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1921 Rock Island Independents season

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1921 Rock Island Independents season
Head coachFrank Coughlin and Jimmy Conzelman
Home fieldDouglas Park
Results
Record5–2–1 Overall
4–2–1 APFA
League place5th in APFA

The 1921 Rock Island Independents season was their second completed in the young American Professional Football Association (APFA). The team failed to improve on their previous record against league opponents of 6–2–2, winning only four games.[1] They finished fifth in the league.[2]

Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record
1 October 2 Detroit Tigers T 0–0 0–0–1
2 October 10 at Chicago Staleys L 10–14 0–1–1
3 October 16 at Chicago Cardinals W 14–7 1–1–1
4 October 23 at Detroit Tigers W 14–0 2–1–1
5 October 30 at Green Bay Packers W 13–3 3–1–1
6 November 6 Minneapolis Marines W 14–3 4–1–1
7 November 13 at Chicago Staleys L 0–3 4–2–1
November 20 Duluth Knights of Columbus W 28–0 5–2–1
  • Game in italics is against a non-NFL team.

Standings

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APFA standings
W L T PCT PF PA STK
Chicago Staleys 9 1 1 .900 128 53 T1
Buffalo All-Americans 9 1 2 .900 211 29 L1
Akron Pros 8 3 1 .727 148 31 W1
Canton Bulldogs 5 2 3 .714 106 55 W1
Rock Island Independents 4 2 1 .667 65 30 L1
Evansville Crimson Giants 3 2 0 .600 89 46 W1
Green Bay Packers 3 2 1 .600 70 55 L1
Dayton Triangles 4 4 1 .500 96 67 L1
Chicago Cardinals 3 3 2 .500 54 53 T1
Rochester Jeffersons 2 3 0 .400 85 76 W2
Cleveland Indians 3 5 0 .375 95 58 L1
Washington Senators 1 2 0 .334 21 43 L1
Cincinnati Celts 1 3 0 .250 14 117 L2
Hammond Pros 1 3 1 .250 17 45 L2
Minneapolis Marines 1 3 0 .250 37 41 L1
Detroit Tigers 1 5 1 .167 19 109 L5
Columbus Panhandles 1 8 0 .111 47 222 W1
Tonawanda Kardex 0 1 0 .000 0 45 L1
Muncie Flyers 0 2 0 .000 0 28 L2
Louisville Brecks 0 2 0 .000 0 27 L2
New York Brickley Giants 0 2 0 .000 0 72 L2

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

References

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