1946 Lane Dragons football team

The 1946 Lane Dragons football team, also sometimes known as the "Red Dragons", was an American football team that represented Lane College in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) during the 1947 college football season. In their 10th season under head coach Edward Clemons, the Dragons compiled an 8–2 record (4–0 against SIAC opponents), lost to Arkansas AM&N in the Cattle Bowl, gave up only 3.5 points per game on defense, and outscored opponents by a total of 189 to 35.[1]

1946 Lane Dragons football
Cattle Bowl, L 0–7 vs.Arkansas AM&N
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record8–2 (4–0 SIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLane College Athletic Field, Rothrock Field
1946 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Florida A&M $ 6 0 06 4 1
No. 5 Lane 4 0 08 2 0
No. 3 Tuskegee 5 1 010 2 0
No. 12 Xavier (LA) 1 1 04 2 0
No. 14 South Carolina State 2 3 15 3 1
No. 15 Fisk 0 3 03 4 1
No. 16 Morris Brown       
No. 17 Benedict       
No. 18 Clark (GA)       
No. 20 Alabama State       
No. 22 Morehouse       
Knoxville       
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from Pittsburgh Courier Dickinson System

The Dickinson System rated Lane as the No. 5 black college football team for 1946, behind No. 1 Tennessee A&I, No. 2 Morgan State, No. 3 Tuskegee, and No. 4 Wilberforce.[2] Lane ranked first among the black college teams in scoring defense.[2]

The team played its home games at Lane College Athletic Field and Rothrock Field, both located in Jackson, Tennessee.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 5at Alabama StateMontgomery, ALW 20–0
October 12South Carolina StateJackson, TNW 13–3
Fort Benning*W 26–6
October 26Xavier (LA)Jackson, TNW 24–0
November 2at Alabama A&M*Normal, ALW 28–0
November 9at Lincoln (MO)*Jefferson City, MOL 6–7
November 16Miles*Jackson, TNW 20–0
November 23at MorehouseAtlanta, GAW 25–0
November 28at LeMoyne*Memphis, TNW 27–0
January 1, 19472:30 p.m.vs. Arkansas AM&N*L 0–7[3][4]

References

  1. "Lane Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015.
  2. Lucius Jones (December 7, 1946). "Morgan Wins But Tennessee Is Still Tops". The Pittsburgh Courier. p. 17 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Crack Negro Elevens Clash In Ft. Worth Cattle Bowl Game". Tyler Morning Telegraph. Tyler, Texas. Associated Press. January 1, 1947. p. 10. Retrieved May 23, 2022 via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. "Arkansas A M & N Wins Cattle Bowl". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Associated Press. January 2, 1947. p. 14. Retrieved May 23, 2022 via Newspapers.com open access.
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