Claim: In 1904, the Saint Louis Blue and White Football team represented Saint Louis University which is the oldest university west of the Mississippi River
Evidence: The 1904 Saint Louis Blue and White football team was an American football team that represented Saint Louis University during the 1904 college football season. Founded in 1818 by Louis Guillaume Valentin Dubourg, it is the oldest university west of the Mississippi River and the second-oldest Jesuit university in the United States.