Lane Stadium Lane Stadium / Worsham Field is a stadium located in Blacksburg , Virginia . It is the home field of the Virginia Tech Hokies . It was rated the number one home field advantage in all of college football in 2005 by Rivals . com . It is also ranked # 2 on ESPN . com ' s " Top 10 Scariest Places To Play . " Lane Stadium is located at the highest elevation of any Division I Football Bowl Subdivision school stadium in the eastern United States , at 2057 feet above sea level . History . Beginning . In 1963 , Stuart K . Cassell , namesake of Cassell Coliseum and a former school administrator , proposed building a larger stadium to replace Miles Stadium , a 17 , 000 - seat stadium . Construction of Lane Stadium began in April 1964 . It took a total of four years to complete construction . However , the first game in the new stadium was played in 1965 , when VT beat William & Mary 9 – 7 . At the game , only the west stands and center section of the east bleachers were completed . It wasn ' t until the summer of 1968 that construction was completed on Lane Stadium , with an official cost of $ 3 . 5 million . This brand new stadium seated 35 , 050 which featured a press box for guests , writers , stats crew - members , scouts , and coaches . The stadium is named after Edward Hudson Lane , a graduate of Virginia Polytechnic Institute , the university ' s former name , and a 1960 ' s member of the Board of Visitors . Lane founded the Lane Company Inc . , of Altavista Virginia , known for their dominance of the cedar chest business , which was started in 1912 with the technical help of Lane ' s old shop class professor from Tech . In the 1960s , Lane headed an educational foundation project which raised over $ 3 million for the original construction , with his challenge gift of Lane Company stock comprising the lead gift . Like many stadiums built at the time , it consisted of two bowed sideline grandstands with free - standing bleachers behind the end zones ; the stadium ' s original form was substantially similar to that of BB & T Field at Wake Forest and Memorial Stadium at Indiana University . Expansion . Lane Stadium remained mainly unchanged for 20 years , but in the 1980s the stadium started to expand and update technology . The year 1980 saw the expansion of the east stands to increase the capacity to 52 , 500 . Two years later , the Stadium installed a brand - new lighting system that would help the team get its first nationally broadcast game on WTBS , a 21 – 14 win over state rival University of Virginia . Before the 1989 season began , the stadium added 16 flags and got a new paint job , which included the maroon and orange stripes inside the stadium . On September 5 , 1992 , Worsham Field was dedicated in honor of Wes and Janet Worsham , longtime Hokie supporters from Kilmarnock , Virginia . The Worshams pledged $ 1 million to the university ' s Second Century Campaign . The Campaign raised over $ 18 . 6 million – $ 1 . 7 million more than the original goal . In the spring of 1994 , renovations were completed on seven lower sections of the east stands . Renovations also included replacing concrete risers and the addition of wheelchair seating decreasing capacity to 50 , 000 . Also , before the 1994 season , plaques bearing retired numbers of Tech heroes Bruce Smith , Carroll Dale , Jim Pyne , and Frank Loria were added to the wall in the north end zone . However , with the later addition of the north end zone seats , the four retired numbers now fly on flag poles above those stands . Before the start of the 1998 season , the oldest bleachers were replaced with new locust wood and the stands were waterproofed . On the east side , the roof on the old visitors ' locker room was replaced along with the bleachers above the dressing room . Before the 1999 season , the university started work on the north end zone . The summer of 1999 saw the addition of roughly 2 , 100 seats to the north end zone increasing capacity to 53 , 130 . In the summer of 2000 , 3 , 000 more permanent bleacher seats were added to the north end zone increasing capacity to 56 , 272 . That summer also saw the addition of a new scoreboard , known as Hokievision , installed behind the north end zone . The summer of 2001 saw the latest round of additions to north end zone bleachers — 600 seats for The Marching Virginians . This move brought the capacity down to 53 , 662 . Prior to the 2002 season , the stadium saw 11 , 120 seats added in the south end zone to effectively enclose that end of the stadium increasing capacity to 65 , 115 . The double - deck structure is similar to that of the Cleveland Browns ' " Dawg Pound " section . It has bleacher , bench - back , and club seats . The structure is enclosed , but has gaps between the older structures and itself . This is the result of building codes and a desire to get fans even closer to the field . Perhaps the biggest addition to Lane Stadium was completed prior to the 2006 season . After the 2004 season , the old press box was removed and construction began on this west - side expansion , filling in to match what was built up during the 2004 season . The new boxes include a new press area , on the side toward the south end zone , with a dining area and improved facilities . Also , the fencing that surrounds the stadium was removed , and the area on the west side exterior of the stadium landscaped with walkways and a weekday parking lot for ticket patrons and Hall of Fame and Hokie Club visitors . New luxury suites , President ' s area , four private club seating areas , concession stands , ticket office , athletic fund offices , an Athletics Hall of Fame , and student academic services area were also included in this latest project . A two tier grandstand featuring 11 , 000 seats , 15 luxury suites , and a new visitor ’ s locker room was completed . The $ 52 . 5 million expansion includes 23 luxury suites , a new press box , and club seating . The addition increased Lane Stadium ' s seating capacity to 66 , 233 . The 2005 season also saw a new addition to the playing field . Hokie Stone now adorns the walls of each end zone . New kicking nets have also been installed in both end zones . A new video screen — ⅓ larger — has replaced the old one . New lights that will double the amount of light and reduce shadows on the field were added as part of the renovation as well . The traditional " Home of the Fighting Gobblers " sign was also removed from the West Stands during this renovation ( the sign is currently located above the HokieShop in the West Stands concourse ) . In an article in " The Roanoke Times " newspaper , it stated that Tech was not going to even think about renovating Lane Stadium again until about 2013 , and it also stated that when Tech renovates Lane Stadium , the university will most likely tear down the student ' s section and replace it with new concrete bleachers and increase that area ' s capacity , and also add suites on top of it , and possibly connect the south side with the east and west sides .