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Tuscaloosa Football Team History
Tuscaloosa Black Bears
Tuscaloosa High School
Tuscaloosa, AL 0
Stadium: Van deGraaf Field Colors: Red & Black Coach: Bill Henderson
1963 Season Highlights
Bill Henderson enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Tuscaloosa. The Black Bears move from Class and into Region 0.
1963 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Fri., Sep. 6 vs.
Holt
17
0
W
Fri., Sep. 13 vs.
West End
21
6
W
Fri., Sep. 20 vs.
Sidney Lanier
0
7
L
Fri., Sep. 27 vs.
Bessemer
3
0
W
Fri., Oct. 4 @
Anniston
10
0
W
Fri., Oct. 18 @
Lee Montgomery
15
6
W
Fri., Oct. 25 vs.
Tuscaloosa County
41
0
W
Fri., Nov. 1 @
Ensley
3
6
L
Fri., Nov. 8 vs.
Phillips Birmingham
35
7
W
Fri., Nov. 15 @
Coffee
28
7
W
1963 Season Totals
Record 8-2
Points Scored 173
Scoring Average 17.3
Points Allowed 39
Defense Average 3.9
Opponents Record 53-43
-3
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 3-1
1963 Class 4A Rankings
Date
Week
Rank
Record
Votes
Source
Final
5 (8-2)
MA
10/10/1963 5
3 (4-1) 84
AP
10/11/1963 5
4 (4-1) 123
UPI
10/11/1963 5
7 (4-1) 26.6
BPH
10/17/1963 6
6 (4-1) 53
AP
10/24/1963 7
1 (5-1) 119
AP
10/3/1963 4
5 (3-1) 70
AP
10/31/1963 8
1 (6-1) 122
AP
11/14/1963 10
3 (7-2) 84
AP
11/21/1963 Final
2 (8-2) 67
AP
11/21/1963 Final
3 8-2 170
UPI
11/6/1963 9
2 (6-2) 102
AP
12/2/1963 Final
6 (6-2) 25.7
BPH
9/12/1963 1
4 (1-0) 86
AP
9/19/1963 2
4 (2-0) 137
AP
9/26/1963 3
6 (2-1) 58
AP
1963 Player Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
No Tuscaloosa Players on File.
1963 All State Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Benny Tucker G
HM
BN
Jay Smith C
Sr. 195
1st
BN
Jay Smith C
Sr. 6-2 195
1st
BPH
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