Ed Davis begins his third season on the Christopher Newport coaching staff. Davis will again work primarily with the program's quarterbacks and special teams.
Davis, a native of Houston, Texas, arrived at CNU following a season on the staff at Dean College in Massachusetts. He previously served as an assistant coach at Rice, Texas Tech, Temple, James Madison and Northeastern.
While an assistant at James Madison from 1999 to 2004, Davis served in various capacities including offensive coordinator and quarterbacks and wide receivers coach from 2003 to 2004. Davis also held the position of offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Northeastern from 2004 to 2009.
Davis is a 1977 graduate of Texas A&M University and earned his Master's from Rice University in 1984. He began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Rice from 1982-83 before joining the staff at Texas Tech, where he coached from 1984-85. He served on the staff at Temple from 1986-89 and assisted at Texas State from 1989-90.
In addition to extensive experience as an assistant, Davis has also served as a head coach. He led the varsity program at Strake Jesuit College Preparatory in Houston from 1992-99 and guided the squad to its first state championship in 14 years in 1994.
Fast Facts
PERSONAL
Years at CNU: 3rd
Birthdate: May 6, 1955
Family: Wife, Diane; Children, Mickey, Eric, Gabriel & Marcello
EDUCATION
Texas A&M, 1977
Rice University, Masters 1984
