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The Best Episodes of Coach Season 7

Every episode of Coach Season 7 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Coach Season 7!

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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.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Coach Season 7 Episode 1 - Pros & Cons
    8.2/10(54 votes)

    #1 - Pros & Cons

    S7:E1

    Hayden is offered a position at an unnamed pro team. He goes to New York to interview for the job. After first finding out about the offer, he doesn't tell Dauber or Luther. Finally he does and everyone becomes excited about a future in the NFL. Unfortunately Hayden is not offered the job. The show ends with Christine and Hayden discussing their unrelenting ambition that leaves them restless in Minnesota.

    Director:Alan Rafkin
    Writer:Alan Kirschenbaum

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  2. Coach Season 7 Episode 2 - It Should Happen to You
    8.2/10(55 votes)

    #2 - It Should Happen to You

    S7:E2

    Hayden hires an image consultant who sets out to make him a superstar.

    Director:Alan Rafkin
    Writers:Oliver Goldstick, Phil Rosenthal

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  3. Coach Season 7 Episode 3 - Graceless Under Fire
    8.3/10(51 votes)

    #3 - Graceless Under Fire

    S7:E3

    Hayden's image consultant Susan Miller gets underfoot when he coaches the team.

    Director:Craig T. Nelson
    Writer:Jeremy Stevens

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  4. Coach Season 7 Episode 4 - Judy's Turn
    7.8/10(49 votes)

    #4 - Judy's Turn

    S7:E4

    In this Dauber centered episode, Judy returns from Romania after a trip with the woman's basketball team. Dauber is exited to see her, as it's the longest time they've ever been apart (one month). When Judy arrives, she tells Dauber that she had an affair with a Romanian man named Andre. Judy doesn't feels she can spend her life with Dauber, she breaks their two-year engagement.

    Director:Alan Rafkin
    Writer:Scott Buck

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  5. Coach Season 7 Episode 5 - Above and Beyond the Call of Hayden
    8.4/10(46 votes)

    #5 - Above and Beyond the Call of Hayden

    S7:E5

    Luther spends more time with Ruthanne and less with Hayden.

    Director:Alan Rafkin
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Coach Season 7 Episode 6 - Inconceivable
    7.8/10(49 votes)

    #6 - Inconceivable

    S7:E6

    Hayden and Christine have a major marital blowup over her seeming ""impregnability"" and the consequent mechanical nature of their recent love life. Luther gets into an unbelievable car deal with an elderly woman.

    Director:Alan Rafkin
    Writers:Oliver Goldstick, Phil Rosenthal

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  7. Coach Season 7 Episode 7 - Jailbirds
    8.7/10(53 votes)

    #7 - Jailbirds

    S7:E7

    Against Hayden's advice, Christine attends a bachelorette party thrown by Ruthanne and gets into trouble.

    Director:Craig T. Nelson
    Writer:Eric Horsted

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  8. Coach Season 7 Episode 8 - My Fair Agent
    8.3/10(47 votes)

    #8 - My Fair Agent

    S7:E8

    Hayden blames Christine for his sexist attitude toward an attractive co-worker.

    Director:Alan Rafkin
    Writers:Oliver Goldstick, Phil Rosenthal

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  9. Coach Season 7 Episode 9 - Be a Good Sport
    8.1/10(49 votes)

    #9 - Be a Good Sport

    S7:E9

    Cuts in the non-football athletic budget force Hayden into a televised debate.

    Director:Jeff Meyer
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Coach Season 7 Episode 10 - Working Girl
    8.1/10(46 votes)

    #10 - Working Girl

    S7:E10

    Carter gives Bill Jennings an audition tape of one of his beautiful broadcasting students. Carter intends to replace Christine with a young female host to "freshen up the show." Carter's plan backfires as Jennings decides to replace him instead of Christine. In the midst of Hayden's celebration on Carter's firing, Carter shows up to beg Christine to help him get his job back. Christine agrees and the next morning talks with the Jennings to help Carter. In the midst of the meeting Carter bursts into the meeting and with Christine's aid he gets his job back.

    Director:Alan Rafkin
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Coach Season 7 Episode 11 - Out of Control
    8.1/10(52 votes)

    #11 - Out of Control

    S7:E11

    An opposing player is badly hurt after Hayden encourages rough play.

    Director:Gordon Hunt
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Coach Season 7 Episode 12 - The Popcorn Bowl
    8.3/10(53 votes)

    #12 - The Popcorn Bowl

    S7:E12

    Just before a big bowl game, a rumor breaks out that Hayden may be taking a job in the pros.

    Director:Jeff Meyer
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Coach Season 7 Episode 13 - Luther and Ruthanne Take the Big 12 Steps
    8.6/10(47 votes)

    #13 - Luther and Ruthanne Take the Big 12 Steps

    S7:E13

    Luther and Ruthanne try to help each other shed bad habits.

