Victory Stadium was an American football stadium located in Roanoke, Virginia, built in 1942 and demolished in 2006. History Victory Stadium was constructed in 1942. The name was meant to be a rallying cry for Allied victory in World War II. The stadium seated approximately 25,000, which made it the largest football stadium in Virginia when it opened, and regularly hosted games with large crowds during the first decades of its existence. 1942-1969 The Military Classic of the South Victory Stadium hosted the annual Thanksgiving Day game between Virginia Military Institute, or VMI, and Virginia Tech, then known as VPI, from its opening in 1942 until 1969. The game was part of a full day of festivities, including a parade from downtown Roanoke to Victory Stadium for the game. Virginia Tech infamously debuted its game cannon, Skipper at the stadium in 1963. The Harvest Bowl From 1958 to 1969, Victory Stadium also hosted an annual game, typically featuring VPI, known as the Harvest Bowl. High school Roanoke's former Jefferson High School attracted large crowds in the 1950s and 1960s and won the state championship in 1957. 1970-2006 T. C. Williams High School - 'Remember the Titans' In 1971, Victory Stadium hosted the Virginia High School League Group AAA state football championship in which T. C. Williams High School of Alexandria, Virginia defeated Andrew Lewis High School of Salem, Virginia 27-0. T.C. Williams' season was depicted in the 2000 film Remember the Titans. Andrew Lewis H.S. was replaced with another team in the film's championship game, which was set in the fictionally titled, "Roanoke Stadium". From the 1970s through 2005, Victory Stadium primarily served as the home football field for two Roanoke high schools, Patrick Henry High School and William Fleming High School. In 1973, Roanoke's Patrick Henry High School won the Group AAA state football championship, defeating T.C. Williams, 9-0, at Victory Stadium in a semifinal match. Franklin County Speedway owner Donald "Whitey" Taylor staged several stock car races in the stadium in 1991 and 1992; stock car races had also been run during the 1950s and 1960s. In 1996, Victory Stadium hosted the Group AA, Division 4 state football championship in which Salem High School defeated Sherando High School of Stephens City, Virginia 20-12. On April 18, 1998, a Dave Matthews Band concert was held at the stadium attracting the largest crowd in Victory Stadium's history. In 2004, Roanoke's