The songs "Remember the Name" by Fort Minor and "Collide" by Howie Day were used in the promotion of the series.

Mac Brown, the head coach of the University of Texas, makes a guest appearance on the show telling Coach Taylor about football.

Ratings: 7.18 million viewers

The team that the Panthers play is the Westerby Chaps, a team out of Austin, Texas. In real life, Westerby is one of the top football teams in Texas.

Coach Taylor: Are we not clear that in 5 days a group of men are gonna be coming down here to try destroy you? Is that not, is that not clear?

Tim: That's not racism man, I just don't like him. He can be from Saudi Arabia, or Sweden or Czech. That dude could be Santa Claus and I still won't like him. My name is Tim Riggins and I play fullback.

Tami: Alaska
Coach Taylor: I know.
Tami: I'm just saying.
Coach Taylor: I know.
Tami: A much more relaxed lifestyle.
Coach Taylor: It's under advisement.

Coach Taylor: Give all of us gathered here tonight the strength to remember that life is so very fragile. We are all vulnerable and we will all at some point in our lives fall; we will all fall. We must carry this in our hearts that what we have is special. That it can be taken from us and that when it is taken from us we will be tested we will be tested to our very souls. We will now all be tested. It is these times, it is this pain that allows us to look inside ourselves.

Landry: 33 down, eight letters, state of bliss, starts with S.
Matt: Dude, you’re just being random.
Landry: Try serenity, a quality that’s in dire shortness of supply out here. You know what, it doesn’t even matter, I’m thinking about starting a Christian speed metal band, you in?
Mrs. Saracen: Matthew, you need to get a new friend.

Lyla: Mr. Street, is it true that you can throw a 400 yard touchdown pass to three different receivers at the same time?
Jason: This is true.
Lyla: Then you must kiss me. (they kiss) Is it true that you have superhuman powers and can demolish buildings and hurl fireballs?
Jason: This is true.
Lyla: Then you must kiss me. (they kiss) Is it true Mr. Street?
Jason: That I love Lyla Garrity?
Lyla: Yes, is that true Mr. Street, that you love Lyla Garrity?
Jason: More than anything in the world.
Lyla: More than football?
Jason: More than almost anything in the world.

Series Title: Friday Night Lights

The series title comes from the H.G. Bissinger book of the same title, which was made into a movie in 2004. The book, as well as the movie, serve as the basis for this series.