Bob Davie
Bob Davie went 70–89 as a head coach, 1997–2019, at Notre Dame and New Mexico. Share
- Record
- 70–89 career
- Seasons
- 13
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Born
- Sep 30, 1954
- Alma mater
- Youngstown State 1977
- Best season
- 2000 9–3, No. 15
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Notre Dame | 7–6 | Independence Bowl L | |||
| 1998 | Notre Dame | 9–3 | Gator Bowl L | 22 | ||
| 1999 | Notre Dame | 5–7 | ||||
| 2000 | Notre Dame | 9–3 | Fiesta Bowl L | 15 | ||
| 2001 | Notre Dame | 5–6 | ||||
| 2002–11: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 2012 | New Mexico | 4–9 | T–9th | |||
| 2013 | New Mexico | 3–9 | 5th (Mountain) | |||
| 2014 | New Mexico | 4–8 | T–5th (Mountain) | |||
| 2015 | New Mexico | 7–6 | T–2nd (Mountain) | New Mexico Bowl L | ||
| 2016 | New Mexico | 9–4 | T–1st (Mountain) | New Mexico Bowl W | ||
| 2017 | New Mexico | 3–9 | 6th (Mountain) | |||
| 2018 | New Mexico | 3–9 | 6th (Mountain) | |||
| 2019 | New Mexico | 2–10 | 6th (Mountain) | |||
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game. Conference finishes from the Wikipedia article’s record table.
Players he coached
Luke PetitgoutNo. 19 pick, 1999
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 31 | 6–25 | 19% |
| Against top-10 teams | 10 | 1–9 | 10% |
| Against rivals | 48 | 27–21 | 56% |
| Conference games | 64 | 17–47 | 27% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 5 | 1–4 | 20% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 63 | 31–32 | 49% |
| At home | 79 | 43–36 | 54% |
| On the road | 71 | 22–49 | 31% |
| At neutral sites | 9 | 5–4 | 56% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 68 | 46–22 | 68% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 91 | 24–67 | 26% |
His own 159 games on file, 1997–2019, as played (vacated wins counted, ties as half a win). Ranks are the AP poll going into the game; rivals are the ones either program’s Wikipedia article names; favorite and underdog by our own Elo rating, which reads only scores.
Against other head coaches
| Coach | Record | Their schools | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Calhoun 2012–2019 | 4–4 | Air Force | 8 | |
| Doug Martin 2013–2019 | 5–2 | New Mexico State | 7 | |
| Craig Bohl 2014–2019 | 3–3 | Wyoming | 6 | |
| Matt Wells 2013–2018 | 2–4 | Utah State | 6 | |
| Bryan Harsin 2014–2019 | 1–5 | Boise State | 6 | |
| Joe Tiller 1997–2001 | 3–2 | Purdue | 5 | |
| Tom O’Brien 1997–2001 | 3–2 | Boston College | 5 | |
| Tyrone Willingham 1997–2001 | 2–3 | Stanford | 5 | |
| Mike Bobo 2015–2019 | 0–5 | Colorado State | 5 | |
| Charlie Weatherbie 1997–2000 | 4–0 | Navy | 4 |
Bob Davie’s record against the head coaches he met three or more times, from the games on file, as played.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Air Forceseries | 9 | 5–4 |
| New Mexico Stateseries | 8 | 6–2 |
| Wyomingseries | 8 | 3–5 |
| Boise Stateseries | 8 | 1–7 |
| Colorado Stateseries | 8 | 0–8 |
| Utah Stateseries | 7 | 2–5 |
| Navyseries | 5 | 5–0 |
| Hawai’iseries | 5 | 4–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Pittsburgh | Graduate assistant | |
| 1978–79 | Arizona | Linebackers coach | |
| 1980–82 | Pittsburgh | Linebackers coach | |
| 1983–84 | Tulane | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1985–88 | Texas A&M | Outside linebackers coach | |
| 1989–93 | Texas A&M | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1994–96 | Notre Dame | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1997–2001 | Notre Dame | Head coach | |
| 2012–19 | New Mexico | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Jackie SherrillPittsburgh, Texas A&M
- Tony MasonArizona
- Foge FazioPittsburgh
- Wally EnglishTulane
- R.C. SlocumTexas A&M
- Lou HoltzNotre Dame
Assistants who became head coaches
- Charlie StrongFlorida, Louisville, Texas, South Florida
- Jay SawvelWyoming
- Jim CollettoCal State Fullerton, Purdue
- Mike Sanford Sr.UNLV, Indiana State
- Urban MeyerBowling Green, Utah, Florida, Ohio State, Jacksonville Jaguars
- Dan MullenMississippi State, Florida, UNLV
- Lou WestIndiana State
- Steve AddazioTemple, Boston College, Colorado State
- John DeFilippoNew Orleans Breakers, Memphis Showboats
- Joker PhillipsKentucky
- Bob DeBesseTexas State
- Jeff MillsNew Mexico Highlands
Worked under (6)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackie Sherrill | Pittsburgh | 1977–81 | 1977: graduate assistant; 1980–81: linebackers coach | |
| Tony Mason | Arizona | 1978–79 | Linebackers coach | |
