Greenbrier had reached the semifinal in 2003. In 2004 the Bobcats returned to the same round, won it on the road in Memphis, and added the one game the program had never played before.
THE GAMES · THE PEOPLE · THE MEMORIES
Follow the 2004 playoff run.
Start with the opener, then follow the fans’ scrapbooks through the championship. Each game connects the discussion to its surviving film, clippings and photographs.
- 1. Round 1 · Nov. 5
McNairy Central
The home opener of the playoff run. Game film and clippings.
Open the game history → - 2. Round 2 · Nov. 12
Marshall County
The seniors’ last home game and supporters following from Camp Shelby.
10 quote and context cards → - 3. Quarterfinal · Nov. 19
Jackson South Side
The road trip, muddy sidelines and respect after the whistle.
11 quote and context cards → - 4. Semifinal · Nov. 26
Memphis Kingsbury
Fan buses, the community send-off and the night Greenbrier became state-bound.
10 quote and context cards → - 5. Championship · Dec. 4
Knoxville Fulton
The BlueCross Bowl, the applause afterward and the season’s lasting memories.
12 quote and context cards →
Five games from home to Murfreesboro
McNairy Central
Greenbrier opened the postseason at home and advanced with 36 points. Roger Herndon’s rushing records credit him with 248 yards in the game.
Enter the game history →Marshall County
A rematch of the region-title clincher became the postseason’s cleanest statement: a 35-point shutout.
Enter the game history → Read the fans’ scrapbook →at Jackson South Side
A one-score road game pushed Greenbrier back into the semifinals for the second straight season.
Enter the game history → Read the fans’ scrapbook →at Memphis Kingsbury
Adam Adcock’s late interception closed the door and produced the first state-championship berth in program history.
Enter the game history → Read the fans’ scrapbook →vs. Knoxville Fulton
The run ended at MTSU against defending champion Fulton. Greenbrier finished 13–2 as Class 3A state runner-up.
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The four wins
The final
Greenbrier entered the Dec. 4 BlueCross Bowl at 13–1. Fulton entered at 12–2. The official program lists the game for noon at Middle Tennessee State University and shows both clubs’ roads to the title game.
Fulton won 34–6. The loss is part of the feature, not an epilogue to hide: it is the game that fixes the 2004 team’s place in TSSAA history as Greenbrier’s first — and still only — football state runner-up.
Sources
The 2004 story draws from the following season records.