James Cox (quarterback)

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James Cox
Date of birth: December 29, 1983 (1983-12-29) (age 24)
Place of birth: Northridge California
Career information
Position(s): QB
Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight: 220 lb (100 kg)
College: Colorado
Career highlights and Awards
Awards: 2001-02 Scholar-Athlete Award

James Cox (born December 29, 1983 in Northridge, California) was a starting quarterback for the Colorado Buffaloes football team in 2005 and 2006.

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[edit] College

[edit] 2003-04

He mainly saw action as a replacement for Klatt when injured or when the outcome of the game was already decided. He played in two games in 2003 and five games, including his first start in place of Joel Klatt, in 2004.[1] His first start came on October 16, 2004 against Iowa State when Klatt suffered a neck injury the previous week against Oklahoma State.[2] However, head coach Gary Barnett said the decision to start Cox in place of Klatt was not solely based on Klatt's injury.

My perspective at this point in time is that that is the best decision for our football team. (Klatt’s injury) was not the reason for the decision, but it certainly figures in. I will just leave it at that. —Gary Barnett[2]

But Cox would be pulled in the second quarter after throwing an interception.[3]

[edit] 2005

Cox was a backup all season to Joel Klatt, seeing action in seven games but only when the outcome had already been decided. However, when Klatt suffered a season-ending concussion during the Big 12 Championship game on December 3, 2006, Cox saw the majority of the action for the season but went 1-8 with 9 yards passing. He was named the starter for the Champs Sports Bowl. Cox was ineffective in the bowl game on December 27, 2006 against Clemson going 4-12 with 26 yards and 4 sacks and was replaced with Brian White.[4]

[edit] 2006

With a new head coach, Dan Hawkins, all positions were up for grabs (except the kicker, which Mason Crosby already had a lock on the position), especially the quarterback position with Joel Klatt's eligibility used up.[5] Cox, the only senior quarterback on the team and the only quarterback with career starts for experience was thought to be the favorite. But he missed all of spring training with a broken thumb while his two main competitors, juniors Bernard Jackson and Brian White practiced. (Cody Hawkins, also the head coach's son, redshirted for the 2006 season.) On August 20, 2006, Coach Hawkins announced Cox would be the starting quarterback.[6][1] He started the first game of the season on September 2, 2006 against Division I-AA Montana State. Colorado lost the game 19-10 in the start of the horrible season. Cox went 8-22 with no touchdowns or interceptions, despite starting the game with the longest first play from scrimmage in Colorado's history, a 42-yard pass to Patrick Williams.[7] He was surprisingly replaced as starter the following week by Bernard Jackson.[8][9]

Cox threw just 8 passes the rest of the season seeing only limited action. He missed traveling with the team in Week 4 against Georgia due to the death of his father.[10] He suffered a season ending broken thumb requiring surgery against Kansas on October 28, 2006.[8]

[edit] Statistics

College statistics[11]
Passing Rushing
Season G Att Com Int Pct. Yds TD Long Att Yds Avg. TD Long
2003 2 1 1 0 100.0 0 0 0 2 -3 -1.5 0 3
2004 5 49 28 3 57.1 330 2 45 11 37 3.4 1 12
2005 7 29 13 0 44.8 93 0 17 7 3 0.4 0 6
2006 4 30 11 0 36.7 124 0 42 10 -12 -1.2 1 9
Totals 18 109 53 3 48.6 547 2 45 30 25 0.8 2 12

[edit] Personal

He majored in communication at Colorado. He was a 2001-02 National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame Scholar-Athlete Award recipient.

Preceded by
Joel Klatt		 Colorado Buffaloes Starting Quarterback
2004 Week 6
2005 Bowl game
2006, Week 1		 Succeeded by
Bernard Jackson

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Kyle Ringo (2006-08-30). A long-awaited fresh start. Dailycamera.com. Retrieved on 2007-03-14.
  2. ^ a b Cox replaces Klatt as CU’s starting QB. Gazette.com (2004-10-14). Retrieved on 2007-03-14.
  3. ^ AP (2004-10-16). CROSBY DIALS LONG DISTANCE IN BUFFS WIN OVER ISU. CUBuffs.com. Retrieved on 2007-03-14.
  4. ^ AP (2005-12-27). Buffs Fall 19-10 to Clemson In Champs Sports Bowl. CUBuffs.com. Retrieved on 2007-03-14.
  5. ^ Erich Schubert (2006-03-10). Spring is Upon Us. CUBuffs.com. Retrieved on 2007-03-14.
  6. ^ Erich Schubert (2006-08-20). James Cox Named Starting Quarterback for Buffs. CUBuffs.com. Retrieved on 2006-08-25.
  7. ^ Justin Coons (2006-09-02). Montana State Spoils Dan Hawkins' CU Debut. CUBuffs.com. Retrieved on 2007-03-14.
  8. ^ a b Kyle Ringo (2006-10-31). Cox: 'It's always something'. Dailycamera.com. Retrieved on 2007-03-14.
  9. ^ Jake Schaller (2006-09-04). CSU 14, CU 10 at Invesco Field at Mile High. Gazette.com. Retrieved on 2007-03-14.
  10. ^ Erich Schubert (2006-09-21). QB James Cox Likely To Miss Georgia Game. CUBuffs.com. Retrieved on 2006-09-22.
  11. ^ Post-2006 Season Biographies (PDF). CUBuffs.com. Retrieved on 2007-03-14.

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NAME Cox, James
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION American football quarterback
DATE OF BIRTH December 29, 1983
PLACE OF BIRTH Northridge, California
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH