1901 Rock Island Independents
0-1-1 PF 0 · PA 6
The 1901 Rock Island Independents went 0-1-1, scoring 0 points and allowing 6 in 2 games. Home games were played at Rock Island park and Twelfth Street Park. This is the first Independents football team on record, a Sunday team that played two late-fall games. The papers named none of its players.
1901 Schedule & Results
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 10 | Moline Fifth Ward | HomeRock Island park | T 0-0 | |
| First game on record (Argus, Nov. 11, 1901). "A good crowd"; no players named. | ||||
| Nov 17 | Elm Street | HomeTwelfth Street Park | L 0-6 | |
| "Decidedly outweighed" in "a close contest" (Argus, Nov. 18, 1901). | ||||
1901 Roster (0)
No roster for this season in the player database yet.