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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
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1908  <-- 1958 <- 1959 -> 1960 --> 1978
1959 Season Highlights
 Bill Henderson enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Tuscaloosa.
 
1959 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 11  @ Holt    28   7   W       
 Fri., Sep. 18  vs. West End    41   7   W       
 Fri., Sep. 25  vs. Bessemer    47   7   W       
 Fri., Oct. 2  vs. Parrish Selma    38   8   W       
 Fri., Oct. 9  @ Anniston    25   7   W       
 Fri., Oct. 16  vs. Phillips Birmingham    6   21   L       
 Fri., Oct. 23  vs. Sidney Lanier    20   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 30  @ Tuscaloosa County    34   7   W       
 Thu., Nov. 5  @ McGill    39   0   W       
 Fri., Nov. 13  OPEN 
 
1959 Season Totals
  Record8-1
  Points Scored278
  Scoring Average30.9
  Points Allowed64
  Defense Average7.1
  Opponents Record34-49 -3
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record4-0
1959 Class  Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
Final 598 UPI
Final 3()93 MA
10/28/19597 5(6-1)97 UPI
12/14/1959Final 6 BPH
  

1959 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Harry Wright C Sr.5-10180 All-Star Game  
 Jerry Beard HB Sr.5-10170 All-Star Game  
 Jerry Beard B Sr.170 Back of Year  Bham Post-Herald

1959 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 DeanE HM  MA
 Jeff TownsendE Jr.205 HM  MA
 Jeff TownsendE Jr.205 HM  BN
 Jerry BeardB Sr.170 1st  BN
 Jerry BeardB Sr.170 1st  BPH
 Jerry BeardB Sr.170 2nd  MA
 MasseyT HM  MA



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