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Tuscaloosa Black Bears
Tuscaloosa High School

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Stadium: Van deGraaf Field
Colors: Red & Black
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Tuscaloosa Football History

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Team History on AHSFHS.org
Memorable Games - 1926    
Memorable Games - 1929    
Memorable Games - 1972    
Coach Paul Burnum    
Coach Frank Swede Kendall    
Coach Harold Lutz    
1964 Birmingham Post Herald 4A State Championship 
1949 Alabama Journal State Championship  
1949 State Championship   
1936 State Championship   
Black Bear winning streak.    
1931 State Championship   
1929 State Championship   
1928 State Championship   
1927 State Championship   
1926 State Championship   
The Dynasties    
1925 State Championship   
1921 State Championship   
 
Team Timeline
First Team: 1908  (#1)
  1920 - Set record by averaging 59 points a game.
  1921 - First undefeated season.
  1921 - Allow no points for the season.
  1931 - Streak of 64 consecutive games without a loss.
  1931 - Set record with seven consecutive undefeated season.
  1939 - Forfeits 1 game due to AHSAA Sanctions.
  1969 - Forfeit loss to Holt.
  1972 - First playoff win.
  1972 - First playoff appearance.
  1974 - Forfeit loss to Holt.
  1974 - Forfeits 1 game due to AHSAA Sanctions.
  1978 - Consoildated with Druid to form Central.
 
Championships
State Playoff Championships
None
State Mythical Championships
1921 , 1925 , 1926 , 1927 , 
1928 , 1929 , 1931 , 1936 , 1949 , 
1949 , 1964 
Region Championships
  None
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 351-188-38
 Winning Pct. 65%
 State Playoff Titles 0
 State Mythical Titles 11
 Region/Area Titles 
 Region/Area Record 8-5
 All State Players (#3)136
 NFL Players (#4)3
 Weeks Ranked #1 10
 Home Record 172-62-16
 Away Record 93-87-13
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 71
 Winning Seasons (#2) 48
 Losing Seasons (#2)15
 Most Wins in A Season 9 (1972)
 Most Losses in A Season 8 (1969)
 10 Win Seasons 0
 Most Points Scored in a Game 98 (10/1/1925)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 532 (1926)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 53 (11/15/1940)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 241 (1969)
 Largest Margin of Victory 98 (10/1/1925)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 52 (11/11/1922)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 98 (10/1/1925)
 Last Shutout 10/13/1978
 Last Time Shutout 10/1/1976
 Shutouts All-Time 191
 Been Shutout All-Time 103
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 49 (10/1/1926-10/16/1931)
 Longest Losing 9 (11/8/1968-10/24/1969)
 
 
Enrollment History
 Year  Students  (Rank) 
  
1978 Season
 8/25   OPEN 
 9/1  vs. Benjamin Russell    27   14   W  
 9/8  @ Holt   *  14   13   W  
 9/15  vs. Jasper   *  17   21   L  
 9/22  vs. Bessemer City    14   0   W  
 9/29  @ Percy Julian    6   0   W  
 10/6  @ Tuscaloosa County   *  7   14   L  
 10/13  vs. Butler    9   0   W  
 10/20  @ Mountain Brook    14   7   W  
 10/27  @ Druid   *  32   6   W  
 
1978 Season Totals
  Record7-2
  Scoring140-75
  Region Record2-2
  Home Record3-1
  Away Record4-1
 
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Longest Running Rivalry
 Tuscaloosa & Tuscaloosa County have played 53 games.
Tuscaloosa has won 38 games.
Tuscaloosa County has won 12 games.
with 3 tie games.
 
 
Border Wars
 vs. Georgia 1 - 0 - 0
 vs. Tennessee 1 - 0 - 0
 vs. Florida 5 - 5 - 1
 vs. Mississippi 10 - 10 - 2
 
  
 
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NOTES:
(1) If 'First Year' is unknown we assume a year based upon research.
(2) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 5 games.
(3) All State players counted for the all state teams we have in our database. We must have an entire team for the appropriate classification to make additions to the teams. Only ASWA teams are recognized after 1982.
(4) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

Luverne 'Toad' Wise was the first female football player in Alabama and may have been the first in the country. She was a kicker for the Escambia County Blue Devils in 1939-40.