1902 Rock Island Independents
3-0-1 PF 64 · PA 0
The 1902 Rock Island Independents went 3-0-1, scoring 64 points and allowing 0 in 4 games. Home games were played at Twelfth Street Park. Their biggest win was 47-0 over Bennetts on Nov 23. Mostly men from Rock Island's west end, the Independents went unbeaten and unscored on. A game with the Columbia team from the east end was announced for Oct. 26, but no result was printed, and a Nov. 23 "tri-city championship" game with the Moline East End Athletics was called off.
1902 Schedule & Results
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12 | Davenport Standards | AwayDavenport ball park | W 6-0 | |
| Full Rock Island lineup printed (Argus, Oct. 13, 1902). | ||||
| Nov | My Brothers of Moline | AwayMoline | T 0-0 | |
| Date not given; reported as played "recently" (Argus, Nov. 19, 1902). | ||||
| Nov 23 | Bennetts | HomeTwelfth Street Park | W 47-0 | |
| Played after the Moline East End Athletics game was called off (Argus, Nov. 24, 1902). | ||||
| Nov 30 | Tower Lights | HomeTwelfth Street Park | W 11-0 | |
| Carse and E. Oberg singled out (Argus, Dec. 1, 1902). | ||||
1902 Roster (13)
- H. Battles E
- E. Bloomquist G/T
- Will Carse QB
- E. Colligan E
- W. Fowler C
- Marx Harder G/T
- E. Oberg FB
- Oscar Oberg HB
- M. Ohlweller C
- Ryan G/T
- W. Stremmel QB
- L. Swanson E
- J. Wright G/T