Oklahoma City Chiefs football

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Oklahoma City Chiefs football
First season	1905
Last season	1949
Stadium	Goldbug Field Taft Stadium
Location	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Past conferences	Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference (?–1928) Big Four Conference (1929–1932) Oklahoma Collegiate Conference (1941)
All-time record	114–114–14 (.500)
Bowl record	0–1 (.000)
Conference titles	2
Colors	Blue and white

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.

Championships

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

Year	Conference	Coach	Overall record	Conference record
1927†	Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference	Pappy Waldorf	8–1–2	5–1–2
1931	Big Four Conference	Vee Green	12–0	3–0
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	Orville Tuttle

NFL draftees

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

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

"Colors – Oklahoma City University". Retrieved July 16, 2018.
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 .
Soldan, Ray (August 29, 1982). "OCU History (continued)". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. p. 57. Retrieved November 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
Soldan, Ray (August 29, 1982). "OCU History (continued)". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. p. 59. Retrieved November 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
Soldan, Ray (August 29, 1982). "OCU History (continued)". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. p. 62. Retrieved November 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
"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 .
"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 .
"Bowl/All Star Game Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2019. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
"Oklahoma City Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro Football Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.

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Venues	Taft Stadium
Culture & lore	1941 Youngstown game
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917–1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949

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