James John Quill
Appearance
Biographical details | |
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Alma mater | Yale Law School (JD, 1906) |
Playing career | |
1902–1903 | Amherst |
1905 | Yale |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1906 | Sewanee |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 8–1 |
James John Quill was an American football player and coach. He was a graduate of both Amherst College in Amherst, Massachusetts and the Yale Law School.[1] Quill's hit on Francis Burr in the 1905 Harvard–Yale football game was a catalyst for major reforms in the game of college football.[2] He served as the head football coach at Sewanee: The University of the South in 1906, compiling a record of 8–1.[3]
Head coaching record
[edit]Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Sewanee Tigers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1906) | |||||||||
1906 | Sewanee | 8–1 | 5–1 | 3rd | |||||
Sewanee: | 8–1 | 5–1 | |||||||
Total: | 8–1 |
References
[edit]- ^ Catalogue of the Officers and Graduates. Yale University. January 28, 2010. ISBN 9781444320817. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ Davies, Richard O. (January 28, 2010). Rivals!: The Ten Greatest American Sports Rivalries of the 20th Century. John Wiley & Sons. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "100 Years of Modern football". Yale Daily News. Retrieved December 30, 2018.