Chicago Bears vs Rock Island Independents
Series timeline
Counts every meeting across all leagues, not just the league this page opens on.
▲ Chicago Bears ahead (peak +7)
Decatur Staleys Chicago Staleys Chicago Bears Rock Island Independents Tie Postseason One meeting per cell
Longest streaks: Chicago Bears 4 (1921–1922), Rock Island Independents 1 (1923). Current: Chicago Bears 1.
These teams met in the APFA (1920 to 1921) and the NFL (1922 to 1925).
The complete series lives on the main matchup page.
Splits
| Split | Chicago Bears record |
|---|---|
| Regular season | 8-1-4 |
| Hosted by Chicago Bears | 6-0-1 |
| Hosted by Rock Island Independents | 2-1-3 |
| Last 6 seasons (1920 to 1925) | 8-1-4 |
| Largest Chicago Bears win | 29-7 (1923) |
| Largest Rock Island Independents win | 3-0 (1923) |
In the record book
- Biggest blowouts#61 in APFA
Every meeting
1920s
| Season | Date | Winner | Score | Site | Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 (1-0-1) | Sep 20, 1925 | Tie | 0-0 | at Rock Island Independents | Week 1 |
| Nov 1, 1925 | Chicago Bears | 6-0 | at Chicago Bears | Week 7 | |
| 1924 (0-0-2) | Sep 28, 1924 | Tie | 0-0 | at Rock Island Independents | Week 1 |
| Nov 2, 1924 | Tie | 3-3 | at Chicago Bears | Week 6 | |
| 1923 (2-1) | Sep 30, 1923 | Rock Island Independents | 3-0 | at Rock Island Independents | Week 1 |
| Nov 18, 1923 | Chicago Bears | 7-3 | at Chicago Bears | Week 8 | |
| Dec 9, 1923 | Chicago Bears | 29-7 | at Chicago Bears | Week 11 | |
| 1922 (2-0) | Oct 8, 1922 | Chicago Bears | 10-6 | at Rock Island Independents | Week 2 |
| Nov 19, 1922 | Chicago Bears | 3-0 | at Chicago Bears | Week 8 | |
| 1921 (2-0) | Oct 10, 1921 | Chicago Staleys | 14-10 | at Chicago Staleys | Week 3 |
| Nov 13, 1921 | Chicago Staleys | 3-0 | at Chicago Staleys | Week 8 | |
| 1920 (1-0-1) | Oct 17, 1920 | Decatur Staleys | 7-0 | at Rock Island Independents | Week 4 |
| Nov 7, 1920 | Tie | 0-0 | at Rock Island Independents | Week 7 |