1924 Rock Island Independents (NFL) |
| 5th place • 5-2-2 .714 |
| Head Coach: Rube Ursella |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sun | 9/21/1924 | H | Moline Indians | 7-0 | W | Rock Island, IL | Douglas Park | 1500 | |
| Sun | 9/28/1924 | H | Chicago Bears | 0-0 | T | Rock Island, IL | Douglas Park | 4500 | |
| Sun | 10/5/1924 | H | Racine Legion | 9-0 | W | Rock Island, IL | Douglas Park | 3500 | |
| Sun | 10/12/1924 | H | Louisville Brecks | - | Rock Island, IL | Douglas Park | |||
| Sun | 10/12/1924 | H | Hammond Pros | 26-0 | W | Rock Island, IL | Douglas Park | 3000 | |
| Sun | 10/19/1924 | H | Dayton Triangles | 20-0 | W | Rock Island, IL | Douglas Park | 4500 | |
| Sun | 10/26/1924 | A | Kansas City Blues | 7-23 | L | Kansas City, MO | Muehlebach Field | ||
| Sun | 11/2/1924 | A | Chicago Bears | 3-3 | T | Chicago, IL | Cubs Park | 6000 | |
| Sun | 11/9/1924 | A | Racine Legion | 6-3 | W | Racine, WI | Horlick Athletic Field | 3500 | |
| Sun | 11/16/1924 | H | Kansas City Blues | 17-0 | W | Rock Island, IL | Douglas Park | 3000 | |
| Sun | 11/23/1924 | H | Duluth Kelleys | 0-9 | L | Rock Island, IL | Douglas Park | 2500 | |
| Thu | 11/27/1924 | H | Kensoha Maroons | - | Rock Island, IL | Douglas Park | |||
| Thu | 11/27/1924 | H | Kenosha-Hammond All-Stars | 10-6 | W | Rock Island, IL | Douglas Park | 1500 | |
| Sun | 11/30/1924 | H | Minneapolis Marines | - | Rock Island, IL | Douglas Park | |||
| Sun | 12/7/1924 | A | Clinton American Legion | 13-0 | W | Clinton, IA | River-Front Park | 2000 | |
| Sun | 12/14/1924 | A | Chicago Bears | 7-6 | W | Chicago, IL | Cubs Park | 7000 | |
| Sun | 12/21/1924 | A | Southern All-Stars | - | Houston, TX | ||||
| Thu | 12/25/1924 | A | Port Arthur Pirates | 31-0 | W | Beaumont, TX | Magnolia Park | ||
| Sun | 12/28/1924 | A | McMillian's Texas All-Stars | 13-7 | W | Houston, TX | West End Park | ||
| Thu | 1/1/1925 | A | College All-Stars | 14-0 | W | San Antonio, TX | Schwab Field | 5000 | |
| Sat | 1/3/1925 | A | Galveston Hurricanes | 18-0 | W | Galveston, TX | School Park | 500 | |
| Schedule Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| 10/12/1924 | Louisville Brecks | Canceled |
| 11/27/1924 | Kensoha Maroons | Canceled |
| 11/30/1924 | Minneapolis Marines | Canceled |
| 12/21/1924 | Southern All-Stars | Canceled |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Johnny Armstrong | 17 | DB-QB-ROH | 5-8 | 155 | 27 | Dubuque | 9 | 5 |
| John Ashbaugh | FB-LB | 185 | 27 | St. Thomas (Minnesota) | 1 | 0 | ||
| Wes Bradshaw | 7 | DB-ROH-QB-LOH | 5-11 | 175 | 27 | Burleson JC; Trinity (Texas); Baylor | 7 | 3 |
| Walt Buland | ROG-RDG-LOG-LDG-ROT-RDT | 6-1 | 213 | 32 | none | 5 | 4 | |
| Joe Burten | 8 | ROG-RDG-LOG-LDG | 6-0 | 205 | 31 | Louisiana State | 5 | 2 |
| Frank DeClerk | 4 | C-MG | 5-9 | 189 | 25 | St. Ambrose | 8 | 2 |
| Pat Gavin | 6 | FB-LB-LOH-DB | 5-10 | 179 | 33 | none | 9 | 8 |
| Joe Guyon | 14 | DB-ROH-QB-LOE-LDE | 5-10 | 194 | 32 | Carlisle Indian; Georgia Tech | 3 | 1 |
| Louie Kolls | 2 | C-MG-ROE-RDE | 6-1 | 205 | 32 | St. Ambrose | 9 | 7 |
| Joe Kraker | 3 | ROG-RDG-LOG-LDG | 6-1 | 170 | 28 | none | 5 | 4 |
| Joe Little Twig | 9 | LOE-LDE-LOT-LDT-ROE-RDE | 5-11 | 182 | 27 | Carlisle Indian | 7 | 4 |
| Vince McCarthy | 10 | QB-ROH-LOG | 5-10 | 155 | 24 | St. Viator | 2 | 1 |
| Bob Phelan | 20 | ROH-DB-FB-LB | 5-11 | 185 | 26 | Notre Dame | 6 | 2 |
| Ned Scott | 18 | LOT-LDT-LOG-LDG | 6-0 | 200 | 23 | Monmouth (Illinois) | 9 | 9 |
| Duke Slater | 16 | ROT-RDT | 6-1 | 215 | 26 | Iowa | 8 | 8 |
| Basil Stanley | ROG-RDG | 5-9 | 195 | 28 | Wabash; Notre Dame; Illinois | 1 | 0 | |
| George Thompson | 15 | LOG-LDG-LOT-LDT | 6-1 | 208 | 25 | Iowa | 9 | 9 |
| Fred Thomsen | 21 | LOE-LDE-ROE-RDE | 5-11 | 175 | 27 | Nebraska | 9 | 7 |
| Jim Thorpe | 1 | LOH-DB | 6-1 | 200 | 36 | Carlisle Indian | 9 | 9 |
| Rube Ursella | 19 | DB-ROH-QB | 5-9 | 170 | 34 | none | 7 | 7 |
| Mike Wilson | 5 | ROE-RDE | 5-10 | 168 | 28 | Widener; Muhlenberg; Lehigh | 8 | 7 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 88 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 6 | 9 | 0 | 23 | 38 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Gavin | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Rube Ursella | 1 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Johnny Armstrong | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Vince McCarthy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Jim Thorpe | 0 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 0 | 7 |
| Joe Little Twig | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Mike Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Louie Kolls | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 12 | 7 | 12 | 58.3 | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 0 | 88 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 4 | 0 | 38 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Thorpe | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 25 | 1/ | 1/ | 0/ | 0/ | 0/ | |
| Rube Ursella | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 25 | 0/ | 1/ | 0/ | 0/ | 0/ |
| Team Totals | 3 | 25 | 1/ | 2/ | 0/ | 0/ | 0/ | |||
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 0/ | 0/ | 2/ | 2/ | 0/ |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Gavin | 7 | ||||
| Johnny Armstrong | 1 | ||||
| Vince McCarthy | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 9 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 3 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Armstrong | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Jim Thorpe | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Opponents Totals | 1 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rube Ursella | 1 | ||||||||
| Mike Wilson | 1 | ||||||||
| Team Totals | 2 | ||||||||
| Opponents Totals | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Little Twig | 1 | ||||||
| Team Totals | 1 | ||||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
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