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 | |
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Cattle Bowl, L 0–7 vs.Arkansas AM&N | |
Conference | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
Record | 8–2 (4–0 SIAC) |
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Home stadium | Lane College Athletic Field, Rothrock Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Florida A&M $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Lane | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Tuskegee | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Xavier (LA) | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Clark (GA) | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 South Carolina State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Fisk | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Morris Brown | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Benedict | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Alabama State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 22 Morehouse | 1 | – | 4 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
editDate | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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October 5 | at Alabama State | Montgomery, AL | W 20–0 | |||||
October 12 | South Carolina State | Jackson, TN | W 13–3 | |||||
Fort Benning* | W 26–6 | |||||||
October 26 | Xavier (LA) | Jackson, TN | W 24–0 | |||||
November 2 | at Alabama A&M* | Normal, AL | W 28–0 | |||||
November 9 | at Lincoln (MO)* | Jefferson City, MO | L 6–7 | |||||
November 16 | Miles* | Jackson, TN | W 20–0 | |||||
November 23 | at Morehouse | Atlanta, GA | W 25–0 | |||||
November 28 | at LeMoyne* | Memphis, TN | W 27–0 | |||||
January 1, 1947 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. Arkansas AM&N* |
| L 0–7 | [3][4] | |||
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References
edit- ^ "Lane Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015.
- ^ a b Lucius Jones (December 7, 1946). "Morgan Wins But Tennessee Is Still Tops". The Pittsburgh Courier. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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 .
- ^ "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 .