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1942 Albuquerque Army Air Base Flying Kellys football team

The 1942 Albuquerque Army Air Base Base Flying Kellys football team, sometimes known as the Flying Colin Kellys,[1] represented Albuquerque Army Air Base (Albuquerque AAB), located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, during the 1942 college football season. The Flying Kellys compiled a 5–4 record, not including an October 30 intra-squad game in which the starters defeated the substitutes.[2] Captain Ted Shipkey (head coach at New Mexico before the war) was the head coach, and Ted Wright was the assistant coach.[3] Wright served as acting head coach against Arizona State due to an injury to Shipkey.[4]

1942 Albuquerque Army Air Base Flying Kellys football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–4
Head coach
Home stadiumHilltop Stadium
Seasons
1943 →
1942 military service football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Second Air Force   –   11 – 0 – 1
No. 9 Manhattan Beach Coast Guard   –   6 – 0 – 1
No. 17 March Field   –   11 – 2 – 0
No. 3 Georgia Pre-Flight   –   7 – 1 – 1
No. 4 North Carolina Pre-Flight   –   8 – 2 – 1
No. 6 Jacksonville NAS   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 1 Great Lakes Navy   –   8 – 3 – 1
No. 2 Iowa Pre-Flight   –   7 – 3 – 1
No. 15 Fort Riley   –   6 – 3 – 0
No. 14 Fort Monmouth   –   5 – 2 – 2
No. 5 Saint Mary's Pre-Flight   –   6 – 3 – 1
No. T–20 Fort Douglas   –   5 – 3 – 0
No. 10 Corpus Christi NAS   –   4 – 3 – 1
No. 16 Camp Davis   –   4 – 3 – 2
Albuquerque AAB   –   5 – 4 – 0
No. 13 Lakehurst NAS   –   4 – 4 – 1
Santa Ana AAB   –   4 – 4 – 0
Will Rogers AB   –   4 – 4 – 0
No. 7 Camp Grant   –   4 – 5 – 0
No. 8 Pensacola NAS   –   3 – 5 – 1
No. T–18 Fort Totten   –   3 – 5 – 1
Camp Pickett   –   1 – 6 – 0
No. 12 Fort Knox   –   2 – 6 – 0
Alameda Coast Guard   –   1 – 7 – 1
No. T–18 Spence Field   –   0 – 4 – 0
No. T–20 Daniel Field   –   0 – 6 – 0
Rankings from AP Service Poll

The team utilized the "accordion shuffle shift" offense that Shipkey had developed during his tenure as head coach with the New Mexico Lobos.[5]

The team was named after Colin Kelly, an Army aviator who was killed when his B-17 Flying Fortress was shot down in combat on December 10, 1941.[6][7] The Air Base also adopted a New Mexico mountain burro as its mascot.[8]

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19vs. New Mexico
L 6–79,000–10,000[9][10]
September 26at New Mexico State TeachersSilver City, NMW 26–6[11][12]
October 3Lubbock Army Flying School
  • Hilltop Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
W 12–04,000[13][5]
October 9at West Texas State
L 13–18[14][15]
October 18at Wichita Aero CommandosWichita, KSL 3–142,000[16][17][18][19]
October 30Substitutes (intra-squad game)
  • Hilltop Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
W 13–0[3][20][21]
November 11at New Mexico A&M
W 13–0[22][23][24]
November 15Colorado Springs Army Air Base
  • Hilltop Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
W 32–0[25][26]
November 21at Arizona State
W 12–0[27][28][29]
November 29San Francisco
  • Hilltop Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
L 0–28[30][28]

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Roster edit

The players included the following:

