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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 (6–0 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]

Record8–2 (6–0 SIAC)
Headcoach
HomestadiumLane College Athletic Field, Rothrock Stadium
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1946 Lane Dragons football
Cattle Bowl, L 0–7 vs.Arkansas AM&N
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record8–2 (6–0 SIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLane College Athletic Field, Rothrock Stadium
Seasons
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1946 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Florida A&M $6–0–06–4–1
No. 5 Lane6–0–08–2–0
No. 3 Tuskegee5–1–010–2–0
No. 14 South Carolina State4–3–15–3–1
No. 16 Morris Brown3–2–14–4–1
No. 12 Xavier (LA)1–1–04–2–0
Knoxville2–2–34–3–3
No. 17 Benedict3–3–05–5–0
No. 20 Alabama State3–4–14–4–1
No. 18 Clark (GA)2–3–03–5–0
No. 22 Morehouse1–4–31–4–3
Alabama A&M2–4–13–4–1
No. 15 Fisk0–3–13–4–1
LeMoyne0–3–12–3–1
Fort Valley State0–5–00–9–0
Rankings from Pittsburgh Courier Dickinson System
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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

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Fort Benning*W 26–6[3][4]
October 5at Alabama StateMontgomery, ALW 20–0
October 12South Carolina State
  • Rothrock Stadium
  • Jackson, TN
W 13–3[5]
October 268:00 p.mXavier (LA)
  • Rothrock Stadium
  • Jackson, TN
W 24–6[6][7]
November 2at Alabama A&MNormal, ALW 28–0
November 117:30 p.m.vs. Lincoln (MO)*L 6–7[8]
November 16Miles*Jackson, TNW 20–0
November 23at MorehouseAtlanta, GAW 25–0
November 28at LeMoyneMemphis, TNW 27–0
January 1, 19472:30 p.m.vs. Arkansas AM&N*L 0–7[9][10]
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