This movie was shot guerilla-style at various locations without permits.
Eight cockroaches were flown from Los Angeles, California to Las Vegas, Nevada in order to be used in this movie. Also, a cockroach wrangler had to make sure that none of the cockroaches escaped, and that they were all accounted for during the shooting of this movie.
R.G. Armstrong, Richard Roundtree, and Sir Christopher Lee appeared in this movie as a favor for director Steve Carver.
The movie's new title, changed from '"Road Trip'' to ''Jocks'' by distributor Crown International Pictures (CIP), was announced in the 29th September 1986 issue of show-business trade-paper 'The Hollywood Reporter'. CIP had just acquired worldwide theatrical and ancillary rights to the picture.
The cheerleaders and marching band featured in the climactic big tournament were acquired for free.