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1980 · RECORD ENTRY 6

Greenbrier vs. DeKalb Co.

Greenbrier 31, DeKalb Co. 0

RESULT
W

31–0

Season record5–5
Record after game4–2
DateOct. 17, 1980
SiteSite open
Head coachWilliam “Buddy” Corlew
Available game record

The result and its place

The combined Greenbrier record lists the 31–0 win against DeKalb Co., entry 6 of 10 in 1980. The result moved the Bobcats to 4–2; the margin was 31 points. It was a Greenbrier shutout.

Season arc

It was one of four Greenbrier shutout wins in a 5–5 season with a positive point margin.

Source check

The school list and independent schedule agree on 31–0. A newspaper headline says 35–0, but the scoring lines on that page total 31.

Still open: Any date, site, lineup, scoring play, attendance figure or venue name not explicitly recovered above remains unknown. “Site open” is not a stadium identification.

Open the contemporary game clipping · 1980 season and source comparison.

Contemporary detail

The scoring lines support the retained 31–0 final

A newspaper headline prints 35–0, but its scoring summary adds to 31 and agrees with the school list and independent schedule. Scott Elder carried 20 times for 100 yards; Elder scored twice, with Randy Cook, Gary Webster and Mike Clark also reaching the end zone. DeKalb was held to 42 total yards.

Newspaper page with the conflicting 1980 DeKalb headline and scoring summary
The surviving page behind this account. Open it for the complete clipping.
The wider matchup

DeKalb Co. from 1976 through 1982

From 1976 through 1982, this opponent appears 4 times in 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982. Greenbrier went 3–1, scoring 97 and allowing 27.

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