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Tuscaloosa Football Team History
Tuscaloosa Black Bears
Tuscaloosa High School
1956 Season Highlights Frank Swede Kendall enters his 15th season as Head Coach at Tuscaloosa.
1956 Season
Date Opponent Score Fri., Sep. 14 vs.
Holt
7
0
W
Fri., Sep. 21 vs.
Decatur
20
7
W
Fri., Sep. 28 @
Bessemer
13
0
W
Fri., Oct. 5 @
Parrish Selma
19
6
W
Fri., Oct. 12 vs.
Anniston
26
13
W
Fri., Oct. 19 vs.
Phillips Birmingham
21
0
W
Fri., Oct. 26 @
Sidney Lanier
7
7
T
Fri., Nov. 2 vs.
Tuscaloosa County
20
2
W
Fri., Nov. 9 @ Bay Panama City FL
25
6
W
Fri., Nov. 16 OPEN
1956 Season Totals Record 8-0
-1
Points Scored 158 Scoring Average 17.6 Points Allowed 41 Defense Average 4.6 Opponents Record 43-31
-5
Home Record 5-0
Away Record 3-0
-1
1956 Class Rankings
Date Week Rank Record Votes Source
Tuscaloosa was not ranked.
1956 Player Awards
Player Position Class Ht. Wt. Award Team Source
Don Bailey
DE
Sr. 6-0 180
All-Star Game Larry McCoy
G
Sr. 6-0 190
All American WW Larry McCoy
G
All Southern Orlando Sentinel Larry McCoy
G
Sr. 5-11 185
All-Star Game
1956 All State Players
Player Position Class Ht. Wt. Team Source
Larry McCoy G
Sr. 185
1st
BN
Larry McCoy G
Sr. 185
1st
BPH
Larry McCoy G
Sr. 185
HM
MA
Nance T
HM
MA
Van Allen B
Jr. 132
2nd
BPH
Van Allen HB
Jr. 132
2nd
MA
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