The 1923 Rock Island Independents season was their fourth in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 4–2–1, winning only two games. They finished twelfth in the league.
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record 1 September 30 Chicago Bears W 3–01–0 2 October 7 Cleveland Indians T 0–01–0–1 3 October 14 Rochester Jeffersons W 56–02–0–1 4 November 4 Milwaukee Badgers L 3–142–1–1 5 November 11 at Minneapolis Marines T 6–62–1–2 6 November 18 at Chicago Bears L 3–72–2–2 7 November 25 Minneapolis Marines T 6–62–2–3 8 December 9 at Chicago Bears L 7–292–3–3
Standings NFL standings W L T PCT PF PA STK Canton Bulldogs 11 0 1 1.000 246 19 W5 Chicago Bears 9 2 1 .818 123 35 W1 Green Bay Packers 7 2 1 .778 85 34 W5 Milwaukee Badgers 7 2 3 .778 100 49 W1 Cleveland Indians 3 1 3 .750 52 49 L1 Chicago Cardinals 8 4 0 .667 161 56 L1 Duluth Kelleys 4 3 0 .571 35 33 L3 Buffalo All-Americans 5 4 3 .556 94 43 L1 Columbus Tigers 5 4 1 .556 119 35 L1 Toledo Maroons 3 3 2 .500 35 66 L1 Racine Legion 4 4 2 .500 86 76 W1 Rock Island Independents 2 3 3 .400 84 62 L1 Minneapolis Marines 2 5 2 .286 48 81 L1 St. Louis All-Stars 1 4 2 .200 25 74 L1 Hammond Pros 1 5 1 .167 14 59 L4 Akron Pros 1 6 0 .143 25 74 W1 Dayton Triangles 1 6 1 .143 16 95 L2 Oorang Indians 1 10 0 .091 50 257 W1 Louisville Brecks 0 3 0 .000 0 90 L3 Rochester Jeffersons 0 4 0 .000 6 141 L4
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
Roster Team photo, picturing, from left to right: top row – Chester Thompson (president of the Rock Island Football Association), Alex Gorgal, Bulger Lowe, Jack Paridon (trainer), Charlie Lungren, Frank DeClerk, J. J. Rimmerman (managing secretary); middle row – Mike Wilson, Duke Slater, Herb Sies (captain / head coach), Lou Kolls, Hank Smith, Joe Burten, Max Kadesky; bottom row – Waddy Kuehl, Bob Phelan, Johnny Armstrong, Bill Giaver; Fod Cotton and George Thompson not pictured Charlie Lungren (June 23, 1896 – March 21, 1972), back/end (4 games), Swarthmore College