| Games of
Historical Significance David Lipscomb High School Football Since 1967 |
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| 1967 | Three games to note. The first was a 32-0
loss to Tennessee Youth Center. It was significant in that it was the
first game played by a Lipscomb Football team since 1938. The second game would be a win over the Maplewood JV team by a score of 13-7. The next game would be a 19-0 victory over the now defunct Nashville Howard High School. It was significant as it was the programs first win against a varsity team since the re-instatement of Football at Lipscomb. |
| 1969 | A record that still stands today in the Lipscomb
record book and a score that was noted in the old modern day records of the
Nashville Interscholastic League a loss to Tennessee Prep. School (TPS) by
the score of 82-12. For many years, the old guys of Nashville viewed
that TPS team (State Champs that year) as one of the best teams ever to play
in the State of Tennessee. |
| 1970 | Two games to note. A 13-6 victory over league
rival Bellevue gave the Mustangs its first N.I.L. Championships. The
other game was the school's first Bowl game, The Watertown Lions Bowl.
A game where the Mustangs fell to White House 24-13.
Steve Staggs Provided: First game of the season
Head Coach, Buck Dozier had to go to the Hospital for Kidney Stones.
College Assistant Burton Elrod has to take phone messages from Dozier during
the game to run the offense. Mustangs fall 20-0 to Cohn High School.
Week 8, Mustangs take on local Class A Power Watertown (7-0) Mustangs
pull off the biggest upset a 20-16 victory. Biggest win of the program
at the time. |
| 1971 | A 6-6 tie with league rival, Bellevue High
School gave the Mustangs a share of the Class A Title. |
| 1972 | Was the last year that David Lipscomb beat
Brentwood Academy in Brentwood by a score of 24-0. |
| 1973 | This season was the first time that Goodpasture
and Lipscomb would face off against each other. The Mustangs win the game
20-8. |
| 1974 | A 4 down goal line defensive stand help preserve
a 20-19 victory over White House, Lipscomb's first victory over that
well-established program. Week 9, The Mustangs earned a share of the
N.I.L. Class A title with a 14-13 win over Joelton. The Mustangs
played in the second bowl game (Watertown Lions Bowl) of the program's
history but fell to Celina by the score of 26-20. |
| 1975 | Week two the Mustangs traveled to East Tennessee
one of the state's top ranked teams Rockwood. A depleted Lipscomb
squad (illness) lost to Rockwood 23-6. Week 10, The Mustangs wrapped up
another N.I.L. Championship with a whipping of Joelton by a score of 42-6.
This was also game noted for the post game brawl. Film highlites are
available in our video section. The Mustangs would win the program's
first bowl game, the Mt. Juliet Bear Booster Bowl by defeating
Hohenwald 38-14. The Lipscomb program would also end the year ranked
in the top 10 in the state. A first for the program. |
| 1976 | Would give up the first loss to Goodpasture by a
score of 14-6, but a later victory over Joelton 45-0 would give the Mustangs
another N.I.L. Class A Championship. Lipscomb would finish the season
with a bowl victory over Celina 42-20. That Bowl game would be the
last game for Coach Buck Dozier. |
| 1977 | The Bob Goff era would begin at Lipscomb with a
19-0 loss to Castle Heights in Lebanon. The Bob Goff era would end with a
26-8 victory over Joelton. |
| 1978 | The Kevin Temple era would begin with a 12-7
loss to Castle Heights and the era would end with a 17-0 loss to
Goodpasture. |
| 1980 | Lipscomb would end the season on a high note
with a victory over Celina 14-13 in the Boyce Smith Bowl in Springfield |
| 1981 | A season ending loss to Goodpasture by a score
46-0 help usher out the Keith Earle era. The 1981 season was one of
the most difficult seasons the Mustangs had endured. |
| 1982 | Glenn McCadams coached his first game at
Lipscomb at the new Reese Smith Athletic Complex but suffered a 7-6 loss to
Castle Heights. Week 10, The underdog Mustangs upset Goodpasture by a
score of 28-17. That win ended a 6 year win streak against the
Mustangs. Coach Mac would also coach his first bowl game at Lipscomb,
but the Mustangs fell to Trousdale County by a score of 8-7. |
| 1983 | A season
ending Industrial Bowl victory over Macon County by a score of 24-0 |
| 1984 | A week 4 victory over Nashville
Madison ( the first victory over Madison-the school would later close)
A season ending victory in the Butter Bowl over FRA by a score of 33-13. |
| 1985 | A year where
Lipscomb scheduled several larger Nashville Metro Schools for the first
time. A victory over East 24-12, now closed. A loss to Hillsboro
27-0 and a loss to Hillwood 18-6 |
| 1988 | A 6-0 win over Waverly would put
the First TSSAA Playoff Victory on the books in the first year the Mustangs
would participate in the event. Lipscomb's first playoff loss would
come in the quarterfinal game against Milan by a score of 29-15. (Milan was
a school that Coach Mac used to coach) |
| 1989 |
Week 4 found Lipscomb hosting Brentwood Academy about
the same time Hurricane Hugo made an appearance in Middle Tennessee.
