Willie Davis

11 Willie Davis
Willie Davis
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    210
  • Hometown:
    Lithonia, Ga.
  • Position:
    RB
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • High School:
    Stephenson HS
  • Previous College:
    USF
  • Previous School:
    USF
  • gp
    5
  • yds
    54
  • yds/g
    10.8
  • td
    2
Bio

Willie appeared more comfortable and confident in his role during spring drills...should see more playing time in his senior season...a bruising, powerful back who can run through tacklers...tough to tackle...thrives in short yardage situations...adds another dimension to the backfield...a transfer to Tech from USF following the 2013 season...was the third-leading rusher for USF as a sophomore.

AT TECH (IN 2014): Willie played in 10 games, including the starting assignment against Chattanooga...fourth on the team in rushing in his first season, with 155 yards on 41 carries...scored three touchdowns...had three kick returns for 19 yards...top game came in victory over Southeast Missouri with nine carries for 75 yards and one touchdown...averaged 8.3 yards per carry against the Redhawks, with season-best 32 yard spree...all three of his touchdowns came in Tech victories (Kentucky Christian, Murray State and SEMO).

PRIOR TO TECH:
Davis sat out the 2011 season as a redshirt at USF then saw action in seven games during the 2012 season, getting two carries for seven yards... In 2013, Davis appeared in 11 games for the Bulls and ranked third on the team with 142 yards on 39 carries... He had carries in six games, and posted six-or-more carries in five games... He also caught passes in four consecutive contests... His career-best game netted 38 yards and eight carries against UConn on Oct. 12, including a 16-yard carry from the USF goal line on a third-and-long... He had 22 yards on six carries and caught two passes for 15 yards at Houston (Oct. 31), and tied his career-best with 38 yards on six carries against Memphis (Nov. 16), adding two catches against the Tigers for 13 yards... Against No. 18 Louisville, Davis had 14 rushing yards on eight carries, and caught a 16-yard pass against the Cards...

HIGH SCHOOL: Prior to USF, Davis was an all-state selection and region MVP for coach Ron Gartrell at Stephenson High School... As a senior, he posted over 1,300 yards and scored 22 touchdowns, while catching 21 passes for 175 yards and four scores... As a junior he rushed for nearly 700 yards and three touchdowns while playing in just six games.

