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Back to a Bowl
Greenbrier jumped from 0–10 to five wins and earned a postseason Tobacco Bowl invitation in Hartsville, falling 30–6 to Haywood.
Postseason honors: Aaron Sanders — first-team All-Mid-State; Tommy Hulsey — honorable mention All-Mid-State; Sanders, Hulsey, John Love and Michael Mantlo — All-District 10-2A; David Nichols — Tobacco Bowl Defensive MVP.
That six-game improvement in the win column over the previous season is one of the sharpest one-year rebounds in the historical record.
Greenbrier finished 5-6 under William “Buddy” Corlew. The schedule accounts for 151 points scored and 187 allowed across 11 games.
The season’s largest win was 28–0 over Stewart Co..
In the White House rivalry, Greenbrier lost to the Blue Devils 0–28.
The 100-yard rushing records adds a player-level marker: Tommy Hulsey ran for 156 yards against Stewart Co., the top listed Greenbrier rushing game from this season.
100-Yard Rushing Games
- Tommy Hulsey — 156 yards vs. Stewart Co.
- Tommy Hulsey — 119 yards vs. Goodletsville
- Aaron Sanders — 102 yards vs. Page
1985 football schedule
| Game | Opponent | Score | Result | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cheatham Co. | 14–13 | W | |
| 2 | Macon Co. | 14–7 | W | |
| 3 | Trousdale Co. | 20–14 | W | |
| 4 | Goodlettsville | 21–27 | L | |
| 5 | BGA | 0–26 | L | |
| 6 | Lewis Co. | 14–16 | L | |
| 7 | Stewart Co. | 28–0 | W | |
| 8 | White House | 0–28 | L | |
| 9 | Page | 28–0 | W | |
| 10 | Portland | 6–26 | L | |
| 11 | Haywood | 6–30 | L | Tobacco Bowl |
The Rebound
After the winless 1984 season, 1985 reads as a recovery year. Greenbrier beat Macon County 14-7, shut out Stewart County 28-0 behind Tommy Hulsey’s 156 rushing yards and three touchdowns, blanked Page 28-0 and earned an invitation to the 32nd Tobacco Bowl.
Bobcats recognized · 1985
Recognition listed in Greenbrier’s postseason honors record.
- All-Mid-State 1st Team — Aaron Sanders
- All-Mid-State honorable mention — Tommy Hulsey
- All-District 10-2A — Tommy Hulsey · John Love · Michael Mantlo · Aaron Sanders
- Tobacco Bowl Defensive MVP — David Nichols
Names behind the season
Meet the players and coaches named in Greenbrier’s honors and coaching records.
Five wins and the 32nd Tobacco Bowl
Greenbrier opened 3–0, later posted two 28–0 shutouts and returned to Hartsville for a postseason bowl.
Complete scoring: 151–187. District line: 1–2. Every final agrees across the school list and independent schedule. Contemporary pages add the Nov. 9 Tobacco Bowl date, 1 p.m. start and John Kerr Field site.
Each game opens into its own source-checked account. When the contemporary record is silent, the game page says so instead of supplying an unsupported date, site or scoring sequence.
1985 football statistics
3 sourced lines, 2 players and 0 Greenbrier team entries are connected to this season.
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The numbers we can account for
Reported season totals and sums from recovered games appear separately. A game without a stat line is unknown, not zero.
Recovered game totals
These sums cover only the listed games. They are not a complete season total.
| Player | Stat | Recorded | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Hulsey | Rushing · Yards | 275 yards | 2 games |
| Aaron Sanders | Rushing · Yards | 102 yards | 1 game |