Aug. 26, 1999
Page opener preview
Greenbrier opens on the road against a Page program coming off a state-semifinal run.
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1999 · First Winning Season Since 1981
Season overview
First Winning Season Since 1981
6-5
After dropping the opener to Page, Greenbrier won six of its next eight games. The run included a 43–14 win over Waverly, a 35–13 win over Springfield and a 42–26 win over DeKalb County.
At 6–5, the Bobcats posted the program’s first winning season in 18 years. The previous above-.500 finish had been the 8–3 team of 1981.
The season ended with a 14–7 first-round loss to Sequoyah, but 1999 stands as the clearest early marker that the Williams-era rebuild was taking hold.
100-Yard Rushing Games
- Derek Adams — 155 yards vs. DeKalb Co.
Complete recorded schedule
1999 football schedule
| Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug. 27, 1999 | Page▶ Film | 0–25 | L | |
| 2 | Sept. 3, 1999 | York▶ Film | 34–0 | W | |
| 3 | Sept. 10, 1999 | Waverly▶ Film | 43–14 | W | |
| 4 | Sept. 17, 1999 | Portland▶ Film | 10–41 | L | |
| 5 | Sept. 24, 1999 | Clarksville Northwest▶ Film | 10–7 | W | |
| 6 | Oct. 1, 1999 | Macon Co.▶ Film | 24–0 | W | |
| 7 | Oct. 8, 1999 | Springfield▶ Film | 35–13 | W | |
| 8 | Oct. 15, 1999 | Livingston Academy▶ Film | 0–9 | L | |
| 9 | Oct. 22, 1999 | DeKalb Co.▶ Film | 42–26 | W | |
| 10 | Oct. 29, 1999 | White House▶ Film | 7–30 | L | |
| 11 | Nov. 5, 1999 | Sequoyah | 7–14 | 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 — Derek Adams, Stetson Dickerson
- Mid-State Honorable Mention — Brandon Holder, Justin Adams, Casey Lanius
- All-Region 4-3A — Derek Adams, Stetson Dickerson, Casey Lanius
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
1999 in print
7 source scans from the season's newspaper file. Open any clipping at full size, or continue into its game page when one is linked.
Sept. 4, 1999
Greenbrier 34, York Institute 0
Derek Adams runs seven times for 63 yards and a touchdown and makes six tackles; Greenbrier holds York to 130 total yards in the shutout.
Sept. 1999
Greenbrier at Portland preview
Derek Adams, Matt Combs and Stetson Dickerson are listed as Greenbrier keys; the first-string defense had not allowed a point in the previous two games.
Sept. 18, 1999
Portland 41, Greenbrier 10
Brandon Holder kicks a 35-yard field goal and Derek Adams scores on a two-yard run in Portland's 41–10 win.
Sept. 25, 1999
Greenbrier 10, Northwest 7
The report prints Derrick Adams on a four-yard touchdown; Stetson Dickerson runs the conversion and Greenbrier adds a late safety in the 10–7 win.
Oct. 9, 1999
Greenbrier 35, Springfield 13
The report prints Derrick Adams while crediting 183 yards and four touchdowns on 19 carries; Stetson Dickerson adds Greenbrier's other touchdown.
Oct. 14, 1999
Livingston Academy matchup preview
Derek Adams, Stetson Dickerson and Brandon Holder are named before a game in the crowded Region 4-3A playoff race.
Reading the complete season
The first winning season since 1981
6–5record
212–179scoring
10 of 11games on film
Six wins, two shutouts and a third-place region finish produced Greenbrier's first winning record in eighteen years.
Greenbrier won six of eight after the opener. The York shutout, a 43–14 win over Waverly and a 35–13 win over Springfield helped produce the program's first above-.500 finish since 1981.
Derek Adams ran for 183 yards and four touchdowns against Springfield. The school rushing register also records a 155-yard game against DeKalb County.
The newspaper uses both Derek and Derrick Adams. The canonical profile remains Derek Adams because that is the form in the school honors record; each source spelling stays visible where it appears.
Source comparison: Newspaper pages use both Derek and Derrick Adams. The honors record establishes Derek as the canonical profile form.
7 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 · 1999
Postseason names from this season
The People Index connects the players named in Greenbrier’s 1999 postseason honors record.
1999 football statistics
9 sourced lines, 2 players and 0 Greenbrier team entries are connected to this season.
Explore the 1999 season statistics →Season statistics · 1999
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Adams | Defense · Tackles | 6 tackles | 1 game |
| Derek Adams | Rushing · Carries | 26 carries | 2 games |
| Derek Adams | Rushing · Yards | 401 yards | 3 games |
| Derek Adams | Scoring · Rushing touchdowns | 4 touchdowns | 1 game |