The team is controlled by the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Americano (FMFA).

Mexico finished second place in both the 1999 and 2003 IFAF World Championship, losing both times to Japan.

They returned to the podium at the 2015 IFAF World Championship, where they won a bronze medal.

Mexico also won the World University American Football Championship 3 times (2014, 2016 and 2018).

The selected players are usually from teams in ONEFA, Mexico's main college football league.