On the evening of November 14, 1970, a flight full of all the players, coaches and fans of the Marshall University football team was about to land at a tri-state airport. During the landing, the plane accidentally crashed into the Appalachian Mountains. The entire crew and All 37 players, 8 coaches and school employees who had just completed a tough game in South Carolina, and 25 Huntington citizens who formed the cheerleading team were killed.
After the tragedy, the president of the university Donald Dedmond (played by) prepared to postpone the competition plan, and assistant coach Reid Townsend (played by) , who happened to miss the flight and escaped , was also in grief. He does not want to return to the green field. However, in Huntington, the influence of the Marshall team is far more than just sports. It is a way of life. Huntington will save the team.
After a series of initial setbacks, people found hope and strength in the outsider Jack Lungell (played by). As a young coach, Lungell hopes to rebuild the team and use the record of reviving the glory. Heal the wounds in people's hearts.
Less than a year later, on September 18, 1971, Marshall University’s brand new team re-entered the field. These fledgling and inexperienced young men will start the first game after the crash under the guidance of Lengail and Townsend. Fighting, this game has nothing to do with success or failure, it is to prove to the world that the Marshalls are immortal.
