1920 Rock Island Independents Roster
American Professional Football Association (APFA)
Team Record: 6-2-2
Finishing 4th in the APFA
Coach: Rube Ursella (6-2-1)
Location: Rock Island, Illinois
1920 Rock Island Independents StatisticsTeam Record: 6-2-2
Finishing 4th in the APFA
Coach: Rube Ursella (6-2-1)
Location: Rock Island, Illinois
1920 Rock Island Independents Results
The Rock Island Independents of the American Professional Football Association ended the 1920 season with a record of 6 wins and 2 losses and 2 ties, finishing fourth in the APFA.
Rock Island moved the ball well, scoring 201 points, while the defensive squad gave up 49.
Rube Ursella coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Walt Buland | K | February 7, 1892 | 6'1" | 213 | none | Minneapolis, MN USA | 5 | 3 |
| 9 | Fred Chicken | TB | April 5, 1888 | 5'10" | 185 | none | Minneapolis, MN USA | 6 | 5 |
| Fred Denfeld | G | October 26, 1898 | 6'0" | 198 | Navy | Duluth, MN USA | 5 | 2 | |
| Mark Devlin | BB | December 5, 1894 | 5'10" | 180 | Holy Cross | Lawrence, MA USA | 1 | 0 | |
| 11 | Freeman Fitzgerald | C | August 21, 1891 | 6'0" | 195 | Notre Dame | Jervis, OR USA | 9 | 6 |
| Frank Garden | E | June 3, 1898 | 5'11" | 188 | none | 2 | 0 | ||
| 15 | Harry Gunderson | C | November 9, 1887 | 6'2" | 203 | Iowa | Rolfe, IA USA | 4 | 2 |
| 1 | Ed Healey | T | December 28, 1894 | 6'1" | 207 | Dartmouth | Indian Orchard, MA USA | 7 | 3 |
| Tom Henry | WB | 5'10" | 185 | LSU | 1 | 0 | |||
| Frank Jordan | WB | December 5, 1897 | 168 | Bucknell | Minneapolis, MN USA | 3 | 1 | ||
| 14 | Polly Koch | G-T | January 27, 1895 | 5'11" | 185 | Wisconsin | Fond du Lac, WI USA | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | Waddy Kuehl | B | February 12, 1893 | 5'9" | 165 | St. Ambrose | Davenport, IA USA | 10 | 2 |
| 6 | Dewey Lyle | RG | March 23, 1891 | 5'11" | 196 | Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN USA | 8 | 6 |
| George Magerkurth | T | December 30, 1888 | 6'3" | 210 | none | , KS USA | 1 | 0 | |
| 10 | Jerry Mansfield | FB | August 13, 1892 | 5'8" | 160 | none | Rock Island, IL | 8 | 3 |
| 14/17 | Bobby Marshall | RE | March 12, 1880 | 6'2" | 195 | Minnesota | Milwaukee, WI USA | 9 | 7 |
| 16 | Charlie Mockmore | G | November 7, 1891 | 5'11" | 192 | Iowa | Platte County, NE USA | 7 | 1 |
| 4 | Sid Nichols | BB | April 15, 1895 | 5'7" | 177 | Illinois | Creston, IA USA | 7 | 3 |
| 3 | Eddie Novak | WB | August 3, 1897 | 5'9" | 175 | none | Webster, MN USA | 9 | 5 |
| 15 | Paddy Quinn | HB | February 5, 1890 | 5'7" | 170 | none | Kilemeena Westport, IA Ireland | 3 | 0 |
| Speed Riddell | E | June 17, 1896 | 5'10" | 185 | Nebraska | Beatrice, NE USA | 1 | 0 | |
| Loyal Robb | T | July 11, 1890 | 5'9" | 184 | none | Fillmore County, NE USA | 1 | 0 | |
| 16 | Ed Shaw | LT | August 7, 1895 | 6'1" | 203 | Nebraska | Tecumseh, NE USA | 7 | 7 |
| Oak Smith | LE | February 27, 1894 | 6'2" | 185 | Drake | Downing, MO USA | 9 | 4 | |
| Sullivan | FB | none | 1 | 0 | |||||
| John Synhorst | T | November 13, 1895 | Iowa | Leighton, IA USA | 2 | 0 | |||
| 12 | Rube Ursella | BB | January 11, 1890 | 5'9" | 172 | none | Minneapolis, MN USA | 7 | 4 |
| Harry Webber | E | October 18, 1892 | 173 | Morningside | Elk Point, SD USA | 3 | 2 | ||
| Obe Wenig | E | December 23, 1895 | 5'10" | 185 | Morningside | Inwood, IA USA | 1 | 0 | |
| 8 | Pudge Wyland | LG | June 5, 1891 | 5'10" | 180 | Iowa | Minden, IA USA | 9 | 5 |
| 17/18 | Arnie Wyman | FB | August 20, 1895 | 5'11" | 172 | Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN USA | 6 | 6 |
