Birmingham Steel Magnolias
Birmingham Steel Magnolias was a women's American football team based in Birmingham, Alabama.[1] The team played in the Central Conference of the professional Women's Football Association in the 2002–03 season.[2] The team finished the regular season with a 5–5 record but lost the conference championship to the Indianapolis Vipers.
The Steel Magnolias' home games were played at Lawson Field. The owner was Alta Svoboda.
Schedule
Key:
Win
Loss
Bye
Regular season
Week |
Day |
Date |
Opponent |
Results |
Location |
Score |
Record |
1 |
Saturday |
October 12 |
Indianapolis Vipers |
L 20–14[3] |
0–1 |
Lawson Field[4] |
2 |
Saturday |
October 19 |
at Georgia Enforcers |
W 20–8 |
1–1 |
Atlanta, GA |
3 |
Saturday |
October 26 |
New Orleans Voodoo Dolls |
W 3–0 (forfeit) |
2–1 |
Lawson Field |
4 |
Saturday |
November 2 |
Jacksonville Dixie Blues |
L 40–16 |
2–2 |
Lawson Field |
5 |
Saturday |
November 9 |
at Indianapolis Vipers |
L 14–8[2] |
2–3 |
Arlington High School |
6 |
Saturday |
November 16 |
Orlando Fire |
L 35–0 |
2–4 |
Lawson Field |
7 |
Saturday |
November 23 |
at New Orleans Voodoo Dolls |
W 3–0 (forfeit) |
3–4 |
New Orleans, LA |
8 |
BYE |
9 |
Saturday |
December 7 |
Georgia Enforcers |
W 3–0 (forfeit) |
4–4 |
Lawson Field |
10 |
Saturday |
December 14 |
at Tampa Bay Force |
W 3–0 (forfeit) |
5–4 |
Tampa Bay, FL |
11 |
Saturday |
December 21 |
at Orlando Fire |
L 3–0 (forfeit) |
5–5 |
Orlando, FL |
Post-season
Game |
Day |
Date |
Opponent |
Results |
Location |
Score |
Record |
Conference Championship |
Saturday |
January 11 |
at Indianapolis Vipers |
L 38–6 |
0–1 |
Indianapolis, IN |
References
- ↑ Sher, David (May 9, 2012). "Birmingham rated one of the poorest sports cities in U.S.". The Comeback Town (Birmingham, AL: AL.com). Retrieved April 10, 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Vipers QB returns to lead win over Steel Magnolias". Indianapolis Star (Indianapolis, IN). November 10, 2002.
- ↑ "Vipers win opener over Birmingham". Indianapolis Star (Indianapolis, IN). October 13, 2002.
- ↑ "Vipers to open season". Indianapolis Star (Indianapolis, IN). October 9, 2002.
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