page_title: American football at the Summer Olympics
section_title: 1904 Summer Games
hierarchical_section_title: American football at the Summer Olympics / 1904 Summer Games
caption_attribution_description: English: Team photo of the 1904 St. Louis University football team that is credited with winning the 1904 Olympic Football Championship. American football was featured as a demonstration programme in the 1904 OG at St. Louis.
context_page_description: American football was featured in the Summer Olympic Games demonstration programme in 1904 and 1932. College football was played at the 1904 Olympics, which was played at Francis Field, but was, in reality, college teams playing each other as part of their regular seasons. The sport was eventually played officially as a demonstration sport only once, in 1932. Though American football has not been played in the Olympics since then, various American football players have participated in the Olympics. The International Federation of American Football oversees the IFAF World Championship, which is an international tournament, which itself is held every four years.
  In 2013, The International Olympic Committee gave provisional recognition to The International Federation of American Football, setting up a possible vote on its future participation in the Olympics. In 2015, American Football wasn't included in the 2020 additions.
context_section_description: Saint Louis University and Washington University in St. Louis initially sought to contest an Olympic football championship, but were unable to host it officially. Both teams ended up simply playing their regular seasons from teams around the country, making their status as an official demonstration sport dubious. St. Louis was declared the champion "by default." As Francis Field was the main stadium for the 1904 Summer Olympics, only those games would have been considered a demonstrations for Olympic crowds. Only two games at Francis Field were played that did not involve Washington: a match between Purdue and Missouri, and the first match between two Indian school teams (Haskell and Carlisle) who were considered powerhouses in college football at the time.
  Note: All games below were played at Francis Field
caption: Saint Louis University's 1904 "Olympic World's Champions"
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