Kelly tells Hayden she had a date with a faculty member, and he wants to know who.

Kelly and the Professor

Kelly's return to Minnesota for college awakens Hayden's paternal instincts, disrupting his relationship with Christine

Pilot

Christine demands Hayden be truthful with Kelly about their relationship.

Kelly, Meet Christine

I'm in Love with a Boy Named Stuart

A losing streak makes Hayden unpleasant company for Christine.

The Loss Weekend

Hayden suspends Luther for 30 days for gambling when he bets against the team and wins a steak at the Touchdown Club; but Luther think he has been fired, and takes another job.

Gambling for Meat

Hayden plans a quiet birthday celebration for Kelly, who invites Stuart.

19 Candles

Christine is seized by an uncontrollable urge to get a look at Hayden's ex-wife, who's come up for Parents' Weekend.

Parents' Weekend

Hayden consoles a wealthy alumnus' widow to secure a substantial donation.

I'm Sorry I Told You My Wife Was Dead

Hayden feels threatened when Christine dates another.

Define Romance

Although Hayden needs a victory in his last game for a winning season, he may be forced to bench his star player for skipping practice.

Whose Team Is It, Anyway?

The poetry of football is turned into ballet by Kelly's dance instructor, who envisions a pas de deux with technical advisor Hayden.

Hoot, Hoot Hike

Anti-fun Riley Pringle of the Conduct Committee joins Hayden in supervising Dauber's season-ending party.

Dauber's Blow-Out

Hayden dislikes art; Christine dislikes his attitude.

I Don't Know Much About Art, But I Know What Makes Me Mad

Hayden feuds with the girls' basketball coach, Dauber's new flame.

Dauber's Got a Girl

Hayden unwittingly splits Kelly and Stuart when he reluctantly accepts a dinner invitation and enjoys the floor show supplied by the bickering couple.

Bring Me the Head of Stuart Rosebrock (1)

Hayden runs away to protest Kelly's wedding to Stuart.

If a Coach Falls in the Woods (2)

Game pressure gives Hayden a facial tic before a national telecast.

If Keith Jackson Calls, I'll Be at My Therapist's

I'm in the Mood for Luther

Bickering Kelly and Stuart invade Christine and Hayden's intimate weekend.

A Man and a Woman (and Two Theater Majors)

After Hayden convinces Luther to invest in the Touchdown Club, an opening night mishap threatens their partnership and their friendship when Luther is forced to call Hayden after a robbery.

The Investment

When Hayden secretly recruits a top quarterback, Christine blabs to a sportscaster.

I've Got a Secret

Hayden plans a victory party for an anticipated award.

The Curley O'Brien Award

When Hayden objects to Kelly spending all her time in Wisconsin with her new family, Kelly forces her father to meet her in-laws.

The Rosebrocks of Wisconsin

Hayden meets his idols at a conference, but his dreams of swimming with the big fishes drown in a sea of anonymity.

Coaches Conference

Coach Watkins gets revenge on Hayden when he mans a booth at the college carnival.

Carnival Knowledge

Hayden believes the new president of Minnesota State is a woman with whom he once had a fling.

Haven't I Slept with You Somewhere Before?

Hayden seeks Luther's companionship while Christine works on the weekend, and while she is away nearly destroys her apartment.

Homewreckers

Hayden enrolls his team in the academic class he's been required to teach, and sets out to make it ""the easiest history class in history.""

Professor Doolittle

Hayden loses Luther's prized bird while the assistant coach vacations.

Sunshine on My Shoulder Makes Me Happy: A Show About Bird Ransom

Hayden is pleased when Kelly volunteers to fill in for his vacationing secretary.

Kelly Girl

When Hayden refuses to accompany Christine to the opera, she asks her old flame, and a predictably jealous Hayden follows them in disguise.

A Jerk at the Opera

Hayden impresses Judy's parents when he saves their pet poodle.

Poodle Springs

Hayden, ecstatic about his team being ranked top-20 for the first time, meets Christine's mother, then is shattered when his star player Bo is hurt and put on the injured list.

That Shouldn't Happen

When Hayden has to miss a game because of a bad tooth, Luther must coach via phone instructions from him.

Magnificent Abscession

Hayden gets jealous when the university president woos a basketball coach from Boston with promises of grandiose perks.

The Day That Moses Came to Town

Hayden reluctantly allows archrival Watkins to sit in on his poker night.

Is This Your First Time on the Riverboat, Miss Watkins?

Hayden promises to stay with a bedridden Christine, rather than attend a long-awaited team victory celebration.

