Against the Grain

1993 NR 1h 00m 6.1

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...

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.

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Episodes:

Episode 1 Pilot

1. Pilot

Aired: Oct 1, 1993

Ed Clemons is hired as the coach of his high school alma mater in a small tow...

Episode 4 The Reunion

4. The Reunion

Aired: Oct 29, 1993

A twenty year class reunion celebrating a state championship football title o...

Episode 6 Two Minute Drill

6. Two Minute Drill

Aired: Nov 11, 1993

The school board plots to replace Ed as coach in the event they lose a big ga...

Episode 7 E Pluribus Unum

7. E Pluribus Unum

Aired: Dec 16, 1993

Ed Clemons takes a required class for his teaching certification and gets on ...

Episode 8 A House Is Not a Home

8. A House Is Not a Home

Aired: Dec 23, 1993

After inviting an elderly couple whose house was destroyed in a fire to stay ...

Info about Against the Grain

Current Status: Canceled

Network: NBC

Production Country: United States

Genres: Drama, Family