Winning combines suspense, violence, love, and football in a small west Texas town in the late forties. Unexpected events thrust a naive, idealistic Stubby Warden into a nightmare coaching job where he is forced to deal with a dissident coaching staff, a misdirected school board and an evil crime syndicate while he struggles to turn around a losing football program . . . A fast-paced, complex drama filled with quirky characters and downhome sports humor unfolds against an incredibly exciting football season.