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Tuscaloosa Football Team History
Tuscaloosa Black Bears
Tuscaloosa High School
1961 Season Highlights Bill Henderson enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Tuscaloosa.
1961 Season
Date Opponent Score Fri., Sep. 8 @
Holt
27
0
W
Fri., Sep. 15 vs.
Sidney Lanier
13
0
W
Fri., Sep. 22 vs.
Bessemer
27
0
W
Fri., Sep. 29 @
Anniston
20
18
W
Fri., Oct. 6 vs.
Woodlawn
27
7
W
Fri., Oct. 13 @
Lee Montgomery
0
7
L
Fri., Oct. 20 vs. Pensacola FL
13
14
L
Fri., Oct. 27 @
Tuscaloosa County
41
6
W
Fri., Nov. 3 vs.
Ensley
0
7
L
Thu., Nov. 9 @
Phillips Birmingham
32
0
W
1961 Season Totals Record 7-3
Points Scored 200 Scoring Average 20.0 Points Allowed 59 Defense Average 5.9 Opponents Record 49-32
-6
Home Record 3-2
Away Record 4-1
1961 Class Rankings
Date Week Rank Record Votes Source
Final
9 (7-3) 40
ASWA
Final
10 (7-3) 53
UPI
10/11/1961 5
1 (5-0) 125
ASWA
10/18/1961 6
3 (5-1) 90
ASWA
10/25/1961 7
7 (5-2) 59
ASWA
10/4/1961 4
1 (4-0) 120
ASWA
11/1/1961 8
9 (6-2) 52
ASWA
11/15/1961 10
9 (7-3) 26
ASWA
11/8/1961 9
10 (6-3) 21
ASWA
9/12/1961 1
10 29
ASWA
9/20/1961 2
5 (2-0) 56
ASWA
9/27/1961 3
2 (3-0) 98
ASWA
1961 Player Awards
Player Position Class Ht. Wt. Award Team Source
Jimmy Wyatt
T
Sr. 6-0 220
All-Star Game
1961 All State Players
Player Position Class Ht. Wt. Team Source
Jimmy Wyatt T
Sr. 215
1st
BN
Jimmy Wyatt T
Sr. 210
1st
BPH
Jimmy Wyatt T
Sr. 215
1st
ASWA
John Rickett E
HM
BPH
Ralph Quarles C
HM
BPH
Rennie Porter B
HM
BPH
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