James John Quill
# James John Quill

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. 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. He served as the head football coach at Sewanee: The University of the South in 1906, compiling a record of 8–1.

## Head coaching record

| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Sewanee Tigers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1906) ||||||
| 1906 | Sewanee | 8–1 | 5–1 | 3rd |
| Sewanee: | Sewanee: | 8–1 | 5–1 | |
| Total: | Total: | 8–1 | | |
