Tagline: History is written by the winners

Racial prejudice has no place in American football nowadays, with players of all ethnicities being accepted as equal in all positions, even quarterback.

This poignant film takes us back to the early 1970s and Virginia, where the resented integration of black and white children in classes is most keenly felt on the school football team.

Coach Boone (Denzel Washington) is brought in as head coach over his white predecessor, but is told that he will be fired if his team lose any games during the season. Gradually he builds a multiracial team of who fight their way to the state championship.