The 1925 Rock Island Independents season was their sixth and final season in the National Football League. The team failed to improve on their previous league record of 5–2–2, losing three NFL games.
The 1925 Independents schedule as announced following the August 1–2 owners' meeting in Chicago.
The 1924 Rock Island Independents season was their fifth in the National Football League. The Rock Island, Illinois team improved from their two-win season in 1923 by winning five games, good for fift
Quad-Cities fans were excited to learn in late September that the legendary Jim Thorpe was signed to play the 1924 NFL season with the Rock Island Independents.
Final NFL standings for 1924, as published by the Chicago Tribune on the eve of the December 7 "championship game". The Thanksgiving Day game between the Independents and Kenosha, won by the Rock Island, 10–6, was at the time regarded as official.
Three members of the 1924 Islanders team: end Mike Wilson, Hall of Fame tackle Duke Slater, and halfback Johnny Armstrong.