    Director:Alan Rafkin
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Coach Season 7 Episode 14 - Did Someone Call Me Snorer?
    9.0/10(53 votes)

    #14 - Did Someone Call Me Snorer?

    S7:E14

    Hayden refuses to go quietly when Christine insists that he head off his snoring problem with a trip to a sleep therapy clinic.

    Director:Alan Rafkin
    Writer:Jeremy Stevens

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  15. Coach Season 7 Episode 15 - Close Encounters of the Worst Kind
    8.4/10(55 votes)

    #15 - Close Encounters of the Worst Kind

    S7:E15

    Hayden and Christine agree to work out their marital problems via an anonymous ""encounter weekend"" for couples, but the entire process breaks down for Hayden once Howard and Shirley Burleigh join the group.

    Director:Tony Dow
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Coach Season 7 Episode 16 - The Kicker
    8.4/10(50 votes)

    #16 - The Kicker

    S7:E16

    A letter from a European prospect inspires Hayden to go on an international recruiting trip -- to a country that's under martial law.

    Director:Alan Rafkin
    Writer:Scott Buck

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  17. Coach Season 7 Episode 17 - The Walk-On
    8.7/10(51 votes)

    #17 - The Walk-On

    S7:E17

    Hayden refuses to admit that a middle-aged prospect might be too old to play on the team, and becomes his biggest supporter.

    Director:Tony Dow
    Writers:Eric Horsted, Scott Buck

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  18. Coach Season 7 Episode 18 - Call Me Cupid
    8.3/10(48 votes)

    #18 - Call Me Cupid

    S7:E18

    A Valentine's Day dinner gives three couples heartburn when Hayden's efforts to fix up a lovelorn Dauber entirely miss their mark.

    Director:Jeff Meyer
    Writers:Oliver Goldstick, Phil Rosenthal

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  19. Coach Season 7 Episode 19 - Johnsonwreckers
    8.7/10(58 votes)

    #19 - Johnsonwreckers

    S7:E19

    Hayden tries to befriend former Dallas Cowboys coach Jimmy Johnson -- but his efforts go to the dogs when Johnson's Super Bowl ring is eaten by Luther's dog.

    Director:Jeff Meyer
    Writers:Oliver Goldstick, Phil Rosenthal

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  20. Coach Season 7 Episode 20 - The Day I Met Frank Gifford
    8.7/10(51 votes)

    #20 - The Day I Met Frank Gifford

    S7:E20

    Luther feels left out when Hayden and Christine are invited to New York for a dinner honoring Frank Gifford.

    Director:Jeff Meyer
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Coach Season 7 Episode 21 - Kelly's New Guy (1)
    8.6/10(49 votes)

    #21 - Kelly's New Guy (1)

    S7:E21

    When Hayden's daughter Kelly brings home new boyfriend Peter, Hayden is appalled to learn that Peter is the same age as Hayden.

    Director:Andre Belgrader
    Writer:Eric Horsted

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  22. Coach Season 7 Episode 22 - Kelly's New Guy (2)
    8.3/10(52 votes)

    #22 - Kelly's New Guy (2)

    S7:E22

    Kelly and Dauber decide to keep their relationship a secret from Hayden, but fate throws a monkey wrench into their plans.

    Director:Craig T. Nelson
    Writer:Alan Kirschenbaum

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  23. Coach Season 7 Episode 23 - Ten Percent of Nothing
    8.4/10(48 votes)

    #23 - Ten Percent of Nothing

    S7:E23

    Luther risks losing agent Art Hibke by making a self-arranged promotional appearance without telling Art -- and then refusing to pay his commission, which leads to a crazed dental drilling; Dauber tries a new image.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Oliver Goldstick, Phil Rosenthal

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  24. Coach Season 7 Episode 24 - Oh, a Pro Job (1)
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #24 - Oh, a Pro Job (1)

    S7:E24

    Hayden and Christine go on a Caribbean cruise to get away from it all, but can't seem to steer clear of a wealthy eccentric, who makes a surprising offer.

    Director:Jeff Meyer
    Writer:Scott Buck

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  25. Coach Season 7 Episode 25 - Oh, a Pro Job (2)
    7.8/10(56 votes)

    #25 - Oh, a Pro Job (2)

    S7:E25

    Hayden is tempted by an offer to coach a professional team, but fears that its eccentric owner would make all the big decisions herself.

    Director:Tony Dow
    Writer:Alan Kirschenbaum

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Season 7 Ratings Summary

"Pros & Cons" is the best rated episode of "Coach" season 7. It scored 8.2/10 based on 54 votes. Directed by Alan Rafkin and written by Alan Kirschenbaum, it aired on 9/12/1994. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "It Should Happen to You".