HELP COMPLETE THE 1980 STORY
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Four shutouts, a winning point margin and two printed score conflicts
Greenbrier opened with shutouts of Cheatham and Macon. After losses to Hickman and Goodlettsville, Mike Clark scored three touchdowns in a 21–6 win over White House.
The retained DeKalb final is 31–0, not the 35–0 printed in a newspaper headline; the scoring summary itself totals 31. Portland then rallied for an 8–7 win that decided the district race.
A fourth shutout came against Jo Byrns. Trousdale closed the season with another printed conflict: the school list and independent schedule agree on 34–0, while the newspaper headline says 32–0. The 5–5 Bobcats still finished plus-17 on the scoreboard.
1980 football schedule
| # | Date* | Opponent | Score | Result | Record | Site* | Record note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Date open | Cheatham Co. | 6–0 | W | 1–0 | Site open | Recorded Greenbrier final |
| 2 | Date open | Macon Co. | 20–0 | W | 2–0 | Site open | Recorded Greenbrier final |
| 3 | Date open | Hickman Co. | 12–33 | L | 2–1 | Site open | Recorded Greenbrier final |
| 4 | Date open | Goodlettsville | 7–20 | L | 2–2 | Site open | Recorded Greenbrier final |
| 5 | Oct. 10, 1980 | White House | 21–6 | W | 3–2 | Site open | Recorded Greenbrier final |
| 6 | Oct. 17, 1980 | DeKalb Co. | 31–0 | W | 4–2 | Site open | Newspaper headline differs |
| 7 | Date open | Portland | 7–8 | L | 4–3 | Site open | Recorded Greenbrier final |
| 8 | Date open | Waverly | 14–20 | L | 4–4 | Site open | Recorded Greenbrier final |
| 9 | Date open | Jo Byrns | 20–0 | W | 5–4 | Site open | Recorded Greenbrier final |
| 10 | Nov. 7, 1980 | Trousdale Co. | 0–34 | L | 5–5 | Site open | Newspaper headline differs |
Read the surviving record
Names recorded with the season
All-State Class AA: Mike Clark, first team; Derrick Bagwell, honorable mention. All-Mid-State honorable mention: Clark, Randy Cook, Scott Elder, Ben Overby, Jim Richardson and Bill Sorrells. All-District 8-AA: Bagwell, Clark and Elder.
The captain record describes seniors serving as game captains and does not supply one fixed 1980 list.
One season inside the bowl-to-playoff era
The retained 1976–82 results total 43–30, with Greenbrier scoring 1,371 points and allowing 1,086. The passage begins with Pearson’s Industrial Bowl champions, crosses the first TSSAA playoff and reaches Corlew’s 1981 peak.