Season-by-season[]
| Year | W | L | T | Pct. | Finish | Coach | League | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1907 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .667 | 10th | Independent | ||
| 1908 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | Independent | |||
| 1909 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | Independent | |||
| 1910 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | Independent | |||
| 1911 | Did Not Play | |||||||
| 1912 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | Dick Liitt | Independent | ||
| 1913 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | Dick Liitt | Independent | ||
| 1914 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | Joseph Smith | Independent | ||
| 1915 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .833 | Walter Flanigan | Independent | ||
| 1916 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .625 | Walter Flanigan | Independent | ||
| 1917 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | Ted Guyer | Independent | ||
| 1918 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | Walter Flanigan | Independent | ||
| 1919 | 10 | 1 | 1 | .909 | Rube Ursella, John Roche | Independent | ||
| 1920 | 7 | 2 | 2 | .778 | 3rd | Rube Ursella | AFPA | |
| 1921 | 5 | 2 | 2 | .714 | 5th | Frank Coughlin, Jimmy Conzelman | AFPA | |
| 1922 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .714 | 5th | Jimmy Conzelman | National Football League | |
| 1923 | 6 | 3 | 3 | .667 | 12th | Herb Sies | National Football League | |
| 1924 | 13 | 2 | 2 | .867 | 5th | Johnny Armstrong | National Football League | |
| 1925 | 6 | 3 | 3 | .667 | 8th | Rube Ursella | National Football League | |
| Moved to American Football League (1926) | ||||||||
| 1926 | 3 | 7 | 2 | .300 | 7th | Johnny Armstrong | American Football League | |
| 1927 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .750 | Independent | |||
| 1928 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | Independent | |||
| Totals | 109 | 36 | 25 | .752 | 2759 | 795 | ||
Historical Record for Rock Island Independents
Last Updated: Oct 23, 2007 23:37:57
Year: 1907 Rock Island Independents State Ranking: 10
Dy Dat Opponent Score Atten Field/Park Comment Su O06 A Kewanee (IL) Regulars 0- 0 T Terminal Park Su O13 H Muscatine (IA) 58- 0 W 400 Island City Park Su O20 Peoria (IL) Socials 6- 6 T KW says RI won Su O27 Moline East Ends 18- 0 W Su N03 Moline West Ends 0- 0 T Su N10 A Kewanee (IL) Regulars cancelled by RI Su N10 Moline West Ends 0- 6 L
Record for Year: 2-1-3 .667 Points: 82-12
Year: 1908 Rock Island Independents
Dy Dat Opponent Score Atten Field/Park Comment Su O11 A Muscatine (IA) Athletics 5- 0 W Su O18 A Moline East Ends 8- 2 W Athletic Field Su O25 A Moline West Ends 4- 0 W Athletic Park Su N01 H Kewanee (IL) Regulars Island City Park cancelled-rain Su N08 H Kewanee (IL) Regulars 5- 0 W Island City Park Su N15 H Peoria (IL) Socials Island City Park cancelled-RII disbanded Su N15 H Moline West Ends tentative
Record for Year: 4-0-0 1.000 Points: 22-2
Year: 1909 Rock Island Independents
Dy Dat Opponent Score Atten Field/Park Comment Su O03 Rock Island Maroons 0- 51 L unsure of Ind team/date Su O10 A Moline West Ends 0- 46 L Athletic Field Su O17 Moline East Ends 0- 41 L Su O24 A South Muscatine (IA) AC RII decided to not go to Muscatine
Record for Year: 0-3-0 .000 Points: 0-138
Year: 1912 Rock Island Independents State Ranking: 2
