Saint Louis Billikens football

Saint Louis Billikens football
First season	1899
Location	Saint Louis, Missouri
NCAA division	Division I
Bowl record	0–0–0 (–)
Colors	Blue and White

The Saint Louis Billikens football team represented Saint Louis University in the sport of college football. The university fielded an intercollegiate squad from 1899 to 1949, going undefeated in 1901, 1904 and 1906.^[1] The final home game for the Billikens was on November 24, 1949, a 35–0 loss against Houston.^[2] Saint Louis finished the 1949 season with a 2–6–1 record. St. Louis competed at the club level during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Although the school no longer has a football team, they made a lasting mark on the sport as the 1906 team, coached by Eddie Cochems, threw the first legal forward pass in college football history, Bradbury Robinson to Jack Schneider on September 5, 1906, vs. Carroll College at Waukesha, Wisconsin.

References

↑ "All-Time Records for Saint Louis". stassen.com.
↑ "1949 Saint Louis Billikens". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.

Saint Louis Billikens football

Seasons	1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949

National championship seasons in bold

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