1927 Oklahoma City Goldbugs football team

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1927 Oklahoma City Goldbugs football
OIC co-champion
Conference Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference
Record8–1–2 (5–1–2 OIC)
Head coach
CaptainBill Moore
Seasons
 1926
1928 
1927 Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Oklahoma City + 5 1 28 1 2
Oklahoma Baptist + 5 1 16 1 2
Tulsa 3 1 08 1 0
Central State Teachers 3 1 33 1 4
Phillips 5 2 15 2 1
Northeastern State 2 3 13 4 1
Northwestern Oklahoma State 1 3 14 3 1
Southeastern Oklahoma State 1 4 12 5 3
Southwestern State 1 5 11 6 2
East Central 0 6 11 6 1
  • + Conference co-champions

The 1927 Oklahoma City Goldbugs football team was an American football team that represented Oklahoma City University during the 1927 college football season as a member of the Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference (OIC). In Pappy Waldorf's, third and final season as head coach, the team compiled an 8–1–2 record (5–1–2 against conference opponents), shared the OIC title with Oklahoma Baptist, and outscored all opponents by a total of 162 to 43. [1] [2] The Goldbugs had an opportunity to secure the conference title in the final game of the season, but played a scoreless tie against Oklahoma Baptist on December 3. [3]

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Fullback Bill Moore was the team captain. Moore and center Ray Allen both received first-team honors on the Daily Oklahoman's All-Oklahoma first team. Quarterback Perk Whitman and end Jack Alexander were named to the second team. [4] Freshman halfback Ace Gutowsky went on to play eight seasons in the National Football League and set the league's career rushing record. [5] [6]

Grady Skillern was an assistant coach in charge of the backfield. [7] Waldorf, who also served as Oklahoma City's athletic director and track coach, left the school after the 1927 season to accept an assistant coaching position at the University of Kansas. [8] He went on to coach at several other schools and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1966. [9]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 243:00 p.m. Cameron *
W 19–0 [10] [11]
September 30 Central State Teachers
  • State Fairgrounds
  • Oklahoma City, OK
T 7–7 [12]
October 7at Austin * Sherman, TX W 13–6 [13] [14]
October 14at Phillips Enid, OK W 9–7 [15] [16]
October 22 Haskell Dagger-14-plain.png*
  • Western League Park
  • Oklahoma City, OK
W 7–0> 3,000 [17] [18]
October 29 Northeastern State Oklahoma City, OKW 15–3 [19]
November 5at Tulsa
L 0–73,500 [20] [21]
November 11at Southeastern Oklahoma State Durant, OK W 18–7 [22] [23]
November 17 Southwestern State Oklahoma City, OKW 32–0 [24]
November 24at Northwestern Oklahoma State Alva, OK W 42–6 [25]
December 3 Oklahoma Baptist
  • Western League Park
  • Oklahoma City, OK
T 0–0 [26] [3]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

Roster

The team's players had an average weight of 165 pounds. [28] Senior Catherine Schumaker, president of the school's pep council, was voted by the members of the team as the "Football Queen" for 1927. [29]

References

  1. "Conference Race Results in Draw". The Southwestern. Weatherford, Oklahoma. November 29, 1927. p. 2. Retrieved May 22, 2020 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  2. "Waldorf Predicts a Championship". The Campus. January 2, 1928. p. 4 via Newspapers.com.
  3. 1 2 "State Gridiron Championship Remains Undecided: City Eleven Gets Better Of Feature Punting Duel". The Campus. December 5, 1927. p. 1 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  4. "Four University Players Land Berths On All-State". The Campus. December 5, 1927. p. 4 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Gutowsky Sets Pro Grid Mark". Los Angeles Times . October 25, 1939 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Pro Football Mark Broken by Gutowsky; Dodger Back's All-Time Total of 3,399 Yards Tops League". The New York Times . October 26, 1939.
  7. "Gridiron Candidates Hustling For First Game of Season". The Campus. September 9, 1927. p. 4 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Name K.U. Coaches". The Kansas City Times. January 24, 1928. p. 8 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Lynn "Pappy" Waldof". National Football Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  10. "Bugs Battle Cameron In Grid Opener". The Oklahoma News. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. October 8, 1927. p. 7. Retrieved May 22, 2020 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  11. "Goldbugs Win Over Cameron Aggies, 19-0". The Daily Oklahoman . Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. September 25, 1927. p. 41. Retrieved May 22, 2020 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  12. "Bronchos Save Skins By Late Line Assault". The Daily Oklahoman . Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. October 1, 1927. p. 9. Retrieved May 22, 2020 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  13. "Victorious Goldbugs Look Forward To Phillips Tilt". The Oklahoma News. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. October 8, 1927. p. 7. Retrieved May 22, 2020 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  14. ""Goldbugs Win First Foreign Foreign Grid Battle" & "Bronchos, Goldbugs Again in Deadlock"". The Campus. October 10, 1927. p. 4 via Newspapers.com.
  15. "Oklahoma City University Trumps Over Phillips". The Daily Oklahoman . Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. October 15, 1927. p. 11. Retrieved May 22, 2020 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  16. "Goldbugs Topple Phillips From Conference Lead: Captain Bill Moore Scores All Points". The Campus. October 17, 1927. p. 1 via Newspapers.com.
  17. "Goldbugs Halt Haskell's Streak". The Daily Oklahoman . Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. October 23, 1927. p. 22. Retrieved May 22, 2020 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  18. "Waldorfmen Humble Haskell Indians By 7-0 Score: Captain Moore Again High Scorer". The Campus. October 24, 1927. p. 1 via Newspapers.com.
  19. "Goldbugs Win Fifth Straight Defeat Northwestern By 15-3: Perk Whitman Star in Saturday's Game". The Campus. October 31, 1927. p. 1 via Newspapers.com.
  20. Saulsberry, Charles W. (November 6, 1927). "Hurricane of Tulsa Blows goldbug Hope". The Daily Oklahoman . Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. p. 23. Retrieved May 22, 2020 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  21. "Goldbugs Lose Hard-Fought Contest To Tulsa Hurricane: Last Period Counter Spells City's Defeat". The Campus. November 7, 1927. p. 1 via Newspapers.com.
  22. "Goldbugs Wallop Durant Teachers". Blackwell Journal-Tribune . Blackwell, Oklahoma. Associated Press. November 12, 1927. p. 3. Retrieved May 22, 2020 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  23. "Goldbugs Massacre Southeastern Eleven: Six Touchdowns and a Place Kicker Garner a 42-6 Score". The Campus. November 14, 1927. p. 1 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  24. "Goldbugs Vanquish Southwestern 32-0". The Southwestern. Weatherford, Oklahoma. November 22, 1927. p. 3. Retrieved May 22, 2020 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  25. "Goldbugs Defeat Alva Rangers". Blackwell Journal-Tribune . Blackwell, Oklahoma. Associated Press. November 25, 1927. p. 10. Retrieved May 22, 2020 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  26. "Goldbugs and Bisons In Scoreless Tie". Blackwell Journal-Tribune . Blackwell, Oklahoma. Associated Press. December 4, 1927. p. 7. Retrieved May 22, 2020 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  27. 1 2 "Oswald Doenges Is Senior President". The Campus. October 10, 1927. p. 1.
  28. "Friday's Probable Lineup". The Campus. September 30, 1927. p. 1 via Newspapers.com.
  29. "Catherine Schumaker Is Football Queen: Entire Squad of Gridmen Vote". The Campus. October 24, 1927. p. 1 via Newspapers.com.