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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 scrapbook 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

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

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 scrapbook, 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.

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