James MacPherson (American football) explained

James MacPherson
Number:16
Position:Quarterback
Birth Date:2 September 1980
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lbs:197
High School:Tucson (AZ) Mountain View
College:Wake Forest
Undraftedyear:2003
Pastteams:
Pastcoaching:
Aflstatlabel1:Comp. / Att.
Aflstatvalue1:321 / 471
Aflstatlabel2:Passing yards
Aflstatvalue2:4,011
Aflstatlabel3:TD–INT
Aflstatvalue3:88–16
Aflstatlabel4:QB rating
Aflstatvalue4:119.79
Aflstatlabel5:Rushing TDs
Aflstatvalue5:8
Afl:4934

James MacPherson (born September 2, 1980) is a former American football quarterback who played two seasons in the Arena Football League (AFL) with the Georgia Force and Grand Rapids Rampage. He played college football at Wake Forest University. He was also a member of the Indianapolis Colts, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Colorado Crush, Philadelphia Soul and Green Bay Blizzard.

Early years

MacPherson played high school football at Mountain View High School in Tucson, Arizona, where he was a three-year letterman at quarterback. He also earned All-Southern Arizona honors as both a quarterback and punter in 1997. MacPherson recorded 2,500 passing yards and 800 rushing yards during his career. He completed more than 56 percent of his passes. He earned all-region honors as a shortstop and pitcher in baseball. MacPherson also earned a spot on the honor roll and was named a "Scholar-Athlete" by the Arizona Interscholastic Association.[1]

College career

MacPherson played for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons of Wake Forest University from 1999 to 2002. He was redshirted in 1998.[1] He recorded 16 touchdowns on 4,716 passing yards for the Demon Deacons.[2] MacPherson earned MVP honors in the 2002 Seattle Bowl. He was also named to the Academic All-ACC Team as a senior and finished his career ranked No. 7 all-time in school history for passing yards.[3] He also occasionally served as the team's punter during his college career.[1]

Statistics

Year Team Passing Rushing Punting
0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 6 270 45.0
113 207 54.6 1,324 6.4 3 6 107.3 24 -57 -2.4 0 1 36 36.0
113 209 54.1 1,555 7.4 5 11 113.9 63 111 1.8 1 12 509 42.4
123 223 55.2 1,837 8.2 8 4 132.6 68 177 2.6 1 0 0 0.0
Career 349 639 54.6 4,716 7.4 16 21 118.3 155 231 1.5 2 19 815 42.9
Source:[2]

Professional career

Indianapolis Colts

MacPherson spent the 2003 off-season with the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL) after going undrafted in the 2003 NFL draft. He played in all four preseason games and was released by the team on August 31, 2003.[4] [5]

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

He signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League in March 2004 and was released by the Tiger-Cats on June 9, 2004.[6] [7]

Colorado Crush

MacPherson was signed by the Colorado Crush of the Arena Football League (AFL) on January 6, 2005 and released by the team on January 20, 2005.[8] [9]

Philadelphia Soul

He signed with the Philadelphia Soul of the AFL on January 12, 2006 and was released on January 20, 2006.[10]

Green Bay Blizzard

He played for the Green Bay Blizzard of the af2 in 2006, recording 36 touchdowns on 2,241 passing yards as the Blizzard advanced to ArenaCup VII.[11]

Georgia Force

MacPherson played for the Georgia Force of the AFL in 2007 and was the backup to Chris Greisen.[11]

Grand Rapids Rampage

James signed with the Grand Rapids Rampage of the AFL on October 31, 2007.[12] He recorded 88 touchdowns on 4,011 passing yards while also scoring eight rushing touchdowns for the Rampage in 2007.[13]

AFL statistics

Year Team Passing Rushing
3 4 75.0 41 1 0 146.88 0 0 0
318 467 68.1 3,970 87 16 119.56 34 115 8
Career 321 471 68.2 4,011 88 16 119.79 34 115 8
Stats from ArenaFan:[13]

Coaching career

Mountain View High School

MacPherson was a coach for the Mountain View Mountain Lions of Mountain View High School from 2003 to 2004.

Tortolita Junior High School

He coached at Tortolita Junior High School in 2006.[14]

Mountain View High School (second stint)

He was a coach for the Mountain View Mountain Lions in 2008.