Both teams came in with 3-0 records. Carlton Flatt and Ricky Bowers
from BA wanted to move the game to Saturday. Coach Mac said no and the
game was played in horrible conditions. The game was still tied 0-0 in
the 4th Qtr. when a Lipscomb Linebacker stuck and sacked BA QB Casey
Alexander. Flatt went ballistic and ordered his players to kill #41.
Flatt didn't know that #41's dad was working the chains and heard his
directive first hand. Long story short, the two men had words and
Flatt grabbed the Chain Gang Dad by the collar...will leave the rest unsaid.
BA won the game 7-0. Despite having
a regular season record of 8-2. Lipscomb did not make it to the
playoffs. They did finish the season with a 10-0 over Union City in
the Civitan Bowl. |
| 1990 | Another good season.
Lipscomb opens the playoffs with a 31-16 over Waverly but would fall in
round two White House. |
| 1991 | Another trip
to the playoffs a win 22-19 over Fairview and ended with a loss to
Springfield. |
| 1992 | A season ending loss in the
Walking Horse Bowl to Grundy County by a score of 17-0. It would be
the last Bowl Game Lipscomb would play in (to date). |
| 1993 | Mustangs
return to the Playoffs but fall in the opening round to Martin Westview by a
score of 50-25. |
| 1994 | After surviving two very close
playoff games (round 2 win over Huntingdon 7-0 and a state semifinal
game at Milan 14-6) The Mustangs would win their first state Championship
over East Tennessee's Harriman High School by a score of 42-0. This
game was over early and it could have been much, much worse. Played in
front of nearly 10,000 fans at Vanderbilt's Dudley Field. |
| 1995 | In round two
of the Playoffs, The Mustangs traveled to and played Union City. A
game that Lipscomb won 7-0. The game was marred by storms that came
thru the area. The game had to be delayed by near by lightening
strikes. One which effected the game. Lights went out on one
side of the field and the game had to be finished with poor lighting due to
the outage. |
| 1996 | In week 5, the Mustangs defeated
a talent loaded Pearl Cohn which included Big John Henderson who went on to
Star at the University of Tennessee and played with the Jacksonville Jaguars
of the NFL by a score of 16-14. The Firebirds went on to win the Class
4A Championship that year. |
| 1997 | In the first
round of the playoffs, Mustang kicker, Erik Reed hit a field goal in the
final minutes to secure a 3-0 Lipscomb victory over Meigs County. In a
quarterfinal game, Lipscomb travels for the first time to face a very
talented Chattanooga Tyner and falls 19-14. |
| 1998 | In week 7, the Mustangs traveled
to White House and defeated the Blue Devils in triple overtime when White
House missed an extra point. Final Score was 28-27. In a
quarterfinal game, Tyner made the trip to Nashville this time with another
very talented team and a very good quarterback. However, the Tyner QB
was injured early in the game and the Mustangs took the victory 24-6.
The Mustangs would make their second trip to the 2A Championship game at
Vanderbilt to take on Milan High School. Lipscomb's high powered
offense could not get on track as the Mustangs fell 16-6 and finished the 98
season as state runner up. |
| 1999 | In week two,
The Mustangs defeated Goodpasture in a defensive showdown by a score of 9-3.
Mustangs make another trip to Chattanooga and lose to Tyner 21-7 in round
two of the playoffs. |
| 2000 | A very unique season.
