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1972

9-2 under Dan Owsley. A season-by-season reconstruction from the Greenbrier records.

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1972

Nine Wins and Another Blanket Bowl

9-2 under Dan Owsley. A season-by-season reconstruction from the Greenbrier records.
Head Coach: Dan Owsley*Blanket Bowl Champions
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The Bobcats went 9–2 and repeated as Blanket Bowl champions with a 22–6 win over Forrest of Chapel Hill.

Greenbrier finished 9-2 under Dan Owsley. The schedule accounts for 285 points scored and 108 allowed across 11 games.

The season’s largest win was 42–6 over Ashland City.

In the White House rivalry, Greenbrier lost to the Blue Devils 6–8.

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1Bellevue0–21L
2Joelton22–13W
3White House6–8L
4Glencliff Academy37–18W
5East Robertson26–0W
6Jo Byrns26–6W
7Tennessee Youth Center25–8W
8Dover52–22W
9Ashland City42–6W
10Gordonsville27–0W
11Forrest (Chapel Hill)22–6WBlanket Bowl
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The Blanket Bowl Years

Back-to-back bowl championships in Springfield: 1971 over McEwen and 1972 over Chapel Hill.

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Season record · 1972

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0Film records
0CoachT material
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BOBCAT PEOPLE · 1972

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