Against the Grain
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 by Michael Pavone, Dave Alan Johnson
Cast
John Terry
Ed Clemons
8 episodes
Donna Bullock
Maggie Clemons
8 episodes
Ben Affleck
Joe Willie Clemons
8 episodes
Vanessa Evigan
Jenny Clemons
8 episodes
Stephen Tobolowsky
Niles Hardeman
8 episodes
Jeanine Jackson
Mindy Hardeman
5 episodes
Tim Griffin
Mark
4 episodes
Cheryl Felicia Rhoads
Winona Bruhns
4 episodes
Michael Cudlitz
Bud Hardeman
2 episodes
Robyn Lively
Jill Clemons
2 episodes
John Posey
Stan Langston
2 episodes
Neil Daly
Joe Callahan
2 episodes
Shiri Appleby
Claire
1 episode
Wayne Knight
Froggy Wilson
1 episode
Julia Arkos
Wanda
1 episode
Jon Clair
Clint Mays
1 episode
Kimberly Cullum
Tanya
1 episode
Lindsey Fields
Thelma
1 episode
Candace Hutson
Faye
1 episode
Bridget Brno
Melissa
1 episode
Erin J. Dean
Claire
1 episode
Denise Richards
Jodi Collins
1 episode
Lara Steinick
Lynnette
1 episode
Dani Minnick
Amanda Harris Calloway
1 episode
Crew
- Executive Producers
- Lee Rich, Jeff Freilich, Bruce J. Sallan
Seasons
Season 1
1993 · 8 eps
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