Cast
See also: List of Friday Night Lights charactersUnlike the previous two seasons, only eight of ten major roles received star billing in the opening credits. Kyle Chandler portrayed Eric Taylor, head coach of the Dillon Panthers. Connie Britton played Tami Taylor, wife of Eric and new principal of Dillon High School. Zach Gilford played quarterback Matt Saracen. Minka Kelly played Lyla Garrity, now girlfriend of Tim Riggins, fullback and resident bad boy, portrayed by Taylor Kitsch. Adrianne Palicki played Tyra Collette. Jesse Plemons played Landry Clarke, not-quite boyfriend to Tyra and Saracen's best friend. Aimee Teegarden played Julie Taylor, daughter of Eric and Tami.
Supporting characters include: Brad Leland as Lyla's father and head of the Dillon Panthers Booster Club Buddy Garrity, Derek Phillips as Tim's brother Billy Riggins, Louanne Stephens as Saracen's grandmother Lorraine Saracen, Liz Mikel as Smash's mother Corrina Williams, Dana Wheeler-Nicholson as Tyra's mother Angela Collette, Stacey Oristano as Tyra's sister and Billy Riggins' fiance Mindy Collette, and Kevin Rankin as Herc.
Gaius Charles and Scott Porter were billed as guest stars during their 4-episode run as both Brian "Smash" Williams and Jason Street left the show.
New characters first introduced this season include: The McCoy Family (D.W. Moffett as father Joe, Janine Turner as mother Katie, and Jeremy Sumpter as son J.D., a quarterback for the Panthers) and Kim Dickens as Shelby Garrett, estranged mother of Matt Saracen.
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