Aug. 1997
1997 preseason capsule
Scott Smith's second team returns J.R. Somma, Michael Moss, Roy Dill, Bobby Huffines, Scott Dillard, Rob Dorris and Eugene Raymer; defense and the passing game are identified as strengths.
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Season overview
1997 Playoff Season
4-7
Greenbrier improved to four wins, beating Macon County, Spring Hill, DeKalb County and Montgomery Central.
The rivalry game with White House was a defensive fight — a 10–5 loss — before the Bobcats closed the regular season at Portland.
A first-round trip to Chattanooga Brainerd ended the season 24–7 and closed Smith’s two-year run as head coach.
Complete recorded schedule
1997 football schedule
| Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug. 29, 1997 | Davidson Academy▶ Film | 0–7 | L | |
| 2 | Sept. 5, 1997 | Macon Co.▶ Film | 30–6 | W | |
| 3 | Sept. 12, 1997 | Goodpasture▶ Film | 20–27 | L | |
| 4 | Sept. 19, 1997 | Livingston Academy▶ Film | 0–33 | L | |
| 5 | Sept. 26, 1997 | Spring Hill▶ Film | 10–0 | W | |
| 6 | Oct. 3, 1997 | DeKalb Co.▶ Film | 25–6 | W | |
| 7 | Oct. 10, 1997 | Page▶ Film | 12–20 | L | |
| 8 | — | White House | 5–10 | L | |
| 9 | Oct. 24, 1997 | Montgomery Central▶ Film | 34–12 | W | |
| 10 | — | Portland | 18–45 | L | |
| 11 | Nov. 7, 1997 | Chattanooga Brainerd | 7–24 | L | *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
- All-Mid-State — B. J. Link, J. R. Somma, Eugene Raymer, Rob Dorris
- All-Region 4-3A — B. J. Link, Eugene Raymer, Rob Dorris
- All-Robertson County — B. J. Link, Roy Dill, Eugene Raymer
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.
CONTEMPORARY COVERAGE
1997 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.
Oct. 6, 1997
Greenbrier used as the region measuring stick
A Page and Spring Hill roundup points back to Greenbrier's 10–0 Spring Hill win as a comparison inside the region.
Oct. 16, 1997
Page–Spring Hill title preview
The Page–Spring Hill title preview again uses Greenbrier's 10–0 Spring Hill win to frame the Region 4-3A race.
Oct. 17, 1997
White House at Greenbrier
The printed standings and matchup notes place White House–Greenbrier inside the region race before the 10–5 final.
Nov. 6, 1997
Brainerd playoff preview
Quarterback Jeremiah Pierce leads a 4–6 Greenbrier team into Brainerd; Rob Dorris enters with 24 catches for 375 yards and five interceptions.
Reading the complete season
The Smith chapter closes in November
4–7record
161–190scoring
8 of 11games on film
Four wins, a 10–0 region marker and a third straight postseason trip closed Scott Smith's two-year tenure.
The preseason page identifies defense and the passing game as the strengths of Scott Smith's second team. J.R. Somma, Michael Moss, Roy Dill, Bobby Huffines, Scott Dillard, Rob Dorris and Eugene Raymer returned in named roles.
The 10–0 win over Spring Hill became a region measuring stick in two later newspaper pages. Greenbrier also beat Macon County, DeKalb County and Montgomery Central before traveling to Chattanooga Brainerd.
The playoff preview gives Rob Dorris 24 catches for 375 yards and five interceptions. It also names Jeremiah Pierce as the quarterback leading a 4–6 team into the first round.
Source comparison: Brainerd is retained as 7–24 from TSSAA; the school score list says 7–28 and the next preseason capsule says 6–24.
5 contemporary packet items are connected to this season. Open any result for its place in the year, recovered reporting, film status and game-level source comparison.
BOBCATS FOR LIFE · 1997
Postseason names from this season
The People Index connects the players named in Greenbrier’s 1997 postseason honors record.
1997 football statistics
3 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.
In-season snapshots (3)
| Player or team | Stat at the time | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Dorris | Receiving · Receptions entering playoff | 24 receptions | View source |
| Rob Dorris | Receiving · Yards entering playoff | 375 yards | View source |
| Rob Dorris | Defense · Interceptions entering playoff | 5 interceptions | View source |