McKinley Titans
Debut:	Pilot
Type:	Football Team
Head:	Shannon Beiste
Institution:	William McKinley High School
Status:	Active

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 Shannon Beiste, whose coaching helped the Titans eventually start winning games.

Season One

Preggers

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

Mash-Up

In 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

In Hell-O, football season has since ended and the basketball season starts.

Season Two

Audition

In 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

In 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

In 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.

Season Three

The Purple Piano Project

In The Purple Piano Project, Shane joined the football team.

I Am Unicorn

In 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

In Asian F, the team helped Mike in his audition of Cool for the school musical. Later, they can be seen in the audience of the "Maria-Off".

The First Time

In The First Time, it is revealed that Shane got recruited for a college scholarship, for football.

Season Four

The New Rachel

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

The Role You Were Born to Play

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

Known/Current Members

Shannon: Coach. Joins in Audition.

Phil: Joins in The New Rachel.

Bobby: Joins in The New Rachel.

Ryder: Joins in The Role You Were Born to Play.

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Former Members

Ken: Former Coach (Pilot to Journey).

Matt: Former Nº11. Joins before Pilot. Kicked out and reinstated in Mash-Up. Transfers schools after Journey.

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

Tina: Former Nº8. Joined and left in The Sue Sylvester Shuffle.

Sam: Former Nº6, Quarterback. Joins in Audition. Quits after New York.

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.

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

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

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

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

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Unknown Cases

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

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

Strando: Unknown

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

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Attendance

Season One Table

Season Two Table

Season Three Table

Season Four Table

Songs

• Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) by Beyoncé. Danced by the football team. (Preggers)
• 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)

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