Birmingham Steel Magnolias

Founded	2002
Folded	2003
League	Women's Football Association
Conference	Central
Based in	Birmingham, Alabama
Stadium	Lawson Field
Owner	Alta Svoboda

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

Week	Day	Date	Opponent	Results		Location
Week	Day	Date	Opponent	Score	Record	Location
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

Game	Day	Date	Opponent	Results		Location
Game	Day	Date	Opponent	Score	Record	Location
Conference Championship	Saturday	January 11	at Indianapolis Vipers	L 38–6	0–1	Indianapolis, IN

^ 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.
^ ^a ^b "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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v t e Professional football in Birmingham, Alabama
Men's teams:	Americans (1974, WFL) Vulcans (1975, WFL) Alabama Vulcans (1979, AFA) Stallions (1983–1985, USFL) Fire (1991–1992, WLAF) Barracudas (1995, CFL) Thunderbolts (2001, XFL) Steeldogs (2000–2007, AF2) Iron (2019, AAF) Stallions (2022-present, USFL)
Women's teams:	Alabama Slammers (2001–2002, WAFL) Birmingham Steel Magnolias (2002–2003, WFA)
Stadiums:	Guy Tucker Field Lawson Field Legion Field Protective Stadium