The film is centered on the 1988 Cowboys of David W. Carter High School in Dallas, a team that fought through racial prejudice and a grades controversy to claim the 5A state title, only to be rocked when six of their players were involved in an armed robbery and the grades issue stripped them of their title.

Who did Carter High play in 1988?

The film is centered on the 1988 Cowboys of David W. Carter High School in Dallas, a team that fought through racial prejudice and a grades controversy to claim the 5A state title, only to be rocked when six of their players were involved in an armed robbery and the grades issue stripped them of their title.

Who did Dallas Carter beat in 1988?

Converse Judson
Officially, the 1988 state champions were Converse Judson, which lost 31-14 in the final to Carter.

What was the real score of Permian vs Dallas Carter?

Permian vs. The Carter-Permian game was played in front of 10,000 people in a heavy downpour at The University of Texas at Austin’s Memorial Stadium, not in front of 55,000 in the Astrodome in Houston. While the game in the film was a high-scoring affair (34-28), the real score was 14-9 in favor of Carter.

Who won the Texas State championship in 1988?

Football

Conference Champion Runner-Up
1988-1989
1A White Deer Flatonia
1A Six-Man Fort Hancock Zephyr
2A Corrigan-Camden Quanah

Is there really a Dillon Texas?

Dillon is a ghost town in Hopkins County, Texas, located 30 miles east of Miller Grove near Saltillo, Texas. The town was named after E. F. Dillon, who started operating the post office in his store in 1901.

What happened to Carter High School football?

Editor’s note: Take a look back into The Dallas Morning News archives. Two months after the big championship win at Texas Stadium, and after overcoming legal challenges due to grading system issues, the Carter High School football team was sent reeling after a number of their players got caught up in a robbery scheme.

Is there a movie about Carter High?

Carter High in Dallas took the state championship in 1988, but this new film about the team is not all about victory. Carter High is a football movie. But it’s not the kind of football movie that Dallas-based writer and director Arthur Muhammad ever imagined he’d be making.

Are the Dallas Carter Cowboys the best high school team ever?

Part of his beat was covering the Dallas Carter Cowboys, who are the subject of an ESPN documentary set to air this week ( What Carter Lost, Thursday 9:30 p.m. EST). That team, with 21 players who were offered college scholarships, is being called one of the best high school teams ever. Jennings politely but sternly disagrees. “The best team?

What happened to the 1988 Carter Cowboys?

His story exemplifies the 1988 Carter Cowboys’ conflicting legacy. A state championship convincingly earned on the field was lost 25 months later by unanimous vote in an Austin boardroom. Sixty-two varsity players thrilled and galvanized and brought pride to their community, but six of them caused embarrassment and grief.