Synopsis & Context
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.
Season Management
Title Dossier
- Original Title
- Against the Grain
- Release
- October 1, 1993
- Screen Time
- 1 season · 45min/ep
- Rating
- N/A
- Direction
- Michael Pavone, Dave Alan Johnson
- Original Language
- English
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Production Status
- Canceled
Personas & Cast
John Terry
Ed Clemons
8 eps.
Donna Bullock
Maggie Clemons
8 eps.
Ben Affleck
Joe Willie Clemons
8 eps.
Vanessa Evigan
Jenny Clemons
8 eps.
Stephen Tobolowsky
Niles Hardeman
8 eps.
Jeanine Jackson
Mindy Hardeman
5 eps.
Tim Griffin
Mark
4 eps.
Cheryl Felicia Rhoads
Winona Bruhns
4 eps.
Michael Cudlitz
Bud Hardeman
2 eps.
Robyn Lively
Jill Clemons
2 eps.
John Posey
Stan Langston
2 eps.
Neil Daly
Joe Callahan
2 eps.
