1928 Greenbrier vs. Duncan · The Brier Patch

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Loss

Newspaper-documented game result.

Head Coach: Joe Henry CarterNewspaper source

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Duncan’s scoring and Greenbrier’s named players

Duncan school of Nashville won 47–0 at Greenbrier on October 5. The next day’s Tennessean described touchdowns in every quarter, with the visitors’ largest scoring period coming in the third.

The report singled out McMurty in Greenbrier’s backfield and Hackney and Dillard in the line. Its lineup places McMurty at right half, Hackney at right guard and Dillard at left guard. These are game-day identifications, not a complete season roster.

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Newspaper report for Greenbrier against Duncan

From the surviving record

The scoring record, quarter by quarter

Score by periods, as printed
Team	1	2	3	4	Final
Duncan	8	13	19	7	47
Greenbrier	0	0	0	0	0

Duncan’s touchdown list credits Ezell with three, Andrews with two, and Herbert and Harmon with one each. The scoring summary also credits Harmon with a safety. The period totals add to the printed 47–0 final.

Before kickoff

The October 5 football roundup already had Duncan traveling to Greenbrier. It calls the visitors S. T. Porter’s Longhorns. The surviving crop breaks off as the writer begins discussing buses, so it cannot establish a complete travel plan.

The Tennessean, October 6, 1928: game account · October 5: pregame roundup · Duncan series.

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Loss

Duncan’s scoring and Greenbrier’s named players

Original game report

The scoring record, quarter by quarter

Before kickoff