Timothy Wayne Davis (born June 17, 1958) is an

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coach and former player.

Playing career

Davis played college football

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. He transferred to

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in 1978 and graduated from the

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campus in 1982. Davis earned his master's degree in higher education from

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in 1986. He played in the

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(CFL) for the

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in 1981 and for the Los Angeles Express of the

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(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 role as a volunteer assistant. He joined the

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as a graduate assistant in 1987, then worked as the offensive coordinator for

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for the 1988 season. In 1989, Davis moved to

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, where he worked as an offensive line coach, then in the same position from 1990 to 1997 at the

. In 1997, Davis rejoined the

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team as the tight end and offensive tackles coach. He would remain in Madison until 2001. In 2002, Davis was the offensive line coach for the

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, where he coached

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, as well as future NFL players

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and

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. In 2005, he left the Trojans to join the Miami Dolphins, where he coached the offensive line, until 2007. In 2008, he joined the

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as the director of player personnel. Davis was hired in 2008 as offensive line coach and running game coordinator at the

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. 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

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. Davis was fired from 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.

External links

Northern Arizona profile

Southern Oregon profile

References

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