  • Tiny Ahlgren, guard[32]
  • Roy Anderson, back, formerly of Fullerton High[32][33]
  • Ed Beddow, center, formerly of Arizona[9]
  • Red Bennett, end, formerly of Ole Miss[9][32]
  • W.L. "Bobby" Boblett, quarterback, formerly of West Virginia Normal[33][34][35]
  • Paul Bognar, guard[19]
  • Dick Campbell[28]
  • Church, back, formerly of California[32]
  • Jack Dungan, tackle, formerly of Arizona[9]
  • French Faucheau, guard[32]
  • Mike Gahar, tackle[32]
  • Troy "Cotton" Gann[32][36]
  • Gardell, guard[32]
  • Tony Gasparovich, tackle, formerly of Washington[37]
  • Newton Goss, fullback[19]
  • Reece Hill, halfback, formerly of New Mexico[36]
  • Bernie "Lefty" Honan, end, formerly of Wake Forest[34][38]
  • Harvey Johnson, halfback, formerly of Ole Miss[39] or Mississippi State[40]
  • James H. Kent, tackle, formerly of Alabama[37]
  • T.E. "Tommy" Keough, halfback, formerly of Wisconsin State[9][33]
  • Ray Kinslow,[34] fullback, sometimes spelled as "Kenslow"[32]
  • Ed Kintz, tackle, formerly of Puget Sound College[37]
  • Lt. Clee Maddox, back, formerly of Indiana[9][33]
  • Wick Malphurs[28]
  • Eddie Marshall, end, formerly of Georgia[28][32]
  • Charlie Mathis, guard[19]
  • Hank Morris, center[34]
  • J.O. "Bob" Nestra, halfback, formerly of Texas A&M[34]
  • "Two Ton" Polk, center[32]
  • Ralph R. "Robby" Robinette, tackle, formerly of Sul Ross[35]
  • Ted Shipkey, head coach, appeared in one play against Colorado Springs, at age 38, and injured a tendon in the back of his leg and was sent to El Paso for medical treatment[25][41]
  • J.R. Shoupe, end, formerly of SMU[42]
  • Vic Smith, guard,[32]
  • Dick Shoupe, end, formerly of SMU[9]
  • Lt. J.S. "Connie" Sparks, formerly of TCU[9][32]
  • Cecil Szepanski[28]
  • Ted Wright, assistant coach played in the Colorado Springs game on November 15 on his 32nd birthday[25]

