Necessary Roughness

"This gang of loners, loonies and losers are about to become something they've never been before... a team."

Sep 27 1991 PG-13 1h 48m
Comedy, Sport

When the Texas State University Fightin' Armadillos football team is disqualified for cheating and poor grades, the University is forced to pick from a team that actually goes to school. Will they even win a single game?

Plot

Due to NCAA sanctions, the Texas State University Fightin' Armadillos must form a football team from their actual student body, with no scholarships to help, to play their football schedule. With fewer players than most teams, the makeshift team must overcome obstacles that the best teams in the country couldn't deal with. Using a thirty-four-year-old quarterback, a female placekicker, and a gang of misfits, Ed "Straight Arrow" Genero must take his team to play the number one Texas Colts.

Written by

Rick Natkin, David Fuller

Directed by

Stan Dragoti

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Paramount

Languages

English, Español

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
13,484
Average Rating
6.2 out of 10
Metascore
45
Popularity
NA