Founded: | 1963 |
League: | Southern Professional Football League |
History: | Tuscaloosa Warriors 1963 |
Arena: | Tuscaloosa County High School Stadium Denny Stadium |
City: | Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
Owner: | Eddie Brightwell |
Coach: | Bobby Jackson Bobby Luna |
Championships: | none |
Titles: | none |
The Tuscaloosa Warriors were a professional American football team based in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and were members of the Southern Professional Football League (SPFL).[1] The Warriors were under the ownership of Eddie Brightwell with both Bobby Jackson and Bobby Luna serving as player-coaches.[1] For their lone 1963 season, the Warriors compiled an 8-7 record with home games being played at both Tuscaloosa County High School Stadium and Denny Stadium. Due to low home attendance, in May 1964 team ownership announced the franchise would be relocated to Columbus, Mississippi and compete as the Columbus Warriors for the 1964 season.[2]
The Warriors regular season schedule was released in June 1963[1] All non-league games are marked with an asterisk (*).
Week | Date | Opponent | Results | Game Site | Reference | ||
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Final score | Team record | ||||||
1 | August 3 | Rome Bisons | W 42-0 | 1–0 | Tuscaloosa County High School Stadium | [3] | |
2 | August 10 | Orlando Broncos | W 29-7 | 2–0 | Tuscaloosa County High School Stadium | [4] | |
3 | August 17 | at Jacksonville Robins | L 0-27 | 2–1 | Gator Bowl Stadium | [5] | |
4 | August 24 | at Rome Bisons | W 21-19 | 3-1 | [6] | ||
5 | August 31 | at Orlando Broncos | L | 3-2 | [7] | ||
6 | September 7 | Gadsden Raiders | W 10-7 | 4-2 | Tuscaloosa County High School Stadium | [8] | |
7 | September 14 | at Gadsden Raiders | W 42-14 | 5-2 | Attalla Stadium | ||
8 | September 21 | at Atlanta Spartans* | W 12-7 | 6-2 | [9] | ||
9 | September 28 | Chattanooga Cherokees | W 14-7 | 7-2 | Tuscaloosa County High School Stadium | [10] | |
10 | October 5 | Huntsville Rockets | L 23-26 | 7-3 | Tuscaloosa County High School Stadium | [11] | |
11 | October 13 | at Daytona Beach Thunderbirds | L 21-31 | 7-4 | [12] | ||
12 | October 19 | at Huntsville Rockets | W 7-0 | 8-4 | [13] | ||
13 | October 26 | at Chattanooga Cherokees | L 12-24 | 8-5 | [14] | ||
14 | November 2 | Jacksonville Robins | L 14-19 | 8-6 | at Mobile | [15] | |
15 | November 9 | Daytona Beach Thunderbirds | L 6-50 | 8-7 | Denny Stadium | [16] |