The team was coached by Xen C. Scott,[1] assisted by Bob Dawson and former Yale star Ralph Kinney.

A game between national champion Georgia Tech and undefeated Pitt could not be scheduled, and was moved to the following season.

[4] Pittsburgh coach Pop Warner refused to acknowledge the loss, but declared Ducote "the greatest football player I ever saw".

[5] Warner, along with some reporters covering the game, insisted Pitt was robbed by the officials who, claiming the official timekeeper's watch was broken, arbitrarily ended the first half before Pitt was able to score and then allowed the Reserves extra time in the fourth quarter to pull ahead.

[8] In a 14–6 win over Camp Grant, Stinchcomb was the Navy's star, kicking two extra points and returning a punt 65 yards for a touchdown.