1924 Rock Island Independents season

The 1924 Rock Island Independents season was their fifth in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 2–3–3, winning five games.[1] They finished fifth in the league.

1924 Rock Island Independents season
Head coachJohnny Armstrong
Results
Record5–2–2
League place5th in NFL

Schedule edit

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue
1 September 28 Chicago Bears T 0–0 0–0–1 Douglas Park
2 October 5 Racine Legion W 9–0 1–0–1 Douglas Park
3 October 12 Hammond Pros W 26–0 2–0–1 Douglas Park
4 October 19 Dayton Triangles W 20–0 3–0–1 Douglas Park
5 October 26 at Kansas City Blues L 7–23 3–1–1 Muehlebach Field
6 November 2 at Chicago Bears T 3–3 3–1–2 Cubs Park
7 November 9 at Racine Legion W 6–3 4–1–2 Horlick Field
8 November 16 Kansas City Blues W 17–0 5–1–2 Douglas Park
9 November 23 Duluth Kelleys L 0–9 5–2–2 Douglas Park

Standings edit

NFL standings
W L T PCT PF PA STK
Cleveland Bulldogs 7 1 1 .875 229 60 W2
Chicago Bears 6 1 4 .857 136 55 W3
Frankford Yellow Jackets 11 2 1 .846 326 109 W8
Duluth Kelleys 5 1 0 .833 56 16 W1
Rock Island Independents 5 2 2 .714 88 38 L1
Green Bay Packers 7 4 0 .636 108 38 L1
Racine Legion 4 3 3 .571 69 47 W1
Chicago Cardinals 5 4 1 .556 90 67 L1
Buffalo Bisons 6 5 0 .545 120 140 L3
Columbus Tigers 4 4 0 .500 91 68 L1
Hammond Pros 2 2 1 .500 18 45 W2
Milwaukee Badgers 5 8 0 .385 142 188 L2
Akron Pros 2 6 0 .250 59 132 W1
Dayton Triangles 2 6 0 .250 45 148 L6
Kansas City Blues 2 7 0 .222 46 124 L2
Kenosha Maroons 0 4 1 .000 12 117 L2
Minneapolis Marines 0 6 0 .000 14 108 L6
Rochester Jeffersons 0 7 0 .000 7 156 L7

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

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