James MacPherson (American football)

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James MacPherson
No. 16
Position: Quarterback
Personal information
Date of birth: (1980-09-02) September 2, 1980 (age 44)
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Career information
High school: Tucson (AZ) Mountain View
College: Wake Forest
Undrafted: 2003
Career history
As player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As coach:
Career Arena statistics
Comp. / Att.: 321 / 471
Passing yards: 4,011
TD-INT: 88-16
QB Rating: 119.79
Rushing TDs: 8
Player stats at ArenaFan.com

James MacPherson (born September 2, 1980) is a former American football quarterback who played two seasons in the Arena Football League with the Georgia Force and Grand Rapids Rampage. He played college football at Wake Forest University and attended Mountain View High School in Tucson, Arizona. 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 for the Mountain View High School Mountain Lions. He was a three-year letterman at quarterback for Mountain Lions. He also earned All-Southern Arizona honors as both a quarterback and punter in 1997. MacPherson recorded 2,500 passing yards 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 from 1999 to 2002. He as 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]

Professional career

Indianapolis Colts

MacPherson spent the 2003 off-season with the Indianapolis Colts 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

MacPherson signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in March 2004.[6] He was released by the Tiger-Cats on June 9, 2004.[7]

Colorado Crush

MacPherson was signed by the Colorado Crush on January 6, 2005.[8] He was released by the Crush on January 20, 2005.[9]

Philadelphia Soul

MacPherson signed with the Philadelphia Soul on January 12, 2006. He was released by the Soul on January 20, 2006.[10]

Green Bay Blizzard

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

Georgia Force

MacPherson played for the Georgia Force in 2007. He was the backup to Chris Greisen, who broke the single season Arena Football League touchdown record with 117 scores.[11]

Grand Rapids Rampage

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

Coaching career

Mountain View High School

MacPherson was a coach for the Mountain View Mountain Lions from 2003 to 2004.[14]

Tortolita Junior High School

MacPherson coached at Tortolita Junior High School in 2006.[14][15]

Mountain View High School

MacPherson was a coach for the Mountain View Mountain Lions in 2008.[14]

Pima Community College

MacPherson was quarterbacks and offensive quality control coach for the Pima Aztecs in 2009.[16]

Florida Tuskers

MacPherson served as offensive quality control coach for the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League in 2010.[17][18]

Sacramento Mountain Lions

MacPherson was running backs coach of the Sacramento Mountain Lions from 2011 to 2012.[19][20]

Pima Community College

MacPherson returned as quarterbacks coach of the Pima Aztecs in 2013.[14][16]

Scouting career

MacPherson was hired as a college scout for the San Diego Chargers in May 2014.[16][21]

References

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