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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: Frank Swede Kendall
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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