Hayden Fox is the head coach of a university football team, and eats, sleeps and lives football.
Cast:Craig T. Nelson , Jerry Van Dyke , Bill Fagerbakke , Shelley Fabares , Clare Carey , Kenneth Kimmins , Kris Kamm , Katherine Helmond , Pam Stone , Georgia Engel , Pat Crawford Brown , Vicki Juditz , John Valdetero , Julio Oscar Mechoso , Travis McKenna , Earl Houston Bullock , Joe Fowler , Beth Grant
Football coach Hayden Fox is having trouble dealing with the fact that his daughter Kelly is dating a professor.
Kelly decides to attend Minnesota State. Hayden tries to adjust having her around full-time.
Hayden tries to acknowledge his relationship with Christine just as she becomes friends with Kelly.
Hayden disapproves of Kelly dating a mime while he puts off hiring a mascot for the Screaming Eagles.
After another lost game, Christine is worried that the weekend with Coach is ruined, again.
Luth has predicted the right score of the humiliating loss which leads to his suspension.
It's Parents' Weekend and Christine feels an urge to meet Hayden's ex-wife.
Hayden lies to a widow about his ex-wife being dead just so she can fund the new athletic center.
When Hayden turns down Christine's invitation to the opera, she asks another guy, then asks Hayden to define their relationship.
Hayden may be forced to bench a star player for skipping practice just as he needs a victory in the last game to achieve a winning season.
Dauber hosts a large college party and, despite Hayden promising to take Luther fishing that night, he is roped into chaperoning the bash instead.
When Hayden turns down an opportunity to attend an art exhibit with Christine, she takes Luther instead.
Dauber dates Hayden's archenemy, and is caught in the middle of their feuding.
Hayden is thrilled when Kelly and Stuart break up, but quickly realizes he needs Stuart's help to keep Kelly in school.
Kelly and Stuart announce their plans to wed, which makes Hayden flip out.
Coach undergoes hypnotism in order to overcome a nervous facial twitch, but with adverse affects.
Christine sets Luther up on a date with her next door neighbor, but Luther takes things way too fast.
Hayden and Christine plan a romantic celebration for their 3rd anniversary, but the plans are ruined by Kelly announcing that her marriage is over.
Luther and Hayden decide to invest in the Touchdown Club but, after a successful night under new ownership, the restaurant gets robbed.
Christine accidentally announces on television that Hayden has secretly recruited Bo Whitley.
Everybody expects Hayden to win the Curley O'Brien award, and he is upset when the award goes to another coach.
Hayden feels threatened when Kelly spends all her time with her in-laws instead of with him.
Hayden and Luther visit Memphis to attend a high profile coaches conference, but Coach soon learns that things are not as great as he had expected.
Hayden enrages Watkins when he declines to help in her fund-raising efforts. Christine gets salary negotiation tips from Hayden.
A one-night stand comes back to haunt Hayden when she reappears in Hayden's life as the new University President.
Hayden and Luther are left alone in Christine's apartment and accidentally destroy the place.
Hayden learns of his contractual requirement to teach a class and fills the classroom with football players from the team.
Luther entrusts Hayden with his beloved bird, who flies away. It is up to Coach to find Sunshine again before Luther returns.
Kelly takes a job working for Minnesota State, but quickly ducks out of her obligations when she has the chance to understudy with a Shakespeare theater--which doesn't sit well with Hayden.
When Christine and an ex-boyfriend attend the Opera, Hayden becomes jealous.
Dauber meets Judy's parents but everything goes wrong when he accidentally lets the Watkins' poodle jump out a six story hotel window.
Hayden, Luther, and Dauber are excited to kickoff the season now that they have a chance to be a national contender, but their excitement is short lived with a freak injury to their new star quarterback moments before kickoff.
Hayden learns he has an abscessed tooth just before an upcoming game.
Hayden feels threatened when a high profile basketball coach is flirting with the thought of coaching for Minnesota State.
Hayden challenges Judy to a game of poker, only to lose everything he owns, including his self-respect.
While Christine is sick, Hayden sneaks out of the house to attend a party and comes back with a guest.
Hayden and Luther go on a recruiting trip the same night that Christine is to receive an award.
In the aftermath of his breakup with Christine, Hayden receives consolation from an unexpected source.
Luther decides to buy a log cabin, which would make Hayden and Luther neighbors.
Coach attends a support group to help him deal with the break up with Christine, but discovers that one of the fellow group members actually has a date with her.
A charity event forces Hayden to reminiscence about the first time he and Christine met.
