Expectations
Episode: 5x01 | Airdate: Oct 27, 2010
Coach Taylor tempers high expectations for the upcoming season; Tami is frustrated with her new job; two alumni prepare to leave for college.
Episodes
On the Outside Looking In
Episode: 5x02 | Airdate: Nov 3, 2010
Not everyone is happy with how the team played in the season's first game; Vince discovers stardom comes with benefits; Luke pays for his aggressive play; Tami tries to start a tutoring program.
The Right Hand of the Father
Episode: 5x03 | Airdate: Nov 10, 2010
Coach Taylor has difficulty disciplining his players; someone from Vince's past returns; Julie bonds with a member of the faculty; Buddy gets some disturbing news.
Keep Looking
Episode: 5x04 | Airdate: Nov 17, 2010
Coach must mediate when tensions erupt in the locker room; the Lions welcome a new player; Buddy deals with the trials of fatherhood; Tami counsels a troubled student.
Kingdom
Episode: 5x05 | Airdate: Dec 1, 2010
Coach talks to Vince and his father about recruitment regulations; four of the Lions make a lifelong pact; Julie's relationship becomes more complicated.
Swerve
Episode: 5x06 | Airdate: Dec 8, 2010
A popular magazine praises Coach; Vince's past catches up to him; Luke faces the truth about TMU; a car accident delays Julie's return to college.
Perfect Record
Episode: 5x07 | Airdate: Dec 15, 2010
A website makes an embarrassing revelation about the Lions players; Vince gets caught between Coach and Ornette; Billy mentors Luke.
Fracture
Episode: 5x08 | Airdate: Jan 5, 2011
Coach worries he is losing his grip on the team; Tami thinks one of her students is being neglected at home; Vince's arrogance alienates his teammates; Becky enters a pageant.
Gut Check
Episode: 5x09 | Airdate: Jan 12, 2011
Coach threatens to suspend Vince; Billy receives some surprising news from Mindy; Becky begins a new job; Tami and Epyck's relationship grows.
Don't Go
Episode: 5x10 | Airdate: Jan 19, 2011
An elite college program courts Coach Taylor; Vince works to earn his starting spot back; friends and family speak at Tim's parole hearing.
The March
Episode: 5x11 | Airdate: Jan 26, 2011
Coach Taylor feels threatened by budget cuts; Tami flies to Pennsylvania for an opportunity; the Lions embark on their quest for state.
Texas Whatever (aka Small Town)
Episode: 5x12 | Airdate: Feb 2, 2011
Coach Taylor receives an offer he can't refuse; Tim reassesses his future plans when an old flame returns to Dillon; the fate of East Dillon's football program is decided.
Always
Episode: 5x13 | Airdate: Feb 9, 2011
The Taylors face several decisions that could permanently change their lives; Julie's plans for the future surprise Coach and Tami; the Lions go to State.