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In November, 1970, virtually the entire football team and coaches of Marshall University (Huntington, W.V.) die in a plane crash. That spring, led by Nate Ruffin, a player who was ill and missed the fatal flight, students rally to convince the board of governors to play the 1971 season. The college president, Don Dedman, must find a coach, who then must find players. They petition the NCAA to allow freshmen to play, and coach Jack Lengyel motivates and leads young players at the same time that he reexamines the Lombardi creed that winning is the only thing. The father and the fiancée of a player who died find strength to move on. Can Marshall win even one game in 1971?
On November 14, 1970 Marshall Universitys football team, its coaching staff and many fans were killed when the airplane they were traveling on crashed on the outskirts of their home town of Huntington, West Virginia. Virtually everyone in the community is in mourning and university president Don Dedman is torn when one of the players who did not travel with the team due to injury pushes to have the team reinstated. Dedman eventually agrees and they hire Jack Lengyel as the new head coach. Building a team from scratch is a daunting exercise requiring many in the community to examine their values. Based on a true story.
Matthew McConaughey
Jack Lengyel
Matthew Fox
Red Dawson
Anthony Mackie
Nate Ruffin
David Strathairn
President Dedmon
Ian McShane
Paul Griffen
Kate Mara
Annie Cantrell
January Jones
Carole Dawson
Kimberly Williams-Paisley
Sandy Lengyel
Arlen Escarpeta
Reggie Oliver
Brian Geraghty
Tom Bogdan
Tommy Cresswell
Gene Morehouse
Christian Kanupke
Young Keith Morehouse
Nina Jones
Mrs. Morehouse
Kevin Atkins
George Olson
Mark Patton
Bill James
Huntley Ritter
Randy Linden
Brett Rice
Lloyd Boone
Dalton Polston
Peter Lengyel
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