Hayden gets a great Christmas gift from his ex-wife when he finds out that he is not a "marriage killer".
Dauber graduates Minnesota State and joins the coaching staff, but an argument about respect keeps Hayden from attending his graduation.
Hayden makes up a story about having a dog to impress a potential donor who loves canines.
Luther is persuaded by Christine to have lunch and reconcile with the best friend who stole his girl many years ago.
Hayden tries to protect Luther from finding out that his best friend has once again stolen his girl.
Hayden serves as mentor to a nerdy student (Rob Schneider) who will stop at nothing to fit in.
The Foxes take a ski vacation, but Stuart soon makes things unbearable for Hayden.
Hayden and the gang take Howard Burleigh to Las Vegas where they (along with Howard) discover Howard's wild side who appears to have run off with a showgirl.
Feeling threatened that Christine makes more money than he does, Hayden decides to moonlight by advertising for an athletic supporter company- but ends up mooning the entire state of Minnesota.
Hayden and Christine bump into Luther's long lost father.
A dentist who offers low prices on diamond jewelry inspires Hayden to make a deal with him in order to buy an engagement ring for Christine.
As happy as Hayden is to be on the cover of Sports Illustrated, Luther is worried about the magazine's curse.
Kelly seeks consolation from Christine over her divorce, much to Hayden's chagrin.
Hayden struggles to deal with the fact that one of his players is gay.
Hayden and Christine go home shopping, however Coach buys a house without telling Christine.
Hayden is named to carry out the last will of a beloved Minnesota State groundskeeper, but he soon discovers that a huge surprise awaits him.
Luther incurs Hayden's wrath when he switches their travel plans from plane to train.
Hayden gets kicked out for driving a wedge between Christine and her friend, who he loathes.
Running for the office of "High Loon", Howard arranges for Coach Fox to speak at his lodge in order to impress fellow lodge mates, but Hayden is chosen to become High Loon instead of Howard.
After winning the last game of the season, Hayden's Screaming Eagles are invited to play in the Pineapple Bowl where Hayden discovers he'll have to coach against his former mentor.
Hayden's quarterback gets hurt at a luau just before the Pineapple Bowl.
Hoping to finagle a major donation to the football program, Hayden plots to bond with Mrs. Rizzendough by assisting in a senior exercise program.
Hayden's ex-wife, Beth, brings her new fiancé by to meet Hayden and Christine; however, a few off-record comments from Hayden leaves Beth's new beau doubting his upcoming nuptials.
Hayden advises Dauber to stop living with the players and become more of an adult, now that he's an assistant coach. But when Dauber moves into Luther's building, an overheard remark during a housewarming party starts a feud between them.
Kelly visits Stuart's grandfather on his 90th birthday, but is stunned when Stuart shows up unexpectedly with his new girlfriend.
Hayden and Christine are excited to have dinner with a billionaire who hopes to buy her station, but they are shocked by how he ridicules his younger girlfriend, so they attempt to persuade her to stand up for herself and confront him.
Luther's birthday present to Mrs. Thorkelson leads to a private celebration, which leaves Luther feeling regretful of his deeds.
When Hayden casually decides to sell boxes of old belongings in a garage sale, Christine accidentally sells a prized pair of cleats that belonged to the great Johnny Unitas. Meanwhile, Luther is determined to catch a legendary fish.
Kelly dates a foreign correspondent twice her age, much to Hayden's disapproval. Also, Luther is worried that people are becoming too big.
Christine has an audition in New York to be a regional co-anchor of a national news program, but the unexpected result could have quite an effect on her relationship with Hayden.
Hayden is horrified to discover that his awards banquet in Minnesota and Christine's premiere party in New York are scheduled for the same night.
After six weeks of weekend visits and ever-shorter phone calls, Hayden and Christine struggle over their long-distance relationship. Meanwhile, Luther and Dauber decide to surprise Hayden by pouring him a new cement floor.
When Dauber becomes a Big Brother to a boy who has no father, Judy begins to feel that he is neglecting their relationship, and Dauber starts to get the idea that the boy has unreasonable expectations for their friendship.
Hayden is named Father of the Year, but Kelly seems to have a different opinion.
Luther gets tired of being an unrecognized second banana to Hayden, but gets his chance to meet the press when a slip-up occurs.
Luther fights to get his favorite breakfast food back on the market, while Howard's wife becomes his secretary.
When Hayden finds out that Luther has been seeing Mrs. Rizzendough socially, he goes to a dog show against Luther's wishes to try and extract a donation for a new athletic center.
Luther reveals his true opinion of Christine following a close brush with death.
