| Champ Davis |
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 | Class:
Senior
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| Hometown:
Plano, TX
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| High School:
West HS
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| Height / Weight:
6-2 / 238
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| Position:
FB
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| Birthdate:
09/22/1984
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Hawk-Item - - Moved from fullback to tight end during 2004 spring practice before moving back to fullback during the season . . . missed final four games of 2004 due to injury suffered in win at Illinois . . . one-of-seven true freshmen to see action in 2003.
2006 - - Listed as second team fullback following spring practice . . . saw action in 41-7 win over Montana as offense gained 416 yards total offense . . . had one rushing attempt for five yards vs. Montana . . . saw action in double overtime win at Syracuse . . . had no offensive statistics vs. Syracuse, but had one solo tackle . . . saw action in win over Iowa State . . . had one kickoff return for 11 yards . . . saw action in win at Illinois, but had no statistics . . . saw action in loss to top-ranked Ohio State, with one pass reception for two yards . . . saw action in win over Purdue as offense reached season high marks in points (47) and rushing yards (286) . . . one pass reception for three yards vs. Purdue . . . saw action in loss at Indiana as offense gained 467 yards total offense . . . had one pass reception for 28 yards vs. Indiana, marking the longest reception of his career . . . saw action in loss at Michigan, but had no statistics before leaving the game due to injury . . . did not see action in win over Northern Illinois due to injury . . . saw action on special teams in loss to Northwestern, recording one kickoff return for seven yards . . . saw action in loss to Wisconsin, but had no statistics . . . saw action in loss at Minnesota, recording one reception for two yards, as offense gained season-best 546 yards total offense . . . saw action vs. Texas in Alamo Bowl, but had no statistics.
2005 - - Saw action in opening win over Ball State, but had no statistics . . . saw action at Iowa State . . . had one pass reception for nine yards and recorded two tackles on special teams . . . saw action in win over Northern Iowa, with one pass reception for three yards . . . saw action at Ohio State, recording three receptions for 22 yards . . . saw action in win over Illinois as offense rushed for 301 yards and gained 476 yards total offense, but had no statistics . . . saw action in win at Purdue, but had no statistics . . . saw action in win over Indiana as offense gained 425 yards total offense . . . recorded one kickoff return for seven yards vs. Hoosiers . . . saw action vs. Michigan, with one rushing attempt for 10 yards . . . saw action at Northwestern, recording one pass reception for 10 yards . . . saw action in win at Wisconsin . . . one reception for six yards at Wisconsin resulted in first career touchdown, giving Iowa a 10-10 tie in third quarter . . . saw action in win over Minnesota as offense gained 613 yards total offense, but had no statistics . . . saw action in Outback Bowl vs. Florida, with one pass reception for eight yards.
2004 - - Not listed on depth chart following spring practice . . . season totals included four rushing attempts for eight yards and four receptions for 15 yards while playing in first eight games before being injured . . . saw action in opening win over Kent State, but had no statistics . . . saw action in win over Iowa State, but had no statistics . . . saw action at Arizona State, with one rushing attempt for two yards . . . saw action at Michigan, but had no statistics . . . saw action in win over Michigan State . . . had one KO return for 32 yards, the first of his career, setting up an Iowa field goal just before halftime . . . saw action in win over Ohio State . . . had one reception for five yards vs. OSU for first catch of the season . . . saw action in win at Penn State, but had no statistics . . . saw action in win at Illinois, with three rushing attempts for six yards and three receptions for 10 yards . . . suffered knee injury in second quarter at Illinois and did not return . . . missed remainder of season due to knee surgery.
2003 - - Started at fullback in opening win over Miami, becoming first true freshman to start on offense in the Kirk Ferentz era at Iowa . . . had two carries for eight yards . . . rushed for 22 yards on three attempts in win over Buffalo and had three receptions for 33 yards . . . suffered foot injury vs. Buffalo and missed next six games . . . returned to action in win over Illinois, but gained no yardage on just one rushing attempt . . . did not see action at Purdue . . . saw action in win over Minnesota, but had no statistics . . . did not see action in win at Wisconsin . . . saw action in Outback Bowl win over Florida, but had no statistics.
High school honors - - All-conference honorable mention as a senior . . . named second team all-conference as a sophomore and junior . . . team captain senior season . . . Career - - four year letterman . . . earned two letters at West Des Moines Valley HS during freshman and sophomore campaigns and two letters at Plano West HS during junior and senior seasons . . . rushed for 1,398 yards and totaled 583 receiving yards with 25 touchdowns during career . . . totaled 223 yards rushing and scored four touchdowns as a senior . . . ran for 670 yards and caught 28 passes for 260 yards as a junior . . . rushed for 505 yards with eight touchdowns as a sophomore . . . became the first freshman to play varsity football at West Des Moines Valley HS.
Personal - - 9/22/84 . . . business/pre-law major . . . parents are Jerome and Cynthia Davis . . . attended West Des Moines Valley HS as freshman and sophomore before moving to Texas . . . full name is Jerome Lee Davis Jr. . . . high school coach at Plano was Mike Hughes.
Davis' Collegiate Stats
| Rushing |
At. |
Yards |
Avg. |
TD |
Lng |
| Freshman |
6 |
30 |
5.0 |
0 |
18 |
| Sophomore |
4 |
8 |
2.0 |
0 |
4 |
| Junior |
1 |
10 |
10.0 |
0 |
10 |
| Senior |
1 |
6 |
5.0 |
0 |
5 |
| Career |
12 |
53 |
4.4 |
0 |
18 |
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| Receiving |
No. |
Yards |
Avg. |
TD |
Lng |
| Freshman |
3 |
33 |
11.0 |
0 |
14 |
| Sophomore |
3 |
15 |
5.0 |
0 |
7 |
| Junior |
8 |
58 |
7.2 |
1 |
10 |
| Senior |
4 |
35 |
8.5 |
0 |
28 |
| Career |
18 |
141 |
8.2 |
1 |
28 |
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