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  School Football over the past 100 seasons.





Tuscaloosa Football Team History


Tuscaloosa Black Bears
Tuscaloosa High School

 Tuscaloosa, AL 0
Stadium: Van deGraaf Field
Colors: Red & Black
Coach: Harold Lutz
Region: 4A-R8
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1908  <-- 1977 <- 1978 -> 1978 --> 1978
1978 Season Highlights
 Harold Lutz enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Tuscaloosa.
 This was the last season Tuscaloosa fielded a team.
 Consoildated with Druid to form Central.
 The Black Bears finished 3rd in Region 8.
 
1978 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 25  OPEN 
 Fri., Sep. 1  vs. Benjamin Russell    27   14   W       
 Fri., Sep. 8  @ Holt   *  14   13   W       
 Fri., Sep. 15  vs. Walker   *  17   21   L       
 Fri., Sep. 22  vs. Jess Lanier    14   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 29  @ Lee Montgomery    6   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 6  @ Tuscaloosa County   *  7   14   L       
 Fri., Oct. 13  vs. Butler    9   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 20  @ Mountain Brook    14   7   W       
 Fri., Oct. 27  @ Druid   *  32   6   W       
 
1978 Season Totals
  Record7-2
  Points Scored140
  Scoring Average15.6
  Points Allowed75
  Defense Average8.3
  Opponents Record47-42
  Region Record2-2
  Home Record3-1
  Away Record4-1
1978 Class 4A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
 Tuscaloosa was not ranked.
  
1978 Class 4A Region 8 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   Region/Area Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Tuscaloosa County 9-2211780-110174-06821  Jack Cook
Walker 9-13211243-110562  David Campbell
Tuscaloosa 7-2140752-27054  Harold Lutz
Holt 6-42221501-36976  Woody Clements
Druid 2-81122180-420119  Jim Holland

1978 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 No Tuscaloosa Players on File.

1978 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Darryl WhiteQB 5-10165 2nd  BN



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