51 DONS is based on the true story of the 1951 University of San Francisco Dons football team - a group of underdogs who after an undefeated season have hopes of receiving their first ever invitation to a Bowl game - and the money that ...See more51 DONS is based on the true story of the 1951 University of San Francisco Dons football team - a group of underdogs who after an undefeated season have hopes of receiving their first ever invitation to a Bowl game - and the money that came with it. After being turned down from the Rose Bowl and Sun Bowl, the Dons are surprised to receive a bid from the Orange Bowl in Miami but on one condition - they must be willing to leave their African American players behind. Despite the blow it would deal to their football program, the team unanimously voted to decline the invitation and held tight to their motto - "Undefeated, Untied, Uninvited."
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