 Davis twice earned unanimous All-American honors, and became the first NCAA Division I-A running back to rush for over 2,000 yards in back-to-back seasons, a feat that has yet to be repeated.Davis finished 5th and 2nd in Heisman voting in his 1995 and 1996 campaigns respectively.McCarney would go 10–34 in his first four seasons as the Cyclones head coach.