Ever Play in a Tennessee HS Bowl Game

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OffTackleVol said:
I started at QB in the 1977 Tobacco Bowl vs. Humbolt. Started 22 games at QB over 3 years. Fumbled only once in 22 games, and that was on the goal line at that game. Can't recall name right now, but he started at DB 2-3 years for the Vols. Ran a boot-leg keeper and he hit me square in the sternum and knocked every ounce of breath out of me; I literally dropped the ball at the one foot line.

Also, I was an assistant coach on a team that went 9-1 (10-1 counting the bowl win) and played in the 1982 Lion's Bowl in Tullahoma. 8 teams in our district and only the champ went. Lincoln County beat us first game of season 10-7 in Fayetville. They won the state championship that year, I think they upset Gallatin in a close game.
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Where was that Tobacco Bowl? At one time the TB was in Greeneville, but i thought it was gone before I started following football in '66 or so.

Edit: Looks like there was a Middle TN Tobacco Bowl at Hartsville ... guess that's where yours must have been. Pardon my ignorance.
 
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Hunerwadel said:
Some people here probably don't know before the playoffs were implemented a good HS team could possibly look forward to playing in a post season bowl game. A team had to have seven wins to qualify.

I played in the 1966 Crockett Bowl in Lawrenceburg.
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Stratford High School
1977
Volunteer Bowl vs. Mt. Juliet (I believe)
We never could get past Maplewood in region play.
 
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Played in 1972 Tullahoma Lions Bowl vs Shelbyville. Won 10-8.

Only 4 teams went to the playoffs in each class (3classes) in the entire state back then. You had a pretty good team if you made a bowl game.
 
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Illinoisvolfan2 said:
I did in 1972. East Ridge HS vs White County in Sparta. Game ended in a tie 7-7. I can’t remember what they called the game. East Ridge was 7-3 which wasn’t good enough for the playoffs back then. Not sure what White County’s record was.
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If you played for ER, we played against each other. I played at Hixson.
 
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I know our team (Hendersonville) played in a bowl game in 1993 or 1994 against Father Ryan. I was just a sophomore, but remember we didn't make the playoffs but played this game. I think it was called the Bellevue Bowl or something like that.
 
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Illinoisvolfan2 said:
I did in 1972. East Ridge HS vs White County in Sparta. Game ended in a tie 7-7. I can’t remember what they called the game. East Ridge was 7-3 which wasn’t good enough for the playoffs back then. Not sure what White County’s record was.
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David Culley the newly hired head coach for the Houston Texans was the QB for White county team in 1972.
 
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johntvol said:
David Culley the newly hired head coach for the Houston Texans was the QB for White county team in 1972.
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Yes he was. He scored on an 80 yard run the first or second play of the game. Then we shut them out. He was very elusive.
I actually made him fumble. I played DE. He took a snap and did a reverse spin out. I crashed down the line and hit him just as he finished the spin. And he fumbled.
 
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OffTackleVol said:
I started at QB in the 1977 Tobacco Bowl vs. Humbolt. Started 22 games at QB over 3 years. Fumbled only once in 22 games, and that was on the goal line at that game. Can't recall name right now, but he started at DB 2-3 years for the Vols. Ran a boot-leg keeper and he hit me square in the sternum and knocked every ounce of breath out of me; I literally dropped the ball at the one foot line.

Also, I was an assistant coach on a team that went 9-1 (10-1 counting the bowl win) and played in the 1982 Lion's Bowl in Tullahoma. 8 teams in our district and only the champ went. Lincoln County beat us first game of season 10-7 in Fayetville. They won the state championship that year, I think they upset Gallatin in a close game.
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I was on the staff at Humboldt at that game....Hell of a football game. Cold too.

A lot of folks don't know how big bowls were back in the day. A lot of 8-2 and 9-1 teams played each other. Most missed the playoffs by 1 game and went to a bowl.
 
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Pig Bowl in 89!! Biggest bowl for the cutters... We had a great team that year in Kingston.. Beat Jermaine Copeland and Harriman to win it that year!!
 
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I played in the Civic Bowl, which was a junior high bowl game, in 78. We played perennial power Brentwood Academy who beat us like a rented mule. They had 3 players who went on to play at D1 schools (bama & vandy).
 
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Don’t know if it was a bowl game but played in the 1st State Champion game in 69 at Overton HS in Nashville.
 
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