John Wayne plays a football player on the opposing team, Harvard, during the last game played in the film. He is, at times, the kicker, running back and quarterback, mentioned by the radio announcer as being named "Taylor".
Many of the uncredited football players are from the 1931 college football championship team of the University of Southern California (USC) Trojans.
Silent star Mae Marsh was only 38 years old here as Ma. She amassed more than 200 acting credits between 1910 and 1964.