Dy Dat Opponent Score Atten Field/Park Comment Su O13 A Moline Illini 6- 0 W 2000 Browning Field Su O20 H Columbus Junction (IA) 12- 0 W 1000 Island City Park Su O27 H Davenport Independents 6- 0 W Island City Park aka Davenport West Ends Su N03 H Kewanee (IL) Regulars 52- 0 W Island City Park Su N10 H Peoria (IL) Socials Island City Park cancelled by Peoria on 11/02/12 Su N10 H Moline West Ends 53- 0 W Island City Park MWE-1st game, recently organized Su N17 A Moline Illini Browning Field cancelled - no field available Su N17 H Rock Island Arsenal- U.S. Regulars 44- 0 W Island City Park Su N24 H Moline Olympics 32- 0 W Island City Park Su D01 H Spring Valley (IL) Miners 7- 0 W Island City Park 1st loss for SV/state championship game
Record for Year: 8-0-0 1.000 Points: 212-0
Year: 1913 Rock Island Independents State Ranking: 3
Dy Dat Opponent Score Atten Field/Park Comment Su O05 H Muscatine (IA) Independents Island City Park Muscatine - no show/aka Musc AC Su O05 H Davenport West Side Pickups 20- 0 W 300 Island City Park Su O12 A Moline Illini 13- 0 W 2000 Browning Field Su O19 H Peoria (IL) Socials 25- 0 W Island City Park Su O26 A Moline Olympics Browning Field cancelled - rain/snow Su N02 A Spring Valley (IL) Miners Hicks Park tentative Su N02 H Moline Olympics 0- 0 T 4000 Island City Park Su N09 Columbus Junction (IA) cancelled by Rock Island Su N09 A Moline Illini Browning Field mutually cancelled by both teams Su N16 A Moline Olympics 10- 7 W 3500 Browning Field Su N23 A Peoria (IL) Socials 12- 6 W 1500 Lake View Park Su N30 H Columbus Junction (IA) 13- 0 W Island City Park
Record for Year: 6-0-1 1.000 Points: 93-13
Year: 1914 Rock Island Independents State Ranking: 7
Dy Dat Opponent Score Atten Field/Park Comment Su O04 H Moline Indians 13- 0 W 2000 Island City Park Su O11 H Muscatine (IA) Independents Island City Park cancelled by Muscatine 10am on Sunday Su O11 H Columbus Junction (IA) Island City Park cancelled by RII because Col Jct too weak Su O18 H Rockford Badger AC Island City Park tentative Su O18 H Davenport Independents 39- 0 W 2500 Island City Park Su O25 H Moline Olympics 19- 0 W 3000 Island City Park Su N01 H Aurora All-Stars 38- 0 W Island City Park Su N08 H Des Moines Alexandrias 51- 7 W Island City Park Su N08 H Kewanee (IL) Regulars Island City Park cancelled Su N15 H Moline Indians 0- 9 L Island City Park Su N22 no game scheduled Su N29 H Evanston (IL) North Ends 0- 6 L 2500 Island City Park
Record for Year: 5-2-0 .714 Points: 160-22
Year: 1915 Rock Island Independents State Ranking: 5
Dy Dat Opponent Score Atten Field/Park Comment Su O10 H Rock Island 900 Block Team 65- 0 W 1500 Island City Park Su O17 A Moline Indians 0- 0 T 3000 Three-I Park maybe 4000 Su O24 H Dubuque Braves 74- 0 W 2000 Island City Park Su O24 H Dubuque Hawkeyes Island City Park scheduled/cancelled Su O24 H Davenport Independents Island City Park scheduled/cancelled Su O31 H Aurora Greyhounds 10- 0 W 2000 Island City Park maybe 1000 Su N07 H Des Moines Missions 7- 0 W 3000 Island City Park Su N14 H North Henderson (IL) AC 66- 0 W Island City Park Su N21 H Moline Indians 0- 10 L 6000 Island City Park
Record for Year: 5-1-1 .833 Points: 222-10
Year: 1916 Rock Island Independents State Ranking: 4
Dy Dat Opponent Score Atten Field/Park Comment Su O08 A Rockford AAC 0- 25 L Kishwaukee Park Su O15 A Moline Indians 0- 3 L Three I Park Su O22 H Aurora Greyhounds 21- 0 W 1500 Island City Park Su O22 H Spring Valley (IL) Moose Island City Park cancelled by Rock Island Su O29 H Davenport AC 0- 6 L 3100 Island City Park maybe 3000 Su N05 Spring Valley (IL) Moose cancelled Su N12 A Davenport AC 0- 0 T 2970 Blue Sox Park/3I Park maybe 4000 Su N19 H Moline Indians 21- 3 W 3000 Island City Park Su N26 H Maywood (IL) Collegian AC 14- 0 W 3000 Island City Park Su D03 H Rockford AAC 34- 6 W 2500 Island City Park maybe 1000 Su D10 H Spring Valley (IL) Moose 13- 0 W 4000 Island City Park State Championship game
