Greenbrier Football History

The 1990s

Choose a year to follow Greenbrier from the early decade through Derrick Lucas, six straight playoff trips and the beginning of the Kirk Williams era.

45–62 decade record Six straight playoff trips · 1994–99 Three head coaches

Four wins and three shutoutsSteve Sorrells

Clippings, scores and three shutout wins

Roster and season coverageSteve Sorrells

Roster, photographs and game coverage

First non-losing season since 1982Steve Sorrells

Team photograph, schedule and newspaper coverage

Derrick Lucas and the Crockett BowlSteve Sorrells

Player feature, scores and Crockett Bowl coverage

Mr. Football and the playoff returnSteve Sorrells

Mr. Football, playoffs and ten regular-season films

Steve Sorrells' final seasonSteve Sorrells

Playoff season and film from nine games

Scott Smith's first seasonScott Smith

Playoff season and film from seven games

1997 playoff seasonScott Smith

Playoff season and film from eight games

Kirk Williams' first seasonKirk Williams

Playoff season and film from nine games

First winning season since 1981Kirk Williams

Winning season and film from ten games

2000–2002

The playoff run continues.

The Bobcats returned to the playoffs in 2000 and 2001 before earning the program's first TSSAA playoff victory in 2002.

2000 · 5–6Four straight wins and a playoff trip

Film and records from the 2000 season

2001 · 3–82001 season

Ten regular-season films from the season before the 2002 playoff victory

2002 · 8–4First TSSAA playoff victory

First home TSSAA playoff game and first playoff victory

Jim Sorrells Personal Collection

Murphy Fair preseason books

Jim Sorrells used these books each season to prepare for Greenbrier's opponents. These pages include Greenbrier and Macon County previews and Region 5-3A predictions from the 1990s.

1995 Murphy Fair Greenbrier Bobcats preseason preview — 1995 Greenbrier preview with the returning roster, coaching staff and schedule.

1996 Murphy Fair Greenbrier Bobcats preseason preview — 1996 Greenbrier preview with the previous season's results and upcoming schedule.

1996 Murphy Fair Macon County Tigers preseason preview — 1996 Macon County preview, one of the opponent pages used for broadcast preparation.

Murphy Fair Region 5-3A preseason predictions page — Region 5-3A predictions with Greenbrier, Macon County and the rest of the region.

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1990–2002 newspaper file

Newspaper scans by season

One hundred varsity-football scans from the 142-page source packet are placed with the seasons they cover. Two Greenbrier Middle School items and two broader GHS sports items are filed in their own sections.

19907 scans 19911 scan 19925 scans 199310 scans 199421 scans 19957 scans 19966 scans 19975 scans 19988 scans 19997 scans 20008 scans 20016 scans 20029 scans

Greenbrier Middle history → Broader athletics notes →

Featured history

Players and games

1994Derrick “Rocket” Lucas

Greenbrier's first Mr. Football winner.

Cat ClassicThe Eight-Overtime Game

White House and Greenbrier played eight overtimes.

1995–2001Seven consecutive playoff seasons

Seven playoff seasons across three head coaches.

19911991 roster

A 45-player roster, photographs and newspaper coverage.

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