1943 Kirtland Field Flying Kellys football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–2
Head coach
1943 military service football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 17 Bainbridge   –  7 –0 –0
Bunker Hill NAS   –  6 –0 –0
Greensboro   –  4 –0 –0
Memphis NATTC   –  2 –0 –0
No. 2 Iowa Pre-Flight   –  9 –1 –0
No. 10 March Field   –  9 –1 –0
No. 8 Del Monte Pre-Flight   –  7 –1 –0
Randolph Field   –  9 –1 –1
Georgia Pre-Flight   –  5 –1 –0
No. 6 Great Lakes Navy   –  10 –2 –0
Lubbock AAF   –  5 –1 –0
Ottumwa NAS   –  5 –1 –0
Camp Davis   –  8 –2 –0
Sampson NTS   –  7 –2 –0
San Diego NTS   –  7 –2 –0
Keesler Field   –  3 –1 –0
Wright Field   –  1 –0 –1
Camp Lejeune   –  6 –2 –1
Fort Riley   –  6 –2 –1
Kearns Field   –  5 –2 –0
Fort Knox   –  4 –2 –0
Cherry Point Marines   –  4 –2 –1
Alameda Coast Guard   –  4 –2 –1
Fort Douglas   –  4 –2 –1
300th Infantry   –  5 –3 –0
176th Infantry   –  4 –3 –0
Blackland AAF   –  4 –3 –0
Fort Sheridan   –  4 –3 –0
Fort Warren   –  4 –3 –0
Norman NAS   –  4 –3 –0
Charleston Coast Guard   –  5 –4 –0
Salt Lake AAB   –  4 –3 –2
124th Infantry   –  2 –2 –0
Camp Kilmer   –  2 –2 –0
Camp Lee   –  5 –5 –0
Logan Navy   –  2 –2 –0
Spokane Air Service   –  2 –2 –0
Camp Edwards   –  4 –5 –0
Curtis Bay Coast Guard   –  4 –5 –0
Saint Mary's Pre-Flight   –  3 –4 –1
Jacksonville NATTC   –  3 –4 –0
Richmond AAB   –  4 –6 –1
Atlantic City NAS   –  2 –3 –0
North Carolina Pre-Flight   –  2 –4 –1
Patterson Field   –  2 –4 –1
Bowman Field   –  2 –4 –0
Kirtland Field   –  1 –2 –0
Lakehurst NAS   –  2 –4 –0
Camp Grant   –  2 –6 –2
Lowry Field   –  1 –3 –0
Fort Monroe   –  3 –7 –0
Daniel Field   –  2 –7 –0
Camp Gordon   –  1 –4 –0
South Plains AAF   –  1 –4 –0
Greenville AAB   –  1 –5 –0
Ward Island Marines   –  1 –5 –0
Bryan AAF   –  1 –6 –0
Pocatello AAB   –  0 –3 –0
Norfolk Fleet Marines   –  0 –9 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1943 Kirtland Field Flying Kellys football team represented the United States Army Air Forces's Kirtland Field, located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, during the 1943 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Ted Shipkey, the Flying Kellys compiled a record of 1–2.[1] The team's roster included John Kimbrough.[2]

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Kirtland Field ranked 99th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 66.8.[3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 28:00 p.m.at New Mexico
L 13–197,000[4][5]
October 16at Colorado College
L 0–20[6]
October 30South Plains AAFAlbuquerque, NMW 18–0[7]

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References

  1. ↑ Week, Paul (September 16, 1943). "Kellys' Starting Lineup for Lobo Game Is Taking Shape". The Albuquerque Tribune. Albuquerque, New Mexico. p. 8. Retrieved April 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ↑ "Former Texas Gridder Back in Game Today". Great Falls Tribune. Great Falls, Montana. Associated Press. October 16, 1943. p. 8. Retrieved April 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ↑ Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ↑ "Lobos Favored To Defeat Flying Kellys in Game Tonight". The Albuquerque Tribune. Albuquerque, New Mexico. October 2, 1943. p. 3. Retrieved April 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ↑ "UNM-Flagstaff Game Is Next College Tilt: Lobos Beat Flying Kellys 19-13 Before 7000 Fans Saturday". The Albuquerque Tribune. October 4, 1943. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Colorado College Beats Kirtland Field". The Daily Sentinel. Grand Junction, Colorado. Associated Press. October 17, 1943. p. 9. Retrieved April 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ↑ "Kirtland Beats Lubbock Fliers". Sunday American-Statesman. Austin, Texas. United Press. October 31, 1943. p. 11. Retrieved April 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ↑ Daye, John (2014). Encyclopedia of Armed Forces Football. Haworth, New Jersey: St. Johann Press. p. 146. ISBN 978-1-937943-21-9.
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