Against the Grain

Against the Grain

Against the Grain

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Against the Grain

1993- 1993

1 Seasons

8 Episodes

3.0(1 votes)

Canceled

Drama

Family

Overview

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.

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Warner Bros. Television

Cast & Crew

5 members

Acting

John Terry

Ed Clemons

John Terry

Acting

Donna Bullock

Maggie Clemons

Donna Bullock

Acting

Ben Affleck

Joe Willie Clemons

Ben Affleck

Acting

Vanessa Evigan

Jenny Clemons

Vanessa Evigan

Acting

Stephen Tobolowsky

Niles Hardeman

Stephen Tobolowsky

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