Coach (1989)

Comedy · Sport

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.

IMDb rating: 7.1 (9,628 votes)
Episode average: 8.1 ↑ +1.0 vs IMDb
Seasons: 9
Streaming (US): Amazon Prime Video
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 9 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1989)

7.92 avg 13 episodes 7.5 → 8.1 30 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Kelly and the Professor	7.5	173
2	Pilot	7.7	140
3	Kelly, Meet Christine	7.9	114
4	I'm in Love with a Boy Named Stuart	8.3	108
5	The Loss Weekend	8.2	101
6	Gambling for Meat	8.3	103
7	19 Candles	7.9	98
8	Parents' Weekend	7.7	97
9	I'm Sorry I Told You My Wife Was Dead	7.8	91
10	Define Romance	7.9	92
11	Whose Team Is It, Anyway?	8.4	96
12	Hoot, Hoot Hike	7.2	94
13	Dauber's Blow-Out	8.1	88

Season 2 (1989)

8.30 avg 20 episodes 8.3 → 8.8 30 min avg

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Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	I Don't Know Much About Art, But I Know What Makes Me Mad	8.3	92
2	Dauber's Got a Girl	8.5	90
3	Bring Me the Head of Stuart Rosebrock	8.2	85
4	If a Coach Falls in the Woods	8.5	89
5	If Keith Jackson Calls, I'll Be at My Therapist's	8.6	87
6	I'm in the Mood for Luther	8.0	88
7	A Man and a Woman (and Two Theater Majors)	7.9	89
8	The Investment	8.4	90
9	I've Got a Secret	8.4	87
10	The Curley O'Brien Award	8.2	92
11	The Rosebrocks of Wisconsin	8.2	87
12	Coaches Conference	8.4	91
13	Carnival Knowledge	8.0	86
14	Haven't I Slept with You Somewhere Before?	8.0	91
15	Homewreckers	9.1	125
16	Professor Doolittle	8.1	92
17	Sunshine on My Shoulder Makes Me Happy: A Show About Bird Ransom	8.4	93
18	Kelly Girl	7.8	84
19	A Jerk at the Opera	8.1	88
20	Poodle Springs	8.8	97

Season 3 (1990)

8.22 avg 22 episodes 8.1 → 8.6 29 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	That Shouldn't Happen	8.1	87
2	Magnificent Abscession	8.3	86
3	The Day That Moses Came to Town	8.0	84
4	Is This Your First Time on the Riverboat, Miss Watkins?	8.4	85
5	Hayden's in the Kitchen with Dinah	7.7	77
6	Hayden and Luther's Excellent Adventure	8.3	81
7	The Break-Up	8.2	74
8	The Iceman Goeth	8.0	73
9	Cabin Fever	8.4	76
10	Men Don't Heal	8.6	82
11	When Hayden Met Christine	8.1	73
12	Christmas Brains	8.0	86
13	Dauber Graduates	8.1	76
14	Puppy Love	8.4	78
15	The Marion Kind: Part 1	8.5	76
16	The Marion Kind: Part 2	8.4	75
17	Leonard Kraleman: All-American	7.9	80
18	2 BRs, MTN VW	8.1	71
19	Hurley-Burleigh	8.2	69
20	Hayden Fox for Universal Jocks	8.4	71
21	A Father and Son Reunion	8.2	75
22	Diamonds Are a Dentist's Best Friend	8.6	78

Season 4 (1991)

8.04 avg 22 episodes 8.0 → 8.0 30 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Kick-Off and the Kiss-Off	8.0	76
2	Since My Beaver Left Me	7.5	73
3	Don't Get Mad, Get Cooley	7.9	55
4	A Real Guy's Guy	8.2	90
5	Any Place I Hang Myself Is Home	8.5	69
6	Requiem for a Groundskeeper	7.8	71
7	I Think I Can't, I Think I Can't	8.6	73
8	I Hate Barbara	8.0	76
9	Loonstruck	8.0	70
10	The Pineapple Bowl: Part 1	8.1	73
11	The Pineapple Bowl: Part 2	8.0	74
12	Rizzendough Revisited	7.9	70
13	Return of the Marriage Killer	8.0	62
14	War of the Dopes	8.1	76
15	The Woodchuck, the Beaver and the Fox: A Menage a Trois	7.9	70
16	No Good Deed Goes Unpunished	8.0	68
17	Last of the Red-Hot Luthers	8.1	67
18	The Old Fish and the Shoes	8.6	69
19	Dateline-Bangkok	7.9	65
20	If That's Opportunity, Don't Answer	7.7	67
21	Frequent Flyers, Crossed Wires	8.0	63
22	Can We Go Home Now?	8.0	71

Season 5 (1992)

7.91 avg 23 episodes 8.0 → 8.0 24 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	To Air Is Human	8.0	63
2	Big Brother, Little Brain	7.5	71
3	Father of the Year	7.7	67
4	Born Luther	8.3	67
5	Shirley Burleigh, Girlie Friday	7.7	66
6	Rizzendough Rendezvous	8.0	64
7	Love Me Tender	8.6	58
8	The Bachelor Party	8.2	65
9	Dresswreckers	8.3	78
10	Vows	8.2	72
11	The Patriot Bowl	7.9	76
12	My True Love Gave to Me...	8.2	70
13	The Commercial: Part 1	7.8	76
14	The Commercial: Part 2	7.8	73
15	Buzzy Money	6.9	67
16	Vegas Odds	7.8	63
17	Burden of the Burleighs	7.9	69
18	The Bigger They Are...	8.2	79
19	Luthario	7.8	64
20	Dirty Tricks	7.9	67
21	About Face	7.6	65
22	Why So Happy, Hayden?	7.6	65
23	One for the Road	8.0	70