After initially being thrilled when asked to be Hayden's best man, Luther feels betrayed when Hayden attends a celebrity bachelor roast after turning down Luther's offer to throw him a bachelor party.
Christine is thrilled with her wedding dress - but going out of town to visit her mother, she asks Hayden to pick up the dress one week before the wedding. However, he and the British dressmaker can't help but get on each other's nerves.
Hayden and Christine arrive at her parents' home in Kentucky for their wedding, but he is petrified on the eve of the ceremony over not yet having written his vows.
The teammates get rebellious at the Patriot Bowl when they get sick, snowed in and a new quarterback.
When Dauber's Christmas gift for Judy gets accidentally switched with Hayden's engagement ring for Christine, Judy thinks Dauber is proposing to her.
Hayden and Christine are chosen to star in a series of coffee commercials, although he is unenthused. Christine turns out to be perfect in her role, while Hayden doesn't seem to have any chemistry with her.
When Christine's romantic coffee commercials lead to gossip about her relationship with her co-star, Hayden finds himself questioning her faithfulness, despite her protests.
Kelly is conflicted when her ex sends her $50,000 as a peace offering, but given her finances and his ongoing support, Hayden is horrified when she decides to donate the money. Meanwhile, Dauber is struggling with questions of ethics.
Luther decides to go to Las Vegas to get out of his rut, and Hayden persuades Christine to come along. But once it's apparent that Vegas isn't her ideal vacation spot, Hayden suggests they try once again to get married.
After attending a banquet together, the Burleighs think Hayden and Christine are their new best friends, and are eager to spend evenings together - but it gets to be too much. Meanwhile, Luther tries out dating though the classified ads.
A former star player returns to Minnesota State to announce his retirement from the NFL, but hidden beneath his retirement lays a personal battle with cancer brought on by steroid use.
Luther's memories of a 'Dear John' letter he received during the Korean War threaten to jeopardize his relationship with Lorraine.
Hayden's obsession with playing practical jokes on everyone during the off-season goes too far when he pushes Judy past the limit and she confronts him. Luther, meanwhile, watches as a hobbying mishap spins beyond control.
When Christine is frustrated by yet another failed job interview, she fears that she's considered too old for television and contemplates a drastic move. But Hayden has difficulty comprehending her thinking about getting a face lift.
Hayden and Luther attempt to keep a halfback from going to Notre Dame.
Hayden and Christine make another attempt at marriage in a church about to be torn down.
Hayden is pleasantly surprised with his team's performance in the first game of the year only to find out Christine has a less pleasant surprise back home.
Riley Pringle is bitten by Luther's dog, Quincy. After the incident Riley wants the dog put to sleep, but Luther tries to stop him.
Christine interviews for a job as a co-host. She soon realizes she wasn't hired for her talent.
Hayden's Screaming Eagles have started the season with four straight victories, yet Hayden is upset as he believes his team has not been the better team in those wins.
Kelly gets a job in New York and Hayden doesn't want to let her go.
Feeling the taste for the open road, Dauber and coach buy motorcycles but have to hide them from Christine and Judy.
Luther finds himself lonely most of the time and,while he's at a his favorite diner, he forms an unusual friendship.
Hayden and Christine can't have a baby and go to the doctor to find out why.
Kelly comes home for her first visit after accepting an advertising job in New York and has brought a bit of an ego back with her.
The Screaming Eagles arrive in San Antonio for the National Championship and before long Dauber makes a horrible mistake.
Hayden's dream of playing for a National Championship has come, but he may have to play the game without his defensive coordinator and best friend.
After finding fellow Van Dams in Minnesota, Luther attends a family reunion/Christmas party where everything goes haywire.
Hayden and Christine agree to watch over a friend's baby for practice, and when Christine has to leave for work Hayden is worried how he'll hold up alone.
Another college has it's eye on Luther for their head coaching position, but after a costly mistake, newly appointed head coach Van Dam quickly learns just how good he had it at Minnesota State.
Luther accepts a head coaching position at another school only to find he's not as qualified as he thought.
Hayden appears as Christine's valentine on her talk show, but has an embarrassing on-air moment
Hayden goes to New York to accept an award and is excited to visit Kelly, but after seeing her at work Hayden is worried Kelly is making similar mistakes he once made in putting work before family.
Hayden and Howard go out of town for a conference leaving Christine with Shirley for a weekend. Christine soon becomes concerned about Shirley's activities when Howard's away and requests Hayden's help to save the Burleigh's marriage.
