1931 Oklahoma City Goldbugs football team

American college football season

1931 Oklahoma City Goldbugs football
Big Four champion
ConferenceBig Four Conference
Record12–0 (3–0 Big Four)
Head coach
  • Vee Green (4th season)
Home stadiumGoldbug Field
Seasons
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1932 →
1931 Big Four Conference (Oklahoma) football standings
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Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion

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

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 178:00 p.m.Central State (OK)*
  • Goldbug Field
  • Oklahoma City, OK
W 20–0[1]
September 25Friends*
  • Goldbug Field
  • Oklahoma City, OK
W 45–0[2]
October 3Arkansas Tech*
  • Goldbug Field
  • Oklahoma City, OK
W 25–12[3]
October 9Missouri Mines*
  • Goldbug Field
  • Oklahoma City, OK
W 6–0[4]
October 16at PhillipsEnid, OKW 28–14[5]
October 23Oklahoma A&M*
  • Goldbug Field
  • Oklahoma City, OK
W 13–0[6]
October 30at Saint Louis*
W 14–138,500[7]
November 6Oklahoma Baptist
  • Goldbug Field
  • Oklahoma City, OK
W 33–0[8][9]
November 14Haskell*
  • Goldbug Field
  • Oklahoma City, OK
W 28–69,000[10]
November 21Nebraska Wesleyan*
  • Goldbug Field
  • Oklahoma City, OK
W 37–0[11][12]
November 26at TulsaW 14–0[13][14]
December 5Oklahoma*
  • Goldbug Field
  • Oklahoma City, OK
W 6–014,000[15]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ 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 Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Friends Prove Easy". The Manhattan Mercury. Manhattan, Kansas. Associated Press. September 26, 1931. p. 3. Retrieved May 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "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 Open access icon.
  4. ^ 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 Open access icon.
  5. ^ "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 Open access icon.
  6. ^ "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 Open access icon.
  7. ^ 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 Open access icon.
  8. ^ 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 Open access icon.
  9. ^ 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 Open access icon.
  10. ^ Charles W. Saulsberry (November 15, 1931). "Goldbugs Win 28 to 6 Over Indian Horde". The Daily Oklahoman. pp. Sports 1, 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ 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 Open access icon.
  12. ^ 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 Open access icon.
  13. ^ 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 Open access icon.
  14. ^ 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 Open access icon.
  15. ^ "Goldbugs whip Sooners, 6–0, stay unbeaten". Miami News-Record. December 6, 1931. Retrieved June 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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