ðə wˈɪlmɪŋtən kˈɑːmɪts kəmpˈiːɾɪd ɪnðə nˈɔːɹθ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən fˈʊtbɔːl lˈiːɡ, ɐ nˈuː pɹəfˈɛʃənəl lˈiːɡ wˌɪtʃ hæd fɹˈæntʃaɪzᵻz ɪn pˈɪtsbɜːɡ, wˈɪlmɪŋtən, bˈɔltɪmˌoːɹ slˈæʃ ɐnˈæpəlˌɪs, mˈoʊbəl ˌeɪˈɛl, lˈeɪklənd ˌɛfˈɛl, ænd hˈʌntzvɪl ˌeɪˈɛl.
The Wilmington Comets competed in the North American Football League, a new professional league which had franchises in Pittsburgh, Wilmington, Baltimore/Annapolis, Mobile(AL), Lakeland (FL), and Huntsville (AL).