In need of a new quarterback, Hayden recruits a star high school player whose father lives and breathes football. A passion that may not be shared by his son.
Hayden and Christine can't have a baby, so Hayden tries to get a sperm donor so that Christine can have the perfect male athletic baby.
Dauber doesn't know whether to marry Judy, his fiancee, or get back together with his ex-girlfriend, Jennifer.
Hayden is forced to invite Christine on the guy's annual fishing trip in the hope she'll hate it and never intrude on his time with his friends again.
Luther has a new girl who Hayden thinks can be a little rough around the edges.
Judy and the other female coaches challenge Hayden and the men to a golf game over the best parking spots knowing that Luther is a horrible golf player.
Hayden goes through a midlife crisis so he goes to a camp to learn how to drive a race car.
Hayden does an interview with Mary Hart and looks back on his journey of a football coach at Minnesota State.
Hayden gets an interview to coach an NFL team but is not told what team it is for.
Kelly introduces Hayden to a sports agent in New York who promises him a professional coaching job in time as long as he wins and does what she says.
The pressure from Hayden's new agent to win begins to mount prior to the first game of the season.
Judy makes a horrible mistake while she was visiting Europe and Dauber is devastated by it.
Luther spends more time with Ruthanne and less with Hayden and he feels neglected.
Hayden and Christine want to have a baby but they can't so they begin to blame each other for it.
Ruthanne asks Christine to attend her friend's bachelorette party, to which she agrees, despite Hayden's warnings.
Monica, Hayden's substitute agent turns out to be attractive according to Hayden, which is causing problems with their work.
Howard comes up with some extra funds for the football program. Hayden gladly accepts without knowing the money was stolen from smaller sports teams on campus.
Christine thinks that she is going to be replaced with a younger woman in Carter's acting class.
Hayden becomes so blinded by the pressure to win that he asks a freshman cornerback to shut down one of the best receivers in the nation any way he can.
Hayden struggles to juggle a bowl game and an offer from a professional football team as he feels he has changed too much since hiring an agent.
Luther and Ruthanne work together and try to quit their addiction to junk food and smoking.
Christine forces Hayden to go to a sleep clinic for snoring where Luther is currently visiting for the same issue.
Christine feels like Hayden and she aren't close anymore, so Christine signs them up for marriage counseling.
Hayden drags Luther and Dauber on a recruiting trip across the world for a gifted kicker of goat heads.
Hayden is excited over a new defensive walk-on. However, no else seems too excited about the 46 year old walk-on.
Hayden asks Christine to hook Dauber up with a date for a massive group Valentine's day dinner.
Jimmy Johnson is in town signing autographs and Hayden insists Jimmy stay with him at his cabin. The night then turns into a disaster when Luther, Dauber, and Quincy come over to see Jimmy Johnson's Super Bowl ring.
Hayden is asked to be guest speaker for a charity featuring Luther's idol.
Hayden plans a welcome party for Kelly and her new boyfriend from New York who, predictably, Hayden ends up hating.
Kelly's new boyfriend leaves town before the party after fighting with Kelly. Hayden still holds a party for Kelly upsetting her to the point she turns to a friend for comfort.
Luther decides to go behind his agent (who is also his dentist)'s back and gets a job without him knowing and, at the same time, gets a bad cavity.
Hayden sells Luther his old truck which soon breaks down, so Luther contacts a local news program to do a piece on Hayden in order to embarrass him. After cooler heads prevail, Luther and Coach race to get back the tape before it airs.
Hayden and Christine join a cruise for a relaxing vacation only to find themselves badgered by a strange old lady who has an ironic secret.
After being offered an NFL head coaching job in Orlando by a mysterious widow named Doris, Hayden does some Investigating and discovers Doris knows nothing about football.
After arriving in Orlando, Hayden wants to do nothing but prepare for his first season, but Doris insists on Hayden attending a number of social events.
After making a fool of himself in front an Orlando crowd, Hayden must attempt to do some damage control before his NFL head-coaching debut.
Luther enjoys his day in the sun when he moves into a retirement home and has three women competing for his affection.
Hayden and Christine look into adopting a baby. During the process they run into problems.
Hayden and Christine meet with a young pregnant woman, Julie, whose baby they would like to adopt.
Hayden is ecstatic to find out his previous star quarterback from Minnesota State is interested in joining the NFL from the Canadian League.
Hayden is having a hard time on a talk show,but is relieved when Christine gets the job on the talk show.
Wanting to invest in his future after football, Luther asks Hayden to help him purchase a small tourist attraction with two massive turtles who may not have long to live.
