<P> Coach Gaines triumphed and struggled with winning football games and connecting with his players numerous times during their tumultuous season . His job depended on the Panthers ' making the playoffs , and his team was in a three - way tie with two other teams at the end of the regular season . Under Texas rules for ties , the tiebreaker was a coin - toss . Permian got a spot . Meanwhile , after Don Billingsley 's father drunkenly threw away his championship ring , he broke down and confessed that his failures in life caused him to push his son harshly , pointing out that he wanted his son to at least have one big moment of triumph before dealing with the real world . The team made it to the finals , where they narrowly lost to powerhouse Dallas Carter High School . The movie ended with the coach removing the departing seniors from the depth chart on his wall . Notably , the depth chart has `` Case '' at quarterback . This referred to Permian 's real - life backup quarterback in 1988 , Stoney Case , who led Permian , along with Chris Comer , to the 5A state title the following year , and still later made it to the NFL . </P>
<P> Coach Gaines triumphed and struggled with winning football games and connecting with his players numerous times during their tumultuous season . His job depended on the Panthers ' making the playoffs , and his team was in a three - way tie with two other teams at the end of the regular season . Under Texas rules for ties , the tiebreaker was a coin - toss . Permian got a spot . Meanwhile , after Don Billingsley 's father drunkenly threw away his championship ring , he broke down and confessed that his failures in life caused him to push his son harshly , pointing out that he wanted his son to at least have one big moment of triumph before dealing with the real world . The team made it to the finals , where they narrowly lost to powerhouse Dallas Carter High School . The movie ended with the coach removing the departing seniors from the depth chart on his wall . Notably , the depth chart has `` Case '' at quarterback . This referred to Permian 's real - life backup quarterback in 1988 , Stoney Case , who led Permian , along with Chris Comer , to the 5A state title the following year , and still later made it to the NFL . </P>
who wins the game in friday night lights
who wins the game in friday night lights
Dallas Carter High School
Dallas Carter High School