References edit

  1. ^ "Lobos, Air Base Gear Up Practice: Army Squad's First Scrimmage Today". Albuquerque Journal. September 9, 1942. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Testimonial Dinner For Kellys Today". Albuquerque Journal. December 4, 1942. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b "Kellys to Play Each Other After Vain Hunt for Foes". Albuquerque Journal. October 28, 1942. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Flying Kellys Leave Today For Tempe Homecoming Tilt". Albuquerque Journal. November 20, 1942. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ a b Pvt. Paul Weeks (October 3, 1942). "Air Base Kellys Meet Lubbock Fliers in All-Army Grid Clash Tonight: Famed Shipkey Shuffly Shift Gets Test in Military Classic". Albuquerque Journal. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Mrs. Colin Kelly to Be Invited To Army Benefit Game here Between Air Base, Pen Nine". Albuquerque Journal. July 12, 1942. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Yip! Yip! It's Still the Army". Albuquerque Journal. September 13, 1942. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Air Base Plans Parade, Rally On Eve of Lobo-Kelly Clash". Albuquerque Journal. September 17, 1942. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h "Lobos Open 1942 Football Season With 7 to 6 Victory Over Air Base". Albuquerque Journal. September 20, 1942. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Lobos and Kellys Tangle Tonight in First War-Time Football Battle". Albuquerque Journal. September 19, 1942. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Air Base Defeats Teachers 26 to 6". Albuquerque Journal. September 27, 1942. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Flying Kellys Travel by Bus: Silver City Lacks Landing Field". Albuquerque Journal. September 24, 1942. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Kellys Bomb Lubbock Flyers With Passes to Win Football Game, 12 to 0". Albuquerque Journal. October 4, 1942. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Buffaloes Upset Albuquerque Air Base 18-13". The Amarillo Daily News. October 10, 1942. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Flying Kellys Invade Canyon Tonight Seeking Third Win of Season". Albuquerque Journal. October 9, 1941. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Flying Kellys Date Pro Commandos". Albuquerque Journal. October 13, 1942. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "Two Wichita Commandos' Passes in Last Period Beat Flyin' Kellys 14-3". Albuquerque Journal. October 19, 1942. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ Bill Hodge (October 19, 1942). "Commandos Win 14-3". The Wichita Eagle. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. ^ a b c d "Eight Men Out With Injuries as Flying Kellys Leave for Wichita". Albuquerque Journal. October 17, 1942. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. ^ "Strictly Family Fight Is Thriller, as Kelly Reds Win 13 to 0". Albuquerque Journal. October 31, 1942. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  21. ^ "Kellys vs. Kellys On Hilltop Today". Albuquerque Journal. October 30, 1942. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  22. ^ "Flying Kellys Beat Aggies, 13-0". Albuquerque Journal. November 12, 1942. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  23. ^ "Kellys to Take One-Two Punch Games Wednesday, Sunday". Albuquerque Journal. November 10, 1942. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  24. ^ Pvt. Paul Weeks (November 11, 1942). "Kellys Face Strengthened Aggies in Armistice Day Clash". Albuquerque Journal. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  25. ^ a b c "Coaches Play as Kellys Swamp Colorado Airmen, 32-0". Albuquerque Journal. November 16, 1942. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  26. ^ "Kellys Schedule Game With Colorado Spring Air Base Here Nov. 15". Albuquerque Journal. October 1, 1942. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  27. ^ "Flying Kellys Trip Tempe Eleven, 12-0". Arizona Daily Star. November 22, 1942. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  28. ^ a b c d e f "Flying Kelly Point Grid Guns for San Francisco". Albuquerque Journal. November 23, 1942. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  29. ^ "Kellys Trounce Tempe, 12 to 0". Albuquerque Journal. November 22, 1942. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  30. ^ "Frisco U. Defeats Airbase 28 to 0". The Gallup (NM) Independent. November 30, 1943. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  31. ^ Daye, John (2014). Encyclopedia of Armed Forces Football. Haworth, New Jersey: St. Johann Press. p. 114. ISBN 978-1-937943-21-9.
  32. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Air Base Gridmen Have Power Edge". Albuquerque Journal. September 11, 1942. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  33. ^ a b c d "Army, Lobo Standouts Emerge In Final Week of Training". Albuquerque Journal. September 15, 1942. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  34. ^ a b c d e "Lookout Kellys! Lubbock Loaded With Tech Stars". Albuquerque Journal. September 29, 1942. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  35. ^ a b "Kelly Passing Attack Hit As Boblett Injures Hand". Albuquerque Journal. October 15, 1942. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  36. ^ a b "Former Lobo Grid Star Joins Air Base Squad". Albuquerque Journal. September 30, 1942. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  37. ^ a b c "It'll Be Lubbock vs. Tony And 10 Other Kelly Gridders". Albuquerque Journal. October 2, 1942. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  38. ^ "More Tough Luck As Kellys Leave For Commando Tilt: Johnson Ordered To Remain Home; Planes Grounded". Albuquerque Journal. October 18, 1942. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  39. ^ "Big, Bustin' 'Ole Miss' Back Returns to Bolster Kellys: Was Loaned Out To Bob Neyland's Eastern All-Stars". Albuquerque Journal. October 6, 1942. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  40. ^ "New Kelly Back Whizzes Too Well". Albuquerque Journal. October 7, 1942. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  41. ^ "Capt. Shipkey Leaves For Medical Attention at El Paso Hospital". Albuquerque Journal. November 17, 1942. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  42. ^ "Cadets and Band To Cheer Kellys". Albuquerque Journal. September 16, 1942. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
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