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

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

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