Factual error: During most of the basketball games, you can see an American flag in the background. This is not the problem, the problem is that it is hung wrong, the stars should always be on the top LEFT not RIGHT.
Factual error: As the team begins the Indiana state tourney (always held in March) the team bus is shown driving by fields of corn. No corn in Indiana at this time of year. The crop is harvested before the season starts.
Factual error: When Dennis Hopper's 'Shooter' character is drying out in hospital, he points to a little green Philco radio on his bedside. This is a Philco model 53-561 (from 1953), succeeding the film's 1951 setting.
Factual error: While driving to the state tournament in March, hedgeapples or Osage Oranges can be seen on the ground. This is a fall-time event, and those aren't right for the season.
Factual error: Norman Dale driving west to Indiana in 1951 on an interstate highway. The Interstate system wasn't started until 1956.
Suggested correction: That was not an interstate highway.
Correct. This was US 40, which runs the entire width of Indiana.
