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1992

Greenbrier reaches .500 for the first time in a decade, closes with two straight wins, and freshman Derrick Lucas gives the first statistical glimpse of what is coming.

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1992

First Non-Losing Season Since 1982

Greenbrier finishes 5–5 in Steve Sorrells' fifth season, and freshman Derrick Lucas records a 118-yard game against Stewart County.
Head Coach: Steve Sorrells 5th Season Class AA · District 10 First non-losing season since 1982
5-5 133 PF · 204 PA · 1-4 District
5–5 Overall
1–4 District 10
2–0 Final Two

For the first time since 1982, Greenbrier finished a football season without a losing record. The Bobcats' 5–5 finish was also Steve Sorrells' first .500 season as head coach — a tangible payoff after the program had climbed from 2–8 in 1988 to 3–7 in 1989, then 4–6 in both 1990 and 1991.

Greenbrier opened with a 14–12 win over Montgomery Central, then lost three straight before shutting out Houston County 21–0. The biggest win came on Homecoming, a 39–12 victory over Stewart County on Oct. 16. After the White House loss dropped the Bobcats to 3–5, they finished the season by beating Harpeth 17–12 and Portland 22–20 — two wins that pulled the final record back to .500.

Class and district change: 1992 was Greenbrier's final season in the Class AA / District 10 alignment. In 1993 the Bobcats moved into Class AAA and District 5.

Freshman Derrick Lucas . The 100-yard rushing records list 118 yards against Stewart County. A newspaper profile published during Lucas's sophomore season later looked back on 1992 and said that, as a freshman, he started only six games yet rushed for almost 800 yards and seven touchdowns.

That Stewart County entry is the earliest 100-yard rushing marker in the collection for the player who would become Greenbrier's first Mr. Football winner two years later.

100-Yard Rushing Games

Game film
No season-specific 1992 game video folder has been located yet.

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

# Date Opponent Site Result
1 Montgomery Central Montgomery Central H W 14–12
2 Macon Co. Macon Co.
District
H L 2–3
3 Cheatham Co. Cheatham Co. A L 6–35
4 Springfield Springfield
District
H L 0–42
5 Houston Co. Houston Co. A W 21–0
6 Westmoreland Westmoreland
District
A L 6–20
7 Stewart Co. Stewart Co.
Homecoming
H W 39–12
8 White House White House
District
A L 6–48
9 Harpeth Harpeth A W 17–12
10 Portland Portland
District
H W 22–20
People in the record

Postseason honors

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

All Mid-State

All Robertson County

Names and spellings follow the school’s postseason honors records. The records print “Derek Lucas” in these entries; later Greenbrier records commonly use Derrick Lucas. Open the full honors record →

1992 Team Photo & Schedule

The 1992 clipping includes more than the team portrait. Its printed schedule restores the dates and sites missing from the score record and identifies Stewart County as Homecoming.

1992 Greenbrier football team photo and printed schedule
Welcome to Cat CountryThe 1992 Bobcats team photograph is paired with the printed schedule: an Aug. 28 jamboree, ten counted regular-season games, and Stewart County on Oct. 16 marked as Homecoming. The original clipping credits the photo to Richer Photography. Open the complete Homecoming page →
Season history

Season record · 1992

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

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

1992 in print

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

Greenbrier 17, Harpeth 12 newspaper scan
Oct. 31, 1992

Greenbrier 17, Harpeth 12

Jamie Poole finds Brandon Jones for a 30-yard touchdown, Derrick Lucas scores, and the defense adds a safety.

Greenbrier 22, Portland 20 newspaper scan
Nov. 7, 1992

Greenbrier 22, Portland 20

Marty Willis scores twice, including an 80-yard punt return, and Brian Rottero adds a 19-yard field goal.

BOBCAT PEOPLE · 1992

Names behind the season

Meet the players and coaches identified in the 1992 material.

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