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1923 Rock Island Independents
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Record: 2-3-3, Finished 12th in NFL
NFL Season Summary
Scored 84 points (10.5/g), 4th of 20 in the NFL.
Allowed 62 points (7.8/g), 12th.
Differential of 22 points (2.8/g), 8th.
Expected W-L: 5.4-2.6.
Coached by
Herb Sies (2-3-3)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| TB | Bill Giaver | 25 | 1 | 5 | ||
| FB | Bob Phelan | 25 | 1 | 6 | ||
| BB | John Armstrong | Rook | 7 | |||
| WB | Waddy Kuehl | 30 | 3 | 7 | ||
| LE | Max Kadesky | 22 | Rook | 8 | ||
| LT | Forrest Cotton | 22 | Rook | 7 | ||
| LG | George Thompson | 24 | Rook | 5 | ||
| C | Louis Kolls | 31 | 3 | 5 | ||
| RG | Herb Sies | 30 | 3 | 8 | ||
| RT | Duke Slater | 25 | 1 | 8 | ||
| RE | Mike Wilson | 27 | 1 | 8 | ||
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | John Armstrong | Rook | 7 | |||
| P | John Armstrong | Rook | 7 | |||
| PR | John Armstrong | Rook | 7 | |||
| KR | John Armstrong | Rook | 7 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Armstrong | BB | 8 | 7 | 170 | 5-8 | Dubuque | 0/0/0 | Rook | |||
| Joe Bernstein | 30 | FB-G-T | 5 | 3 | 210 | 6-0 | LSU,Tulsa | 11/23/1893 | 2 | ||
| Sol Butler | 26 | WB-BB-HB | 3 | 0 | 185 | 5-8 | Dubuque | 7/26/1897 | Rook | ||
| Forrest Cotton | 22 | T | 8 | 7 | 195 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 1/14/1901 | Rook | ||
| Frank DeClerk | C | 6 | 4 | 191 | 5-9 | St. Ambrose | 0/0/0 | Rook | |||
| Bill Giaver | 25 | B | 7 | 5 | 190 | 5-9 | Georgia Tech | 5/29/1898 | 1 | ||
| Alex Gorgal | 23 | FB-WB | 5 | 2 | 180 | 5-9 | none | 1/16/1900 | Rook | ||
| Max Kadesky | 22 | E | 8 | 8 | 170 | 5-11 | Iowa | 2/8/1901 | Rook | ||
| Louis Kolls | 31 | C | 6 | 5 | 205 | 6-1 | St. Ambrose | 12/15/1892 | 3 | ||
| Waddy Kuehl | 30 | B | 8 | 7 | 165 | 5-9 | St. Ambrose,Dubuque | 2/12/1893 | 3 | ||
| Walter Lowe | 24 | B | 5 | 1 | 180 | 5-11 | Dubuque,Georgetown (DC) | 3/6/1899 | Rook | ||
| Charlie Lungren | 29 | B-E | 4 | 2 | 158 | 5-8 | Swarthmore | 6/23/1894 | Rook | ||
| Bob Phelan | 25 | B | 7 | 6 | 185 | 5-11 | Notre Dame | 6/20/1898 | 1 | ||
| Herb Sies | 30 | G-T | 8 | 8 | 203 | 6-1 | Pittsburgh | 1/2/1893 | 3 | ||
| Duke Slater | 25 | T | 8 | 8 | 215 | 6-1 | Iowa | 12/9/1898 | 1 | ||
| Hank Smith | 30 | C-G-T | 4 | 3 | 189 | 6-1 | none | 7/23/1893 | 3 | ||
| George Thompson | 24 | G-T | 7 | 5 | 210 | 6-1 | Iowa | 8/31/1899 | Rook | ||
| Harry Webber | 31 | E | 1 | 0 | 173 | Morningside | 10/18/1892 | 3 | |||
| Mike Wilson | 27 | E-BB | 8 | 8 | 167 | 5-10 | Lehigh | 12/2/1896 | 1 | ||
| Team Total | 23.9 | 8 | 186.4 | 5-7.0 | 1.1 |