The Tuscaloosa Warriors were a professional American football team based in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and were members of the Southern Professional Football League (SPFL). The Warriors were under the ownership of Eddie Brightwell with both Bobby Jackson and Bobby Luna serving as player-coaches. 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.
All-time results The Warriors regular season schedule was released in June 1963 All non-league games are marked with an asterisk (*). Week Date Opponent Results Game Site Reference Final score Team record 1 August 3 Rome Bisons W 42-0 1–0 Tuscaloosa County High School Stadium 2 August 10 Orlando Broncos W 29-7 2–0 Tuscaloosa County High School Stadium 3 August 17 at Jacksonville Robins L 0-27 2–1 Gator Bowl Stadium 4 August 24 at Rome Bisons W 21-19 3-1 5 August 31 at Orlando Broncos L 3-2 6 September 7 Gadsden Raiders W 10-7 4-2 Tuscaloosa County High School Stadium 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 September 28 Chattanooga Cherokees W 14-7 7-2 Tuscaloosa County High School Stadium 10 October 5 Huntsville Rockets L 23-26 7-3 Tuscaloosa County High School Stadium 11 October 13 at Daytona Beach Thunderbirds L 21-31 7-4 12 October 19 at Huntsville Rockets W 7-0 8-4 13 October 26 at Chattanooga Cherokees L 12-24 8-5 14 November 2 Jacksonville Robins L 14-19 8-6 at Mobile 15 November 9 Daytona Beach Thunderbirds L 6-50 8-7 Denny Stadium
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