1971
Blanket Bowl Champions
8-3 under Dan Owsley. A season-by-season reconstruction from the Greenbrier archive.
Head Coach: Dan Owsley*Blanket Bowl GameBlanket Bowl Champions
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Greenbrier went 8–3 and captured the Blanket Bowl at Springfield. The bowl score is 16–12 over McEwen; an older internal score sheet listed it as 14–12, but the school's accolades ledger and independent bowl history agree on 16–12.
Greenbrier finished 8-3 under Dan Owsley. The preserved schedule accounts for 289 points scored and 154 allowed across 11 games.
The largest win preserved in the season ledger was 39–0 over Ashland City.
In the White House rivalry, Greenbrier lost to the Blue Devils 12–30.
Brier Vault media
No season-specific video folder has been located yet.
No season-specific video folder has been located yet.
Additional research / photo lead
Research source preserved in the archive ledger — no public direct link.
Research source preserved in the archive ledger — no public direct link.
Archive audit: Internal all-time score sheet said 14–12 over McEwen in the Blanket Bowl. Greenbrier's accolades file and independent bowl history both say 16–12; this build uses 16–12.
| # | Opponent | Score | Result | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bellevue | 6–14 | L | |
| 2 | Joelton | 28–13 | W | |
| 3 | White House | 12–30 | L | |
| 4 | East Robertson | 50–24 | W | |
| 5 | Jo Byrns | 27–0 | W | |
| 6 | Tennessee Youth Center | 41–12 | W | |
| 7 | Castle Heights | 20–6 | W | |
| 8 | Ashland City | 39–0 | W | |
| 9 | Portland | 16–36 | L | |
| 10 | Dover | 34–7 | W | |
| 11 | McEwen | 16–12 | W | Blanket Bowl |