Record for Year: 5-3-1 .625 Points: 103-43
Year: 1917 Rock Island Independents State Ranking: 1
Dy Dat Opponent Score Atten Field/Park Comment Su S23 H Sterling (IL) Independents 33- 0 W 2500 Douglas Park Su S23 H East Moline (IL) Athletics Douglas Park tentative/cancelled Su S30 H Spring Valley (IL) Moose Douglas Park tentative/cancelled Su S30 H Alton (IL) Tigers 33- 3 W 2500 Douglas Park Su O07 A Davenport AC 3- 0 W 5000 Blue Sox Park/3I Park Su O14 H Peoria (IL) Socials 49- 0 W 2500 Douglas Park maybe 2000/3000 Su O21 H Moline Indians 20- 0 W 2300 Douglas Park Su O28 H Racine Regulars 12- 0 W 3000 Douglas Park Su N04 H Fort Wayne Friars Douglas Park cancelled/FWF not play on road Su N04 H Minneapolis Marines 3- 7 L 6425 Douglas Park Su N11 H Streator (IL) Giants Douglas Park cancelled by RII Su N11 H Davenport AC 10- 12 L 4748 Douglas Park maybe 6000 Su N18 H Joliet Steel Workers Douglas Park tentative/not played Su N18 A Moline Indians cancelled Su N18 H Minneapolis Marines 14- 33 L 4512 Douglas Park Su N25 H Chicago Cornell-Hamburgs Douglas Park cancelled by RI Su D02 A Detroit Heralds Navin Field tentative Su D02 A Davenport AC 23- 7 W 4000 Blue Sox Park/3I Park maybe 5500/4300 Su D09 H Hammond Clabbys Douglas Park proposed by RII
Record for Year: 7-3-0 .700 Points: 200-62
Year: 1918 Rock Island Independents State Ranking: 1
Dy Dat Opponent Score Atten Field/Park Comment Su S29 H Rock Island Tigers 20- 0 W Douglas Park Su O06 no game? Su O13 H Peru (IL) AC 64- 0 W 800 Douglas Park Su O20 no game - influenza ban Su O27 no game - influenza ban Su N03 no game - influenza ban Su N10 H Camp Grant (Rockford, IL) 79- 0 W Douglas Park Military Team Su N17 H St. Paul Aviators School 6- 0 W 1500 Douglas Park Su N17 H Minneapolis Marines Douglas Park tentative Su N24 H St. Paul Aviators School 13- 0 W 1200 Douglas Park
Record for Year: 5-0-0 1.000 Points: 182-0
Year: 1919 Rock Island Independents State Ranking: 1
Dy Dat Opponent Score Atten Field/Park Comment Su S28 H Rockford AAC 20- 0 W 2000 Douglas Park Su S28 Springfield (IL) Giants 64- 0 W unsure of RI team Su O05 H Chicago Cornell-Hamburgs 21- 0 W 2500 Douglas Park maybe 2600 Su O12 H Hammond All-Stars 7- 12 L 7000 Douglas Park maybe 5000 Su O12 H St. Paul Seaton AC Douglas Park cancelled Su O19 H Davenport AC 33- 0 W 6000 Douglas Park Su O26 Beloit AAC tentative Su O26 H Cincinnati Celts 33- 0 W 3000 Douglas Park Su N02 H Pine Village AC 0- 0 T 4000 Douglas Park maybe 5000 Su N09 H Moline Fans Association 57- 0 W 2000 Douglas Park muddy field Tu N11 H Fort Wayne War Vets Douglas Park tentative - not played Tu N11 H Detroit Heralds Douglas Park cancelled Su N16 H Hammond Clabby AC 55- 0 W 1300 Douglas Park Su N16 H St. Louis Park (MN) Douglas Park cancelled Su N23 H Columbus Panhandles 40- 0 W 8000 Douglas Park maybe 4500 Th N27 H Davenport AC 26- 0 W 1500 Douglas Park Su N30 H Akron Indians 17- 0 W 1700 Douglas Park Su D07 H Canton Bulldogs Douglas Park tried to make arrangements
Record for Year: 10-1-1 .909 Points: 373-12
Year: 1920 Rock Island Independents State Ranking: 2
