Power Ranking the Best Football Coaches From Movies

8. JACK LENGVEL | WE ARE MARSHALL | 2006
Beat Xavier 15-13 in the team’s first home game after a plane crash that killed 37 players

Matthew McConaughey is at his least McConaughey as the young Coach Lengyel, charged with the daunting task of rebuilding the Marshall football program after 37 of its players are killed in a plane crash. In fact, by the time Marshall pulls out the victory, we’ve almost forgotten that this movie was directed by McG. Now that’s good coaching.

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