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1945 Personnel Distribution Command Comets football team

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1945Personnel Distribution Command Comets football
Conference	Army Air Forces League
Record	6–5 (2–4 AAF League)
Head coach	Ted Shipkey (1st season; first 3 games) Wally Marks (1st season, final 8 games)
Home stadium	DuPont Manual Stadium,Greensboro Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1944 1946 →

1945 military service football records
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Army Air Forces League
Third Air Force +	4	–	1	–	1	7	–	2	–	1
AAF Training Command +	4	–	1	–	1	8	–	3	–	1
Fourth Air Force	3	–	2	–	1	6	–	3	–	1
First Air Force	2	–	2	–	2	3	–	2	–	3
Air Transport Command	2	–	3	–	1	6	–	3	–	2
Personnel Distribution Command	2	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Second Air Force	1	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Independents
Fleet City			–			11	–	0	–	1
Jacksonville NAS			–			9	–	2	–	0
Hutchinson NAS			–			8	–	0	–	0
Selman Field			–			8	–	1	–	0
El Toro Marines			–			8	–	2	–	0
Corpus Christi NAS			–			7	–	1	–	0
North Camp Hood			–			7	–	1	–	0
Little Creek			–			7	–	2	–	0
Santa Barbara Marines			–			7	–	3	–	1
Camp Lee			–			7	–	4	–	0
Camp Beale			–			6	–	1	–	2
Farragut NTS			–			6	–	2	–	0
Eastern Flying Training Command			–			6	–	3	–	1
Great Lakes Navy			–			6	–	4	–	1
Hondo AAF			–			6	–	4	–	1
South Camp Hood			–			5	–	2	–	0
Camp Peary			–			5	–	3	–	0
Bainbridge			–			5	–	4	–	0
Fort Benning			–			5	–	4	–	1
Fort Warren			–			5	–	7	–	0
Fort McClellan			–			4	–	2	–	0
San Diego NTS			–			4	–	2	–	0
Atlantic City NAS			–			4	–	2	–	1
Minter Field			–			4	–	2	–	1
Williams Field			–			4	–	4	–	0
Stockton AAF			–			4	–	5	–	2
Barksdale Field			–			4	–	7	–	0
Fort Pierce			–			4	–	9	–	0
Amarillo AAF			–			3	–	1	–	0
Olathe NAS			–			3	–	2	–	0
Albany Navy			–			3	–	3	–	1
Camp Detrick			–			3	–	4	–	0
Kearney AAF			–			3	–	4	–	0
Bergstrom Field			–			3	–	5	–	1
Keesler Field			–			3	–	6	–	1
Melville PT Boats			–			2	–	1	–	0
Great Bend AAF			–			2	–	4	–	0
Saint Mary's Pre-Flight			–			2	–	4	–	1
Gulfport AAF			–			2	–	5	–	0
Pensacola NAS			–			2	–	7	–	1
Squantum NAS			–			1	–	1	–	0
Camp Blanding			–			1	–	2	–	0
Luke Field			–			1	–	2	–	0
Miami NAS			–			1	–	2	–	0
Miami NTC			–			1	–	3	–	0
NSB New London			–			1	–	3	–	0
Oceana NAS			–			1	–	3	–	0
Fort Riley			–			1	–	4	–	0
Lake Charles AAF			–			1	–	4	–	0
Ellington Field			–			1	–	4	–	1
Cherry Point Marines			–			1	–	8	–	0
Dalhart AAF			–			0	–	3	–	0
Homestead AAB			–			0	–	3	–	0
Fort Monroe			–			0	–	7	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions

The1945 Personnel Distribution Command Comets football team represented the Personnel Distribution Command (PDC) based inGreensboro, North Carolina andLouisville, Kentucky during the1945 college football season. The Comets competed in theArmy Air Forces League (AAF League) with six others teams from theUnited States Army Air Forces. The team compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 2–4 in league play, placing sixth in the AAF League.^[1]

The Comets began the season with CaptainTed Shipkey as head coach. In October, after the team's first three games, Shipkey was discharged from military service and returned to theUniversity of New Mexico, where he had been head football coach beforeWorld War II. He was succeeded by MajorWally Marks who had coached atIndiana State University before the war. Staff Sergeant Jim Harris was the team's line coach until he was discharged along with Shipkey.^[2]

The PDC Comets were ranked 27th among the nation's college and service teams in the finalLitkenhous Ratings.^[3]

