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.
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| Scott Bakula | ... | Paul Blake | |
| Hector Elizondo | ... | Coach Ed Gennero | |
| Robert Loggia | ... | Coach Wally Rig | |
| Harley Jane Kozak | ... | Dr. Suzanne Carter | |
| Larry Miller | ... | Dean Phillip Elias | |
| Sinbad | ... | Andre Krimm | |
| Fred Dalton Thompson | ... | Carver Purcell | |
| Rob Schneider | ... | Chuck Neiderman | |
| Jason Bateman | ... | Jarvis Edison | |
| Andrew Bryniarski | ... | Wyatt Beaudry | |
| Duane Davis | ... | Featherstone | |
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Michael Dolan | ... | Eric 'Samorai' Hansen |
| Marcus Giamatti | ... | Sargie 'Fumblina' Wilkinson | |
| Kathy Ireland | ... | Lucy Draper | |
| Andrew Lauer | ... | Charlie Banks | |
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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. With fewer players than most teams, the makeshift team must overcome obstacles that the best teams in the country couldn't deal with. Using a thirty-four-year-old quarterback, a female placekicker, and a gang of misfits, Ed "Straight Arrow" Genero must take his team to play the number one Texas Colts. Written by Kevin <Kibble@vm.temple.edu>
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They just might be the biggest bunch of losers that ever became winners. See more »Parents Guide:
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27 September 1991 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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$13,500,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
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When Paul Blake ( Scott Bakula) gets off the elevator to go to his dorm room for the first time, you can see the elevators have been labeled. The one he gets off says " Sooner or Vator". The other says " Angry Vator". See more »Goofs
When Gennero and Rig are drawing up the offense and defense on the chalkboard, the offense are "X"s and the defense are "O"s. In football coaching, offensive players are "O"s and defensive players are "X"s. See more »Alternate Versions
The 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. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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In the pantheon of football movies it's not the best, but not the worst by far. It's a decent comedy for the generation when it came out. The ensemble cast worked well together and anything with Kathy Ireland in it can't be all that bad. Sinbad also looked like someone who may have played football before going to teaching. 6/10