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1988: In der Kleinstadt Odessa, Texas, kreist das Leben nur um Football. Auf Coach Gaines lastet der ungeheure Erwartungsdruck, in seinem dritten Jahr das Team zurück zu alten Erfolgen und dem Gewinn der State Championship zu führen. Mit dem Supertalent Bobbie Miles, außerhalb des Feldes ein arroganter Maulheld, beginnt zunächst eine traumhafte Siegesserie. Als Bobby sich am Knie verletzt und seine Karriere beenden muss, können seine Kameraden den Verlust an Spielstärke nicht kompensieren.
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Billy Bob Thornton
Coach Gary Gaines
Lucas Black
Mike Winchell
Garrett Hedlund
Don Billingsley
Derek Luke
Boobie Miles
Jay Hernandez
Brian Chavez
Lee Jackson
Ivory Christian
Lee Thompson Young
Chris Comer
Tim McGraw
Charles Billingsley
Grover Coulson
L.V. Miles
Connie Britton
Sharon Gaines
Connie Cooper
Mrs. Winchell
Kasey Stevens
Flippy
Ryanne Duzich
Melissa
Amber Heard
Maria
Morgan Farris
Jennifer Gaines
Laine Kelly
Comer's Girlfriend
Gavin Grazer
Trapper
Turk Pipkin
Skip Baldwin
Carey Windler
Dr. Rogers
Tommy G. Kendrick
Odessa Doctor
Brad Leland
John Aubrey
Lillian Langford
Nancy Aubrey
Christian Kane
Brian
Buddy Hale
Booster
Ken Farmer
Booster
Marco Perella
Booster
Eloise DeJoria
Booster
Robert Weaver
Booster
Katherine Willis
Booster Wife
Angie Bolling
Booster Wife
Charles Sanders
Buddy's Burger Manager
Barry Sykes
Permian Play-by-Play Announcer
Clay Kennedy
Permian Color Announcer
Lewis B. Johnson
Carter Play-By-Play Announcer
J.D. Hawkins
Carter Play-By-Play Announcer
Bob Thomas
Slammin' Sammy
Wade L. Johnston
Coach Miller
Rick Herod
Coach McCutcheon
Paul Wright
Coach Belew
Julius Tennon
Coach James
Dennis Hill
Coach Harper
Timothy Walter
Coach Vonner
Robert Scott Smith
Coach Smith
Kenneth Plunk
Coach Plunk
Josh Berry
Coach Campbell
Branson Washburn
Coach Washburn
David Johnson
Coach Johnson
John Hayden
Permian Booth Coach
Chris Palmer
Permian Booth Coach
Kyle Scott Jackson
Carter Booth Coach
C. Anthony Jackson
Carter Booth Coach
Kippy Brown
Carter Booth Coach
Cleveland "Chick" Harris
Carter Booth Coach
Billy Melvin Thomas
Carter Assistant Coach
Kam Hunt
Carter Assistant Coach
Roy Williams
Midland Lee Assistant Coach
Gary Mack Griffin
Midland High School Coach
Randy Brinlee
Marshall Game Referee
Dan Rankin
Cooper Game End Zone Official
Timothy F. Crowley
Carter Game Referee
Harvey L. Jeffries
Carter Game Official
Tiki Davis
Carter Co-Captain Baird
Everett Smith
Carter Quarterback Whitaker
Ty Law
Carter Wide Receiver Graf
Christopher Dahlberg
Clancy Kent
Peter Harrell Jr.
C.C. Russeau
Kevin Page
John Wilkins
Brady Coleman
Jerald McClary
Stephen Bishop
Loie Harris
Bob Richardson
Marvin Edwards
J. Mark Donaldson
State Trooper
Aisha Schliessler
Cheerleader
Evan Bernard
Drunk Driver
Rutherford Cravens
Kansas Wesleyan Recruiter
Wayne Hanawalt
Kansas Wesleyan Recruiter
Brian Thornton
Recruiter
Sam Austin
Recruiter
Mark Nutter
Recruiter
Jeff Gibbs
Journalist Jim
Richard Dillard
Reporter
Robert Flores
Reporter
Terry Dale Parks
Skip Baldwin's Cameraman
Lizzo
Background Band Member (uncredited)