Mustangs fall late in week two to Goodpasture 28-27 when the Mustangs could
not connect on the extra point. Week three found the Mustangs
traveling to Lewisburg to face Marshall County. A game known as "When
Time Stood Still" A malfunctioning clock hindered the Lipscomb effort
and aided the Tigers with a 21-20 victory. In Week 5, The Mustangs
hosted White House. Lipscomb running backs fumbled 6 times in this
game as the Blue Devils won 23-21. In round two of the playoffs, The
Mustangs traveled all the way to Athens, TN (Meigs County), a trip that took
about 5 and a half hours. Weather during the days prior to game had
been cold and wet. It was the same on game night as well. The game was
played on their home field. There was no grass on the field, only
paint and mud. The Mustangs won the game 36-14. In the
quarterfinal game, Lipscomb would face Goodpasture once again. It came
down to the wire once again. With seconds left on the clock, the
Mustangs scored their only TD. Instead of playing for the tie and head
to overtime, The Mustangs failed to score on a 2 point conversion and lost
the game. |
| 2001 | Week 7 found
the Mustangs at BGA in Franklin. Just before kickoff a sudden storm
came thru. It was supposed to move thru the area by kickoff. It
didn't. It stayed around and conditions were miserable. The
weather got so bad that half time was called with about 3 minutes left in
the second quarter. The teams returned to the field after about an
hour had passed. The second quarter was continued at that point.
Temperature dropped nearly 20 degrees in the 3rd quarter and rain turned to
sleet. Wind was so bad that signs, and nearby debris began crossing
the field. Lipscomb won 27-3. Round two of the playoff, Lipscomb
travels once again to Tyner. Lipscomb had good success on offense but
could not stop the Rams during the second half. Mustangs fall 34-28.
It was that outcome that convinced the Mustang staff they needed a new edge
on teams with more size, speed, and athletes in order to compete in order to
get deeper into the playoffs. It was at that time the Lipscomb staff
began searching for a new defensive alignment. They found one and
decided to implement in the spring practice of 2002. |
| 2002 | Week two found the Mustangs at
Goodpasture. Lipscomb had dominated the game offensively but the
Cougars were hanging on. Lipscomb in the final seconds were in
position to kick a go ahead field goal. The Cougars' Marcus Buggs who
went on to play for Vanderbilt blocked the kick and ran it all the way
back to inside the Mustang 10. On third down and seconds remaining a
TD pass was thrown to Patrick Turner (USC) for the winning TD. 20-14.
In week three, Lipscomb travels to Marshall County. Another wacky
game, this time at half time. There was a do-over for the Tigers and
then a phantom pass interference call (the pass was tipped at the line of
scrimmage). The call was then changed to tripping. Lipscomb
still prevailed 16-13. Week 5, Lipscomb travels to 4A Springfield and
plays into overtime. Mustangs won after converting their extra point
by Keith Smith after Springfield missed theirs. Final 14-13. In
playoff action: Round 1, Mustangs rallied to win over Marion County in
the second half with 21 unanswered points. Final 21-6. Next four
games in succession found the Mustangs playing the Number rated team in the
State and several Mr. Football finalist. Week Two: Lipscomb
travels to Tyner and wins 25-0 with terrible field conditions. One of
the top rated games in Lipscomb History by Coach Mac. Week Three:
Mustangs revenge an early season loss to Goodpasture 29-0. Lipscomb
scores two points for visiting Sweetwater High School in a 30-2 win in
semifinal action. Lipscomb white washes Memphis Mitchell High School
in the cold, cold, championship game in Floyd Stadium in Murfreesboro 28-0.
The Lipscomb defense holds the TSSAA record for fewest rushing yards gained
at -20. Lipscomb wins their next and last 2A State Championship. |
| 2003 | Week three,
Mustangs host Goodpasture. Lipscomb's Cutler Robertson hits a 38 yard
field goal in the final seconds to secure a 38-35 victory. The state
semifinal game was postponed just as the Lipscomb busses were leaving
Nashville headed to Alcoa High School due to poor weather and field
conditions. (Many fans who were scattered due to the Thanksgiving
Holiday didn't get the word of postponement until they arrived at the Alcoa
stadium on Friday Night. The game took place the following evening
with a badly damaged football field. Mustangs went on to crush a very
young but very talented Tornado team by the score of 55-6. The
undefeated Mustangs would travel once again to MTSU to face Huntingdon High
School. The High powered Mustang offense and vaunted defense had no
answers for the game. Final score was 48-15 in Huntingdon favor.
Lipscomb finished the season with their second and final 2A Runner up
trophy. |
| 2004 | After suffering an opening
season loss to Greenbrier 14-6, The Mustangs went on a scoring rampage until
the state semifinal game at the Reese Smith Athletic Complex. A older
and wiser Alcoa team came in and ended the Mustangs attempt of reaching the
state championship game by a score of 35-14. |
| 2005 | Mustangs once
again open the season with a 12-7 loss to Greenbrier. The 2005 season
represented a new era for Lipscomb as they were now members of Class 3A.
