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128: 121: 114: 1673: 1062: 267: 1346: 923: 41: 1167: 312: 911: 104: 52: 221: 401: 930:, and outscored all opponents by a total of 194 to 87. The team was ranked No. 18 among the nation's black college football teams according to the 951:
Key players included Wild Bill Battles at quarterback, team captain Alex Moore at tackle, Country Reeves at center, and William Green at fullback.
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1947 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
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1470:"Lane Dragons To Be Stronger; Season Opens Saturday" 1514:"State's Bulldogs Beat Lane 13-12 In Thriller Here" 66: 58: 48: 35: 23: 1586:. November 2, 1947. p. IV-5 – via 1498:. September 28, 1947. p. 11 – via 1476:. September 21, 1947. p. 15 – via 922:, the Dragons compiled a 6–5 record, lost to 146: 137: 122: 8: 912:Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 53:Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 1630:. November 28, 1947. p. 7 – via 1542:. October 19, 1947. p. 12 – via 1520:. October 13, 1947. p. 11 – via 1432:. December 6, 1947. p. 14 – via 1410:. December 6, 1947. p. 14 – via 1652:. January 2, 1948. p. 20 – via 1564:. October 26, 1947. p. 7 – via 1454:. October 3, 1947. p. 10 – via 129: 115: 102: 20: 138: 1602:"Lincoln U. Shades Lane College, 6 to 0" 1492:"Dragons Roll Again; Beat Benning, 53-6" 958: 918:. In their 11th season under head coach 1426:"Tennessee No. 1 in Nat'l Grid Ratings" 1404:"Tennessee No. 1 in Nat'l Grid Ratings" 1395: 1580:"Lane Hands Municipal 1st Loss 19-13" 7: 1624:"Lane College Wins 13-6 Over Bishop" 1646:"Bethune-Cookman Wins Flower Bowl" 14: 16:American college football season 1608:. 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Lane Dragons football
Flower Bowl
Bethune–Cookman
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Edward Clemons
1946
1947 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
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Florida A&M
South Carolina State
Fort Valley State
LeMoyne
Tuskegee
Clark (GA)
Lane
Morehouse
Morris Brown
Knoxville
Alabama State
Fisk
Alabama A&M
Xavier (LA)
Benedict
Pittsburgh Courier
Dickinson Ratings System
American football
Lane College
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

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