Quarterback, Northwestern (from Carlisle), 1899–1905
James Johnson
James Johnson played quarterback at Carlisle (1899–1903) and Northwestern (1904–05). He was a consensus All‑American in 1903. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1969.
Honors
The teams in those years
- 1899 Carlisle9–2Before the AP poll (1936)
- 1900 Carlisle6–4–1Before the AP poll (1936)
- 1901 Carlisle5–7–1Before the AP poll (1936)
- 1902 Carlisle8–3Before the AP poll (1936)
- 1903 Carlisle11–2–1Before the AP poll (1936)
- 1904 Northwestern8–2Before the AP poll (1936)
- 1905 Northwestern8–2–1Before the AP poll (1936)
Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.
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