The university fielded an intercollegiate squad from 1899 to 1949, going undefeated in 1901, 1904 and 1906. 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.