Tim Davis (American football)
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Assistant Offensive line Coach |
| Team | SMU |
| Conference | The American |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | June 17, 1958 |
| Playing career | |
| 1979–1980 | Utah |
| 1981 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| 1983 | Los Angeles Express |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1983–1986 1987 1988 1990–1997 1998–2001 2002–2004 2005–2007 2008 2009–2010 2011 2012–2013 2014–present |
Wisconsin (GA) Arizona (GA) Walla Walla (OC) Utah (OL) Wisconsin (OL&TE) USC (OL) Miami Dolphins (OL) Alabama (DPP) Minnesota (OL) Utah (OL) Florida (OL) SMU (Asst. OL) |
Tim Davis (born 17 June 1958 in Castro Valley, CA) is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the assistant Offensive line coach for Southern Methodist University.
Playing career
He played college football offensive tackle at Chabot College in Hayward, CA and transferred to Utah in 1978 and graduated from the Salt Lake City campus in 1982.[1] Davis earned his master’s degree in higher education from Wisconsin in 1986.[1] He played in the CFL for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 1981 and for the Los Angeles Express of the USFL in 1983.
Coaching career
Davis started his coaching career at the University of Wisconsin, where he was a volunteer assistant in 1983, followed by a two year stint as a graduate assistant. In 1986, he returned to his roll as a volunteer assistant. He joined the University of Arizona as a graduate assistant in 1987, then worked as the offensive coordinator for Walla Walla Community College for the 1988 season.
In 1989, Davis moved to Idaho State, where he worked as an offensive line coach, then in the same position from 1990 to 1997 at the University of Utah. In 1997, Davis rejoined the Wisconsin Badgers football team as the tight end and offensive tackles coach.[1] He would remain in Madison until 2001.[1]
In 2002, Davis was the Offensive Line coach for the University of Southern California,[1] where he coached All-American Jacob Rogers, as well as NFL players Winston Justice and Fred Matua. In 2005 he left the Trojans to join the Miami Dolphins, where he coached the offensive line, until 2007.[1] In 2008, he joined the University of Alabama as the director of player personnel.[1] Davis was hired in 2008 as Assistant Coach and Offensive Line/Running Game Coordinator at the University of Minnesota.[2] In 2011, he became the Offensive Line Coach at the University of Utah. In 2012, Davis was hired as the Offensive Line Coach at the University of Florida. Davis was fired from the University of Florida on December 1, 2013 along with offensive coordinator Brent Pease after Florida's sub-par season. On September 15, 2014 Davis was hired by Southern Methodist University as the assistant offensive line coach.[3]