HELP COMPLETE THE 1970 STORY
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The two-win valley before the bowl run
Greenbrier lost its first five games, scoring 19 and allowing 134. A 12–8 win over Jo Byrns ended that opening run.
Tennessee Youth Center and Castle Heights then held the Bobcats scoreless. Greenbrier answered with a 12–6 win over Ashland City before Portland closed the season 35–6.
The two wins totaled 24–14. Four losses ended with Greenbrier scoreless. One year later, the same coaching tenure produced an 8–3 Blanket Bowl champion.
1970 football schedule
| # | Date* | Opponent | Score | Result | Site* | Record note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Date open | Bellevue | 0–19 | L | Site open | Recorded Greenbrier final |
| 2 | Date open | Trousdale County (Hartsville) | 6–46 | L | Site open | Recorded Greenbrier final |
| 3 | Date open | White House | 7–47 | L | Site open | Independent score differs |
| 4 | Date open | Charlotte | 6–14 | L | Site open | Recorded Greenbrier final |
| 5 | Date open | East Robertson | 0–8 | L | Site open | Recorded Greenbrier final |
| 6 | Date open | Jo Byrns | 12–8 | W | Site open | Recorded Greenbrier final |
| 7 | Date open | Tennessee Youth Center | 0–14 | L | Site open | Recorded Greenbrier final |
| 8 | Date open | Castle Heights | 0–42 | L | Site open | Recorded Greenbrier final |
| 9 | Date open | Ashland City | 12–6 | W | Site open | Recorded Greenbrier final |
| 10 | Date open | Portland | 6–35 | L | Site open | Recorded Greenbrier final |
The surviving records do not fully use the same lines
The school sheet gives White House a 47–7 win and totals Greenbrier at 49 points. The independent schedule gives 47–0 and totals 42. It also uses Trousdale and Cheatham county names where the school uses Hartsville and Ashland City.
Names in the surviving records
The surviving honors register has no 1970 entry. That is a source gap, not evidence that no recognition occurred.
No 1970 captain entry survives in the register.
One season inside a seven-year era
The combined 1969–75 record totals 38–35, 1,290–1,293 and twelve shutout wins. It moves from a conference runner-up through two Blanket Bowl titles and into Pearson’s return.