Carter, Crews to discuss film tackling the rarest football season in college history

Published 11:30 am Monday, February 21, 2022

Sewanee played five games in six days traveling by steam locomotive to beat Texas, Texas A&M, Tulane, LSU, and Ole Miss. Lea would later become one of the youngest U.S. Senators in U.S. history and go on to own the Nashville Tennessean among many other accomplishments.

This astonishing season is told in the documentary film Unrivaled. The film captures the rich history of this era of American life and of the early days of college football when a field goal and a touchdown had equal value – both worth five points.

The film was produced and directed by David Crews of Oxford and Norman Jetmundsen of Birmingham who spent five years researching, filming interviews, and telling this riveting story.

Among those interviewed in the film are legendary football coaches Nick Saban, Vince Dooley, Bobby Bowden, and Johnny Majors, each of whom won a National Championship. Historian Jon Meacham and football analysts including Tony Barnhart of SEC Network and Kirk Herbstreit of ESPN’s College Game Day provide insight and perspective on this rarest of football seasons.

This program is the first of five discussions scheduled at the Overby Center this spring. The full schedule will be announced soon.

A generous reception and open bar will immediately follow the program.