8.1/1071 votes#1 - That Shouldn't Happen
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/25/1990
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.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: N/A
8.3/1069 votes#2 - Magnificent Abscession
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 10/2/1990
When Hayden has to miss a game because of a bad tooth, Luther must coach via phone instructions from him.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: Barry Kemp
8.0/1065 votes#3 - The Day That Moses Came to Town
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/9/1990
Hayden gets jealous when the university president woos a basketball coach from Boston with promises of grandiose perks.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: Lyla Oliver
8.4/1075 votes#4 - Is This Your First Time on the Riverboat, Miss Watkins?
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/16/1990
Hayden reluctantly allows archrival Watkins to sit in on his poker night.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: N/A
7.7/1062 votes#5 - Hayden's in the Kitchen with Dinah
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/23/1990
Hayden promises to stay with a bedridden Christine, rather than attend a long-awaited team victory celebration.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: N/A
8.5/1063 votes#6 - Hayden and Luther's Excellent Adventure
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 10/30/1990
Hayden and Luther get stranded out of town the night Hayden is to escort Christine to an awards banquet in her honor.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: N/A
8.2/1059 votes#7 - The Break-Up
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 11/6/1990
Hayden forsakes football with the guys to meet Christine's antique-dealer friend.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: Barry Kemp
8.1/1058 votes#8 - The Iceman Goeth
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 11/13/1990
Even at a victory party, and with Elaine trying to seduce him, Hayden remains depressed over his breakup with Christine.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: N/A
8.3/1060 votes#9 - Cabin Fever
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 11/27/1990
Christine wants all her belongings out of Hayden's house, and Luther might move in next door.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: N/A
8.7/1065 votes#10 - Men Don't Heal
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 12/4/1990
Irritable over his breakup with Christine, Hayden attends a self-help group.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: N/A
8.2/1059 votes#11 - When Hayden Met Christine
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 12/11/1990
Dateless for a charity ball, Hayden flashes back four years to when he first met Christine, at the same affair.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: N/A
8.0/1071 votes#12 - Christmas Brains
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 12/18/1990
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.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: N/A
8.0/1063 votes#13 - Dauber Graduates
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 1/8/1991
When Dauber finally graduates after eight years, Hayden promotes him to full-time coach, and their relationship changes.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: N/A
8.3/1064 votes#14 - Puppy Love
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 1/22/1991
Hayden concocts a wild tale to keep a promised $10 million donation from going to the basketball department instead.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: N/A
8.5/1060 votes#15 - The Marion Kind (1)
Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 2/5/1991
Christine persuades Luther to have lunch with the reconciling best friend who stole his girl 37 years ago.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: N/A
8.4/1074 votes#16 - The Marion Kind (2)
Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 2/12/1991
When Luther's old friend steals his girlfriend again, Hayden and Peter try to spare Luther's feelings by hiding the fact.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: N/A
7.8/1065 votes#17 - Leonard Kraleman: All-American
Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 2/19/1991
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.
Director: Alan Rafkin, Tony Dow
Writer: N/A
8.1/1058 votes#18 - 2 BRs, MTN VW
Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 2/26/1991
Whiny, well-meaning Stuart nearly drives Hayden to murder on a ski trip with Christine and Kelly.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: N/A
8.3/1069 votes#19 - Hurley-Burleigh
Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 3/12/1991
On his first trip to Las Vegas, athletic director Howard wants to sow some wild oats.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: N/A
8.5/1058 votes#20 - Hayden Fox for Universal Jocks
Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 3/26/1991
When Hayden discovers Christine's salary dwarfs his own, he decides to make extra cash as a spokesperson for an athletic supporter company.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: N/A
8.2/1061 votes#21 - A Father and Son Reunion
Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 4/2/1991
Hayden reunites Luther and his long-lost father.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: N/A
8.6/1065 votes#22 - Diamonds Are a Dentist's Best Friend
Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 4/9/1991
Cash-poor Hayden buys Christine's engagement ring from a cut-rate jeweler/dentist.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Coach Season 3
Every episode of Coach Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Coach Season 3!
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...
Genre:Comedy
Network:ABC
Season 3 Ratings Summary
"That Shouldn't Happen" is the best rated episode of "Coach" season 3. It scored 8.1/10 based on 71 votes. Directed by Alan Rafkin and written by N/A, it aired on 9/25/1990. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Magnificent Abscession".