1926 Rock Island Independents season

American football team season November 2013 Rock Island Independents 1926 2–7–2 overall 2–6 in AFL 7th in AFL Dale Johnson Johnny Armstrong Browning Field 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.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), 0-312-11435-4 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.The Rock Island Independents Coffin Corner Professional Football Researchers Association 5 3 1983 1–7 http://www.profootballresearchers.org/Coffin_Corner/05-03-131.pdf Braunwart, Bob Bob Carroll amp dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121022112208/http://www.profootballresearchers.org/Coffin_Corner/05-03-131.pdf October 22, 2012 Schedule Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources 1 September 26 Los Angeles Wildcats W 7-3 1–0 Browning Field 2 October 3 New York Yankees L 0–26 1–1 Browning Field 3 October 10 Chicago Bulls W 7-3 2–1 Browning Field 4 October 17 at Cleveland Panthers L 7–23 2–2 5 October 23 at Philadelphia Quakers L 7–23 2–3 6 October 24 at Newark Bears T 0-0 2–3–1 — October 31 at Brooklyn Horsemen canceled 7 November 2 at New York Yankees L 0–35 2–4–1 8 November 6 at Philadelphia Quakers L 0–24 2–5–1 — November 21 at Cleveland Panthers canceled 9 November 21 at Chicago Bulls L 0–3 2–6–1 — November 23 at Newark Bears canceled — November 25 Clinton, Illinois canceled — November 28 at Brooklyn Horsemen canceled — December 4 at Boston Bulldogs canceled — December 5 Clinton, Illinois L 3–6 — Browning Field — December 12 Valley Junction A.C. T 0-0 — Browning Field Note: Non-league games in italics. Thanksgiving Day: November 25. League standings TeamWLTPct.PFPAHead coachDavis 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) 0-312-11435-4 Philadelphia Quakers820.8009352 Bob Folwell New York Yankees1050.66721282 Ralph Scott Cleveland Panthers320.6006246 Roy Watts Los Angeles Wildcats662.50010583 Jim Clark Chicago Bulls563.4558869 Joey Sternaman Boston Bulldogs240.3332081 Herb Treat Rock Island Independents261.25021126 Johnny Armstrong Brooklyn Horsemen130.2502568 Eddie McNeeley Newark Bears032.000726 Harold Hansen References 35em External links 1926 Rock Island Independents season, Pro Football Archives, www.profootballarchives.com Category:Rock Island Independents seasons Rock Island Rock Island