The Dillon Panthers are the football team at Dillon High School in West Dillon, Texas. The Panthers are the focus of the series for the first 3 seasons of Friday Night Lights. They are the 2006 state champions, led to that title by Coach Eric Taylor in the season one finale State.
Roster[]
| Players | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Name | Position | Seasons | Status |
| 1 | Tony Golia | Wide Receiver (WR) | 1, 2 | Graduated |
| 1 | Jamarcus Hall | Fullback (FB) | 3 | Graduated |
| 5 | Brett Weston | Quarterback (QB[1]) | 1, 2 | Graduated |
| 6 | Jason Street | Quarterback (QB) | 1 | Permanently injured |
| 7 | Matt Saracen | Quarterback (QB)[2]/Wide Receiver (WR)[3] | 1, 2, 3 | Graduated |
| 9 | Ray Tatum | Quarterback (QB) | 1 | Kicked off |
| 12 | J.D. McCoy | Quarterback (QB) | 3, 4 | Quit Team |
| 16 | Calvin Brooks | Running Back (RB) | 1, 2, 3 | Graduated |
| 20 | Brian Williams | Running Back (RB) | 1, 2 | Graduated |
| 23 | Wide Receiver/Defensive Back (WR/DB) | 1, 2 | Graduated | |
| 33 | Tim Riggins | Fullback (FB)[4]/Running Back (RB)[5] | 1, 2, 3 | Graduated |
| 40 | Bobby Reyes | Defensive Back (DB) | 1 | Kicked Off |
| 46 | 2 | Unknown | ||
| 53 | Charles White | Offensive Line (OL) | 3 | Unknown |
| 55 | Bradley Cole | Linebacker (FB)/Defensive Line (DL) | 1, 2 | Graduated |
| 59 | Santiago Herrera | Linebacker (LB) | 2 | Unknown |
| 69 | Owens | Kickoff (K) and Defensive Line (DL) | 1, 2 | Graduated |
| 85 | Landry Clarke | Tight End (TE) | 2, 3 | Moved to East Dillon |
| 85 | Tommy Larkins | Wide Receiver (WR) | 5 | Graduated/ on Super Team |
| 88 | 1, 2 | Graduated | ||
| 96 | Possibly Defensive Line (DL) or Linebacker (LB) | 1, 2 | Graduated | |
| Super Team (End of Season 5) | ||
|---|---|---|
| # | Name | Position |
| 5 | Vince Howard | Quarterback (QB) |
| 42 | Buddy Garrity Jr. | |
| 79 | Dallas Tinker | Offensive Line (OL)/Defensive Line (DL) |
| Possible Super Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| # | Name | Position |
| 88 | Hastings Ruckle | Wide Receiver |
| Coaches and Staff | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | Seasons | ||
| Eric Taylor | Head Coach | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | ||
| Mac McGill | Offensive Coordinator and Head Coach | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | ||
| Wade Aikmen | Head Coach and Interim Offensive Coordinator | 3, 4 | ||
| Spivey | Assistant Coach | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | ||
| Crowley | Assistant Coach | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | ||