Oklahoma City Chiefs football

The Oklahoma City Chiefs football program represented Oklahoma City University and its predecessor institutions in college football. The team began play in 1905 representing Epworth University as the Epworth Methodists. Epworth closed in 1911 was replaced by Oklahoma Methodist University located in Guthrie, Oklahoma, which the football team represented from 1911 to 1916 as Oklahoma Methodist. After a hiatus during the World War I years, the team returned to play in 1921 as the Oklahoma City Goldbugs. Oklahoma Methodist University had relocated to Oklahoma City in 1919 as was renamed as Oklahoma City College. The school adopted its current name in 1924. The football team was known as the Goldbugs through 1941. After another hiatus during World War II, the football team returned to competition in 1946 as the Chiefs. Financial pressures forced the dissolution of the football program following the 1949 season.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Oklahoma City Chiefs football
First season1905
Last season1949
StadiumGoldbug Field
Taft Stadium
LocationOklahoma City, Oklahoma
Past conferencesOklahoma Intercollegiate Conference (?–1928)
Big Four Conference (1929–1932)
Oklahoma Collegiate Conference (1941)
All-time record114–114–14 (.500)
Bowl record0–1 (.000)
Conference titles2

Championships

Oklahoma City won two conference championships during their program's existence.

Year Conference Coach Overall Record Conference Record
1927†Oklahoma Intercollegiate ConferencePappy Waldorf8–1–25–1–2
1931Big Four ConferenceVee Green12–03–0
Total Conference Championships: 2 (1 OIC, 1 Big Four)
† Denotes co-champions

Bowl game

Oklahoma City participated in the 1948 Glass Bowl.

# Bowl Score Date Season Opponent Stadium Location Attendance Head coach
1 Glass Bowl L 14–27 December 4, 1948 1948 Toledo Glass Bowl Toledo, Ohio 8,500[7] Orville Tuttle

NFL draftees

Oklahoma City had six players selected in National Football League Draft between 1947 and 1950.[8]

Year Rnd Pick Player name Position NFL team Notes
1947 9 74 John Novitsky T New York Giants —
1947 15 135 Wayne Goodall E Chicago Bears —
1947 17 147 Marion Shirley T Boston Yanks —
1948 27 250 Jim Wade HB Los Angeles Rams —
1949 23 231 Hank Kalver T Philadelphia Eagles —
1950 6 77 Orville Langrell T Los Angeles Rams —

References
  1. Soldan, Ray (August 29, 1982). "It All Evened Out for Colorful OCU Teams". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. p. 56. Retrieved November 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
  2. Soldan, Ray (August 29, 1982). "OCU History (continued)". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. p. 57. Retrieved November 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
  3. Soldan, Ray (August 29, 1982). "OCU History (continued)". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. p. 59. Retrieved November 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
  4. Soldan, Ray (August 29, 1982). "OCU History (continued)". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. p. 62. Retrieved November 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
  5. "Year-By-Year Look At OCU Football". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. August 29, 1982. p. 57. Retrieved November 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
  6. "Year-By-Year Look At OCU Football (continued)". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. August 29, 1982. p. 59. Retrieved November 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
  7. "Bowl/All Star Game Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2019. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  8. "Oklahoma City Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro Football Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.


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