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1996

Scott Smith takes over and a midseason three-game winning streak carries Greenbrier back to November.

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1996 · Scott Smith's First Season

1996

Scott Smith's First Season

Scott Smith takes over and a midseason three-game winning streak carries Greenbrier back to November.
Head Coach: Scott Smith*1st Round TSSAA State Playoffs
3-8175 PF · 224 PA

The first season after the Sorrells era opened with three losses, including one-point heartbreak at Macon County.

Then the Bobcats found traction: 49–7 over Montgomery Central, 9–6 over Spring Hill and 9–6 over DeKalb County — three consecutive wins that changed the shape of the season.

Greenbrier finished 3–8 and drew Spring Hill again in the first round, falling 20–12.

Game film
7 master video files located

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

Game film is available for 7 of 11 games

Full-game film is available for 7 games and is linked from the individual game pages.

#DateOpponentScoreResultNote
1Aug. 30, 1996David Lipscomb▶ Film13–37L
2Sept. 6, 1996Macon Co.▶ Film12–13L
3Marshall Co.▶ Film13–28L
4Montgomery Central49–7W
5Spring Hill9–6W
6Oct. 4, 1996DeKalb Co.▶ Film9–6W
7Oct. 11, 1996Waverly▶ Film3–9L
8Oct. 18, 1996White House▶ Film17–28L
9Oct. 25, 1996Lewis Co.▶ Film16–21L
10Portland22–49L
11Nov. 8, 1996Spring Hill12–20L*1st Round TSSAA State Playoffs
People in the season

Postseason Honors

Greenbrier’s football honors records list these names under the school’s original award categories.

Postseason honors

Leadership register

Captains & Leadership

Greenbrier’s captain register records a program-wide practice for this period: “1973–2001 Seniors were game captains.” The collection therefore does not assign a fixed season-captain list for this year unless a game program, roster or contemporary clipping identifies one.

Expanded season record

Season record · 1996

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

11Game entries
0Featured items
7Film records
0CoachT material
0 scrapbook pages
CONTEMPORARY COVERAGE

1996 in print

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

1996 preseason capsule newspaper scan
Aug. 14, 1996

1996 preseason capsule

The first Scott Smith season opens with returning players and newcomers listed for the Bobcats.

Macon County 13, Greenbrier 12 newspaper scan
Sept. 7, 1996

Macon County 13, Greenbrier 12

Jeremiah Adams scores on runs of 29 and 16 yards before Macon County wins with a late touchdown and extra point.

Spring Hill playoff week newspaper scan
Nov. 7–9, 1996

Spring Hill playoff week

The first-round preview and game report follow Greenbrier into its playoff rematch with Spring Hill.

BOBCAT PEOPLE · 1996

Postseason names from this season

The People Index connects the players named in Greenbrier’s 1996 postseason honors record.

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