Maurice Fleming
Junior
6-0, 205
Chicago, IL (Curie HS)
2014 - - Saw action in 11 games, recording eight solo tackles, three assists and one pass break-up . . . saw action in 31-23 win over Northern Iowa, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 17-13 win over Ball State, but had no statistics as defense allowed just two field goals and 219 yards total offense . . . saw action in 20-17 loss to Iowa State, but had no statistics . . . started at cornerback in 24-20 win at Pitt, for first career start as defense allowed just three points in the second half . . . recorded two tackles at Pitt, including one solo stop and one assist . . . saw action in 24-10 win at Purdue, but had no statistics as defense allowed just 156 yards total offense . . . saw action in 38-31 loss at Maryland, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 48-7 win over Northwestern, recording one solo tackle and one pass break-up as defense allowed just 180 yards total offense . . . saw action in 30-14 win at Illinois as defense allowed just 88 net rushing yards and 235 yards total offense . . . recorded two tackles at Illinois, including one solo stop and one assist . . . saw action in 26-24 loss to No. 14 Wisconsin, recording one solo tackle . . . saw action in 37-34 overtime loss to Nebraska, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 45-238 TaxSlayer Bowl loss to Tennessee . . . recorded career-high five tackles vs. Tennessee, including four solo stops and one assist.
2013 - - Saw action in eight games, recording three solo tackles and one forced fumble . . . did not see action in 30-27 opening loss to Northern Illinois due to injury . . . did not see action in 28-14 win over Missouri State due to injury . . . did not see action in 27-21 win at Iowa State due to injury . . . saw first action of career in 59-3 win over Western Michigan, recording two solo tackles and a forced fumble as defense allowed just 209 yards total offense . . . saw action in 23-7 win at Minnesota, but had no statistics as defense allowed just 165 yards total offense and 30 net rushing yards . . . saw action in 26-14 loss to Michigan State, but had no statistics . . . did not see action in 34-24 loss at Ohio State . . . did not see action in 17-10 OT win over Northwestern . . . saw action in 28-9 loss to Wisconsin, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 38-14 win at Purdue, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 24-21 win over Michigan, but had no statistics as defense allowed just 60 net rushing yards and 158 yards total offense . . . saw action in 38-17 win at Nebraska, but had no statistics as defense allowed just 89 net rushing yards . . . saw action in 21-14 Outback Bowl loss to LSU, recording one solo tackle.
2012 - - Redshirted.
High school honors - - Earned all-state honors as a senior . . . was first team all-conference and all-city as a junior after earning second team all-conference honors as a sophomore . . . Career - - earned four letters as defensive back and quarterback . . . team won Chicago Public League title in 2010 and advanced to state playoffs four straight years . . . team captain as a junior and senior . . . completed 19-of-29 passes for 273 yards and three touchdowns as a senior, while rushing for 103 yards and a touchdown and recording 15 tackles and one interception on defense . . . as a junior rushed for 1,003 yards and 17 touchdowns while completing 165-of-265 passes for 2,011 yards and 18 touchdowns . . . recorded 47 tackles and three interceptions on defense . . . as a sophomore completed 102-of-198 passes for 1,409 yards and 14 touchdowns and rushed for 502 yards and 11 scores . . . rushed 49 times for 195 yards and a touchdown as a freshman . . . also lettered in basketball and track
Personal - - Born 12/06/93 . . . sports studies interest/pre-business major . . . one of three players from Chicago on Iowa roster . . . mother is Rochelle Harper . . . high school coach was Tyson LeBlanc.
Junior
6-0, 205
Chicago, IL (Curie HS)
2014 - - Saw action in 11 games, recording eight solo tackles, three assists and one pass break-up . . . saw action in 31-23 win over Northern Iowa, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 17-13 win over Ball State, but had no statistics as defense allowed just two field goals and 219 yards total offense . . . saw action in 20-17 loss to Iowa State, but had no statistics . . . started at cornerback in 24-20 win at Pitt, for first career start as defense allowed just three points in the second half . . . recorded two tackles at Pitt, including one solo stop and one assist . . . saw action in 24-10 win at Purdue, but had no statistics as defense allowed just 156 yards total offense . . . saw action in 38-31 loss at Maryland, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 48-7 win over Northwestern, recording one solo tackle and one pass break-up as defense allowed just 180 yards total offense . . . saw action in 30-14 win at Illinois as defense allowed just 88 net rushing yards and 235 yards total offense . . . recorded two tackles at Illinois, including one solo stop and one assist . . . saw action in 26-24 loss to No. 14 Wisconsin, recording one solo tackle . . . saw action in 37-34 overtime loss to Nebraska, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 45-238 TaxSlayer Bowl loss to Tennessee . . . recorded career-high five tackles vs. Tennessee, including four solo stops and one assist.
2013 - - Saw action in eight games, recording three solo tackles and one forced fumble . . . did not see action in 30-27 opening loss to Northern Illinois due to injury . . . did not see action in 28-14 win over Missouri State due to injury . . . did not see action in 27-21 win at Iowa State due to injury . . . saw first action of career in 59-3 win over Western Michigan, recording two solo tackles and a forced fumble as defense allowed just 209 yards total offense . . . saw action in 23-7 win at Minnesota, but had no statistics as defense allowed just 165 yards total offense and 30 net rushing yards . . . saw action in 26-14 loss to Michigan State, but had no statistics . . . did not see action in 34-24 loss at Ohio State . . . did not see action in 17-10 OT win over Northwestern . . . saw action in 28-9 loss to Wisconsin, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 38-14 win at Purdue, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 24-21 win over Michigan, but had no statistics as defense allowed just 60 net rushing yards and 158 yards total offense . . . saw action in 38-17 win at Nebraska, but had no statistics as defense allowed just 89 net rushing yards . . . saw action in 21-14 Outback Bowl loss to LSU, recording one solo tackle.
2012 - - Redshirted.
High school honors - - Earned all-state honors as a senior . . . was first team all-conference and all-city as a junior after earning second team all-conference honors as a sophomore . . . Career - - earned four letters as defensive back and quarterback . . . team won Chicago Public League title in 2010 and advanced to state playoffs four straight years . . . team captain as a junior and senior . . . completed 19-of-29 passes for 273 yards and three touchdowns as a senior, while rushing for 103 yards and a touchdown and recording 15 tackles and one interception on defense . . . as a junior rushed for 1,003 yards and 17 touchdowns while completing 165-of-265 passes for 2,011 yards and 18 touchdowns . . . recorded 47 tackles and three interceptions on defense . . . as a sophomore completed 102-of-198 passes for 1,409 yards and 14 touchdowns and rushed for 502 yards and 11 scores . . . rushed 49 times for 195 yards and a touchdown as a freshman . . . also lettered in basketball and track
Personal - - Born 12/06/93 . . . sports studies interest/pre-business major . . . one of three players from Chicago on Iowa roster . . . mother is Rochelle Harper . . . high school coach was Tyson LeBlanc.