Luther's beloved Bassett hound, Quincy, passes away and the loss hits Luther very hard resulting in Doris insisting on a remembrance party for Quincy.
Quincy's death sparks a relationship between Luther and Doris, which causes Hayden concern on how it will affect Luther's performance at work.
The Burleighs surprise Hayden in Orlando for a weekend visit, but their visit grows to be a week which makes Hayden question why they're really there.
Hayden promises Howard he will help him find a new job in Orlando and requests Doris' help. However, Howard is unhappy with the position she finds for him and takes it out on Hayden.
Hayden is desperate to win the final game of the season for his first NFL win, but Doris has a different priority concerning Hayden's hunky back-up tight end that turns into a major distraction.
Hayden is ready to start revamping his professional team for the next season and plans to cut a veteran player from the team whom everyone likes, including Christine.
Hayden and Christine seem to be getting along great with Julie, who has chosen them to adopt her unborn baby, before the father of the child shows up, which upsets Julie a great deal.
Coach is concerned how his yard appears to be growing in bad shape and decides to have a word with the gardener, whom he finds is a little out of the ordinary.
Hayden gets diagnosed with low testosterone and starts using supplemental testosterone patches. Luther gets a hold of them and hilarity ensues.
Doris decides to sell the team to LA after a miserable season, but Hayden and the other coaches believe they should stay in Orlando. They hold a pep rally to show Doris how much support the team really has.
Dauber wants to purchase a new vehicle on his own despite Hayden's willingness to help. Dauber then finds himself in over his head with the price of the car he buys.
Hayden is bitten by a monkey in his office resulting in an overnight quarantine for him and his friends.
Luther sues Hayden for a burn suffered during a barbecue and Hayden is willing to go to court purely to prove that Luther is an idiot.
Hayden's coaching ability is pitted against Luther's and Dauber's when they run a football camp for older men.
Luther is afraid Doris is ashamed of him and insists she take him with her on a hunting retreat with her friends.
The Orlando Breakers have the pick for the NFL draft, but Hayden is having trouble picking the perfect player.
Julie is preparing to go into labor, and concerns arise for Hayden and Christine on whether or not they'll receive the baby when Julie's father and boyfriend show back up.
Hayden and Christine struggle to keep Tim asleep and Hayden's team begins to suffer the consequences.
Hayden is recruited to write an autobiography but refuses when he learns the book is meant to portray him as a loser.
Doris recruits a soccer player, whom everyone is excited about except Luther, for the Breakers.
Hayden tries to get Christine out of the house by taking her out to dinner but she gets very worried about her baby back at the house.
Hayden and Christine choose a guardian couple for Timothy, but they soon fear they made the wrong choice.
Dauber gets a new girlfriend and is worried coach doesn't like her which raises conflict because he doesn't think for himself.
Howard plans a half-time wedding during the Breakers and Niners game, for Luther and Doris.
Hayden doesn't want to go to the playoffs because he wants to spend his Christmas with his family.
The team gets a suspicious case of food poisoning after downing 40 buckets of Buffalo chicken wings.
Dauber believes he has been contacted by aliens and considers leaving the Breakers, Orlando and Earth.
The Burleighs buy Tim a Barbie doll and Hayden seems surprisingly okay with Tim having a Barbie.
Hayden repeatedly goes out of way to help his ex handicapped gardener Kenny Montague.
Doris takes Hayden and the others to a ski resort for Valentine's Day weekend she's planning on buying. Hayden helps Christine over her fear of skiing and Dauber runs into a familiar face, his ex Judy.
Hayden, Luther, and Dauber take Howard on a fishing trip unlike any they've been on before in the Everglades.
While in Vegas, Luther is on the hunt for Elvis memorabilia while Dauber wants to buy a painting for his father and asks Luther to hold onto his money.
Hayden recounts the struggles of naming his most recent child.
Luther begins to see a private psychic who predicts a strange death which he believes is connected to a player Hayden is trying to recruit.
Hayden takes Tim to a play around and is annoyed by an arrogant mother who believes her baby is maturing at a faster rate than Tim. Hayden then becomes obsessed with training Tim to grow up quicker.
Luther is given the job of general manager for the Breakers only to find he misses the coaching life.
Christine signs for a package to hold on to for their neighbors who are receiving special attention from the secret service.
Doris offers Hayden a generous contract to stay in Orlando, but Hayden wants to hold off for more offers so takes Christine and Tim back to Minnesota for privacy.
The gang visits Minnesota and are all flooded with fond memories.
Back in Minnesota, Hayden comes to realize where he's happiest and with whom he wants to be.
