We Are Marshall (2:11) 2006

In 1970, The Marshall University football team, coaches and staff were returning home from a North Carolina game when the plane crashed killing seventy five members. The University experienced profound grief and shock at the huge loss. The University officials considered discontinuing the football program realizing how difficult a task this would be. In West Virginia, football is a way of life so the rebuilding began with the hiring of the new coach  Jack Lengyel (Matthew McConaughey). Lengyel knew this was going to be a difficult uphill task. Using rookies and second string players, Lengyel and his assistant coach, who had  decided to drive home instead of being on the plane, field a team of proud and fierce competitors. Through hard work, the team shows they have the right stuff both on the field and off as they lead the university and town to healing. The movie received mediocre reviews from the critics but was an audience pleaser. Filmed at Marshall University, one of the most powerful scenes I've experienced still moves me to tears. As the university officials are meeting to decide the fate of the football program, the student body gathers outside their office and shout "We Are Marshall". Have tissues ready. Go Herd!