2012 IOWA HAWKEYES 44 - - **James Morris Linebacker 6-2, 230, Junior Solon, Iowa (Solon HS) Hawk-Item - - Ranked fifth in the Big Ten and tied for 37th nationally in tackles per game (9.2) in 2011 . . . one of four juniors named to 2012 Leadership Group . . . one of four sophomores named to 2011 Leadership Group . . . one of nine true freshmen to see action in 2010. 2012 Preseason Honors - - Second team preseason all-Big Ten by Phil Steele’s College Football . . . 2012 - - listed as first team middle linebacker following spring practice. 2011 Honors - - Academic all-Big Ten . . . honorable mention all-Big Ten by both league coaches and media . . . third team all-Big Ten by College Football Madness and Phil Steele . . . 2011 Preseason Honors - - second team preseason All-Big Ten by Athlon Sports, Lindy’s Football Preview and Phil Steele’s College Football . . . 2011 - - started all 12 games he played, recording 52 solo tackles and 58 assists to share team lead in tackles . . . also had 3.5 tackles for loss, one interception, one pass break-up and one QB pressure . . . started at middle linebacker in 34-9 opening win over Tennessee Tech . . . recorded 10 tackles, including four solo stops, in opening win, along with first career interception and 52 yard return that led to Iowa field goal . . . started at middle linebacker in triple-overtime loss at Iowa State, recording seven solo tackles . . . started at middle linebacker in 31-27 win over Pittsburgh . . . matched career-high with 13 tackles vs. Pitt, including six solo tackles and seven assists . . . started a t middle linebacker in 45-17 win over Louisiana-Monroe as defense allowed just 59 net rushing yards . . . recorded five solo tackles and five assists vs. ULM . . . started at middle linebacker in 13-3 loss at Penn State . . . matched career-high with 13 tackles at PSU, including five solo stops and a shared tackle for loss . . . did not see action in 41-31 win over Northwestern due to injury . . . started at middle linebacker in 45-24 win over Indiana . . . recorded 10 tackles vs. Hoosiers, including two solo tackles and eight assists, along with a shared tackle for loss . . . started at weakside linebacker in 22-21 loss at Minnesota . . . matched career high with 13 tackles vs. Gophers, including 10 solo stops and one tackle for loss . . . stasrted at weakside linebacker in 24-16 win over 13th-ranked Michigan as defense allowed just 323 yards total offense . . . recorded eight tackles vs. Wolverines, including four solo stops . . . started at weakside linebacker in 37-21 loss to Michigan State, recording four assisted tackles and one QB pressure . . . started at weakside linebacker in 31-21 win at Purdue, recording four solo tackles, including one tackle for loss, as defense allowed just 282 yards total offense . . . started at weakside linebacker in 20-7 loss at Nebraska . . . matched career-high with 13 tackles at Nebraska, colleecting a shared tackle for loss and one pass brreak-up . . . started at weakside linebacker in Insight Bowl loss to Oklahoma, but saw limited action due to injury . . . recorded two solo tackles and three assists as defense allowed just 275 yards total offense. 2010 Honors - - First team Freshman All-America by CollegeFootballNews.com . . . third team Freshman All-America by Phil Steele’s College Football . . . Big Ten Conference all-Freshman team by Rivals.com . . . Next Man In Award, Defense . . . 2010 - - saw action in all 13 games, with six starts at middle linebacker . . . ranked fourth in team with 70 tackles, including 23 solo stops, 2.5 tackles for loss and four pass break-ups . . . saw action in 37-7 opening win over Eastern Illinois, recording one assisted tackle . . . saw action in 35-7 win over Iowa State, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 34-27 loss at Arizona, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 45-0 win over Ball State, recording two assisted tackles as defense allowed just 112 yards total offense . . . saw action in 24-3 win over Penn State as defense allowed just 54 net rushing yards and 301 yards total offense . . . recorded career-high seven tackles vs. Penn State, along with one pass break-up . . . saw action in 38-28 win at Michigan, recording one assisted tackle . . . saw action in 31-30 loss to Wisconsin, recording four assisted tackles . . . started at middle linebacker in 37-6 win over fifth-ranked Michigan State as defense allowed just 31 net rushing yards and 258 yards total offense . . . recorded career-best nine tackles vs. MSU in first career start . . . started at middle linebacker in 18-13 win at Indiana as defense allowed just 91 net rushing yards . . . matched career-high with nine tackles for the second straight week . . . also had a shared tackle for loss, two pass break-ups and a QB pressure vs. Hoosiers . . . started at middle linebacker in 21-17 loss at Northwestern . . . collected careerbest 13 tackles vs. Wildcats, including seven solo tackles and first career QB sack . . . started at middle linebacker in 20-17 loss to Ohio State . . . recorded nine tackles vs. OSU, including one solo stop and eight assists . . . started at middle linebacker in 27-24 loss at Minnesota, recording six solo tackles, two assists and one pass break-up . . . started at middle linebacker in 27-24 Insight Bowl win over 12th-ranked Missouri . . . recorded five solo tackles and two assists vs. Missouri, including one tackle for loss. High school honors - - Gatorade Player of the Year in Iowa as a junior and senior . . . three time first team all-state, including elite team selection as a senior . . . three-time all-district selection . . named district offensive MVP as a sophomore, junior and senior . . . Career - helped prep team win 41 straight games and three consecutive Class 2A state titles as linebacker and running back . . . high school team went undefeated from sophomore to senior season . . . team posted 11-2 record during freshman year, reaching state championship game . . . also played quarterback during portions of senior season, passing for 500 yards and seven touchdowns . . . team captain as a senior . . . ranks among top 10 in state of Iowa for career rushing yards, touchdowns and points scored . . . rushed for 2,247 yards and scored 40 touchdowns as a senior . . . gained 6,646 career rushing yards . . . collected 276 career tackles and four interceptions . . . holds school records for single season and career for total yards and scoring . . . set school record for touchdowns in a single game .
