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]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.