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St All Evened Out for Colorful OCU Teams 1924. In its brief history, Epworth had two notable teams which finished just a whisker shy of establishing themselves as the best in Oklahoma. The 1909 team took a 7-1 record into a Thanksgiving Day clash against the Oklahoma Sooners with the state championship hanging in the balance. It was played on Delmar Field in Oklahoma City's Colcord Park before a crowd estimated at 4,000 and was termed by The Daily Ok-lahoman as "the greatest exhibition of football ever seen on an Oklahoma gridiron." Oklahoma won, 12-11, when Epworth failed to add its extra point with three minutes remaining. Epworth had scored its second See Page 57 ty of Oklahoma.

The school played football from 1911 to 1916 before becoming a war victim. The team was hardly worth saving anyway, having been riddled, 183-0, by Central Normal during its final campaign. Epworth's football record of 18-14-6 and Oklahoma Methodist's mark of 10-28-3 are not included in the 114-114-14 figures of OCU The Methodist school returned to Oklahoma City in 1921, but not to the Epworth site. It located about eight blocks away at 23rd and Blackwelder. The last remaining Epworth building was sold to a Methodist church group in 1926 and became the present Epworth Methodist Church.

The new city school was known during its first three years as Oklahoma City College, becoming OCU in received poor rave notices in The Daily Oklaho-man, which reported: "There were no special features to the game and nothing in the way of sensational football was attempted. Some of the plays were decidedly amateurish. Time was called at almost every down. In fact, the timekeeper appeared to be almost the busiest man on the field." Actually, OCU had two forerunners and two names of its own. Epworth University, a Methodist church school, laid its cornerstone at N.

18th and Douglas in 1903 and opened its doors to its first students on Sept. 7, 1904. But Epworth lasted just seven years before succumbing to internal strife. The Methodist university moved to Guthrie to start the 1911 term and was renamed Methodist Universi- 1946 won 10 of 11 games and rolled up a nation-leading 470 points, while giving up just 47. Starting in 1934, the Goldbugs went eight years without winning a road game.

Colorful is an apt word for Oklahoma City University football, which actually dates back to 1905 when its early forerunner, Ep-worth University, made its debut at the sport. A humble beginning it was when a pre-season practice game with the Oklahoma High School second team resulted in a 6-0 loss for Epworth. Epworth's first real contest was played Oct. 14, 1905, against Oklahoma and wound up in a scoreless tie. The first victory celebration had to be reserved for two years, coming in the third game of the 1907 season.

Epworth's opener against By Bay Soldan The Goldbugs and Chiefs gave Oklahoma City University 25 seasons of varying football success and, when a financial crunch closed that chapter in the school's sports history after the 1949 campaign, the final log was all even. OCU football teams won 114 games, lost 114 and tied 14 games. The highs and lows were also in balance. The 1931 Goldbugs of V. J.

Green were the undeniable champions of Oklahoma with a 12-0 record and shutout victories over Oklahoma Tulsa, Oklahoma and Collegiate Conference champion Central State. The 1922 team was 0-9 and suffered such humiliating defeats as 120-0 to Phillips and 109-6 to Southeastern. The post-war imports of V.J. Green directed the 1931 Goldbugs to a 12-0 record and shutout victories over Oklahoma Tulsa, Oklahoma and Collegiate Conference champion Central State. kansas, at home against O-State and on the road at Kansas before beginning its Missouri Valley schedule (New Mexico State, Southern Illinois, Drake, Wichita State and West Texas) and winding up the season at North Texas.

TU will be playing all of its home games at night after playing all but one of them at night last season. Home games are scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. last season, is back for his senior season. Last season TU lost its first four games by a total of 12 points, then won six straight times. Three of those four teams which defeated TU early in the 1981 season Kansas, Arkansas and Oklahoma State are again on the Hurricane's early 1982 schedule.

TU opens on Sept. 4 at home in Skelly Stadium against Air Force, then plays at Ar- From Page 54 and the second longest in Missouri Valley history. Crum has kicked three others from a distance of 50 yards or more. Crum has missed only one PAT in 80 tries and held the school record of most consecutive PATs in a season (33) until Staurov-sky broke it last season with 35 in a row. Punter Steve Cook, who averaged 41.5 yards a kick HUH P1SV80R13 Dual Sleel 5F elk 86.95 I3S.8S St .92 ft iflHfofjSBkll IS HmjMHm PI8W0FTO Dual Steel UP wsw 89.95 435 1.92 uHHH MefiMH P1B5I75H14 Dual Sleel waw 94.95 54.95 2.04 7 HHk SHUB BWB pisyaoRij jjj 8 lfon, RjSp WbH fl RAIN CHECH; Should WJi wpply ol Mflwltm llflBM llmniMHgrtmlMit.llliiy See the Neighborhood Professionals for Comptote Car Csre Service Specials good through Saturday, beptompor Front Wheel Cw Disc Brake Service Uoit Cart Front Wheel Alignment $17.95 OwCwCuftiliiilinihK Mimt tatter, canter, Mating me toHtmge imMo DrMM0i.

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