Bob Davis (American football, born 1930)

American football and wrestling coach (1930–2011)

Bob Davis
Biographical details
Born	(1930-01-15)January 15, 1930 Bluefield, West Virginia, U.S.
Died	October 2, 2011(2011-10-02) (aged 81) Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.
Alma mater	Tennessee (1973)
Playing career
1949–1951	Tennessee

Position(s)	Center
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1953–1954	Fort Jackson
1955	Sevier County HS (TN) (assistant)
1956–1958	Sevier County HS (TN)
1959–1963	Carson–Newman (assistant)
1964–1965	Carson–Newman
1966–1975	Tennessee (freshmen/DE/JV)
Wrestling
1970–1974	Tennessee

Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1976–2003	Tennessee (assistant/associate AD)

Head coaching record
Overall	11–7 (college football)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
National (1951)

Robert Lee Davis (January 15, 1930 – October 2, 2011) was an American football and wrestling coach. He was the starting center for the 1951 Tennessee Vols college football national championship team. He served as the head football coach at Carson–Newman University in Jefferson City, Tennessee from 1964 to 1965 and the head wrestling coach at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee from 1970 to 1974.

References

"Navy assistant head coach Ingram to lead Carson-Newman football". Carson-Newman University. December 13, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
"Tennessee Fixture Bob Davis Dies". University of Tennessee Athletics. October 3, 2011. Retrieved February 10, 2024.

v t e Carson–Newman Eagles head football coaches
Luther M. Beeler (1895–1902) Claude Taylor (1903–1912) Phil M. Utley (1913) James H. Barnett (1914) John Kilpatrick (1915–1920) Rogers M. McCown (1921) Tom Moran (1922–1923) Lake Russell (1924–1928) Sam B. Holt (1929–1941) No team (1942) Sam B. Holt (1943–1944) No team (1945) Sam B. Holt (1946–1949) Thomas J. Stafford (1950–1951) Roy Harmon (1952–1963) Bob Davis (1964–1965) Richie Gaskell (1966–1969) Dal Shealy (1970–1973) Johnny Wike (1974–1977) Ron Case (1978–1979) Ken Sparks (1980–2016) Mike Turner (2017–2019) Mike Clowney (2020–2023) Ashley Ingram (2024– )

Carson–Newman Eagles head football coaches

Luther M. Beeler (1895–1902)
Claude Taylor (1903–1912)
Phil M. Utley (1913)
James H. Barnett (1914)
John Kilpatrick (1915–1920)
Rogers M. McCown (1921)
Tom Moran (1922–1923)
Lake Russell (1924–1928)
Sam B. Holt (1929–1941)
No team (1942)
Sam B. Holt (1943–1944)
No team (1945)
Sam B. Holt (1946–1949)
Thomas J. Stafford (1950–1951)
Roy Harmon (1952–1963)
Bob Davis (1964–1965)
Richie Gaskell (1966–1969)
Dal Shealy (1970–1973)
Johnny Wike (1974–1977)
Ron Case (1978–1979)
Ken Sparks (1980–2016)
Mike Turner (2017–2019)
Mike Clowney (2020–2023)
Ashley Ingram (2024– )

v t e 1951 Tennessee Volunteers football—consensus national champions
20 Bert Rechichar 27 Hank Lauricella 38 John Michels 56 Jim Haslam 67 Ted Daffer 90 Bob Davis 91 Doug Atkins 96 Ed Nickla Ken Donahue Head coach: Robert Neyland Assistant coach: Harvey Robinson

1951 Tennessee Volunteers football—consensus national champions

Head coach: Robert Neyland

Assistant coach: Harvey Robinson

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