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General Info
The Kansas City Comets franchise was founded as the Detroit Lightning on September 12, 1979. The franchise moved to San Francisco and became the Fog on May 28, 1980. The San Francisco Fog moved to Kansas City and was renamed the Comets on May 5, 1981.
Arena
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Home Arena: |
Kemper Arena |
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Capacity: |
15,925 |
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Field Dimensions: |
200 x 85 |
Ownership
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1979-80 |
unknown |
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1980-1987 |
Dr. David Schoenstadt |
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1987-1991 |
Kansas City Comets, Inc. |
Coaching
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1979-80 |
Terry Fisher |
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1980-81 |
Johnny Moore |
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1981-December 22,1981 |
Luis Dabo |
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December 22, 1981-December 24, 1984 |
Pat McBride |
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December 24, 1984-January 19, 1987 |
Rick Benben |
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January 19, 1987-February 5, 1987 |
Niki Nikolic (interim) |
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February 5, 1987-1991 |
Dave Clemmens |
Team Record
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as Detroit |
as San Francisco |
as Kansas City |
Grand Total |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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Regular Season |
15-17 |
11-29 |
237-259 |
263-305 |
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Playoffs |
0-0 |
0-0 |
9-20 |
9-20 |
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Overall |
15-17 |
11-29 |
246-279 |
272-325 |
All Star Game Hosted
Kansas City hosted the 11th MISL All-Star Game in 1991.
Sidekicks vs Comets Regular Season Comparison
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Home |
Away |
Season |
OT |
2OT |
3OT |
1-Goal |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1984-85 |
0-2 |
1-1 |
1-3 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
1-0 |
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1985-86 |
1-1 |
1-0 |
2-1 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
2-1 |
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1986-87 |
1-0 |
1-1 |
2-1 |
0-0 |
0-1 |
0-0 |
1-1 |
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1987-88 |
1-1 |
1-1 |
2-2 |
2-0 |
0-0 |
0-1 |
2-2 |
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1988-89 |
3-1 |
2-2 |
5-3 |
0-0 |
1-0 |
0-0 |
3-0 |
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1989-90 |
4-0 |
1-2 |
5-2 |
2-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
2-1 |
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1990-91 |
2-1 |
2-2 |
4-3 |
1-1 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
2-1 |
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Totals |
12-6 |
9-9 |
21-15 |
5-1 |
1-1 |
0-1 |
13-6 |
Sidekicks vs Comets Regular Season Month By Month
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Home |
Away |
Total |
OT |
2OT |
3OT |
1-Goal |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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November |
1-1 |
1-1 |
2-2 |
2-1 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
2-1 |
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December |
2-2 |
2-1 |
4-3 |
1-0 |
0-0 |
0-1 |
1-1 |
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January |
2-1 |
3-2 |
5-3 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
3-1 |
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February |
3-0 |
2-2 |
5-2 |
0-0 |
1-1 |
0-0 |
3-1 |
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March |
2-1 |
1-1 |
3-2 |
2-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
2-1 |
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April |
2-1 |
0-2 |
2-3 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
2-1 |
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Totals |
12-6 |
9-9 |
21-15 |
5-1 |
1-1 |
0-1 |
13-6 |
Sidekicks vs Comets Day of Week Comparison
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Home |
Away |
Total |
OT |
2OT |
3OT |
1-Goal |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sunday |
2-2 |
4-2 |
6-4 |
0-0 |
1-0 |
0-1 |
4-2 |
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Tuesday |
1-1 |
0-1 |
1-2 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
1-0 |
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Wednesday |
0-1 |
3-1 |
3-2 |
1-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
3-0 |
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Thursday |
0-1 |
0-0 |
0-1 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
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Friday |
4-1 |
1-5 |
5-6 |
1-1 |
0-1 |
0-0 |
2-4 |
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Saturday |
5-0 |
1-0 |
6-0 |
3-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
3-0 |
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Totals |
12-6 |
9-9 |
21-15 |
5-1 |
1-1 |
0-1 |
13-6 |
Sidekicks vs Comets Back-to-Back Game Comparison
Attendance
Regular Season
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Season |
Dallas Total |
Dallas Average |
Kansas City Total |
Kansas City Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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1984-85 |
13,723 |
6,862 |
21,105 |
10,553 |
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1985-86 |
11,529 |
5,765 |
11,844 |
11,844 |
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1986-87 |
6,006 |
6,006 |
22,753 |
11,377 |
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1987-88 |
20,547 |
10,274 |
24,463 |
12,232 |
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1988-89 |
30,788 |
7,697 |
34,717 |
8,679 |
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1989-90 |
38,617 |
9,654 |
30,431 |
10,144 |
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1990-91 |
20,617 |
6,872 |
31,416 |
7,854 |
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Totals |
141,827 |
7,879 |
176,729 |
9,818 |
Sidekicks vs Comets Goal Scoring
Regular Season
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Sidekicks |
Comets |
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|---|---|---|
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Goals Scored |
156 |
149 |
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Per Game Average |
4.33 |
4.14 |
Home
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Sidekicks |
Comets |
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|---|---|---|
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Goals Scored |
86 |
71 |
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Per Game Average |
4.77 |
3.94 |
Road
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Sidekicks |
Comets |
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|---|---|---|
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Goals Scored |
70 |
78 |
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Per Game Average |
3.89 |
4.33 |
What Happened to Them?
