Due to NCAA sanctions, the Texas State University Fightin' Armadillos must form a football team from their actual student body, with no scholarships to help, to play their football schedule.Due to NCAA sanctions, the Texas State University Fightin' Armadillos must form a football team from their actual student body, with no scholarships to help, to play their football schedule.Due to NCAA sanctions, the Texas State University Fightin' Armadillos must form a football team from their actual student body, with no scholarships to help, to play their football schedule.
- Carver Purcell
- (as Fred Dalton Thompson)
- Charlie Banks
- (as Andrew Lauer)
- Manumana
- (as Peter Tuiasosopo)
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- All cast & crew
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- TriviaFormer NFL stars on the prison team are: Earl Campbell, Jim Kelly, Jerry Rice, Dick Butkus, Tony Dorsett, Ed "Too Tall" Jones, Randy White, Roger Craig, Hershel Walker and Ben Davidson.
- GoofsIn the final play of the final game, the top of Flat-top's helmet right above his face mask says Riddell. When he runs after Blake, the top says AIR.
- Quotes
[Halftime of final game]
Coach Rig: Now, let's analyze what's been working for us.
[Long pause]
Coach Rig: NOT A GOD DAMN THING'S been working for us. Like this goddamn suit doesn't work for me... and this stinking tie... and this goddamned shirt. IT DOESN'T WORK FOR ME. YOU KNOW HOW TO PLAY WINNING HARD-NOSED FOOTBALL? YOU PLAY FOOTBALL LIKE ED GENERRO PLAYED FOOTBALL. A guy who gave his life for this football team. He was a 140-pound halfback, and HE PLAYED LIKE A GODDAMN WILDMAN! NO! LIKE A GODDAMN RAMPAGING BEAST! And that's the way you got to do it! YOU GO OUT THERE! YOU TEAR THEIR FUCKING HEADS OFF, AND YOU SHIT DOWN THEIR NECKS! Let us pray.
- Alternate versionsThe UK cinema version was cut by 7 seconds to cut two of the film's three uses of strong language for a '12' rating. Video versions are uncut, and upgraded to a '15' rating.
- SoundtracksAll My Ex's Live in Texas
by Whitey Shafer (as Sanger D. Shafer) & Linda J. Shafer (as Lyndia J. Shaffer)
Performed by George Strait
Courtesy of MCA Records
The movie team, the Texas State University Fighting Armadillos, battles to a pounding against the Southwest Texas State Bobcats in one game. The point I want to make is that the REAL Southwest Texas State in San Marcos, TX changed its name in real life to Texas State University--San Marcos (the "--San Marcos" designation has also recently been dropped). So, in the movie, the problematic TSU university team in green and white plays its own real-life future alter ego, the real maroon-and-gold SWT Bobcats, complete with cheerleaders. The Armadillo mascot for Texas State in the movie is fictitious, but the Bobcats are real.
Since the movie was made in 1991 and the name change took place in 2003, the two movie opponent school names -- before anyone knew about the future name change -- eventually became the same university in reality.
Footnote: I graduated from Southwest Texas State in 1978 in journalism, with a minor in art. When the name change happened, the Alumni Association wrote and asked if I wanted a new diploma with the new college name, which I did opt for. So they sent me a new diploma with the new school name. I now have two diplomas from the same university (different names) with the same degree and minor.
According to WOAI-AM radio station in San Antonio, the total cost of the name change and resulting associated do-overs (stationary letterheads, repainting, etc) was $350,000, paid for by private donations.
- archgrafix
- Jul 5, 2013
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Tuffa tag grabbar
- Filming locations
- University of North Texas - 1155 Union Circle, Denton, Texas, USA(Texas State University)
- Production company
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Box office
- Budget
- $13,500,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $26,255,594
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $6,513,130
- Sep 29, 1991
- Gross worldwide
- $26,255,594
- Runtime1 hour 48 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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