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{{Infobox venue
{{Infobox defunct venue
| image = [[File:Victory Stadium postcard.jpg|300px|center]]
| venue_name = Victory Stadium
| venue_name = Victory Stadium
| location = Roanoke, Virginia
| location = Roanoke, Virginia
| opened = 1942
| opened = 1942
| other_names =  
| closed = 2005
| tenants = [[Virginia Tech Hokies]]<br/>[[Roanoke Buckskins]]
| demolished = 2006
| other_names = n/a
| tenants = [[Virginia Tech Hokies]] (1942-71)<br/>[[Roanoke Buckskins]] (1969-71)
}}
}}
'''Victory Stadium''' was an American football stadium located in Roanoke, Virginia. It was built in 1942 and demolished in 2006. It was used as an alternate site for the [[Virginia Tech Hokies]] until 1971.
'''Victory Stadium''' was an American football stadium located in Roanoke, Virginia. It was built in 1942 and demolished in 2006. It was used as an alternate site for the [[Virginia Tech Hokies]] until 1971.


==List of credited publications==
==Teams and Seasons==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left"
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left"
|-
|-
!League!!Date/Season!!Team(s)!!Type
!Season!!Team!!League
|-
| [[1945 college football season|1945]]
| [[1945 VPI Gobblers football publications|VPI Gobblers]]
| [[College football]]
|-
|-
| [[1969 ACFL season|1969]]
| [[1969 Roanoke Buckskins publications|Roanoke Buckskins]]
| [[Atlantic Coast Football League]]
| [[Atlantic Coast Football League]]
| August 23, 1969
| [[Roanoke Buckskins]] vs. [[Richmond Roadrunners]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/acfl/seasons/1969/08-23_rich-roa.html Program]
|-
|-
| [[1970 ACFL season|1970]]
| [[1970 Roanoke Buckskins publications|Roanoke Buckskins]]
| [[Atlantic Coast Football League]]
| [[Atlantic Coast Football League]]
|}
==Credited Publications==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left"
|-
!League!!Date/Season!!Team(s)!!Type
|-
| rowspan=5| [[Atlantic Coast Football League]]
| October 4, 1969
| October 4, 1969
| [[Roanoke Buckskins]] vs. [[Pottstown Firebirds]]
| [[Roanoke Buckskins]] vs. [[Pottstown Firebirds]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/acfl/seasons/1969/10-04_pot-roa.html Program]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/acfl/seasons/1969/10-04_pot-roa.html Program]
|-
|-
| [[Atlantic Coast Football League]]
| October 25, 1969
| October 25, 1969
| [[Roanoke Buckskins]] vs. [[Quincy Giants]]
| [[Roanoke Buckskins]] vs. [[Quincy Giants]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/acfl/seasons/1969/10-25_qui-roa.html Program]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/acfl/seasons/1969/10-25_qui-roa.html Program]
|-
|-
| [[Atlantic Coast Football League]]
| August 22, 1970
| August 22, 1970
| [[Roanoke Buckskins]] vs. [[Bridgeport Jets]]
| [[Roanoke Buckskins]] vs. [[Bridgeport Jets]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/acfl/seasons/1970/08-22_bri-roa.html Program]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/acfl/seasons/1970/08-22_bri-roa.html Program]
|-
|-
| [[Atlantic Coast Football League]]
| September 19, 1970
| September 19, 1970
| [[Roanoke Buckskins]] vs. [[Indianapolis Capitols]]
| [[Roanoke Buckskins]] vs. [[Indianapolis Capitols]]
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[[Category: Venues in Virginia]]
[[Category: Venues in Virginia]]
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[[Category: Virginia Tech Hokies venues]]
[[Category: Virginia Tech Hokies venues]]
[[Category: Venues opened in 1942]]
[[Category: Venues opened in 1942]]
[[Category: Venues closed in 2005]]

Latest revision as of 12:02, 6 June 2023

Victory Stadium
Victory Stadium postcard.jpg
Location Roanoke, Virginia
Opened 1942
Closed 2005
Demolished 2006
Other Names n/a
Tenants Virginia Tech Hokies (1942-71)
Roanoke Buckskins (1969-71)

Victory Stadium was an American football stadium located in Roanoke, Virginia. It was built in 1942 and demolished in 2006. It was used as an alternate site for the Virginia Tech Hokies until 1971.

Teams and Seasons

Season Team League
1945 VPI Gobblers College football
1969 Roanoke Buckskins Atlantic Coast Football League
1970 Roanoke Buckskins Atlantic Coast Football League

Credited Publications

League Date/Season Team(s) Type
Atlantic Coast Football League October 4, 1969 Roanoke Buckskins vs. Pottstown Firebirds Program
October 25, 1969 Roanoke Buckskins vs. Quincy Giants Program
August 22, 1970 Roanoke Buckskins vs. Bridgeport Jets Program
September 19, 1970 Roanoke Buckskins vs. Indianapolis Capitols Program
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