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1924 Rock Island Independents

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Record: 5-2-2, Finished 5th in NFL
NFL Season Summary

Scored 88 points (9.8/g), 8th of 19 in the NFL.
 Allowed 38 points (4.2/g), 3rd.
 Differential of 50 points (5.6/g), 6th.
 Expected W-L: 7.9-1.1.

Coached by John Armstrong

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 Jim Thorpe 37 4 9
FB Buck Gavin 29 4 8
BB John Armstrong 1 5
WB Rube Ursella 34 4 7
LE Fred Thomsen 27 Rook 7
LT Ned Scott 23 Rook 9
LG George Thompson 25 1 9
C Louis Kolls 32 4 7
RG Joe Kraker 28 Rook 4
RT Duke Slater 26 2 8
RE Mike Wilson 28 2 7
 Special Teams Starters
BB John Armstrong 1 5
BB John Armstrong 1 5
BB John Armstrong 1 5
BB John Armstrong 1 5

Roster

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
No. Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs AV Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
John Armstrong BB 9 5 170 5-8 Dubuque 0/0/0 1 0
Bill Ashbaugh 25 1 0 175 5-10 Pittsburgh 9/24/1899 Rook 0
Joe Bernstein 31 fb 5 2 210 6-0 LSU,Tulsa 11/23/1893 3 0
Wes Bradshaw 27 b 7 3 175 5-8 Trinity (TX),Baylor 11/26/1897 Rook 0
Walt Buland 32 t 5 4 213 6-1 none 2/7/1892 4 0
Frank DeClerk c 8 2 191 5-9 St. Ambrose 0/0/0 1 0
Buck Gavin 29 FB 9 8 179 5-10 none 6/22/1895 4 0
Joe Guyon 32 wb 3 1 195 5-10 Carlisle Indian,Georgia Tech 11/26/1892 4 0
Louis Kolls 32 C 9 7 205 6-1 St. Ambrose 12/15/1892 4 0
Joe Kraker 28 RG 5 4 170 6-1 Saskatchewan 6/14/1896 Rook 0
Joe Little Twig+ e 7 4 183 5-11 Carlisle Indian 0/0/0 2 0
Vince McCarthy 25 b 2 1 165 5-10 St. Viator 11/3/1899 Rook 0
Bob Phelan 26 b 6 2 185 5-11 Notre Dame 6/20/1898 2 0
Ned Scott 23 LT 9 9 200 6-0 Monmouth (IL) 6/8/1901 Rook 0
Duke Slater 26 RT 8 8 215 6-1 Iowa 12/9/1898 2 0
Basil Stanley 28 1 0 195 5-9 Wabash,Notre Dame,Illinois,St. Mary's (CA) 2/8/1896 Rook 0
George Thompson 25 LG 9 9 210 6-1 Iowa 8/31/1899 1 0
Fred Thomsen 27 LE 9 7 180 5-11 Nebraska 4/25/1897 Rook 0
Jim Thorpe 37 TB 9 9 202 6-1 Carlisle Indian 5/28/1887 4 0
Rube Ursella 34 WB 7 7 172 5-9 none 1/11/1890 4 0
Mike Wilson 28 RE 8 7 167 5-10 Lehigh 12/2/1896 2 0
Team Total 24.5 9 188.4 5-10.9 1.8