Hayden's in the Kitchen with Dinah

Hayden and Luther get stranded out of town the night Hayden is to escort Christine to an awards banquet in her honor.

Hayden and Luther's Excellent Adventure

Hayden forsakes football with the guys to meet Christine's antique-dealer friend.

The Break-Up

Even at a victory party, and with Elaine trying to seduce him, Hayden remains depressed over his breakup with Christine.

The Iceman Goeth

Christine wants all her belongings out of Hayden's house, and Luther might move in next door.

Cabin Fever

Irritable over his breakup with Christine, Hayden attends a self-help group.

Men Don't Heal

Dateless for a charity ball, Hayden flashes back four years to when he first met Christine, at the same affair.

When Hayden Met Christine

Grinch Hayden's ex-wife unexpectedly shows up at his holiday party with a gift idea that will make all his Christmases merry: she helps him decide to reunite with Christine.

Christmas Brains

When Dauber finally graduates after eight years, Hayden promotes him to full-time coach, and their relationship changes.

Dauber Graduates

Hayden concocts a wild tale to keep a promised $10 million donation from going to the basketball department instead.

Puppy Love

Christine persuades Luther to have lunch with the reconciling best friend who stole his girl 37 years ago.

The Marion Kind (1)

When Luther's old friend steals his girlfriend again, Hayden and Peter try to spare Luther's feelings by hiding the fact.

The Marion Kind (2)

Hayden tries to discourage a scrawny, unpopular student who wants to try out for the football team, and Christine schools him in the art of gaining popularity.

Leonard Kraleman: All-American

Whiny, well-meaning Stuart nearly drives Hayden to murder on a ski trip with Christine and Kelly.

2 BRs, MTN VW

On his first trip to Las Vegas, athletic director Howard wants to sow some wild oats.

Hurley-Burleigh

When Hayden discovers Christine's salary dwarfs his own, he decides to make extra cash as a spokesperson for an athletic supporter company.

Hayden Fox for Universal Jocks

Hayden reunites Luther and his long-lost father.

A Father and Son Reunion

Cash-poor Hayden buys Christine's engagement ring from a cut-rate jeweler/dentist.

Diamonds Are a Dentist's Best Friend

Hayden's photograph appears on the cover of Sports Illustrated after his team is ranked in the top 20.

The Kick-off and the Kiss-off

Hayden tries to console Kelly, who would rather tell it to Christine.

Since My Beaver Left Me

Convinced that Hayden deliberately sold him a broken-down truck, Luther reports Hayden to a TV consumer reporter.

Don't Get Mad, Get Cooley

Hayden pressures Kelly to date his star player, whom she finds very attractive -- until he tells her he is gay.

A Real Guy's Guy

Hayden grudgingly agrees to go house hunting with Christine, then buys a house without consulting her.

Any Place I Hang Myself Is Home

Hayden receives an oddball inheritance from an acquaintance.

Requiem for a Groundskeeper

Hayden and Luther spend an excruciating trip snowbound in a cramped train compartment after Luther trades in their plane tickets following a dream about an air crash.

I Think I Can't, I Think I Can't

Hayden regrets his honesty when he tells Christine he hates her friend.

I Hate Barbara

The call of the loon forebodes more than Hayden expected when he agrees to speak at Burleigh's Fraternal Order of the Loon.

Loonstruck

Hayden is beaten before he plays his first bowl game when he learns the opposing coach is his former mentor.

The Pineapple Bowl (1)

Hayden halts pre-game hoopla after a star player is injured in a bizarre limo accident.

The Pineapple Bowl (2)

Hayden vies with Watkins for a benefactor's favor and her donations by leading an exercise class for seniors.

Rizzendough Revisited

Hayden reveals secrets about his ex-wife Beth when her new fiancé asks him for advice.

Return of the Marriage Killer

A careless comment results in a food fight when Dauber moves into Luther's apartment building.

War of the Dopes

Kelly is the one surprised at Grandpa Rosebrock's 90th birthday party when Stuart arrives with his new girlfriend.

The Woodchuck, the Beaver and the Fox: A Menage a Trois

When an arrogant chauvinist millionaire insults his girlfriend in public, Hayden and Christine come to her defense.

No Good Deed Goes Unpunished

After a one-night stand with Hayden's 60-year-old secretary, Luther is too ashamed to face her the next morning.

Last of the Red-Hot Luthers

Christine sells Hayden's Johnny Unitas-autographed football shoes; Luther catches the biggest pike in the lake only to lose it.

