Joe Davis (born c. 1980) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for Western Illinois University, a position he will take over in 2024.[1][2][3] He also coached for the AFC Rangers in Austria, Wayne State, North Park, Wheaton, Shippensburg,[4] Northern Iowa,[5] Fordham,[6][7] Albany,[8][9] and Eastern Illinois.[10][11] He played college football for Adrian as a quarterback and professionally for the AFC Rangers of the Austrian Football League, the Evansville BlueCats and the Fayetteville Guard of the National Indoor Football League (NIFL), the Lubbock Lone Stars of the Intense Football League (IFL), the Green Bay Blizzard of AF2, and the Columbus Destroyers of the Arena Football League (AFL).
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Western Illinois |
| Conference | Big South–OVC |
| Record | 3–6 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | c. 1980 (age 43–44) Brighton, Michigan, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Adrian College (2002) Wayne State University (2005) |
| Playing career | |
| 1999–2002 | Adrian |
| 2003 | AFC Rangers |
| 2004 | Evansville BlueCats |
| 2004 | Lubbock Lone Stars |
| 2005 | Fayetteville Guard |
| 2006 | Green Bay Blizzard |
| 2006 | Columbus Destroyers |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2003 | AFC Rangers (OC) |
| 2003–2005 | Wayne State (MI) (QB) |
| 2006–2008 | North Park (AHC/OC/QB) |
| 2009–2012 | Wheaton (IL) (OC/QB) |
| 2013–2014 | Shippensburg (OC/QB) |
| 2015 | Northern Iowa (OC/QB) |
| 2016–2017 | Fordham (QB) |
| 2018–2021 | Albany (AHC/OC/QB) |
| 2022–2023 | Eastern Illinois (OC/QB) |
| 2024–present | Western Illinois |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 3–6 |
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Illinois Leathernecks (Big South–OVC Football Association) (2024–present) | |||||||||
| 2024 | Western Illinois | 3–6 | 2–3 | ||||||
| Western Illinois: | 3–6 | 2–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 3–6 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Joe Davis Named Western Illinois Football Coach". Western Illinois University Athletics. December 5, 2023. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
- ^ Barnett, Zach (December 10, 2023). "Sources: Western Illinois hires in-state coordinator as head coach". Footballscoop. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
- ^ Sportsdesk, B. V. M. (December 11, 2023). "Joe Davis Named New Head Football Coach for Western Illinois, Set to Open 2024 Season at Northern Illinois". BVM Sports. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
- ^ "Joe Davis - Assistant Coach - Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks - Football Coaches". Shippensburg University Athletics. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
- ^ "New Offense, New Coach: Meet Joe Davis". UNI Athletics. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
- ^ "Joe Davis - Football Coach". Fordham University Athletics. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
- ^ "Joe Davis Named Pass Game Coordinator/Quarterback Coach at Fordham". Fordham University Athletics. February 24, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
- ^ "Joe Davis - Associate Head Coach / Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks Coach - Football Coaches". University at Albany Great Danes. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
- ^ Singelais, Mark (December 10, 2021). "UAlbany football says goodbye to offensive coordinator, linebacker". Times Union. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
- ^ "Joe Davis - Football Coach". Eastern Illinois University Athletics. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
- ^ "Cushing Hires Joe Davis As EIU Offensive Coordinator". Eastern Illinois University Athletics. December 12, 2023. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
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