PERSONAL: Willie is the younger brother of former Golden Eagle All-American receiver Tim Benford, currently with the Dallas Cowboys organization...the son of XXXXXX...birthdate is XXXXXXX...majoring in XXXXXXX.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Rushes 17 7
Yards 54 32
Yards per game 10.8 16.0
Yards per rush 3.2 4.6
Touchdowns 2 1
Fumbles 1 -
Fumbles lost 1 -
Recent results
Recent Games
Date Opponent Result
Oct 8 at Eastern Kentucky L, 48-17
Oct 17 Jacksonville State L, 42-13
Oct 24 at Eastern Illinois L, 51-20
Oct 31 at Southeast Missouri L, 38-17
Nov 14 Austin Peay W, 42-24
Nov 21 Tennessee State W, 30-24
Game Log - Passing
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 5 at Houston L, 52-24 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 12 at Wofford L, 34-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 19 Mercer W, 29-22 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 26 at Murray State W, 31-29 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 3 UT Martin L, 31-17 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Eastern Kentucky L, 48-17 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 17 Jacksonville State L, 42-13 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 24 at Eastern Illinois L, 51-20 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 31 at Southeast Missouri L, 38-17 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 14 Austin Peay W, 42-24 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 21 Tennessee State W, 30-24 - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Rushing
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 5 at Houston L, 52-24 6 20 3.3 6 1 - -
Sep 12 at Wofford L, 34-14 4 2 0.5 4 0 1 1
Sep 19 Mercer W, 29-22 - - - - - - -
Sep 26 at Murray State W, 31-29 3 21 7.0 10 1 - -
Oct 3 UT Martin L, 31-17 4 11 2.8 6 0 - -
Oct 8 at Eastern Kentucky L, 48-17 - - - - - - -
Oct 17 Jacksonville State L, 42-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 24 at Eastern Illinois L, 51-20 - - - - - - -
Oct 31 at Southeast Missouri L, 38-17 - - - - - - -
Nov 14 Austin Peay W, 42-24 - - - - - - -
Nov 21 Tennessee State W, 30-24 - - - - - - -
Game Log - Receiving
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 5 at Houston L, 52-24 - - - - - - -
Sep 12 at Wofford L, 34-14 - - - - - 1 1
Sep 19 Mercer W, 29-22 - - - - - - -
Sep 26 at Murray State W, 31-29 - - - - - - -
Oct 3 UT Martin L, 31-17 1 3 3.0 3 0 - -
Oct 8 at Eastern Kentucky L, 48-17 - - - - - - -
Oct 17 Jacksonville State L, 42-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 24 at Eastern Illinois L, 51-20 - - - - - - -
Oct 31 at Southeast Missouri L, 38-17 - - - - - - -
Nov 14 Austin Peay W, 42-24 - - - - - - -
Nov 21 Tennessee State W, 30-24 - - - - - - -
Game Log - Kicking
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 5 at Houston L, 52-24 - - - - - 0
Sep 12 at Wofford L, 34-14 - - - - - 0
Sep 19 Mercer W, 29-22 - - - - - 0
Sep 26 at Murray State W, 31-29 - - - - - 0
Oct 3 UT Martin L, 31-17 - - - - - 0
Oct 8 at Eastern Kentucky L, 48-17 - - - - - -
Oct 17 Jacksonville State L, 42-13 - - - - - -
Oct 24 at Eastern Illinois L, 51-20 - - - - - -
Oct 31 at Southeast Missouri L, 38-17 - - - - - -
Nov 14 Austin Peay W, 42-24 - - - - - -
Nov 21 Tennessee State W, 30-24 - - - - - -
Game Log - Punting
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 5 at Houston L, 52-24 - - - - - - - -
Sep 12 at Wofford L, 34-14 - - - - - - - -
Sep 19 Mercer W, 29-22 - - - - - - - -
Sep 26 at Murray State W, 31-29 - - - - - - - -
Oct 3 UT Martin L, 31-17 - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Eastern Kentucky L, 48-17 - - - - - - - -
Oct 17 Jacksonville State L, 42-13 - - - - - - - -
Oct 24 at Eastern Illinois L, 51-20 - - - - - - - -
Oct 31 at Southeast Missouri L, 38-17 - - - - - - - -
Nov 14 Austin Peay W, 42-24 - - - - - - - -
Nov 21 Tennessee State W, 30-24 - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Returns
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 5 at Houston L, 52-24 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 12 at Wofford L, 34-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 19 Mercer W, 29-22 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 26 at Murray State W, 31-29 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 3 UT Martin L, 31-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Eastern Kentucky L, 48-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 17 Jacksonville State L, 42-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 24 at Eastern Illinois L, 51-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 31 at Southeast Missouri L, 38-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 14 Austin Peay W, 42-24 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 21 Tennessee State W, 30-24 - - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - All-Purpose
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 5 at Houston L, 52-24 1 20 - - - 20
Sep 12 at Wofford L, 34-14 1 2 - - - 2
Sep 19 Mercer W, 29-22 1 - - - - 0
Sep 26 at Murray State W, 31-29 1 21 - - - 21
Oct 3 UT Martin L, 31-17 1 11 3 - - 14
Oct 8 at Eastern Kentucky L, 48-17 - - - - - -
Oct 17 Jacksonville State L, 42-13 - - - - - -
Oct 24 at Eastern Illinois L, 51-20 - - - - - -
Oct 31 at Southeast Missouri L, 38-17 - - - - - -
Nov 14 Austin Peay W, 42-24 - - - - - -
Nov 21 Tennessee State W, 30-24 - - - - - -
Game Log - Scoring
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 5 at Houston L, 52-24 6 1 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 12 at Wofford L, 34-14 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 19 Mercer W, 29-22 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 26 at Murray State W, 31-29 6 1 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 3 UT Martin L, 31-17 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 8 at Eastern Kentucky L, 48-17 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 17 Jacksonville State L, 42-13 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 24 at Eastern Illinois L, 51-20 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 31 at Southeast Missouri L, 38-17 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 14 Austin Peay W, 42-24 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 21 Tennessee State W, 30-24 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Defense
