In college sports, players in various sports are tested and trained to be included in college teams. Among these sports is college football. College football is one of the most popular sports in the USA. The goal is to score points by getting the ball into the opposing team’s court, or end zone. Over the years, players and coaches have developed various plays for getting the ball to the goal. One of these is known as the forward pass.

E. B. Cochems was a coach at Saint Louis University from 1906 through 1908. He was the first to utilize a proper, legal forward pass in his plays. The forward pass became a central feature of Cochems’ offensive scheme, ground-breaking in its time. In that first season his team completed a perfect 11-0 season wherein they outscored their opponents 407-11. The highlight of this football campaign was St. Louis’ 31-0 triumph over Iowa. It is reported that there were eight passes which were completed in ten attempts for a total of four touchdowns in the Iowa game. The average flight distance of the passes made was twenty yards, and these plays demonstrated the crucial impact that the forward pass was having on the game.

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