McKinley Titans

The McKinley Titans Football Team is the varsity football team at William McKinley High School. Even though they share many members, the football players often harass and bully New Directions members. They were originally coached by Ken Tanaka, though after a huge streak of losses and his mental breakdown, he resigned and was replaced by Sheldon Beiste, whose coaching helped the Titans eventually start winning games. In season 2 the team won the conference championship and season 3 it won the state championship. Around season 5 it won another championship.

Biography[]

Preggers

They manage to win a game thanks to Kurt, their new kicker who teaches them the dance of Single Ladies.

Mash-Up

Ken, angry at Will Schuester, adds an extra, mandatory practice at the same time as the New Directions practice, forcing Finn, Puck, Mike, Kurt, and Matt to choose between Glee and football, a difficult decision for the guys. Eventually, Finn convinces the coach to cancel the practice.

Hell-O

Football season has since ended and the basketball season starts.

Audition

Shannon Beiste is appointed as the new coach of the failing football team, resulting in reductions to the glee and cheerleading budgets in favor of the team. At practice she says that everybody is cut and that tryouts will be redone. Artie asks Finn to help him join the football team. Shannon believes that Finn is colluding against her by forcing her to reject a disabled student, and drops Finn from the team, appointing newcomer, Sam Evans, as the new quarterback. Matt, having transferred, is no longer on the team.

Britney/Brittany

Shannon shows compassion towards Artie and Finn by letting them both join the football team.

Grilled Cheesus

After praying to a sandwich, Finn become the quarterback again because Sam Evans got injured.

The Sue Sylvester Shuffle

The whole football team has to join the Glee Club for one week. All the boys perform She's Not There, and right after it they get slushied by the hockey team. All of them quit Glee Club, except for Finn, Puck, Artie, Mike, and Sam. Lauren, Tina, Rachel, and Mercedes join the football team. In the game, they start losing, but Puck convinces the other boys to join the football team again. They all agree, except for Karofsky. All of them plus Santana, Brittany, and Quinn perform Thriller/Heads Will Roll and they win the championship afterwards.

Silly Love Songs

The football team and the Glee club seem to have reached a mutual understanding, since no one in the Glee club has been slushied since the events of the prior episode.

The Purple Piano Project

Shane joins the football team.

I Am Unicorn

Shannon talks the football team into playing the Jets in the upcoming production of West Side Story, which she, along with Emma and Artie, is directing.

Asian F

The team helps Mike in his audition of Cool for the school musical. Later, they are seen in the audience of the "Maria-Off."

The First Time

Shane is recruited for a college scholarship, for football.

The Role You Were Born To Play

It is shown that Phil and Bobby are on the football team.

Ryder is shown to be on the football team. He is seen showing off his dance moves during practice.

Previously Unaired Christmas

The football team decorate their own Christmas tree, for the 50th Christmas tree contest. They don't win the contest.

Loser Like Me

The team is comprised of players from all over Ohio.

Members[]

Current Members

Sheldon Beiste: Coach. Hired in Audition. Leaves temporarily after Jagged Little Tapestry. Comes back in Transitioning.

Former Members

Ken: Former Coach. Hired prior to Pilot. Has a nervous breakdown prior to Audition.

Matt: Former nº11. Joins prior to Pilot. Kicked out and reinstated in Mash-Up. Transfers schools after Journey.

Lauren: Former nº79. Joined and left in The Sue Sylvester Shuffle.

David: Former nº67/77, Right Guard. Joins in Audition. Kicked out and reinstated in The Sue Sylvester Shuffle. Transfers schools prior to The Purple Piano Project.

Ryder: Joins in The Role You Were Born to Play. Transfers school prior Loser Like Me.

Sam: Assistant Coach. Hired prior to Loser Like Me. Quits in Dreams Come True.

Graduated

Finn: nº5, Quarterback. Joins prior to Pilot. Kicked out in Audition. Rejoins in Britney/Brittany. Graduated in Goodbye.

