Based on a remarkable true story, this film follows the explosive and dramatic events that took place in Alexandria, Virginia in 1971 when African-American football coach Herman Boone (Denzel Washington) was hired to guide an integrated but racially polarized high school American football team - the T.C. Williams Titans.
During a time when the school has just been integrated to allow blacks into the school, Boone, renowned for being ruthless, angry, stubborn and a rigid task master, faces a very cool reception from both the players and his assistant coach Bill Yoast (Will Patton), a local white man with position seniority and a tradition of winning, yet bypassed for the job.
As the two men learn to overcome their ignorance and bigotry and realise that they have much in common and integrity, honor and a strong work ethic. They work together to transform a group of angry unfocused young high school players into a dynamic winning team of responsible young men.
In the process they also unite a divided community and ensure that Virginia will always "Remember the Titans"