The Mustangs would once again go undefeated in Region play (Region 5
Members: Giles County, Marshall County, Cheatham County, Spring Hill,
Creek Wood, and Montgomery Central. In quarterfinal action, found
Lipscomb hosting Lexington High School from West Tennessee. By 6:00
PM, The entire stadium was full. It is believed that it still remains
the largest crowd ever to witness a Lipscomb home game. Lexington fans
outnumbered the Lipscomb fans nearly 2-1. Mustangs still wins the game
28-0. The Mustangs would face Livingston Academy in the State Championship game at MTSU. LA came into the playoffs as the 4th seed out of Region 2 with a regular season record of 5-5. LA tacked on a late TD to run the final score to 28-13. Lipscomb comes away with its first 3A Trophy...a runner up silver ball. |
| 2006 | Lipscomb would open the season
in week zero playing in the Clinic Bowl's Kick off Classic at Vanderbilt
against rival Goodpasture. Cougars win the game 20-13. In the
quarterfinal game of the playoffs, The Mustangs would once again face Giles
County. Lipscomb had already defeated the Bobcats during the regular
season 28-3. This time, The Bobcats came in prepared to play the
Mustangs. The Mustangs had to come from behind three times and the
final one within a minute of the final horn to win 21-14. The State
Semifinal game sent the Mustangs to Dyersburg during the Thanksgiving
Holidays. This time a HUGE Mustang following came in tow as Lipscomb
defeated the home standing team 42-10. The State Championship game at
MTSU featured the Mustangs playing Knoxville Fulton High School. Their
lead back Dennis Rogan went on to the University of Tennessee. Fulton
and the Mustangs played head to head during the first half, but the Falcons
pulled ahead late in the game to win 24-14. The Mustangs earned their
second consecutive 3A Runner up trophy. Up to the 2006 season, It was
a unanimous call by most Lipscomb observers that this Fulton team was the
best overall team in skill, size, ability and the number of athletes that
any other team that a Lipscomb team had faced. |
| 2007 | With the
exception of Goodpasture, the balance of teams the Mustangs played during
the regular season were no where close of matching the Lipscomb team.
Most of all the region 5 teams were not as strong as in the past years.
Lipscomb would dominate every game until the playoff season. Noted in
week three, Lipscomb would face another Metro Nashville School Stratford for
the first time with the Mustangs taking that game at their home field 34-2.
The Semi-final game had the Mustangs headed to Memphis Mitchell.
Again, a nice large gathering of Lipscomb fans made the trip during the
Thanksgiving Holidays. Personal Notes: The game field was very
poor and not properly prepared for a State Semifinal game. Mitchell
was once again a big and talented team and took a late lead in the game.
It forced the Mustangs to engineer a drive very late in the game to take the
lead. Mitchell showing the signs of not truly prepared in a two
minute offense failed late on their attempt. Final Score DL 20 Mitchell 18.
This Lipscomb team battled a team that was bigger, stronger and more
athletic than the Mustangs and found the way to win. The next week at
MTSU, The Mustangs would face once again Knoxville Fulton High School in the
State Championship team. This was a good Fulton team, but not as good
or experienced as the 2006 team. The Mustangs this time had experience
and more speed and took home its last 3A State Championship.
Final Score DL 33 Fulton 24. |
| 2008 | This year the Mustangs on paper,
should have more experience and speed in the offensive skill positions and a
strong linebacking corp and secondary. They just had to fill in some
gaps in running back and on the offensive line. Their only true
competition during the year came from Giles County. Week 8 Lipscomb
hosted the GC Bobcats. Giles County came in ready to play and felt
they were the stronger of the teams. For most of the game, it looked
that way. However, in the final seconds, Kyle Lehning kicked a
memorable game winning field goal to secure a 31-28 victory over the Bobcats The next game of note came down to the Mustangs once again hosting Giles County in the Quarterfinals of the playoffs. Giles would score late in the game to take the lead. They missed the extra point try. With only a minute plus left, the Mustangs marched down the field and scored. Kyle Lehning hit the go ahead extra point. Final Score DL 17 GC 16. Next coming to the Reese Smith Athletic Complex as Lipscomb would host the state semifinal game, would be Memphis Mitchell once again. Mitchell this time around was even bigger, more athletic than the 2007 team. The game became a tug of war. 7 Mitchell players would go down with injury and would return. Lipscomb scores late and sends the game to overtime. Mitchell takes the ball first and scores. Extra point is no good. Lipscomb fumbles away its chance after a offensive pass interference call is made in the endzone against the Mustangs. Lipscomb ends the 2008 season with a 31-25 loss. |