Season 6 (1993)

8.18 avg 26 episodes 8.2 → 8.0 25 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Baby on Board	8.2	65
2	Belly of the Beast	8.4	68
3	Nice Job If You Can Get It	7.8	64
4	The Luck Stops Here	8.2	65
5	If She Can Make It There...	8.2	66
6	Uneasy Riders	7.9	65
7	Piece o' Cake	8.2	60
8	Running on Empty	8.4	62
9	It Came from New York	8.0	60
10	The Playbook	8.6	63
11	The Pioneer Bowl	8.6	75
12	Christmas of the Van Damned	8.8	77
13	The Babywreckers	8.6	62
14	Coach for a Day: Part 1	8.1	67
15	Coach for a Day: Part 2	8.7	66
16	My Cup Runneth Over	8.6	56
17	Like Father, Like Daughter	8.2	60
18	The Devil in Mrs. Burleigh	7.9	56
19	Blue Chip Blues	6.9	66
20	The Stand-In	8.5	60
21	Something Old, Something New	8.0	60
22	One of the Guys	8.1	59
23	My Best Friend's Girl	8.3	55
24	Goodbye, Mr. Putts	8.3	56
25	Head Like a Wheel	7.1	62
26	Retrospective	8.0	56

Season 7 (1994)

8.20 avg 25 episodes 8.1 → 7.4 24 min avg

Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Pros & Cons	8.1	61
2	It Should Happen to You	8.1	62
3	Graceless Under Fire	8.2	58
4	Judy's Turn	7.6	57
5	Above and Beyond the Call of Hayden	8.3	54
6	Inconceivable	7.7	56
7	Jailbirds	8.6	62
8	My Fair Agent	8.0	55
9	Be a Good Sport	8.0	56
10	Working Girl	8.0	53
11	Out of Control	8.0	59
12	The Popcorn Bowl	8.2	60
13	Luther and Ruthanne Take the Big 12 Steps	8.6	53
14	Did Someone Call Me Snorer?	8.9	61
15	Close Encounters of the Worst Kind	8.3	61
16	The Kicker	8.3	56
17	The Walk-On	8.6	57
18	Call Me Cupid	8.2	54
19	Johnsonwreckers	8.6	65
20	The Day I Met Frank Gifford	8.6	57
21	Kelly's New Guy: Part 1	8.5	55
22	Kelly's New Guy: Part 2	8.3	58
23	Ten Percent of Nothing	8.3	55
25	Oh, a Pro Job: Part 1	7.5	62
26	Oh, a Pro Job: Part 2	7.4	57

Season 8 (1995)

7.85 avg 25 episodes 8.0 → 8.3 24 min avg

Rebound

Season 8 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Is It Hot in Here, or Is It Me?: Part 1	8.0	57
2	Is It Hot in Here, or Is It Me?: Part 2	8.0	56
3	Fool for Lunch	8.0	70
4	She's Having Our Baby: Part 1	8.0	59
5	She's Having Our Baby: Part 2	8.2	61
6	Bo Knows	8.0	59
7	Coach's Cornered	8.3	58
8	Turtle World	6.8	66
9	There's Got to Be a Mourning After: Part 1	7.5	60
10	There's Got to Be a Mourning After: Part 2	7.3	59
11	Bye Bye Burleigh: Part 1	7.3	62
12	Bye Bye Burleigh: Part 2	7.2	63
13	The Tight End	8.0	63
14	Nice Guys Get Cut	8.2	61
15	Her Boyfriend's Back	8.0	55
16	The Gardener	7.8	68
17	Patching Things Up	7.3	53
18	Save the Wave	7.2	56
19	Dauber's Vehicle	8.2	60
20	Quarantine	8.7	56
21	Van Dam vs. Fox	8.4	77
22	Fantasy Camp	7.6	54
23	Luther Get Your Gun	7.7	53
24	A Player to Be Named Later	8.2	56
25	Somebody's Baby	8.3	57

Season 9 (1996)

7.88 avg 23 episodes 7.5 → 8.1 24 min avg

Season 9 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Sleepless in Orlando	7.5	60
2	Just Short of the Goal	8.0	55
3	Last Tango in Orlando	8.3	52
4	Isn't It Romantic?	6.7	62
5	We Can Never Die	7.9	57
6	Grimmworld	8.1	62
7	In the Money	7.9	63
8	You Win Some, You Lose Some	7.6	61
9	Wings Over Buffalo	8.6	66
10	Somewhere Out There	7.5	57
11	A Boy and His Doll	7.3	58
12	The Body Gardener	8.1	59
13	To Ski or Not to Ski	7.3	61
14	It's a Swamp Thing	7.9	59
15	Viva Las Ratings	7.1	70
16	A Fox by Any Other Name	8.1	54
17	The Stench of Death	7.7	58
18	Baby Coaches	8.1	56
19	Upsized	8.6	57
20	The Neighbor Hood	8.3	55
21	Leaving Orlando: Part 1	8.5	55
22	Leaving Orlando: Part 2	8.1	58
23	Leaving Orlando: Part 3	8.1	68