Eddie McLane
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 9, 1899 Pinckard, Alabama,U.S. |
| Died | June 22, 1980(aged 80) Ruston, Louisiana,U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| c. 1920 | Howard (AL) |
| Baseball | |
| c. 1920 | Howard (AL) |
| Coaching career (HCunless noted) | |
| 1924–1926 | Anniston HS (AL) |
| 1927–1928 | Howard (AL)(assistant) |
| 1929–1933 | Howard (AL) |
| 1934–1938 | Louisiana Tech |
| Basketball | |
| 1927–1931 | Howard (AL) |
| 1932–1934 | Howard (AL) |
| 1934–1936 | Louisiana Tech |
| Baseball | |
| 1928–1929 | Howard (AL) |
| 1932 | Howard (AL) |
| 1934–1937 | Louisiana Tech |
| Administrative career (ADunless noted) | |
| 1929–1934 | Howard (AL) |
| 1939 | Louisiana Tech |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 55–38–10 (college football) 64–84 (college basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football Dixie(1933) | |
Lovick Pierce "Eddie" McLane(August 9, 1899 – June 22, 1980)[1]was anAmerican football,basketball,andbaseballcoach atAnnistonHigh School,Samford University(then named Howard College), andLouisiana Tech University.All three schools where McLane coached are nicknamed theBulldogs.In McLane's final football season at Samford in 1933, his Bulldogs wereDixie Conferencechampions. McLane died on June 22, 1980, inRuston, Louisiana.[2]
Head coaching record
[edit]College football
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Bulldogs(Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1929–1930) | |||||||||
| 1929 | Howard | 5–4–2 | 3–3–2 | T–16th | |||||
| 1930 | Howard | 5–5 | 2–3 | T–17th | |||||
| Howard Bulldogs(Dixie Conference/Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1931) | |||||||||
| 1931 | Howard | 8–2–2 | 3–1–1 / 3–1–1 | 3rd / T–7th | |||||
| Howard Bulldogs(Dixie Conference)(1932) | |||||||||
| 1932 | Howard | 3–7 | 2–4 | 8th | |||||
| Howard Bulldogs(Dixie Conference/Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1933) | |||||||||
| 1933 | Howard | 7–1–2 | 4–0–1 / 5–0 | 1st / 2nd | |||||
| Howard: | 28–19–6 | 16–11–4 | |||||||
| Louisiana Tech Bulldogs(Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1934–1938) | |||||||||
| 1934 | Louisiana Tech | 4–6 | 0–5 | 32nd | |||||
| 1935 | Louisiana Tech | 8–1 | 7–1 | 7th | |||||
| 1936 | Louisiana Tech | 6–2–1 | 4–1–1 | T–8th | |||||
| 1937 | Louisiana Tech | 6–3–2 | 3–1–2 | T–8th | |||||
| 1938 | Louisiana Tech | 3–7–1 | 2–4 | T–20th | |||||
| Louisiana Tech: | 27–19–4 | 16–23–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 55–38–10 | ||||||||
| National championshipConference titleConference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
[edit]- ^"Cemeteries: Greenwood Cemetery, Lincoln Parish, LA".usgwarchives.net.RetrievedJanuary 27,2024.
- ^McIntrye, Bill (June 24, 1980)."La Tech's Eddie Mclane inspired by Rockne".The Times.Shreveport, Louisiana.p. 2-C.RetrievedNovember 27,2018– viaNewspapers.com
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