CinemaOSSeries · 1993– · 1 Season

Against the Grain

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Insurance salesman Ed Clemons has just taken on the task of coaching the slumping high school football team of the small, but football-crazy town of Sumpter, Texas. He is given just one season to turn the fumbling teens around, and he throws himself into the job wholeheartedly. Though his methods ruffle the feathers of the quiet little town, he manages to make some real progress with the players. The show was inspired by Buzz Bissinger's book Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, and a Dream.

Created byMichael Pavone, Dave Alan Johnson

Status: Canceled
Language: EN
First aired: October 1, 1993
Last aired: December 24, 1993
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 8

Network

NBC

Season 1

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

Featuring

Cast & crew

5 credited

Starring

John Terry

John Terry

Ed Clemons

Donna Bullock

Donna Bullock

Maggie Clemons

Ben Affleck

Ben Affleck

Joe Willie Clemons

Vanessa Evigan

Vanessa Evigan

Jenny Clemons

Stephen Tobolowsky

Stephen Tobolowsky

Niles Hardeman

Creative team

Created by: Michael Pavone
Dave Alan Johnson
Showrunner: Lee Rich
Bruce J. Sallan

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