Puck: nº20. Joins prior to Pilot. Kicked out and reinstated in Mash-Up. Graduated in Goodbye.

Mike: nº22, Safety. Joins prior to Pilot. Kicked out and reinstated in Mash-Up. Graduated in Goodbye.

Sam: Former nº6, Quarterback. Joins in Audition. Quits after New York. Graduated in New Directions

Artie: Nº34. Rejected in Audition. Joined in Britney/Brittany. Unseen on the team since The Sue Sylvester Shuffle. Graduated in New Directions

Shane: Nº56, Linebacker. Joins in The Purple Piano Project. Graduated in Goodbye.

Temporary Members

Rachel: Former nº1. Joined and left in The Sue Sylvester Shuffle.

Kurt: Former nº3, Kicker. Joined and left in Preggers.

Mercedes: Former nº71. Joined and left in The Sue Sylvester Shuffle.

Unknown Cases

Azimio: Nº92. Joins prior to Pilot. Kicked out and reinstated in The Sue Sylvester Shuffle. Presumed Graduated or Transferred

Attendance[]

	Years Prior	Season 1																						Summer Break
Episode	Years Prior	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	Summer Break
Ken Tanaka	Hired	Active																						Replaced
Finn Hudson	Joined/ Promoted	Active
Noah Puckerman	Joined	Active							Kicked Out/ Rejoined	Active
Mike Chang	Joined	Active							Kicked Out/ Rejoined	Active
Matt Rutherford	Joined	Active							Kicked Out/ Rejoined	Active														Transferred
Azimio Adams	Joined	Active
Kurt Hummel					Joined	Active			Quit

	Prior Time	Season 2																						Summer Break
Episode	Prior Time	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	Summer Break
Shannon Beiste	Hired	Active
Finn Hudson	Active	Kicked Out	Rejoined/ Promoted	Active
Noah Puckerman	Active
Mike Chang	Active
Azimio Adams	Active											Kicked Out/ Rejoined	Active
David Karofsky		Joined	Active									Kicked Out/ Rejoined	Active											Transferred
Sam Evans		Joined/ Promoted	Demoted	Active																				Transferred
Artie Abrams		Rejected	Joined	Active									Unknown											Quit
Anthony Rashad	Unknown						Seen	Unknown
Rachel Berry												Joined/ Quit
Lauren Zizes												Joined/ Quit
Tina Cohen-Chang												Joined/ Quit
Mercedes Jones												Joined/ Quit
Cristopher Strando	Unknown											Seen	Unknown

	Prior Time	Season 3																						Summer Break
Episode	Prior Time	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	Summer Break
Shannon Beiste	Active
Finn Hudson	Active																							Graduated
Noah Puckerman	Active																							Graduated
Mike Chang Blaine Anderson Rory Flanagan	Active																							Graduated
Azimio Adams	Active				Unknown																			Graduated
Shane Tinsley	Joined	Active																						Graduated

	Prior Time	Season 4																						Season Break
Episode	Prior Time	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	Season Break
Shannon Beiste	Active
Phil Lipoff	Joined	Active
Bobby Surette	Joined	Active
Ryder Lynn						Joined	Active

Songs[]

Stronger by Britney Spears. Sung by Artie. Danced by the football team. (Britney/Brittany)
She's Not There by The Zombies. Sung by Finn, Artie and Sam. Danced by the football team. (The Sue Sylvester Shuffle.
Thriller/Heads Will Roll by Michael Jackson/Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Sung by Artie, Finn, Rachel and Santana. Danced by New Directions and the football team. (The Sue Sylvester Shuffle)
Cool from West Side Story. Sung by Mike. Danced by Mike and the football team. (Asian F)
America from West Side Story. Sung by Mike, Puck, Rory, Santana, and Tina. Danced by Puck, Rory, Santana, Tina, and the football team. (The First Time)