Troy Davis Traditional Cache
M4ISU: Time to go, I appreciate those that shared their stories about ISU, placed the cache back where you found it or logged a DNF if you didn't
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Series of gravel road caches placed to honor and recognize Iowa State University. This one is a small camoed container.
Davis attended Iowa State University, and played for the Iowa State Cyclones football team from 1993 to 1996. He set numerous Cyclone team records, including most career rushing yards (4,382), total rushing yards in a single season (2,185), rushing yards in a game (378, vs. Missouri, rushing attempts in a game (53, vs. then-Division I-AA Northern Iowa, most rushing touchdowns in a game (5, vs. UNLV and vs. Northern Iowa), most 100-yard rushing games in a season (11) and career (21), most 200-yard rushing games in a season (5) and career (9), and most consecutive 100-yard rushing games (17, during 1995 and 1996 seasons), and most consecutive games scoring a touchdown (10, during 1995 and 1996 seasons).[1] He also holds the Iowa State Cyclones football record for most career rushing touchdowns (36) and is tied for first for most career total touchdowns (38). He became the first running back in NCAA Division I-A (now Football Bowl Subdivision history to gain 2,000 yards in two different seasons. During his 3 seasons at ISU, the Cyclones finished last in the Big Eight standings in his sophomore and junior seasons and last in the Big 12 North division standings. Davis played for head coaches Jim Walden and for the final two years of his ISU career, Dan McCarney. In 1996, Davis was selected as the Big 12 Conference Player of the Year. He was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American at running back in 1995 and 1996. He was inducted into the Iowa State Sports Hall of Fame in 2007. Davis finished fifth out of six finalists for the Heisman Trophy in 1995, and narrowly finished second to winner Danny Wuerffel in 1996.
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