1931 Oklahoma City Goldbugs football team
Appearance
1931 Oklahoma City Goldbugs football | |
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Big Four champion | |
Conference | Big Four Conference |
Record | 12–0 (3–0 Big Four) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Goldbug Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma City $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulsa | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma Baptist | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Phillips | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1931 Oklahoma City Goldbugs football team was an American football team that represented Oklahoma City University as a member of the Big Four Conference during the 1931 college football season. In Vee Green's fourth season as head coach, the team compiled a perfect record of 12–0 and won the conference championship, outscoring their competition by a combined point total of 269 to 45 and shutting out eight of their opponents.
Schedule
[edit]Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 17 | 8:00 p.m. | Central State (OK)* |
| W 20–0 | [1] | |
September 25 | Friends* |
| W 45–0 | [2] | ||
October 3 | Arkansas Tech* |
| W 25–12 | [3] | ||
October 9 | Missouri Mines* |
| W 6–0 | [4] | ||
October 16 | at Phillips | Enid, OK | W 28–14 | [5] | ||
October 23 | Oklahoma A&M* |
| W 13–0 | [6] | ||
October 30 | at Saint Louis* |
| W 14–13 | 8,500 | [7] | |
November 6 | Oklahoma Baptist |
| W 33–0 | [8][9] | ||
November 14 | Haskell* |
| W 28–6 | 9,000 | [10] | |
November 21 | Nebraska Wesleyan* |
| W 37–0 | [11][12] | ||
November 26 | at Tulsa | W 14–0 | [13][14] | |||
December 5 | Oklahoma* |
| W 6–0 | 14,000 | [15] | |
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References
[edit]- ^ Jay, Fred (September 18, 1931). "Bugs Batter Out 20-0 Victory Over Fighting Central Broncho Crew". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. p. 14. Retrieved May 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Friends Prove Easy". The Manhattan Mercury. Manhattan, Kansas. Associated Press. September 26, 1931. p. 3. Retrieved May 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Fighting Tech Team Beaten By Bugs, 25–12". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. October 4, 1931. p. 25. Retrieved May 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Ham, Bus (October 10, 1931). "Anderson's Headwork Enable Bugs to Turn Mines Back by 6 to 0". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. p. 11. Retrieved May 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Bugs Rally in Final Period Brings 28-14 Win Over Haymakers". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. October 17, 1931. p. 13. Retrieved May 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Goldbugs Hand Aggie Eleven 13-To-0 Shock". Miami News Record. Miami, Oklahoma. October 25, 1931. p. 4. Retrieved May 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Scott, John G. (October 31, 1931). "Oklahoma City U. Ekes Out 14-13 Decision over St Louis U." St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 8. Retrieved May 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Bennett, Bearl (November 7, 1931). "Goldbugs Romp Over Bison Eleven, 33 to 0". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. p. 8. Retrieved May 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Bennett, Bearl (November 7, 1931). "Goldbugs Charge Over Baptists In 33 To 0 Conflict (continued)". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. p. 9. Retrieved May 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Charles W. Saulsberry (November 15, 1931). "Goldbugs Win 28 to 6 Over Indian Horde". The Daily Oklahoman. pp. Sports 1, 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bennett, Bearl (November 22, 1931). "Pickens Stars As City Team Gets 37–0 Win". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. p. 25. Retrieved May 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Bennett, Bearl (November 22, 1931). "Pickens Stars As Goldbugs Trounce Nebraskans, 37–0". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. p. 26. Retrieved May 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Ham, Bus (November 27, 1931). "Great City Grid Team Win In Tulsa, 14-0". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. p. 1. Retrieved May 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Ham, Bus (November 27, 1931). "City School's Great Team Whips Tulsa (continued)". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. p. 1. Retrieved May 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Goldbugs whip Sooners, 6–0, stay unbeaten". Miami News-Record. December 6, 1931. Retrieved June 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.