Principals •
Fred MacMurray as George "Coop" Cooper, A College Football Coach •
Maureen O'Hara as Elizabeth Cooper, His Wife •
Betty Lynn as Constance "Connie" Cooper, His Oldest Daughter •
Natalie Wood as Ellen Cooper, His Youngest Daughter •
Thelma Ritter as Geraldine, His Housekeeper •
Jim Backus as Professor "Sully" Sullivan, His Neighbor (billed as James G. Backus) •
Rudy Vallee as Mr. Roger "Jess" Jessup, A Football Supporter
Supporting players •
Robert Adler as Grandstand Bit Part (uncredited) •
Don Barclay as Grandstand "Coach" (uncredited) • Gilbert Barnett as Stinky Parker (uncredited) • Rodney Bell as Grandstand "Coach" (uncredited) •
Tom Bernard as Delivery Boy (uncredited) •
Harry Carter as Grandstand Bit Part (uncredited) •
Ruth Clifford as Neighbor (uncredited) •
Heinie Conklin as Ed (uncredited) • Fred Dale as Cheerleader (uncredited) • Gwenn Fields as Daphne Sullivan (uncredited) •
Bess Flowers as Football Fan (uncredited) • Charles Flynn as Policeman (uncredited) • Tom Hanlon as Radio Announcer (uncredited) • Sam Harris as Alumnus at Dinner (uncredited) • Joe Haworth as Skip, Reporter in Locker Room (uncredited) • Don Hicks as Bill (uncredited) • Pat Kane as Bellhop (uncredited) • Kenner G. Kemp as Alumnus at Dinner (uncredited) •
Louise Lorimer as Mrs. Jones (uncredited) • Lee MacGregor as Cheerleader (uncredited) • Mike Mahoney as Pete, the Sailor (uncredited) • Buddy Martin as Cheerleader (uncredited) • Mickey McCardle as Jones (uncredited) • John McKee as Cy (uncredited) •
Frank Mills as Assistant Football Coach (uncredited) • Forbes Murray as Mr. Higgins, College President (uncredited) • Robert Patten as Manager (uncredited) •
Bill Radovich as Football Player (uncredited) •
William Self as Willie Davis (uncredited) •
Richard Tyler as Hercules Smith a.k.a. Joe Birch (uncredited) •
Wilson Wood as Grandstand "Coach" (uncredited) ==See also==