1926 Rock Island Independents season

1926 Rock Island Independents season
Head coach Johnny Armstrong
Home field Browning Field
Results
Record 2-7-2 Overall
2–6 League
Division place 7th AFL
Playoff finish No playoffs until 1932
Timeline
Previous season Next season
1925 1927

The 1926 Rock Island Independents season was their only season in the first American Football League, after jumping to the upstart league from the National Football League. The team finished 2–6 in league play and 2-7-2 overall, earning them seventh place in the league. The Independents struggled to bring in 5000 fans to its home games and later became a traveling team after having poor attendance in its first three games.[1] The AFL folded after the 1926 and the Independents did not rejoin the NFL. They instead played as a minor, semi-pro team in 1927, then folded.[2]


Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result
1 September 26, 1926 Los Angeles Wildcats W 7-3
2 October 3, 1926 New York Yankees L 26-0
3 October 10, 1926 Chicago Bulls W 7-3
4 October 17, 1926 at Cleveland Panthers L 23-7
5 October 23, 1926 at Philadelphia Quakers L 23-7
6 October 24, 1926 at Newark Bears T 0-0
7 October 31, 1926 at Brooklyn Horsemen Canceled
8 November 2, 1926 at New York Yankees L 35-0
9 November 6, 1926 at Philadelphia Quakers L 24-0
10 November 21, 1926 at Cleveland Panthers Canceled
11 November 21, 1926 at Chicago Bulls L 3-0
12 November 23, 1926 at Newark Bears Canceled
13 November 25, 1926 Clinton, Illinois Canceled
14 November 28, 1926 at Brooklyn Horsemen Canceled
15 December 4, 1926 at Boston Bulldogs Canceled
16 December 5, 1926 Clinton, Illinois L 6-3
17 December 12, 1926 Valley Junction A.C. T 0-0

League standings

TeamWLTPct.PFPAHead Coach[3]
Philadelphia Quakers 820.8009352 Bob Folwell
New York Yankees 1050.66721282 Ralph Scott
Cleveland Panthers 320.6006246 Roy Watts
Los Angeles Wildcats 662.50010583 Jim Clark
Chicago Bulls 563.4558869 Joey Sternaman
Boston Bulldogs 240.3332081 Herb Treat
Rock Island Independents 261.25021126 Johnny Armstrong
Brooklyn Horsemen 130.2502568 Eddie McNeeley
Newark Bears 032.000726 Hal Hansen

References

  1. ↑ David S. Neft, Richard M. Cohen, and Rick Korch, The Football Encyclopedia: The Complete History of Professional Football, From 1892 to the Present (St. Martin’s Press 1994), ISBN 0-312-11435-4
  2. ↑ Braunwart, Bob and Bob Carroll (1983). "The Rock Island Independents" (PDF). Coffin Corner (Professional Football Researchers Association) 5 (3): 1–7.
  3. ↑ Davis S. Neft, Richard M. Cohen, and Rick Korch, The Football Encyclopedia: The Complete History of Professional Football, from 1892 to the Present (St. Martin's Press 1994) ISBN 0-312-11435-4