Dy Dat Opponent Score Atten Field/Park Comment Su S26 H St. Paul Ideals 48- 0 W 800 Douglas Park Su O03 H Muncie Flyers 45- 0 W 3110 Douglas Park tent/Ft Wayne Su O10 H Hammond Pros 26- 0 W 2550 Douglas Park Su O17 H Wheeling (WV) Collegians Douglas Park tentative Su O17 H Decatur (IL) Staleys 0- 7 L 7000 Douglas Park Su O24 H Racine (Chicago) Cardinals 7- 0 W 4000 Douglas Park Su O31 H Chicago Tigers 20- 7 W Douglas Park Su N07 H Decatur (IL) Staleys 0- 0 T 4991 Douglas Park maybe 7000 Su N07 A Akron Pros League Park cancelled Th N11 Chicago Thorn-Tornadoes 7- 7 T at Monmouth(IL) Su N14 H Dayton Triangles 0- 21 L Douglas Park Su N21 A Canton Bulldogs Lakeside Park postponed Su N28 H Akron Pros cancelled Su N28 H Wheeling (WV) Collegians 48- 7 W 2500 Douglas Park Su N28 A Canton Bulldogs Lakeside Park cancelled Su J09 Chicago Pullman Thorns 14- 7 W Dexter Park Pavilion
Record for Year: 7-2-2 .778 Points: 215-56
Year: 1921 Rock Island Independents
Dy Dat Opponent Score Atten Field/Park Comment Su O02 H Detroit Tigers 0- 0 T 3304 Douglas Park Mo O10 A Chicago Staleys 10- 14 L 5000 Staley Field Su O16 A Chicago Cardinals 14- 7 W 4000 Normal Park Su O23 A Detroit Tigers 14- 0 W 3000 Tiger Stadium Su O30 A Green Bay Packers 13- 3 W 6000 Hagemeister Park Su N06 H Minneapolis Marines 14- 3 W 2000 Douglas Park Su N13 A Chicago Staleys 0- 3 L 4000 Cubs Park Su N20 H Duluth Knights of Columbus 28- 0 W Douglas Park Su N27 Beloit Fairbanks-Morse 0- 0 T at Dixon(IL) RII played as Dixon/Beloit played as Rochelle Su D04 H Dayton Triangles Douglas Park game cancelled
Record for Year: 5-2-2 .714 Points: 93-30
Year: 1922 Rock Island Independents
Dy Dat Opponent Score Atten Field/Park Comment Su S24 H Moline Indians 26- 0 W 2035 Douglas Park Su O01 H Green Bay Packers 19- 14 W 3500 Douglas Park Su O08 H Chicago Bears 6- 10 L 4749 Douglas Park Su O15 H Evansville Crimson Giants 60- 0 W 2000 Douglas Park maybe 1200 Su O22 H Rochester Jeffersons 26- 0 W Douglas Park Su O29 A Green Bay Packers 0- 0 T 8000 Hagemeister Park maybe 3100 Su N05 A Milwaukee Badgers Athletic Park cancelled - rain Su N05 A Gary Elks Gleason Park cancelled Su N12 H Dayton Triangles 43- 0 W Douglas Park Su N19 A Chicago Bears 0- 3 L 5600 Cubs Park Su N26 A Minneapolis Marines Nicollet Park cancelled
Record for Year: 5-2-1 .714 Points: 180-27
Year: 1923 Rock Island Independents
Dy Dat Opponent Score Atten Field/Park Comment Su S23 H Moline Indians 9- 6 W Douglas Park non-league game Su S30 H Chicago Bears 3- 0 W 3500 Douglas Park Su O07 H Cleveland Indians 0- 0 T 3500 Douglas Park Su O14 H Rochester Jeffersons 56- 0 W 2500 Douglas Park Su O21 H Hibbing (MN) Miners 27- 7 W Douglas Park non-league game Su O28 A Omaha Olympics 22- 6 W 3500 Western League Park non-league game Su N04 H Milwaukee Badgers 3- 14 L 2500 Douglas Park Su N11 A Minneapolis Marines 6- 6 T Nicollet Park Su N18 A Chicago Bears 3- 7 L 6500 Cubs Park Su N25 H Minneapolis Marines 6- 6 T Douglas Park Su D02 A Lansing (MI) Durant All-Stars 7- 6 W non-league game Su D09 A Chicago Bears 7- 29 L 6000 Cubs Park
Record for Year: 6-3-3 .667 Points: 149-87
Year: 1924 Rock Island Independents
Dy Dat Opponent Score Atten Field/Park Comment Su S21 H Moline Indians 7- 0 W 1500 Douglas Park non-league game Su S28 H Chicago Bears 0- 0 T 4500 Douglas Park Su O05 H Racine Legion 9- 0 W Douglas Park Su O12 H Louisville Brecks Douglas Park cancelled Su O12 H Hammond Pros 26- 0 W 3000 Douglas Park Su O19 H Dayton Triangles 20- 0 W 4000 Douglas Park Su O26 A Kansas City Blues 7- 23 L Municipal Stadium Su N02 A Chicago Bears 3- 3 T 6000 Cubs Park Su N09 A Racine Legion 6- 3 W Su N16 H Kansas City Blues 17- 0 W Douglas Park Su N23 H Duluth Kelleys 0- 9 L 2500 Douglas Park Th N27 H Hammond/Duluth/Kenosha Stars 10- 6 W 1500 Douglas Park non-league game Su N30 H Minneapolis Marines Douglas Park cancelled - cold Su D07 A Clinton (IA) Legion 13- 0 W 3000 River Front Park non-league game Su D14 A Chicago Bears 7- 6 W 7000 Wrigley Field non-league game Su D21 A Southern All-Stars cancelled Th D25 A Beaumont (TX) 31- 0 W non-league game Su D28 A Texas All-Stars 13- 7 W non-league game Th J01 A San Antonio 14- 0 W non-league game Su A Galveston (TX) 18- 0 W non-league game
