The original release of the film contained a scene where several ESU players lay on the yellow dividing line of a busy local road as a test of their courage. When two young men were killed, and several others injured, by imitating the stunt, Buena Vista cut the scene from the film. The scene is included on the Hong Kong Laserdisc and the Australia Region 4 DVD.
The movie was filmed at the University of South Carolina and features their Williams-Brice Stadium, as well as locations around Columbia.
Michigan coaching legend Glenn E. (Bo) Schembechler is in the booth providing color commentary for the Michigan game.
Bobby Collins' name came from the former head coach at Southern Methodist University (SMU). Coincidentally, he was the coach during the time SMU's football program was brought down by severe NCAA sanctions that led to the "death penalty".
Some of the more prominent extras have names on the back of their football jerseys that are of the crew. Clearly visible are WARD (writer and director David S. Ward), KLOPP (set decorator Kathe Klopp), and McLAGLEN (first assistant director Josh McLaglen).