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

WeekDayDateOpponentResultsLocation
ScoreRecord
1SaturdayOctober 12Indianapolis VipersL 20–14[3]0–1Lawson Field[4]
2SaturdayOctober 19at Georgia EnforcersW 20–81–1Atlanta, GA
3SaturdayOctober 26New Orleans Voodoo DollsW 3–0 (forfeit)2–1Lawson Field
4SaturdayNovember 2Jacksonville Dixie BluesL 40–162–2Lawson Field
5SaturdayNovember 9at Indianapolis VipersL 14–8[2]2–3Arlington High School
6SaturdayNovember 16Orlando FireL 35–02–4Lawson Field
7SaturdayNovember 23at New Orleans Voodoo DollsW 3–0 (forfeit)3–4New Orleans, LA
8BYE
9SaturdayDecember 7Georgia EnforcersW 3–0 (forfeit)4–4Lawson Field
10SaturdayDecember 14at Tampa Bay ForceW 3–0 (forfeit)5–4Tampa Bay, FL
11SaturdayDecember 21at Orlando FireL 3–0 (forfeit)5–5Orlando, FL

Post-season

GameDayDateOpponentResultsLocation
ScoreRecord
Conference ChampionshipSaturdayJanuary 11at Indianapolis VipersL 38–60–1Indianapolis, IN

References

  1. 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. 12"Vipers QB returns to lead win over Steel Magnolias". Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, IN. November 10, 2002.
  3. "Vipers win opener over Birmingham". Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, IN. October 13, 2002.
  4. "Vipers to open season". Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, IN. October 9, 2002.