2001 Greenbrier Football · 2001 Season

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2001

2001 Season

Three wins, a late offensive surge and another TSSAA playoff appearance in the opening season of the new century.

Head Coach: Kirk WilliamsTSSAA Playoffs

3-8158 PF · 224 PA

Greenbrier opened the century with a difficult 3–8 season, but the record still ended in November. After five straight losses to open the year, the Bobcats found wins over Page, Cheatham County and Giles County.

The 48–20 Giles County win was the offensive high point of the season, and a contemporary clipping from the 2002 clippings adds the game details. Roger Herndon carried eight times for 147 yards and two touchdowns; Bobby George had 18 carries for 130 yards; Greenbrier totaled 396 yards of offense. The article also says the win clinched Greenbrier’s fourth playoff berth in four seasons under Kirk Williams.

McNairy Central ended the season 28–14 in the first round of the TSSAA playoffs. It was Greenbrier’s eighth consecutive playoff appearance. The result closed a difficult year, but the return to November and the available game film make 2001 the clearest prologue to the breakthrough that followed in 2002.

10/10Regular-season game film

48–20Giles offensive peak

8Straight playoff seasons

100-Yard Rushing Games

Bobby George — 135 vs. Cheatham Co.
Roger Herndon — 147 vs. Giles Co.

Game film · complete regular season on film

Aug. 17 · DCA
Aug. 24 · David Lipscomb
Aug. 31 · Sycamore
Sept. 7 · Springfield
Sept. 21 · White House
Sept. 28 · Page
Oct. 5 · Marshall County
Oct. 12 · Cheatham County
Oct. 19 · Giles County
Oct. 26 · Montgomery Central

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Game film is available for 10 of 11 games

Full-game film is available for 10 games and is linked from the individual game pages.

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Note
1	Aug. 17, 2001	DCA▶ Film	6–13	L
2	Aug. 24, 2001	David Lipscomb▶ Film	7–28	L
3	Aug. 31, 2001	Sycamore▶ Film	14–17	L
4	Sept. 7, 2001	Springfield▶ Film	15–24	L
5	Sept. 21, 2001	White House▶ Film	7–24	L
6	Sept. 28, 2001	Page▶ Film	13–10	W
7	Oct. 5, 2001	Marshall Co.▶ Film	0–20	L
8	Oct. 12, 2001	Cheatham Co.▶ Film	20–6	W
9	Oct. 19, 2001	Giles Co.▶ Film	48–20	W
10	Oct. 26, 2001	Montgomery Central▶ Film	14–34	L
11	Nov. 2, 2001	McNairy Central	14–28	L	1st Round TSSAA State Playoffs

Giles County · 2001

This clipping was physically filed in the 2002 clippings, but its own game context identifies it as 2001. It has been reassigned rather than left attached to the wrong season.

2001 Greenbrier rolls past Giles County 48–20 newspaper clipping — **Greenbrier 48, Giles County 20**Roger Herndon: 147 rushing yards and two touchdowns on eight carries. Bobby George: 130 yards on 18 carries. Greenbrier: 396 total offensive yards. The win clinched another November berth.

People in the season

Postseason Honors

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

All-Region 5-3A

Curt Williams — Linebacker MVP
Don Scott — Offensive Tackle MVP
Jonathon McDade — Defensive Back MVP
Bobby George — Special Teams MVP
Brandon Hajdu
Brandon Holder
Trevor Dickerson
Jake Russell

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

2001 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.

Aug. 17, 2001

2001 Region 5-3A capsule

The Region 5-3A capsule identifies Greenbrier's veteran skill group, developing offensive line and the returning players expected to lead the 2001 team.

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Aug. 18, 2001

Donelson Christian Academy 13, Greenbrier 6

Time expires with Greenbrier at the Donelson Christian Academy 3-yard line in the 13–6 season opener.

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Aug. 25, 2001

David Lipscomb 28, Greenbrier 7

The game is tied 7–7 in the second half before Lipscomb pulls away; Greenbrier totals 169 yards, 30 second-half rushing yards and nine first downs.

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Sept. 8, 2001

Springfield 24, Greenbrier 15

Curt Williams scores from six yards, while Brandon Holder kicks a 40-yard field goal and scores from one yard in a 15-point fourth quarter.

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Sept. 22, 2001

White House 24, Greenbrier 7

Josh Birdwell catches a five-yard touchdown from Roger Herndon, and Brandon Holder kicks the extra point.

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Oct. 21, 2001

Roger Herndon against Giles County

Roger Herndon gains 147 yards on eight carries and scores twice in Greenbrier's 48–20 victory over Giles County.

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Reading the complete season

Every regular-season game survives on film

3–8record

158–224scoring

10 of 11games on film

A difficult season still reached November, while all ten regular-season films and a 396-yard Giles County account document the bridge to 2002.

The region capsule returned Brandon Holder, Chad Armes, John Burkhalter, Brandon Hajdu, Bobby George, Jonathon McDade, Ernie Smith and Tim Vincent, while emphasizing youth and offensive-line development.

After an 0–5 opening, Greenbrier beat Page and Cheatham County, then gained 396 yards in a 48–20 win over Giles County. Roger Herndon ran for 147 yards and two touchdowns; Bobby George added 130.

McNairy Central ended the eighth consecutive playoff season. All ten regular-season games survive in the film collection, making this the clearest visual prologue to the breakthrough that followed.

Source comparison: DCA is expanded by the contemporary report as Donelson Christian Academy and is separated from Davidson Academy in the opponent record.

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.

The seven-season bridge The filmed prologue

School score-list page containing the 2001 Greenbrier football season — The school score list supplies the season frame; contemporary reporting and official postseason records label the differences above.

BOBCATS FOR LIFE · 2001

Postseason names from this season

The People Index connects the players named in Greenbrier’s 2001 postseason honors record.

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SEASON STATISTICS

2001 football statistics

11 sourced lines, 2 players and 4 Greenbrier team entries are connected to this season.

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Season statistics · 2001

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
Bobby George	Rushing · Carries	18 carries	1 game
Roger Herndon	Rushing · Carries	8 carries	1 game
Bobby George	Rushing · Yards	265 yards	2 games
Roger Herndon	Rushing · Yards	147 yards	1 game
Roger Herndon	Scoring · Rushing touchdowns	2 touchdowns	1 game

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Before the season

2001 preseason preview

A new region, seven new opponents

“How quickly things can change from one year to the next.”— Contemporary football preview

Greenbrier moved from Region 4-3A to Region 5-3A with seven new opponents on its ten-game schedule. Kirk Williams welcomed back eight offensive and nine defensive starters. The 2000 figures include Bobby George’s 59 tackles, Brandon Hajdu’s 62 stops and Jonathan McDade’s 300 receiving yards.

Names in these pages

Chad Arms · John Burkhalter · Ernie Smith · Steven McKinzie · Chase Jenkins · Brock Phillips · Greg Port · Troy Pearson · Trevor Dickerson · Tim Vinsent · Andy Pitt · Christian Both · Brandon Holder · Bobby George · Brandon Hajdu · Justin Adams · Jake Russell · Curt Williams · Justin Boguskie · Josh Birdwell · Jonathan McDade · Andrew Stearns · Luke White

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