During an era of bone-crushing football, a small college team seeks gridIron immortality.
Iron Tigers is inspired by the actual 1899 Sewanee Tigers football squad, which the NCAA News called a team unequaled for endurance and the New York Times declared the greatest college team ever..
To return to Sewanee as heroic, victorious warriors, these teammates must trust and sacrifice for each other.
Deceit, betrayal, and bitter conflicts over money, race, and sex threaten to derail their daring and bold endeavor.
Battered and exhausted, the young men from Tennessee fight prodigious teams on distant gridirons while embroiled in struggles with each other off the field.
If they do, the Tigers will become instant collegiate football legends, shine glory on their beloved Sewanee, and announce the arrival of Southern football.
He purposely created a quixotic schedule for the Tigers and fully expects his men to sweep their opponents.
The teamʼs audacious manager, Alfie Melville, is devoted to his school and the South.
Traveling by rail to Texas and back, the undersized Tigers battle five formidable foes in six days.
It is November 1899 and the Sewanee Tigers depart from their remote mountaintop campus in Tennessee.
During an era of bone-crushing football, a small college team seeks gridIron immortality