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 (HC unless 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 (AD unless 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 an American football, basketball, and baseball coach at Anniston High School, Samford University (then named Howard College), and Louisiana Tech University. All three schools where McLane coached are nicknamed the Bulldogs. In McLane's final football season at Samford in 1933, his Bulldogs were Dixie Conference champions. McLane died on June 22, 1980, in Ruston, Louisiana.[2]
Head coaching record
College football
| 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 championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- ^ "Cemeteries: Greenwood Cemetery, Lincoln Parish, LA". usgwarchives.net. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
- ^ McIntrye, Bill (June 24, 1980). "La Tech's Eddie Mclane inspired by Rockne". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. p. 2-C. Retrieved November 27, 2018 – via Newspapers.com
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