Directed by Jeffrey Reiner Written by Peter Berg   Buzz Bissinger   Kerry Ehrin   Carter Harris   Jason Gavin   Cast Kyle Chandler ... Eric Taylor Connie Britton ... Tami Taylor Gaius Charles ... Brian 'Smash' Williams Zach Gilford ... Matt Saracen Minka Kelly ... Lyla Garrity Taylor Kitsch ... Tim Riggins Adrianne Palicki ... Tyra Collette Jesse Plemons ... Landry Clarke Scott Porter ... Jason Street Aimee Teegarden ... Julie Taylor Brooke Langton ... Jackie Miller Aasha Davis ... Waverly Grady Alexandra Holden ... Suzy Aldis Hodge ... Ray 'Voodoo' Tatum Brad Leland ... Buddy Garrity Jae Head ... Bo Miller Blue Deckert ... Mac McGill Louanne Stephens ... Mrs. Saracen Libby Villari ... Mayor Rodell Merrilee McCommas ... Pam Garrity Kate Krause ... Tabby Garrity Joey Truty ... Little Buddy Garrity Ryan Ciardo ... Chuck Pierce Aundrus Poole ... Reggie Seale James Powers ... Bradley Cole Terrenee Knight ... Rosario Aaron Spivey-Sorrells ... Coach Spivey Timothy F. Crowley ... Coach Crowley (as Timothy Crowley) Mark Gil ... Detective Kirk Dunver Will Parsons ... Non-Panther Student William Bradley Wright ... Terrence Boyd Pattie James ... Reporter (as Pattie Hart) Uncredited Cast Bryan Aguinaga ... Football Player Dan Eggleston ... Booster Archie Fields ... Panther Football Player Pablo Flores ... Coach Pablo Scott Mueller ... Football Player D'Anthony Palms ... Anton Kathryn Rawson ... Cheerleader Joshua Ryan ... Greer - Football Player #12 Gary Teague ... Teacher Produced by Sarah Aubrey   Peter Berg   Nan Bernstein Freed   John Cameron   Bridget Carpenter   Kerry Ehrin   Brian Grazer   Carter Harris   Liz Heldens   Jeff Henry   David Hudgins   Jason Katims   Michael Lewis   Patrick Massett   David Nevins   Katie O'Hara   Jeffrey Reiner   John Zinman   Original Music by Bennett Salvay W.G. Snuffy Walden

Additional Info Premiere: April 04, 2007 DVD Release: August 28, 2007 Country: Distributor: Universal Studios Websites: Production Companies Imagine Television Film 44 NBC Universal Television (2006-2007) Universal Media Studios (UMS) (2007-) Distributors National Broadcasting Company (NBC)   (2006-2008) (USA) (TV) (seasons 1-2) The 101   (2008-2011) (USA) (TV) (seasons 3-5) Mill Creek Entertainment   (2016) (USA) (DVD) (first & second seasons) Peacock   (2020) (USA) (video) (VOD) Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)   (2007) (USA) (DVD) (season 1) Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)   (2008) (USA) (DVD) (season 2) Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)   (2009) (USA) (DVD) (season 3) Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)   (2010) (USA) (DVD) (season 4) Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)   (2011) (USA) (DVD) (season 5) Rating Stats Overall Rating -- / 10 Our Rating 4.7 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 4.7 / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #2,046 / 20,869 Ratings Breakdown Almost Perfect 1 total rating Crap 1 total rating Site Ranking