The film stars Philip Huston, James Gleason, June Travis, Bruce Cabot and Andy Devine.

Huston (1908–1980) was a respected New York stage actor, who also had prominent roles in a number of motion pictures and, later, acted in television productions, as well.

A gambler and school booster, George Scott, has been discreetly giving money to Clark, as he has in the past for players like Pop, who could not have afforded to go to college otherwise.

Pop creates a distraction on the field to delay the proceedings while Margaret, George and an apologetic Cal rush to rescue Clark in time to play in the game.

In April 1936 it was reported that RKO had purchased the rights to the serialized story, The Big Game, by Francis Wallace, which had appeared in Collier's magazine.

At the same time, several other All-American college football players were also listed as cast members: William Shakespeare of Notre Dame; and Jay Berwanger of University of Chicago.

[14] The female lead was filled when RKO obtained June Travers on loan from Warner Bros. At the same time it was announced that "Big Boy" Williams and Andy Devine had also been slotted to appear in the film.

[17] The film opened on October 9, with premieres in San Francisco, California, and Columbus, Ohio, after which it was in heavy demand by theater booking agents.

[23] Harrison's Reports gave the film a very favorable review, calling it "very good program entertainment", and saying its comedic and action elements were excellent.