The Rock Island Independents and Saint Paul Ideals play game to honor the first NFL game played back in September 1920 for round 6 of the NFL Draft at Augustana ...

The Rock Island Independents competed unattached as early as 1901 and became the disputed national champion in 1919. It was one of 11 communities that formed the American Professional Football ...

If you used your imagination Sunday afternoon, you could be transplanted to 1920 for a football game between the Moline Universal Tractors and Rock Island Independents in Rock Island’s Douglas ...

It also was used for football, and in 1907, the Rock Island Independents football team played its first game there. By 1912, it was the team's home.

WTHR Indianapolis. Taking a look back at the Rock Island Independents, a founding franchise of the NFL. Posted: February 6, 2025 | Last updated: February 6, 2025 ...

ROCK ISLAND -- Upgrades are planned for historic Douglas Park, which hosted the first NFL game in America on Sept. 26, 1920. Douglas Park sits at the intersection of Martin Luther King Drive and ...

An estimated crowd of 300-400 people filled lawn chairs and bleachers to watch the Rock Island Independents defeat their old foes, the Moline Universal Tractors, 24-0.