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1991

Greenbrier holds at four wins, but the scrapbook shows a program developing year-round: a new summer passing league, a complete fall roster, and contemporary game coverage that turns a 4–6 line into a season.

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1991

Roster and Season Coverage

Year four of the Steve Sorrells rebuild does not change the win total, but the offense takes a step, the district picture sharpens, and the collection finally gives us the people behind the scores.
Head Coach: Steve Sorrells4th SeasonClass AA · District 1045-player roster
4-6104 PF · 193 PA · 1-4 District
4–6Overall
1–4District 10
5thDistrict Finish

Greenbrier finished 4–6 for the second straight season, but the numbers underneath the record moved in the right direction. The Bobcats went from 71 points scored in 1990 to 104 in 1991, while points allowed fell from 214 to 193. The result was a 54-point improvement in season point differential even though the final record stayed the same.

In District 10-AA, Greenbrier finished fifth at 1–4. The district win was a 21–6 victory over Macon County. Springfield won the district at 5–0, followed by Westmoreland, White House and Portland before Greenbrier and Macon County.

1991 Tennessee Passing League
A June 13, 1991 Robertson County Times story documented the debut of the Tennessee Passing League, a 12-school summer league emphasizing quarterbacks and receivers. Greenbrier participants named in the story were Todd Williamson, Jeff Taylor, Adam Marlatt and Brad Harris. Williamson, Marlatt and Harris all appear again on the fall roster.

The fall roster lists 45 players with numbers, heights, weights, positions and classes, plus coaches Steve Sorrells, Kirk Williams and Wayne Eidson. It also names coaching staff Danny L. Weeks and Doug Hintemeyer, statistician Jeff White, film operator Bart Krisle, managers and school personnel. A second copy marked “Homecoming 91” is highlighted and handwritten, a working football document with handwritten notes.

The season itself moved in fits and starts. After the opening loss to Montgomery Central, Greenbrier beat Macon County 21–6. Cheatham County then shut the Bobcats out 22–0; the game story says Greenbrier was held under 100 yards of total offense and trailed 15–0 at halftime, while Steve Sorrells singled out Shannon Swatman, Adam Marlatt and Bernie Hudgens on defense.

The next week produced the season’s strongest passing line. In the 33–6 Springfield loss, Todd Williamson went 9-of-19 for 156 yards and hit Adam Marlett for a 76-yard touchdown. Marlett finished with seven catches for 138 yards and also made eight tackles with an assist. The same story records Todd Dorris with nine tackles and five assists and Jeff Ward with five tackles before a shoulder injury.

Greenbrier later beat Houston County 21–7 and produced its largest win of the year with a 28–0 shutout of Stewart County. After the White House loss, the Bobcats beat Harpeth 9–6 before closing with Portland. Greenbrier’s records list two individual rushing performances: Jeff Ward went for 114 yards against Montgomery Central, and Jeff Hall ran for 102 against Stewart County.

100-Yard Rushing Games

Game film
No season-specific 1991 game-film folder has been located yet.
Roster and newspaper coverage · no game film currently available

Click any opponent for the game summary. Film badges mark games with video.

#OpponentScoreResult
1Montgomery Central6–27L
2Macon Co. District21–6W
3Cheatham Co.0–22L
4Springfield District6–33L
5Houston Co.21–7W
6Westmoreland District0–14L
7Stewart Co.28–0W
8White House District6–41L
9Harpeth9–6W
10Portland District7–37L
BOBCAT PEOPLE

The names behind 1991.

The complete printed roster lists 45 players with numbers, positions, measurements and class years. Open the player profiles and season material below.

People in the record

Postseason honors

Greenbrier’s postseason honors records add the players recognized that season.

All District 10-2A

All Robertson County

Names and spellings follow the school’s postseason honors records. Open the full honors record →

From the Scrapbook

The 1991 pass separates a mixed scrapbook page into season-specific features, tightens the crops, and uses the roster to anchor identities instead of publishing ambiguous material whole.

June 13 1991 Robertson County Times article on the Tennessee Passing League
June 13, 1991 — summer football arrivesThe Tennessee Passing League story names Greenbrier participants Todd Williamson, Jeff Taylor, Adam Marlatt and Brad Harris. Source: Robertson County Times.
1991 newspaper article Cheatham County defeats Greenbrier 22 to 0
Cheatham County 22, Greenbrier 0A contemporary game story says the Bobcats were held under 100 total yards and records defensive praise for Shannon Swatman, Adam Marlatt and Bernie Hudgens.
1991 Williamson plays well in Greenbrier loss to Springfield article
Springfield 33, Greenbrier 6 — the passing lineTodd Williamson: 9-of-19, 156 yards, one touchdown; Adam Marlett: seven catches, 138 yards and the 76-yard score. The clipping also includes defensive tackle totals and injury notes.
1991 Springfield versus Greenbrier football action featuring Adam Marlatt and Steven Dunnivant
Springfield game actionSpringfield's Terry Summers tackles Greenbrier ball carrier Adam Marlatt (5) as Greenbrier's Steven Dunnivant (54) and Springfield's Torvis Gardner arrive. Photo by Chris Bagwell.
1991 Greenbrier Bobcats football roster
The 1991 rosterForty-five players, numbers, measurements, positions and classes — plus the coaches, football staff, managers and school identifiers that make this one of the most useful primary sources in the early-1990s collection.
Annotated Greenbrier football Homecoming 91 roster
The annotated copyThe duplicate marked “Homecoming 91” includes highlights, circles and handwritten personnel notes. It is shown with the original highlights, circles and handwritten notes.
Expanded season record

Season record · 1991

This page reflects the records currently available. Featured clippings are shown once rather than repeated elsewhere on the page.

10Game entries
6Featured items
0Film records
0CoachT material
6 scrapbook pages
CONTEMPORARY COVERAGE

1991 in print

1 source scan from the season's newspaper file. Open any clipping at full size, or continue into its game page when one is linked.

Greenbrier 21, Houston County 7 newspaper scan
Oct. 5, 1991

Greenbrier 21, Houston County 7

Todd Williamson throws for 143 yards, while Brad Harris catches three passes for 101 yards and two touchdowns.

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