The Old Fish and the Shoes

Kelly falls for a correspondent stationed in Bangkok; Luther is upset because he thinks he's shrinking.

Dateline-Bangkok

A network job offer poses Christine a dilemma: to stay in Minnesota with Hayden or move to New York.

If That's Opportunity, Don't Answer

Hayden and Christine have conflicting commitments when a network premiere party is scheduled the same night as Hayden's sports banquet, at which he hopes to receive the coveted Curly O'Brien award. Out of the confusion arise a pair of resolutions: Christine decides to stay in Minnesota, while Hayden decides to move to New York to be with Christine.

Frequent Flyers, Crossed Wires

The stress of a long-distance relationship troubles Hayden; Luther and Dauber refinish Hayden's game-room floor. Finally the Hayden-Christine problem is resolved when she loses her network job and returns to Minnesota.

Can We Go Home Now?

Hayden wins his first football game of the year and proposes to Christine on his new live television show.

To Air Is Human

Dauber's relationship with his girlfriend Judy is threatened when he becomes a Big Brother to an 8-year-old.

Big Brother, Little Brain

Hayden hires Kelly's roommate to act as his daughter when Kelly refuses to attend his Father of the Year banquet.

Father of the Year

Luther complains to Hayden about the lack of recognition for his contribution to the team's success -- then must face the media when the team loses.

Born Luther

Howard's wife Shirley comes to work in the athletic department as his temporary secretary and drives him crazy; Luther and Dauber fight to keep their favorite cereal alive.

Shirley Burleigh, Girlie Friday

Hayden's enthusiasm for fund-raising threatens Luther's romance with wealthy widow Mrs. Rizzendough.

Rizzendough Rendezvous

Luther reveals his true opinion of Christine following a close brush with death.

Love Me Tender

Johnny Unitas, Dick Butkus and Bubba Smith upset Luther when they host Hayden's bachelor party.

The Bachelor Party

Christine's plans for a perfect wedding go from bad to worse after Luther sets her wedding dress on fire.

Dresswreckers

Hayden and Christine marry in her childhood home.

Vows

Hayden's team plays in the Patriot Bowl under horrendous conditions.

The Patriot Bowl

Hayden's and Dauber's gifts to the women in their lives accidentally get switched -- and Judy thinks Dauber is proposing to her when she unwraps Christine's ring.

My True Love Gave to Me...

Hayden is set to star in a coffee commercial with Christine, but his part is recast; Luther decides to write a screenplay.

The Commercial (1)

Hayden tries to restrain his jealousy over Christine's on-air romance with her new co-star in the coffee commercial.

The Commercial (2)

Hayden is thrilled when Kelly receives a large check from her ex-husband, until he learns her plans for the money.

Buzzy Money

Hayden and Christine impulsively decide to get married while spending the weekend with Luther in Las Vegas.

Vegas Odds

Hayden and Christine are driven crazy when Howard and Shirley decide to become their best friends.

Burden of the Burleighs

One of Hayden's former football players is forced into early retirement because of a surprising medical problem, despite his very real knee injuries; the real reason is cancer.

The Bigger They Are

Luther begins questioning the relationship when his romance with Lorraine heats up.

Luthario

Judy threatens to quit coaching at Minnesota State when Hayden plays one last practical joke on her during an important ceremony.

Dirty Tricks

Hayden tries to convince Christine that she does not need a face-lift to improve her chances in a job search.

About Face

Hayden attempts to recruit Tyler Roberts, the country's top high-school football player from Note Dame.

Why So Happy, Hayden?

Hayden and Christine's third attempt to get married includes plans for a wedding in the woods in a church that's due for demolition.

One for the Road

Hayden Fox, the curmudgeonly coach of Minnesota State University's Screaming Eagles football team, tries to navigate his way through the sports world, fatherhood and family life without dropping the ball.

All Episodes of Coach

All Episodes of Coach

Season 1

Kelly and the Professor

Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 2/28/1989

Pilot

Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 3/1/1989

Kelly, Meet Christine

Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 3/8/1989

I'm in Love with a Boy Named Stuart

Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 3/15/1989

The Loss Weekend

Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 3/22/1989

Gambling for Meat

Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 4/5/1989

19 Candles

Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 4/12/1989

Parents' Weekend

Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 4/19/1989

I'm Sorry I Told You My Wife Was Dead

Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 4/26/1989

Define Romance

Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 5/3/1989

Whose Team Is It, Anyway?

Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 5/17/1989

Hoot, Hoot Hike

Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 5/31/1989

Dauber's Blow-Out

Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 6/7/1989