium / Worsham Field". Virginia Tech. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
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