Coach

Dick Butkus was a Hall of Fame player for the Chicago Bears in the 1960's and 1970's.

16 people in the naming contest agreed on the name Timonthy David.

Hayden and Christine ended up naming their child Timothy David, so his nickname would be T.D. Which otherwise could mean Touch Down.

Instead of the usual shot of the Breakers stadium, the end credits feature a shot of the balloon sailing over some trees.

This episode aired just a couple of weeks after the actual 1996 NFL draft was held. In the real-life draft, Keyshawn Johnson (who cameoed in this episode) was taken as the #1 pick in the draft by the New York Jets. Keyshawn would later play for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Dallas Cowboys and Carolina Panthers.

In real life, Hayden and Christine were both 51 at the time the episode aired.

In real life, Peter is actually three years older than Hayden.

It is revealed in this episode that Dauber is Minnesota State's Special Teams coach. Special Teams coaches coordinate the kickoffs, punts, and field goals that take place during a football game.

It is revealed in this episode that Hayden Fox played running back in college.

The real Minnesota State is located in Mankato, Minnesota. The nearest Aberdeen is located in South Dakota, about 350 miles away.

In real life, The Alamodome hosts an annual bowl game in San Antonio called the Alamo Bowl. The first-ever Alamo Bowl was played between California and Iowa just 24 days after this episode aired. The game still presently exists. However it has never been considered a national championship game. Currently, it pits the fourth best team in the Big Twelve Conference against the third best team in the Big Ten Conference.

Hayden refers to the events in this episode during Quincy's eulogy in There's Got to be a Mourning After.

Drewers Coffee is a fictitious brand of coffee.

Johnny Unitas & Bubba Smith played for the NFL's Baltimore Colts. Dick Butkus played for the NFL's Chicago Bears.

Howard and Shirley's pet names for each other are Peaches (Shirley) and Cream (Howard).

In the last scene, we see Dauber and Luther waist high in concrete. There's no way there could have been that much concrete in the truck which malfunctioned. It would have taken three or four trucks to fill the room that high.

Dauber's doorbell chimes the show's theme song.

In this episode, Minnesota State defeated Texas Tech University, a real-life college team.

Rick Barry was a star player in the National Basketball Association for the Golden State Warriors in the 1970's. He later had a long career doing color commentary for basketball games.

When Minnesota State lines up for a field goal to tie the game, Hayden acts like it is a high percentage move. Yet, when Luther calls the fake, the TV shows the Minnesota State player with the ball already running at his OWN 35 yard line (65 yards from the end zone). If you add the fact that the goalpost is 10 yards behind the end zone, had there been a field goal attempt it would have been (at the very least) from 75 yards, 6 yards longer than the longest field goal in College Football History.