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The Last Chapter of the Corlew Years
1987 closed a nine-year head-coaching run for William “Buddy” Corlew. Greenbrier finished 2–8 overall and 0–5 in District 10, scoring 100 points and allowing 283. The Bobcats finished sixth in a district headed by White House and Portland.
The season opened with four losses, but the narrowest one included an individual high point. Greenbrier fell 16–13 to Trousdale County while Aaron Keith ran for 177 yards — the top Greenbrier rushing performance listed for 1987 in the program's 100-yard rushing records.
The collection becomes unusually tangible in mid-September. Four consecutive full-game films are available with dates on the film copies: Springfield on Sept. 18, Houston County on Sept. 25, Westmoreland on Oct. 2 and Hickman County on Oct. 9. Houston County became the first win, 14–7. Greenbrier later beat Cheatham County 10–7 before Portland closed the season, and the Corlew tenure, with a 41–7 result.
Nine seasons on the sideline
Corlew's head-coaching tenure ran from 1979 through 1987 and finished 35–57. The peak was the 8–3 Industrial Bowl season in 1981. After the 0–10 low of 1984, Greenbrier rebounded to 5–6 and a Tobacco Bowl appearance in 1985. The next page in the collection is 1988: Steve Sorrells' first season.
100-Yard Rushing Games
- Aaron Keith — 177 yards vs. Trousdale Co.
dated full-game films are available
1987 football schedule
| Game | Opponent | Score | Result | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BGA | 7–28 | L | |
| 2 | Macon Co. | 14–26 | L | |
| 3 | Trousdale Co. | 13–16 | L | Keith: 177 rush yds |
| 4 | Springfield | 0–45 | L | Sep. 18 · film |
| 5 | Houston Co. | 14–7 | W | Sep. 25 · film · first win |
| 6 | Westmoreland | 0–29 | L | Oct. 2 · film |
| 7 | Hickman Co. | 21–56 | L | Oct. 9 · film |
| 8 | White House | 14–28 | L | |
| 9 | Cheatham Co. | 10–7 | W | Second win |
| 10 | Portland | 7–41 | L | Corlew finale |
Late-Corlew Football and a New Athletics Chapter
Football material includes a narrow 16-13 loss to Trousdale County and a 14-7 comeback win over Houston County. The same fall produced a broader Greenbrier milestone: newspaper coverage documents the school’s first wrestling team.
Bobcats recognized · 1987
Recognition listed in Greenbrier’s postseason honors record.
- All-District 10-2A — Aaron Keith · William West
Names behind the season
Meet the players and coaches named in Greenbrier’s honors and coaching records.
Corlew’s ninth and final season
Wins over Houston County and Cheatham County closed the nine-season Buddy Corlew head-coaching era.
Complete scoring: 100–283. District line: 0–5. Every final agrees across the two complete schedules. Dated film copies securely place games four through seven on Sept. 18, Sept. 25, Oct. 2 and Oct. 9.
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.
1987 football statistics
1 sourced lines, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Keith | Rushing · Yards | 177 yards | 1 game |