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 5 at Houston L, 52-24 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 12 at Wofford L, 34-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 19 Mercer W, 29-22 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 26 at Murray State W, 31-29 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 3 UT Martin L, 31-17 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Eastern Kentucky L, 48-17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 17 Jacksonville State L, 42-13 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 24 at Eastern Illinois L, 51-20 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 31 at Southeast Missouri L, 38-17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 14 Austin Peay W, 42-24 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 21 Tennessee State W, 30-24 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Career Stats - Passing
Statistic gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2014-15 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2015-16 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 15 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Career Stats - Rushing
Statistic gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2014-15 10 41 155 15.5 3.8 3 32 2 2
2015-16 5 17 54 10.8 3.2 2 10 1 1
Total 15 58 209 13.9 3.6 5 32 3 3
Career Stats - Receiving
Statistic gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2014-15 10 - - - - - - -
2015-16 5 1 0.2 3 0.6 3.0 0 3
Total 15 1 0.1 3 0.2 3.0 0 3
Career Stats - Kicking
Statistic gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2014-15 10 - - - - - - - 0
2015-16 5 - - - - - - - 0
Total 15 - - - - - - - 0
Career Stats - Punting
Statistic gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2014-15 10 - - - - - - - -
2015-16 5 - - - - - - - -
Total 15 - - - - - - - -
Career Stats - Returns
Statistic kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2014-15 3 19 6.3 0 13 - - - - -
2015-16 - - - - - - - - - -
Total 3 19 6.3 0 13 - - - - -
Career Stats - All-Purpose
Statistic gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2014-15 10 155 - - 19 174 17.4
2015-16 5 54 3 - - 57 11.4
Total 15 209 3 - 19 231 15.4
Career Stats - Scoring
Statistic pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2014-15 18 1.8 3 - 0 - - - - - - 0
2015-16 12 2.4 2 0 - - - - - - - 0
Total 30 2.0 5 0 0 - - - - - - 0
Career Stats - Defense
Statistic gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2014-15 10 1 1 2.0 .2 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2015-16 5 1 0 1.0 .2 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Total 15 2 1 3.0 .2 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Split Stats - Passing
Statistic gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event
Total 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month
September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Split Stats - Rushing
Statistic gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 5 17 54 10.8 3.2 2 10 1 1
Conference 2 7 32 16.0 4.6 1 10 - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 2 4 11 5.5 2.8 0 6 - -
Away 3 13 43 14.3 3.3 2 10 1 1
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 2 3 21 10.5 7.0 1 10 - -
Losses 3 14 33 11.0 2.4 1 6 1 1
Month
September 4 13 43 10.8 3.3 2 10 1 1
October 1 4 11 11.0 2.8 0 6 - -
Split Stats - Receiving
Statistic gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 5 1 0.2 3 0.6 3.0 0 3
Conference 2 1 0.5 3 1.5 3.0 0 3
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 2 1 0.5 3 1.5 3.0 0 3
Away 3 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 2 - - - - - - -
Losses 3 1 0.3 3 1.0 3.0 0 3
Month
September 4 - - - - - - -
October 1 1 1.0 3 3.0 3.0 0 3
Split Stats - Kicking
Statistic gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 5 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 2 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 2 - - - - - - - 0
Away 3 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 2 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 3 - - - - - - - 0
Month
September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 1 - - - - - - - 0
Split Stats - Punting
Statistic gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 5 - - - - - - - -
Conference 2 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 2 - - - - - - - -
Away 3 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 2 - - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 1 - - - - - - - -
Split Stats - Returns
Statistic kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
Split Stats - All-Purpose
Statistic gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 5 54 3 - - 57 11.4
Conference 2 32 3 - - 35 17.5
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 2 11 3 - - 14 7.0
Away 3 43 - - - 43 14.3
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins 2 21 - - - 21 10.5
Losses 3 33 3 - - 36 12.0
Month
September 4 43 - - - 43 10.8
October 1 11 3 - - 14 14.0
Split Stats - Scoring
Statistic pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 12 2.4 2 0 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 6 3.0 1 0 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0
Away 12 4.0 2 - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 6 3.0 1 - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 6 2.0 1 0 - - - - - - - 0
Month
September 12 3.0 2 - - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0
Split Stats - Defense
Statistic gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 5 1 0 1.0 .2 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Conference 2 1 0 1.0 .5 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 3 1 0 1.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 2 1 0 1.0 .5 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 4 1 0 1.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
News mentions
GAMEDAY CENTRAL:  Golden Eagles face Wofford Saturday night for first time in 66 years
GAMEDAY CENTRAL: Golden Eagles face Wofford Saturday night for first time in 66 years

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Golden Eagles open season with career-high efforts at Houston
Golden Eagles open season with career-high efforts at Houston

Jared Davis passed for 312 yards and Brock McCoin had 264 receiving yards and two touchdowns in Tennessee Tech's season-opening, 52-24 loss at Houston Saturday night.