Directed by Daniel Attias Written by Peter Berg   Buzz Bissinger   Patrick Massett   John Zinman   Cast Kyle Chandler ... Eric Taylor Connie Britton ... Tami Taylor Gaius Charles ... Brian 'Smash' Williams Zach Gilford ... Matt Saracen Minka Kelly ... Lyla Garrity (credit only) Taylor Kitsch ... Tim Riggins Adrianne Palicki ... Tyra Collette (credit only) Jesse Plemons ... Landry Clarke (credit only) Scott Porter ... Jason Street (credit only) Aimee Teegarden ... Julie Taylor Jessalyn Gilsig ... Shelley Hayes Brad Leland ... Buddy Garrity Jana Kramer ... Noelle Davenport Brooke Langton ... Jackie Miller Glenn Morshower ... Chad Clarke Daniella Alonso ... Carlotta Alonso Derek Phillips ... Billy Riggins Liz Mikel ... Corrina Williams Nieko Mann ... Noannie Williams Blue Deckert ... Mac McGill Louanne Stephens ... Mrs. Saracen Timothy F. Crowley ... Coach Crowley (as Tim Crowley) Brian Thornton ... Coach Donald Dickes Daniel Crouch ... Chip Gizzi-Rozzi Atticus Rowe ... Laribee Defensive Coordinator Harvey L. Jeffries ... Referee (as Harvey Jeffries) David Cowgill ... Slammin' Sammy Kenneth Wayne Bradley ... Alabama Recruiter Rick Barnes ... TMU Recruiter Jonathan Breck ... Oklahoma Recruiter Kelly O'Neil Jackson ... Michigan Recruiter Jim Matthews ... Georgia Recruiter Uncredited Cast Archie Fields ... Panther Football Player Kate Krause ... Tabby Garrity Heather Lynch ... Laribee Lions Cheerleader Randi Leigh Potenzo ... Larribee Lions Cheerleader Joshua Ryan ... Greer - Football Player #12 Gary Teague ... Football Fan Heath Young ... Football fan Produced by Sarah Aubrey   Peter Berg   Nan Bernstein Freed   John Cameron   Brian Grazer   Carter Harris   David Hudgins   Jason Katims   Cindy Kerber   Michael Lewis   David Nevins   Chad Savage   Original Music by W.G. Snuffy Walden

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