"A football coach is hired by a small college to shape up its football team, and he finds himself in trouble with local gamblers who don't want the team to improve."
Richard Crenna
as Paddy
Clu Gulager
as Jonas Kane
Joanna Pettet
as Sarah Allison
Forrest Tucker
as Bradford Emmons
Ned Beatty
as Frank Powell
Mary Murphy
as Martha Hagger
Beah Richards
as Jessie Blake
Bill Overton
as J.J. Blake
Allen Garfield
as Brewster
Al Lettieri
as Zimmerman
Robert Carradine
as Gas Station Attendant
Lou Frizzell
as Meat Inspector
James Woods
as Reporter
Jack Colvin
as Crowther
Jennifer Lee Pryor
as Doreen
Woody Chambliss
as Minister
Burton Miller
Costume Design
Lynn Stalmaster
Producer
Alan Stensvold
Director of Photography
Peter Wooley
Art Direction
Ernest Gold
Original Music Composer
John A. Martinelli
Editor
Paul Wendkos
Director
Alvin Sargent
Writer