The Comets folded on July 8, 1990.
Sidekicks vs Comets All-Time Regular Season Results
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Game |
Day |
Date |
Site |
Result |
Attendance |
Record |
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Tuesday |
Reunion Arena |
Lost 3-5 |
3,112 |
0-1 |
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Wednesday |
Kemper Arena |
Won 4-3 |
10,462 |
1-1 |
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Wednesday |
Kemper Arena |
Lost 2-8 |
10,643 |
1-2 |
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Thursday |
Reunion Arena |
Lost 4-6 |
10,611 |
1-3 |
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Friday |
Reunion Arena |
Lost 1-2 |
7,112 |
1-4 |
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Sunday |
Kemper Arena |
Won 5-4 |
11,844 |
2-4 |
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Tuesday |
Reunion Arena |
Won 5-4 |
4,417 |
3-4 |
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Wednesday |
Kemper Arena |
Won 4-3 |
10,741 |
4-4 |
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Sunday |
Reunion Arena |
Won 6-1 |
6,006 |
5-4 |
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Friday |
Kemper Arena |
Lost 5-62OT |
12,012 |
5-5 |
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Wednesday |
Kemper Arena |
Won 4-3OT |
10,048 |
6-5 |
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Sunday |
Reunion Arena |
Lost 6-73OT |
7,517 |
6-6 |
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Saturday |
Reunion Arena |
Won 4-3OT |
13,030 |
7-6 |
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Friday |
Kemper Arena |
Lost 2-3 |
14,415 |
7-7 |
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Friday |
Kemper Arena |
Won 4-3 |
7,275 |
8-7 |
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Friday |
Reunion Arena |
Won 6-2 |
7,096 |
9-7 |
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17 |
Saturday |
Reunion Arena |
Won 7-4 |
12,197 |
10-7 |
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18 |
Sunday |
Kemper Arena |
Lost 2-7 |
8,530 |
10-8 |
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19 |
Sunday |
Kemper Arena |
Won 4-32OT |
11,696 |
11-8 |
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20 |
Wednesday |
Reunion Arena |
Lost 3-6 |
5,719 |
11-9 |
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21 |
Sunday |
Reunion Arena |
Won 2-1 |
5,776 |
12-9 |
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22 |
Tuesday |
Kemper Arena |
Lost 3-8 |
7,216 |
12-10 |
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23 |
Saturday |
Reunion Arena |
Won 5-4OT |
9,889 |
13-10 |
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24 |
Saturday |
Reunion Arena |
Won 6-4 |
9,911 |
14-10 |
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25 |
Friday |
Kemper Arena |
Lost 1-3 |
11,539 |
14-11 |
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26 |
Friday |
Reunion Arena |
Won 5-4OT |
8,214 |
15-11 |
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27 |
Sunday |
Kemper Arena |
Won 8-2 |
8,204 |
16-11 |
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28 |
Sunday |
Kemper Arena |
Lost 3-4 |
10,688 |
16-12 |
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29 |
Friday |
Reunion Arena |
Won 4-2 |
10,603 |
17-12 |
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30 |
Sunday |
Reunion Arena |
Lost 4-6 |
7,286 |
17-13 |
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|
31 |
Friday |
Kemper Arena |
Lost 5-6OT |
11,167 |
17-14 |
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|
32 |
Saturday |
Kemper Arena |
Won 6-3 |
8,231 |
18-14 |
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33 |
Friday |
Kemper Arena |
Lost 4-6 |
5,185 |
18-15 |
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34 |
Friday |
Reunion Arena |
Won 12-8 |
6,485 |
19-15 |
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35 |
Sunday |
Kemper Arena |
Won 4-3 |
6,833 |
20-15 |
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36 |
Saturday |
Reunion Arena |
Won 3-2OT |
6,846 |
21-15 |