1928 Greenbrier vs. Goodlettsville

13–25

Loss

Newspaper-documented game result.

Head Coach: Joe Henry CarterNewspaper source

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Two touchdowns through the air

Greenbrier lost 25–13 at Goodlettsville on October 19, but the report provides a clear description of its offense: forward passes produced its major gains and both touchdowns. Goodlettsville relied on a running attack, with the writer emphasizing end runs and blocking.

The scoring summary credits Crawford with two touchdowns. The lineup places Crawford at Greenbrier’s right end; Shields, also credited with two touchdowns, appears at Goodlettsville’s left half. Crawford scored both Greenbrier touchdowns. The earlier archive summary incorrectly assigned Shields to Greenbrier.

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Newspaper report for Greenbrier against Goodlettsville

From the surviving record

What the report adds to the final score

Greenbrier’s scoring

The Greenbrier period line reads 0, 6, 0, 7: touchdowns in the second and fourth quarters, with an extra point in the fourth. The report lists Phillips among the extra-point scorers, and its lineup places him on Greenbrier’s side.

Goodlettsville’s home field

The account calls this Goodlettsville’s final home game of the season and says the home team had gone unbeaten on that field for five years. That streak is the contemporary writer’s statement; a complete five-year schedule has not been reconstructed here.

The Tennessean, October 20, 1928 · The article says the game was played the previous afternoon. The source image’s right edge is cropped; uncertain lineup text is not expanded into full names. Goodlettsville series history.

Loss

Two touchdowns through the air

Original game report

What the report adds to the final score

Greenbrier’s scoring

Goodlettsville’s home field