Directed by Jeffrey Reiner   Written by Peter Berg   Buzz Bissinger   Jason Katims   Cast Kyle Chandler ... Eric Taylor Connie Britton ... Tami Taylor Zach Gilford ... Matt Saracen Minka Kelly ... Lyla Garrity Taylor Kitsch ... Tim Riggins Adrianne Palicki ... Tyra Collette Jesse Plemons ... Landry Clarke Aimee Teegarden ... Julie Taylor Kim Dickens ... Shelby Saracen Jeremy Sumpter ... J.D. McCoy D.W. Moffett ... Joe McCoy Brad Leland ... Buddy Garrity Dana Wheeler-Nicholson ... Angela Collette Derek Phillips ... Billy Riggins Blue Deckert ... Mac McGill Louanne Stephens ... Mrs. Saracen Stacey Oristano ... Mindy Collette Drew Waters ... Wade Aikmen Anthony Solomon ... Charles White Preston Flagg ... Daryl David Born ... Superintendent Dunley Mitch Collier ... Shane Dubuque Scott Mullin ... Gus Dubuque (as Scott Walker Mullin) Michael Dolan ... Dr. Jerome Garth E.J. Nolan ... Auctioneer Jennifer Matyear ... Mrs. Dubuque David Murray ... Tripe Play Back-Up Singer Tommy Holden ... Triple Play Singer Ricardo Vela ... Wedding Singer Chris Cantu-Salazar ... Groomsman #1 / Singer Jonathan Shaffer ... Groomsman #2 John Parker ... Dillon Citizen Stancil Webb ... Resident #1 Sue McClennan ... Resident #2 Mary Ann Kelley ... Resident #3 Jordan Strassner ... Cheerleader Uncredited Cast Stacy Lynn Austin ... Cheerleader Nathan Bayless ... Flag Runner Tony Bottorff ... Dillon Coach #3 Archie Fields ... Panther Football Player Lisa Kaye ... Wedding Guest Michael Muenchow Rivera ... Panther Football Player #35 / Jock Mackenzie Reed ... Cheerleader Scott A. Reeder ... Pastor James P. Rice ... Mechanic at Auction Zach Roerig ... Cash Nadia Sahari ... College Professor Carl Savering ... Gary Garrity Jackie Scripps ... Graduating Senior Gary Teague ... Dillon Panther Football Fan Robin Lee Walper ... Hotel Guest Produced by Sarah Aubrey   Peter Berg   Nan Bernstein Freed   John Cameron   Brian Grazer   David Hudgins   Jason Katims   Cindy Kerber   David Nevins   Jeffrey Reiner   Chad Savage   Karen Wacker   Original Music by W.G. Snuffy Walden

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