Eddie Cochems College coach

Edward Bulwer "Eddie" Cochems (/ˈkoʊkəmz/; February 4, 1877 – April 9, 1953) was an American football player and coach. He played football for the University of Wisconsin from 1898 to 1901 and was the head football coach at North Dakota State (1902–1903), Clemson (1905), Saint Louis University (1906–1908), and Maine (1914). During his three years at St. Louis, he was the first football coach to build an offense around the forward pass, which became a legal play in the 1906 college football season. Using the forward pass, Cochems' 1906 team compiled an undefeated 11–0 record, led the nation in scoring, and outscored opponents by a combined score of 407 to 11. He is considered by some to be the "father of the forward pass" in American football.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)Cochems Edward Bulwer; Cochems Edward B.
Birth dateFebruary 04, 1877
Birth place
Sturgeon Bay Wisconsin , University of Wisconsin–Madison
Date of deathApril 09, 1953
Place of death
Madison Wisconsin , University of Wisconsin–Madison

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coached team
Clemson University
North Dakota State University
University of Maine
Saint Louis University
University of Wisconsin–Madison
overall record43–11–3

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