← Football History
Two newspaper losses, one ledger-only Bell win and an eleven-player team caption.
The November Jere Baxter win is roster-resolved; a Bell win returns from the ledger.
Portland and Ashland City have scores; Bell’s outcome is missing.
The blank is preserved without turning it into a no-team claim.
Cedar Hill 12–0 and Adams 6–0; dates and sites remain open.
One final score survives; date, site and players do not.
Football and basketball evidence are kept separate.
Bell won; point totals are not calculable.
Lipscomb 35–0; a 1935–36 action photograph names five players.
The 1935–36 team photograph survives; a fall schedule does not.
A 13–6 win and 12–6 loss leave a 19–18 scoring line.
228–20, four shutouts and no opponent above 13 points.
Four straight wins, three shutouts and only 14 points allowed in victory.
The student body chose Bobcat in May; Barren Plains supplied the lone football win.
195–71 overall, three shutouts and six wins against five county communities.
Three known outcomes and three opponent lines with score and result unresolved.
A 12–0 Adams win, three known losses and three unresolved opponent lines.
Greenbrier does not field a football team during World War II.
Greenbrier does not field a football team during World War II.
Origins & Wartime
The known record begins in 1927, includes the first perfect team in 1938, the adoption of the Bobcat mascot in 1940, a county championship in 1941 and a two-year WWII pause.
1927
Where the Record Begins1–2 across combined entries · A. G. CappsTwo newspaper losses, one ledger-only Bell win and an eleven-player team caption.
1928
Names Emerge from the Reports2–4 across six combined entries · Joe Henry CarterThe November Jere Baxter win is roster-resolved; a Bell win returns from the ledger.
1929
A Win, a Tie and an Open ResultKnown results: 1–0–1 · Joe Henry CarterPortland and Ashland City have scores; Bell’s outcome is missing.
1930
A Visible Ledger GapNo listed results · Joe Henry CarterThe blank is preserved without turning it into a no-team claim.
1931
Entries, Two Shutouts2–0 source-listed · Joe Henry CarterCedar Hill 12–0 and Adams 6–0; dates and sites remain open.
1932
Bell, 12–00–1 source-listed · Joe Henry CarterOne final score survives; date, site and players do not.
1933
Another Visible SilenceNo listed results · Joe Henry CarterFootball and basketball evidence are kept separate.
1934
Outcome Without a Score0–1 source-listed · Joe Henry CarterBell won; point totals are not calculable.
1935
A Score and a Team in Frame0–1 source-listed · Joe Henry CarterLipscomb 35–0; a 1935–36 action photograph names five players.
1936
Image Evidence, No ScoresNo listed results · Joe Henry CarterThe 1935–36 team photograph survives; a fall schedule does not.
1937
The Last Step Before Perfection1–1 source-listed · Joe Henry CarterA 13–6 win and 12–6 loss leave a 19–18 scoring line.
1938
The First Perfect Season6–0 · Joe Henry Carter228–20, four shutouts and no opponent above 13 points.
1939
Four Wins after Perfection4–1 · Joe Henry CarterFour straight wins, three shutouts and only 14 points allowed in victory.
1940
The Bobcats Get Their Name1–9 · Joe Henry CarterThe student body chose Bobcat in May; Barren Plains supplied the lone football win.
1941
Robertson County Association Champions6–2 · Joe Henry Carter195–71 overall, three shutouts and six wins against five county communities.
1942
Football in Wartime0–2–1 known · Joe Henry CarterThree known outcomes and three opponent lines with score and result unresolved.
1943
The Last Wartime Season1–3 known · Joe Henry CarterA 12–0 Adams win, three known losses and three unresolved opponent lines.
1944
No Team — World War IINo Team- WWII · No teamGreenbrier does not field a football team during World War II.
1945
No Team — World War IINo Team- WWII · No teamGreenbrier does not field a football team during World War II.
Deep-history rooms
1941–46 · CONNECTED STORY
County Champions to the Return
The 1941 title, wartime gap and 1946 restart now live in one connected room.
From the surviving record
1927–1929: the first football pages
Read the first reported home game, the early Portland meetings, 1928 players named in the newspapers, and the evidence still missing from 1929.