Schedule

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	2:30 p.m.	atThird Air Force	Phillips Field Tampa, FL	L 9–27	12,000	^[4]^[5]
September 29		atArmy*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 0–32	9,000	^[6]^[7]
October 7	2:30 p.m.	Air Transport Command	DuPont Manual Stadium Louisville, KY	L 8–15	6,000	^[8]^[9]
October 14		First Air Force	Greensboro Memorial Stadium Greensboro, NC	W 7–0	12,000	^[10]^[11]
October 21		vs.Second Air Force	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	L 0–13	8,000	^[12]^[13]
October 28		Bergstrom Field*	DuPont Manual Stadium Louisville, KY	W 26–0	4,500	^[14]
November 4		Fort Pierce*	Greensboro Memorial Stadium Greensboro, NC	W 16–7	10,000	^[15]
November 11		atFourth Air Force	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 9–7	15,000	^[16]
November 19		atMiami NAS*	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	W 45–6	5,982	^[17]
December 2		atCamp Peary*	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA	W 21–14	10,000	^[18]
December 9		vs.AAF Training Command	Alamo Stadium San Antonio, TX	L 0–14	6,546	^[19]
*Non-conference game All times are inEastern time

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References

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^Goodale, George (December 5, 1945)."Who's Kicking Who—Gremlins or Flyers".The Nashville Tennessean.Nashville, Tennessee. p. 15. RetrievedMarch 27, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Louisville AAF Coaches Shifted".The Evening News.Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. October 5, 1945. p. 19. RetrievedMarch 27, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com.
^Litkenhous, E. E. (December 19, 1945)."Litkenhouse Rates College, Service Teams of Nation".Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph.Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. p. 20. RetrievedMarch 25, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Plant, Jesuit Collide Tonight—Grems, Comets Ready".The Tampa Daily Times.Tampa, Florida. September 22, 1945. p. 9. RetrievedMarch 26, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"12,000 See Grems Trim Comets, 27-9".Tampa Morning Tribune.Tampa, Florida. September 24, 1945. p. 9. RetrievedMarch 26, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com.
^Jimmy Powers (September 30, 1945)."Army Roughs Fliers, 32-0; Davis, M'Williams Score 2".New York Daily News. p. 69 – viaNewspapers.com.
^Karl Ruby (September 30, 1945)."Army Punctures Comets' Scrappy Line for 32-0 Win".The Courier-Journal. p. IV-3 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Aerial Battle Is Expected As Comets Meet Rockets Today".The Courier-Journal.Louisville, Kentucky. October 7, 1945. p. 2, section 4. RetrievedMarch 27, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com.
^Carrico, John (October 8, 1945)."6,000 See Rocket Aerials Bring Down Comets 15-8".The Courier-Journal.Louisville, Kentucky. p. 8. RetrievedMarch 27, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Aces, Gremlins Play in Air Force Battle".Winston-Salem Journal and Sentinel.Winston-Salem, North Carolina. October 14, 1945. p. 16. RetrievedMarch 27, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"PDC Comets Cop By 7-0".The Charlotte News.Charlotte, North Carolina. October 15, 1945. p. 5B. RetrievedMarch 27, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Bomber's Wing Vs. Model T".The Albuquerque Tribune.Albuquerque, New Mexico. October 20, 1945. p. 8. RetrievedMarch 26, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Second Air Force Thumps Louisville's Comets 13 To 0".The Courier-Journal.Louisville, Kentucky. October 22, 1945. p. 8. RetrievedMarch 26, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com.
^Carrico, John (October 29, 1945)."Comets Turn On In Final Quarter To Subdue Troop Carriers 26-0".The Courier-Journal.Louisville, Kentucky. p. 10. RetrievedMarch 27, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Comets' Comeback Tips Amphibs 16-7".The Courier-Journal.Louisville, Kentucky. November 5, 1945. p. 8. RetrievedMarch 27, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com.
^Wolf, Al (November 12, 1945)."Comets' Late Field Goal Nips Flyers, 9–7".Los Angeles Times.Los Angeles, California. p. 6, part II. RetrievedMarch 26, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"PDC Comets Rap Out 45-6 Triumph over Miami NAS".The Miami Herald.Miami, FL. November 20, 1945. p. B2. RetrievedMarch 27, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Camp Peary Loses To AAF, 21-14, Before 10,000".Daily Press.Newport News, VA.Associated Press. December 3, 1945. p. 6. RetrievedMarch 27, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Comets Lose 14-0".The Courier-Journal.Louisville, Kentucky. December 10, 1945. p. 10. RetrievedMarch 26, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Final Log For Nation's Top Football Teams".Los Angeles Times.Los Angeles, California. December 2, 1945. p. 14, part I. RetrievedMarch 26, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com.

