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Tuscaloosa Black Bears

Tuscaloosa High School

Tuscaloosa, AL 0
Stadium: Van deGraaf Field
Colors: Red & Black

Overall Record Progress 98.3% Complete



	1930 Tuscaloosa Black Bears

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
Record	7-2
Scoring	140-75
Region Record	2-2
Home Record	3-1
Away Record	4-1

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.

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