After leading his football team to 15 winning seasons, coach Bill Yoast is demoted and replaced by Herman Boone – tough, opinionated and as different from the beloved Yoast as he could be. The two men learn to overcome their differences and turn a group of hostile young men into champions.
Denzel Washington
as Coach Herman Boone
Will Patton
as Coach Bill Yoast
Wood Harris
as Julius Campbell
Ryan Hurst
as Gerry Bertier
Donald Faison
as Petey Jones
Craig Kirkwood
as Jerry 'Rev' Harris
Ethan Suplee
as Louie Lastik
Kip Pardue
as Ronnie 'Sunshine' Bass
Hayden Panettiere
as Sheryl Yoast
Nicole Ari Parker
as Carol Boone
Kate Bosworth
as Emma Hoyt
Earl Poitier
as Blue Stanton