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. . rushed for 2,100 yards and 38 touchdowns as a junior . . . rushed for 1,900 yards and scored 32 touchdowns as a sophomore . . . also lettered four times in wrestling and track . . . placed fourth in state wrestling meet as a junior and senior. Personal - - Born 11/20/91 . . . political science major . . . member of National Honor Society and posted a 3.95 prep GPA . . . parents are Lynn and Greg Morris . . . one of three players from Solon on Iowa roster . . . attended same high school as PK Marshall Koehn and DB Collin Sleeper . . . high school coach was Kevin Miller.
Career Bests Tackles: __________________ Solos: ____________________ Assists: ___________________ Tackles for loss: ____________ QB Sacks: _________________ Interceptions: _____________ Pass Break-Ups: ____________
13, five times, last at Nebraska, 11/25/11 10 at Minnesota, 10/29/11 10 at Nebraska, 11/25/11 1, four times, last at Purdue, 11/19/11 1 at Northwestern, 11/13/10 1 vs. Tennessee Tech, 9/03/11 2 at Indiana, 11/06/10
Game-By-Game Defensive Stats 2010 ________ Solo-Ast. E. Illinois __________ 0-1 IA State ___________ 0-0 at Arizona _________ 0-0 Ball State __________ 0-2 Penn State _________ 2-5 at Michigan ________ 0-1 Wisconsin _________ 0-4 Mich. State ________ 1-8 at Indiana _________ 1-8 at N’western _______ 7-6 Ohio State _________ 1-8 at Minnesota _______ 6-2 Missouri (n) ________ 5-2 Totals __________ 23-47
2011 ________ Solo-Ast. TN Tech ____________4-6 at IA State __________7-0 Pitt ________________6-7 ULM _______________5-5 at PSU _____________5-8 N’western __________ Inj. Indiana ____________2-8 at Minn. ___________10-3 Michigan ___________4-4 Mich. State _________0-4 at Purdue ___________4-0 at Nebraska ________3-10 Oklahoma (n) _______2-3 Totals __________ 52-58
Career Statistics Defense ___ Solo _ Ast. _ Total _ T/Loss _ Sacks __ In-Yd. __ PBU _ QBH _ FF _ RF Freshman ___ 23 ___ 47 ____70____2.5/12 ___1/9 _____0-0 _____4 ____0 ___ 0 ___0 Sophomore __ 52 ___ 58 ___ 110 ___ 3.5/5 ____0/0 ____ 1-52 ____1 ____1 ___ 0 ___0 Career ______ 75 __ 105 __ 180 ___ 6/17 ____1/9 ____ 1-52 ____5 ____1 ___0 ___0
8 - - *Trent Mossbrucker (MOSS-bruk-ir) Kicker 6-0, 204, Senior Mooresville, Ind. (Mooresville HS) Hawk Item - - Established new Iowa single-season scoring record for a freshman with 70 points in 2008 . . . one of seven true freshmen to see action in 2008. 2012 - - Not listed on depth chart following spring practice. 2011 - - Did not see action in 34-7 opening win over Tennessee Tech . . . did not see action in triple-overtime loss at Iowa State . . . did not see action in 31-27 win over Pittsburgh . . . did not see action in 45-17 win over Louisiana-Monroe . . . did not see action in 13-3 loss at Penn State . . . did not see action in 41-31 win over Northwestern . . . saw first action of the season in 45-24 win over Indiana, playing on kickoff team . . . did not see action in 22-21 loss at Minnesota . . . saw action on kickoff team in 24-16 win over 13th-ranked Michigan . . . . did not see action in 37-21 loss to Michigan State . . . did not see action in 31-21 win at Purdue . . . saw action in 20-7 loss at Nebraska, attempting on-side kick in fourth quarter . . . did not see action in Insight Bowl. 2010 - - Made 13-14 PAT attempts and had no field goal attempts . . . handled all PAT attempts in 37-7 opening win over Eastern Illinois, hitting all five attempts . . . had no field goal attempts . . . handled all PAT attempts in 35-7 win over Iowa State, hitting all five attempts . . . had no field goal attempts . . . handled all PAT attempts in 34-27 loss at Arizona . . . made first three PAT attempts before final attempt was blocked . . . had no field goal attempts . . . did not see action in 45-0 win over Ball State . . . did not see action in 24-3 win over Penn State . . . did not see action in 38-28 win at Michigan . . . did not see action in 31-30 loss to Wisconsin . . . did not see action in 37-6 win over fifth-ranked Michigan State . . . did not see action in 18-13 win at Indiana . . . did not see action in 21-17 loss at Northwestern . . . did not see action in 20-17 loss to Ohio State . . . handled all kickoffs in 27-24 loss at Minnesota, allowing just 9.8 yard average on four returns . . . did not see action in 27-24 Insight Bowl victory over 12th-ranked Missouri. 2009 - - Redshirted. 2008 - - Made 13-15 field goals and 31-33 PATs to rank second on the team in scoring with 70 points . . . led the Big Ten in field goal percentage (.867) and ranked seventh in field goals per game (1.1) and kick scoring per game (5.8) . . . saw action in 46-3 opening win over Maine