Coach: Season 2
Season 2 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Coach Season 1.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 2 Progress Shield
I Don't Know Much About Art, But I Know What Makes Me Mad
Nov 21, 1989
Hayden dislikes art; Christine dislikes his attitude.
Dauber's Got a Girl
Nov 28, 1989
Hayden feuds with the girls' basketball coach, Dauber's new flame.
Bring Me the Head of Stuart Rosebrock (1)
Dec 5, 1989
Hayden unwittingly splits Kelly and Stuart when he reluctantly accepts a dinner invitation and enjoys the floor show supplied by the bickering couple.
If a Coach Falls in the Woods (2)
Dec 12, 1989
Hayden runs away to protest Kelly's wedding to Stuart.
If Keith Jackson Calls, I'll Be at My Therapist's
Dec 19, 1989
Game pressure gives Hayden a facial tic before a national telecast.
A Man and a Woman (and Two Theater Majors)
Jan 2, 1990
Bickering Kelly and Stuart invade Christine and Hayden's intimate weekend.
The Investment
Jan 9, 1990
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
I've Got a Secret
Jan 16, 1990
When Hayden secretly recruits a top quarterback, Christine blabs to a sportscaster.
The Curley O'Brien Award
Jan 23, 1990
Hayden plans a victory party for an anticipated award.
The Rosebrocks of Wisconsin
Jan 30, 1990
When Hayden objects to Kelly spending all her time in Wisconsin with her new family, Kelly forces her father to meet her in-laws.
Coaches Conference
Feb 13, 1990
Hayden meets his idols at a conference, but his dreams of swimming with the big fishes drown in a sea of anonymity.
Carnival Knowledge
Feb 20, 1990
Coach Watkins gets revenge on Hayden when he mans a booth at the college carnival.
Haven't I Slept with You Somewhere Before?
Feb 27, 1990
Hayden believes the new president of Minnesota State is a woman with whom he once had a fling.
Homewreckers
Mar 6, 1990
Hayden seeks Luther's companionship while Christine works on the weekend, and while she is away nearly destroys her apartment.
Professor Doolittle
Mar 13, 1990
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.""
Sunshine on My Shoulder Makes Me Happy: A Show About Bird Ransom
Mar 20, 1990
Hayden loses Luther's prized bird while the assistant coach vacations.
Kelly Girl
Apr 3, 1990
Hayden is pleased when Kelly volunteers to fill in for his vacationing secretary.
A Jerk at the Opera
Apr 17, 1990
When Hayden refuses to accompany Christine to the opera, she asks her old flame, and a predictably jealous Hayden follows them in disguise.
Poodle Springs
May 15, 1990
Hayden impresses Judy's parents when he saves their pet poodle.