1922 Rock Island Independents season

1922 Rock Island Independents season
Head coach	Jimmy Conzelman
Home field	Douglas Park
Results
Record	4–2–1
League place	5th in NFL

The 1922 Rock Island Independents season was their third in the league. The team matched their previous output of 4–2–1,^[1] finishing fifth in the league. After the season they sold Ed Healey to the Chicago Bears for $100 and he became the first player ever to be sold in pro football.^[2]

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Ref.
1	October 1	Green Bay Packers	W 19–14	1–0
2	October 8	Chicago Bears	L 6–10	1–1
3	October 15	Evansville Crimson Giants	W 60–0	2–1
4	October 22	Rochester Jeffersons	W 26–0	3–1
5	October 29	at Green Bay Packers	T 0–0	3–1–1
6	November 12	Dayton Triangles	W 43–0	4–1–1
7	November 19	at Chicago Bears	L 0–3[3]	4–2–1

Players

Source:^[4]

• Lane Bridgeford; halfback
• Jerry Jones; guard
• Walter Clago; end
• Jimmy Conzelman; quarterback
• Ed Healey; tackle
• Buck Gavin; fullback
• Emmett Keefe; guard
• Jug Earp; center
• Dutch Lauer; halfback
• Eddie Usher; halfback
• Louie Kolls; center
• Eddie Novak; halfback
• Duke Slater; tackle
• Tillie Voss; end
• Jerry Johnson; halfback
• Mike Casteel; quarterback
• Dewey Lyle; line

Standings

NFL standings
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Canton Bulldogs	10	0	2	1.000	184	15	W6
Chicago Bears	9	3	0	.750	123	44	L1
Chicago Cardinals	8	3	0	.727	96	50	W1
Toledo Maroons	5	2	2	.714	94	59	L2
Rock Island Independents	4	2	1	.667	154	27	L1
Racine Legion	6	4	1	.600	122	56	L1
Dayton Triangles	4	3	1	.571	80	62	W1
Green Bay Packers (Blues)	4	3	3	.571	70	54	W2
Buffalo All-Americans	5	4	1	.556	87	41	W2
Akron Pros	3	5	2	.375	146	95	L3
Milwaukee Badgers	2	4	3	.333	51	71	L3
Oorang Indians	3	6	0	.333	69	190	W2
Minneapolis Marines	1	3	0	.250	19	40	L1
Louisville Brecks	1	3	0	.250	13	140	W1
Evansville Crimson Giants	0	3	0	.000	6	88	L3
Rochester Jeffersons	0	4	1	.000	13	76	L4
Hammond Pros	0	5	1	.000	0	69	L2
Columbus Panhandles	0	8	0	.000	24	174	L8

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

References

1. 1922 Rock Island Independents
2. "First sale of 'Pro' grid man made to Bears". Burlington Gazette. November 28, 1922. p. 11. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
3. "Bears Defeat Rock Island". The Milwaukee Journal. November 20, 1922.
4. "Boost for the Boosters". The Rock Island Argus And Daily Union. September 30, 1922. p. 17. Retrieved August 20, 2023.