Guest Stars Brad Leland as Buddy Garrity Taylor Kitsch as Tim Riggins Derek Phillips as Billy Riggins Cress Williams as Ornette Howard Lorraine Toussaint as Bird Merriweather Bruce Altman as Dr. Tate Co Starring Timothy F. Crowley as Coach Crowley David Cowgill as Slammin' Sammy Meade Stacey Oristano as Mindy Collette Aaron Spivey-Sorrells as Coach Spivey Russell DeGrazier as Coach Stan Traub Lamarcus Tinker as Dallas Tinker Jeff Rosick as Buddy Garrity Jr. Angela Rawna as Regina Little / Regina Howard Troy Hogan as Principal Levi Burnwell Patrick Massett as Willie Gault Madilyn Elizabeth Landry as Gracie Belle Taylor Lynn Blackburn as Laurel Sachs John S. Davies as Doyle Cook Chuck Cureau as TV Reporter / Interviewer #2 Kit Gwin as Dana Wheldon Darryl Cox as Dean Hazel Hochman Maurice Ripke as Guy at Bar Luke Coffee as Landing Strip Customer/Randy Roger Wallace as Sportscaster #1 Brian Sanders as Sportscaster #2 Uncredited Amanda Brown as Amber