Directed by Jason Katims Written by Peter Berg   Buzz Bissinger   Rolin Jones   Etan Frankel   Cast Kyle Chandler ... Eric Taylor Connie Britton ... Tami Taylor Aimee Teegarden ... Julie Taylor (credit only) Michael B. Jordan ... Vince Howard Jurnee Smollett ... Jess Merriweather Matt Lauria ... Luke Cafferty Dora Madison ... Becky Sproles (as Madison Burge) Grey Damon ... Hastings Ruckle Taylor Kitsch ... Tim Riggins Brad Leland ... Buddy Garrity Derek Phillips ... Billy Riggins Cress Williams ... Ornette Howard Lorraine Toussaint ... Bird Merriweather Bruce Altman ... Head of Braemore Dana Wheeler-Nicholson ... Angela Collette (credit only) Stacey Oristano ... Mindy Riggins Angela Rawna ... Regina Howard Russell DeGrazier ... Coach Stan Traub Aaron Spivey-Sorrells ... Coach Spivey (as Aaron L. Spivey-Sorrells) Troy Anthony Hogan ... Principal Burnwell (as Troy Hogan) Jeff Rosick ... Buddy Jr. Timothy F. Crowley ... Coach Crowley Lamarcus Tinker ... Dallas Tinker Lynn Blackburn ... Laurel Sachs Madilyn Landry ... Gracie Belle Taylor (as Madilyn Elizabeth Landry) Kit Gwin ... Dana Wheldon Darryl Cox ... Dean Hochman John S. Davies ... Doyle Cook Maurice Ripke ... Guy at Bar Luke Coffee ... Landing Strip Customer / Randy Chuck Cureau ... TV Reporter Roger Wallace ... Sportscaster #1 Brian Sanders ... Sportscaster #2 David Cowgill ... Slammin' Sammy Patrick Massett ... Willie Gault Uncredited Cast Dave Bullis ... College student Valerie Finch ... Teacher Jessica Hale ... Trixie Marvellous Maeze ... Cheerleader Natalie Merlino ... College Student Taylor Cole Miller ... Disgruntled Football Fan / Restaurant Patron / College Student / Field Rusher Drew Waters ... Wade Aikmen Produced by Sarah Aubrey   Peter Berg   Nan Bernstein Freed   John Cameron   Bridget Carpenter   Kerry Ehrin   Ron Fitzgerald   Brian Grazer   David Hudgins   Rolin Jones   Jason Katims   Cindy Kerber   Patrick Massett   David Nevins   Chad Savage   Karen Wacker   Michael Waxman   John Zinman   Original Music by Bennett Salvay W.G. Snuffy Walden

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