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The first VMI-VPI game. The two schools first met in 1894 and played annually from 1913 to 1971, usually in Roanoke on Thanksgiving Day.The game was called the Military Classic of the South, because it matched a state-supported military academy against an engineering school which had mandatory ROTC for the male student body until 1964.
The 1967 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season.
The Harvest Bowl was unique in its time as a men's intercollegiate athletic event run by a women's civic organization, the Junior League of Roanoke Valley. The inaugural contest drew 24,836 fans to the 25,000-seat stadium, [ 1 ] and attendance remained strong as long as the game featured local favorite Virginia Tech.
Here's the full schedule for Saturday's college football championship weekend slate. ... No. 16 Iowa State vs. No. 15 Arizona State: 12 p.m. on ABC and Fubo. Ohio vs. Miami ...
Victory Stadium was built on land donated to the city of Roanoke by the Norfolk & Western Railway.Construction began in May 1941. The stadium was completed in time for the 1942 football season, at a cost of $315,000 ($6.7 million in 2024 dollars). [1]
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The Roanoke Wrath were an American soccer team that played in Roanoke, Virginia. Established as a replacement for the Roanoke RiverDawgs , the Wrath were under the local ownership group Roanoke Pro Soccer, Inc. and played the majority of their home games at the former Victory Stadium .
After recent renovations, the facility became known as the Roanoke Performing Arts Theatre. A 46,000-square-foot (4,300 m 2) special events center was added to the Civic Center in 2007; it is used for trade shows, meetings, conventions and other special events. It can hold up to 3,066 seated, 5,850 standing.