v t e World War II military service football teams
Bowl games	1943 Sun Bowl 1944 Cotton Bowl Classic
All-Service	1943 All-Service football team 1944 All-Service football team
1942	Army Navy Great Lakes Navy (AP Service [APS] No. 1) Iowa Pre-Flight (APS No. 2) Georgia Pre-Flight (APS No. 3) North Carolina Pre-Flight (APS No. 4) Saint Mary's Pre-Flight (APS No. 5) Jacksonville NAS (APS No. 6) Camp Grant (APS No. 7) Pensacola NAS (APS No. 8) Manhattan Beach Coast Guard (APS No. 9) Corpus Christi NAS (APS No. 10) Second Air Force (APS No. 11) Fort Knox (APS No. 12) Lakehurst NAS (APS No. 13) Fort Monmouth (APS No. 14) Fort Riley (APS No. 15) Camp Davis (APS No. 16) March Field (APS No. 17) Fort Totten (APS T-No. 18) Spence Field (APS T-No. 18) Daniel Field (APS T-No. 20) Fort Douglas (APS T-No. 20) Alameda Coast Guard Albuquerque AAB Santa Ana AAB Will Rogers AB
1943	Iowa Pre-Flight (AP No. 2) Navy (AP No. 4) Great Lakes Navy (AP No. 6) Del Monte Pre-Flight (AP No. 8) March Field (AP No. 10) Army (AP No. 11) Bainbridge (AP No. 17) 124th Infantry 176th Infantry 300th Infantry Alameda Coast Guard Atlantic City NAS Blackland AAF Bowman Field Bryan AAF Bunker Hill NAS Camp Davis Camp Edwards Camp Grant Camp Gordon Camp Kilmer Camp Lee Camp Lejeune Charleston Coast Guard Cherry Point Marines Curtis Bay Coast Guard Daniel Field Fort Douglas Fort Knox Fort Monroe Fort Riley Fort Sheridan Fort Warren Georgia Pre-Flight Greensboro Greenville AAB Jacksonville NATTC Kearns Field Keesler Field Kirtland Field Lakehurst NAS Logan Navy Lowry Field Lubbock AAF Memphis NATTC Norfolk Fleet Marines Norman NAS North Carolina Pre-Flight Ottumwa NAS Patterson Field Pocatello AAB Randolph Field Richmond AAB St. Mary's Pre-Flight Salt Lake AAB Sampson NTS San Diego NTS South Plains AAF Spokane Air Service Ward Island Marines Wright Field
1944	Army (AP No. 1) Randolph Field (AP No. 3) Navy (AP No. 4) Bainbridge (AP No. 5) Iowa Pre-Flight (AP No. 6) March Field (AP No. 10) Norman NAS (AP No. 13) El Toro Marines (AP No. 16) Great Lakes Navy (AP No. 17) Fort Pierce (AP No. 18) Saint Mary's Pre-Flight (AP No. 19) Second Air Force (AP No. 20) Alameda Coast Guard Amarillo AAF Atlantic City NAS Bergstrom Field Blackland AAF Bryan AAF Bunker Hill NAS Camp Beale Camp Ellis Camp Lee Camp Peary Chatham Field Cherry Point Marines Coronado Amphibious Daniel Field Ellington Field Fairfield-Suisun AAB Fleet City Fort Monroe Fort Warren Fourth Infantry Galveston AAF Georgia Pre-Flight Hondo AAF Jacksonville NAS Keesler Field Klamath Falls Marine Barracks Lincoln AAF Lubbock AAF Maxwell Field Miami NTC Minter Field North Carolina Pre-Flight Olathe NAS Ottumwa NAS Richmond AAB Sampton NTS San Diego NTS San Francisco Coast Guard Selman Field South Plains AAF Third Air Force Third Infantry Tonopah AAF
1945	Army (AP No. 1) Navy (AP No. 3) Air Transport Command Amarillo AAF AAF Training Command Albany Navy Atlantic City NAS Bainbridge Barksdale Field Bergstrom Field Camp Beale Camp Blanding Camp Detrick Camp Lee Camp Peary Cherry Point Marines Dalhart AAF Corpus Christi NAS Eastern Flying Training Command El Toro Marines Ellington Field Farragut NTS First Air Force Fleet City Fort Benning Fort McClellan Fort Monroe Fort Pierce Fort Riley Fort Warren Fourth Air Force Great Bend AAF Great Lakes Navy Gulfport AAF Homestead AAB Hondo AAF Hutchinson NAS Jacksonville NAS Kearney AAF Keesler Field Lake Charles AAF Little Creek Luke Field Miami NAS Miami NTC Minter Field North Camp Hood Oceana NAS Olathe NAS Pensacola NAS Personnel Distribution Command Saint Mary's Pre-Flight San Diego NTS Santa Barbara Marines Second Air Force Selman Field South Camp Hood Stockton AAF Third Air Force Williams Field

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