Rock Island Independents Rushing Touchdowns Leaders
Career totals with the Rock Island Independents and the best single seasons in club history. Includes the 2026 season through September 14: these records are rebuilt every night, so a mark set yesterday is here this morning. Seasons before 1922 are not in the source. Figures before 1932 are reconstructions; the NFL kept no official statistics.
Buck Gavin holds the Rock Island Independents career record with 12 rushing touchdowns. The single-season record is 7, by Jimmy Conzelman in 1922.
All-time Rock Island Independents leaders
Career totals with the club| # | Player | With the club | TD | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buck Gavin | 1922–1925 | 12 | 21 |
| 2 |
 Jimmy Conzelman
|
1922 | 7 | 7 |
| 3 | Bill Giaver | 1923 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | Dutch Lauer | 1922 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | Johnny Armstrong | 1923–1925 | 3 | 28 |
| 6 | Waddy Kuehl | 1923 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | Roddy Lamb | 1925 | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | Vince McCarthy | 1924–1925 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | Mike Casteel | 1922 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | Jerry Johnson | 1922 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | Eddie Novak | 1922–1925 | 1 | 12 |
| 9 | Eddie Usher | 1922 | 1 | 5 |
Single-season Rock Island Independents records
Best seasons in club history| # | Player | Season | TD | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jimmy Conzelman
|
1922 | 7 | 7 |
| 1 | Buck Gavin | 1924 | 7 | 9 |
| 3 | Buck Gavin | 1922 | 5 | 7 |
| 4 | Bill Giaver | 1923 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | Dutch Lauer | 1922 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | Johnny Armstrong | 1923 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | Waddy Kuehl | 1923 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | Roddy Lamb | 1925 | 2 | 9 |
| 9 | Johnny Armstrong | 1924 | 1 | 9 |
| 9 | Mike Casteel | 1922 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | Jerry Johnson | 1922 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | Vince McCarthy | 1925 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Vince McCarthy | 1924 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Eddie Novak | 1925 | 1 | 11 |
| 9 | Eddie Usher | 1922 | 1 | 5 |