Pima CC

MacPherson was quarterbacks and offensive quality control coach for the Pima Aztecs of Pima Community College in 2009.[15]

Florida Tuskers

He served as offensive quality control coach for the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League (UFL) in 2010.[16] [17]

Sacramento Mountain Lions

He was running backs coach of the Sacramento Mountain Lions of the UFL from 2011 to 2012.[18] [19]

Pima CC (second stint)

MacPherson returned as quarterbacks coach of the Pima Aztecs in 2013.[20] [15]

Scouting career

MacPherson was hired as a college scout for the San Diego Chargers in May 2014.[15] [21]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: James MacPherson . wakeforestsports.com . December 31, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141231151337/http://www.wakeforestsports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/macpherson_james00.html . December 31, 2014 .
  2. Web site: James MacPherson . Sports Reference LLC . sports-reference.com . December 31, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150721002459/http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/james-macpherson-1.html . July 21, 2015 . dead.
  3. Web site: James MacPherson . deaconclub.com . December 31, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141231152047/https://www.deaconclub.com/donor-spotlights.cfm?profile=4 . December 31, 2014 .
  4. Web site: James MacPherson . jamesmacphersonfootball.com . December 31, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141231151822/http://jamesmacphersonfootball.com/coaches/ . December 31, 2014 .
  5. Web site: James MacPherson . kffl.com . December 31, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141231151827/http://www.kffl.com/player/7773/nfl/news/james-macpherson . December 31, 2014 .
  6. News: Friday's Sports Transactions . . December 31, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141231161310/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27872-2004Mar26_2.html . December 31, 2014 .
  7. Web site: Canadian Football League . theglobeandmail.com . December 31, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141231160816/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/activity/article18266834/ . December 31, 2014 .
  8. News: Thursday's Sports Transactions . . December 31, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160822103706/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55242-2005Jan7_3.html . August 22, 2016 .
  9. Web site: Historical Team Transactions . arenafan.com . December 31, 2014.
  10. Web site: Historical Team Transactions . arenafan.com . December 31, 2014.
  11. Web site: MacPherson and Bowers Find New Homes in AFL . greenbayblizzard.com . November 19, 2007 . December 31, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141231152840/http://www.greenbayblizzard.com/NewsDetail.php?ID=90 . December 31, 2014 .
  12. Web site: Historical Team Transactions . arenafan.com . December 31, 2014.
  13. Web site: James MacPherson . arenafan.com . December 31, 2014.
  14. Web site: Mountain View graduate has persevered as pro QB . tucson.com . July 11, 2007 . December 31, 2014 . Hansen, Tyler . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160820055539/http://tucson.com/sports/football/mountain-view-graduate-has-persevered-as-pro-qb/article_23ae97a5-d52a-54d4-b260-38a1ca4f0797.html . August 20, 2016 .
  15. Web site: Former Blizzard QB Hired By San Diego Chargers . greenbayblizzard.com . May 27, 2014 . December 31, 2014 . dead . https://archive.today/20240527045736/https://www.webcitation.org/6VEbQcxIy?url=http://www.greenbayblizzard.com/NewsDetail.php%3FID=768 . May 27, 2024 .
  16. Web site: Here are Our 2010 Florida Tuskers . teamrisingsun.com . December 31, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141231154615/http://www.teamrisingsun.com/2010/09/our-2010-tuskers-roster-personnel.html . December 31, 2014 .
  17. Web site: The Scoop . footballscoop.com . May 26, 2010 . December 31, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141231160355/http://footballscoop.com/the-scoop/the-scoop-20100526-075659/ . December 31, 2014 .
  18. Web site: CBS Sports Network Will Carry the 2012 Season of UFL Football . nflgridirongab.com . August 10, 2012 . December 31, 2014 . Bach, Chris . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141231155449/http://archive.nflgridirongab.com/2012/08/10/cbs-sports-network-will-carry-the-2012-season-of-ufl-football/ . December 31, 2014 .
  19. Web site: Mountain Lions Game Notes for September 17 Game Vs. Las Vegas . oursportscentral.com . September 15, 2011 . December 31, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141231155450/http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4295269 . December 31, 2014 .
  20. Web site: James MacPherson, Quarterbacks Coach . pima.edu . December 31, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141231155755/https://www.pima.edu/current-students/athletics/mediaguide/football-media-guide.pdf . December 31, 2014 .
  21. Web site: JAMES MACPHERSON . chargers.com . December 31, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141231160319/http://www.chargers.com/team/staff/james-macpherson/30a8b957-568a-4bc7-918d-40fbc68bdc8b . December 31, 2014 .

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