Record for Year: 13-2-2 .867 Points: 201-57
Year: 1925 Rock Island Independents
Dy Dat Opponent Score Atten Field/Park Comment Su S20 H Chicago Bears 0- 0 T Douglas Park Su S27 H Dayton Triangles 0- 0 T Douglas Park Su O04 H Green Bay Packers 3- 0 W 3000 Su O11 A Duluth Kelleys 12- 0 W Athletic Park Su O18 A Green Bay Packers 0- 20 L 5000 East Stadium Su O25 H Kansas City Cowboys 3- 3 T Douglas Park Su N01 A Chicago Bears 0- 6 L 8000 Wrigley Field Su N08 H Hammond Pros Douglas Park cancelled - snow We N11 A Clinton (IA) Legion 23- 6 W Riverfront Park non-league game Su N15 H Kansas City Cowboys 35- 12 W Douglas Park Su N22 H Milwaukee Badgers 40- 7 W Douglas Park Th N26 A Detroit Panthers 6- 3 W Tiger Stadium Su N29 A Chicago Cardinals 0- 7 L 3000 Su D06 A Buffalo Bisons cancelled by Buffalo
Record for Year: 6-3-3 .667 Points: 122-64
Year: 1926 Rock Island Independents
Dy Dat Opponent Score Atten Field/Park Comment Su S26 H Los Angeles Wilson Wildcats 7- 3 W 2500 Browning Field Su O03 H New York Yankees 0- 26 L 4500 Browning Field Th O07 H College - Augustana (IA) 26- 0 W Browning Field practice game Su O10 H Chicago Bulls 7- 3 W 1700 Browning Field Su O17 A Cleveland Panthers 7- 23 L 6000 Luna Bowl Sa O23 A Philadelphia Quakers 0- 9 L 15000 Sesquicentennial Stadiu Su O24 A Newark Bears 0- 0 T 400 Davids Stadium Su O31 A Brooklyn Horsemen Ebbets Field cancelled-weather Tu N02 A New York Yankees 0- 35 L 30000 Yankee Stadium Sa N06 A Philadelphia Quakers 0- 24 L 5000 Sesquicentennial Stadiu Sa N13 A Philadelphia Quakers Sesquicentennial Stadiurescheduled Su N21 A Chicago Bulls 0- 3 L 1500 Comiskey Park Su N21 A Cleveland Panthers Luna Bowl cancelled Tu N23 A Newark Bears Davids Stadium cancelled Th N25 A Clinton (IA) Legion cancelled - weather Su N28 A Brooklyn Horsemen Ebbets Field cancelled Su N28 H Los Angeles Wilson Wildcats Douglas Park tentative/cancelled - weather Sa D04 A Boston Bulldogs Braves Field cancelled Su D12 A Valley Junction (IA) AC 0- 0 T non-league game Su D12 A Chicago Bulls Comiskey Park rescheduled
Record for Year: 3-6-2 .333 Points: 47-126
Year: 1927 Rock Island Independents
Dy Dat Opponent Score Atten Field/Park Comment Su S18 H Moline Indians 13- 0 W Su S25 H Clinton (IA) Legion 6- 0 W 700 Su O02 H Chicago Mills 0- 0 T 500 Douglas Park Su O09 H Chicago Karpen Indians 24- 0 W Douglas Park Su O16 no game? Su O23 no game? Su O30 A Spring Valley (IL) Wildcats 7- 9 L Hicks Park
Record for Year: 3-1-1 .750 Points: 50-9
Year: 1928 Rock Island Independents
Dy Dat Opponent Score Atten Field/Park Comment Su S23 H Geneseo (IL) Bears 6- 0 W Douglas Park Su S30 no game? Su O07 no game? Su O14 A Davenport Battery B 6- 6 T Public School Athletic Su O21 no game? Su O28 no game? Su N04 no game? Su N11 H Davenport Battery B 12- 6 W Douglas Park Su N18 no game? Su N25 H Davenport Independents 12- 0 W 200 Douglas Park
Record for Year: 3-0-1 1.000 Points: 36-12
Historical Record:
108-35-24 20 Years Points: 2742-782
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