| Foge Fazio | Pittsburgh | 1982 | Linebackers coach | |
| Wally English | Tulane | 1983–84 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Jackie Sherrill | Texas A&M | 1985–88 | Outside linebackers coach | |
| R.C. Slocum | Texas A&M | 1989–93 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Lou Holtz | Notre Dame | 1994–96 | Defensive coordinator |
Coached under him, later head coaches (12)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Strong | Notre Dame, 1997–98: defensive line coach | Florida, Louisville, Texas, South Florida | |
| Jay Sawvel | Notre Dame, 1997–98: graduate assistant | Wyoming | |
| Jim Colletto | Notre Dame, 1997–98: offensive coordinator | Cal State Fullerton, Purdue | |
| Mike Sanford Sr. | Notre Dame, 1997–98: quarterbacks coach | UNLV, Indiana State | |
| Urban Meyer | Notre Dame, 1997–2000: wide receivers coach | Bowling Green, Utah, Florida, Ohio State, Jacksonville Jaguars | |
| Dan Mullen | Notre Dame, 1999–2000: graduate assistant | Mississippi State, Florida, UNLV | |
| Lou West | Notre Dame, 1999–2000: safeties coach | Indiana State | |
| Steve Addazio | Notre Dame, 1999–2001: tackles, tight ends and special teams coach | Temple, Boston College, Colorado State | |
| John DeFilippo | Notre Dame, 2001: graduate assistant | New Orleans Breakers, Memphis Showboats | |
| Joker Phillips | Notre Dame, 2001: wide receivers coach | Kentucky | |
| Bob DeBesse | New Mexico, 2012–17: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | Texas State | |
| Jeff Mills | New Mexico, 2012–13: defensive coordinator | New Mexico Highlands |
Other assistants under him (11)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Greg Mattison | Notre Dame, 1997–2001: defensive coordinator | |
| Kevin Rogers | Notre Dame, 1999–2001: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| Taver Johnson | Notre Dame, 1999: graduate assistant | |
| Bill Sheridan | Notre Dame, 2001: safeties coach and special teams coordinator | |
| Coleman Hutzler | New Mexico, 2012–13: special teams coordinator and outside linebackers coach | |
| Kevin Cosgrove | New Mexico, 2012–13: inside linebackers coach; 2014: defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach; 2015–18: defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | |
| Apollo Wright | New Mexico, 2013–14: running backs coach; 2015: special teams and running backs coach; 2016–19: special teams and quarterbacks coach | |
| Jordan Peterson | New Mexico, 2017–18: safeties coach; 2019: defensive coordinator and safeties coach | |
| Calvin Magee | New Mexico, 2018: offensive coordinator and running backs coach | |
| Perry Eliano | New Mexico, 2018–19: special teams coordinator and cornerbacks coach | |
| Joe Dailey | New Mexico, 2019: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach |
From coaches’ Wikipedia infoboxes (CC BY-SA) and each season’s article for its coordinators: an assistant’s seasons at a school count under its head coach in our records; jobs in the NFL and elsewhere, under the head coach whose own article lists the job that year. Names without a page here link to their Wikipedia articles.
How he coached
Davie’s teams went for it on 23% of fourth downs and on 38% of those where the model said go for it, passed on 29% of plays and took 26.9 seconds a play, 2012–2019.
| Season | Went for it on fourth | When the model said go | Pass rate | Seconds a play | EPA a play | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 12 g | 25 of 90 28% | 43% | 20% | 25.9 | +0.01 | |
| 2013 12 g | 26 of 88 30% | 44% | 24% | 25.0 | +0.18 | |
| 2014 12 g | 26 of 91 29% | 41% | 22% | 29.5 | +0.09 | |
| 2015 13 g | 22 of 105 21% | 40% | 28% | 27.2 | +0.05 | |
| 2016 13 g | 22 of 89 25% | 42% | 22% | 28.6 | +0.19 | |
| 2017 12 g | 23 of 104 22% | 37% | 33% | 29.1 | −0.06 | |
| 2018 12 g | 12 of 95 13% | 24% | 40% | 24.6 | −0.10 | |
| 2019 12 g | 16 of 91 18% | 24% | 42% | 25.2 | −0.01 | |
| All 98 g | 172 of 753 23% | 38% | 29% | 26.9 | +0.04 |
His seasons as a head coach from 2004 on, from ESPN’s play by play: fourth downs where he went for it out of every fourth-down decision; how often he went when SportsDataverse’s fourth-down model said going for it was the better call; the share of his offense’s plays that were passes; seconds of game clock per offensive play (lower is faster); and expected points added per offensive play (EPA, a measure of how much each play moved the offense toward points). The season in progress counts its games so far. SportsDataverse’s coach tendencies, from ESPN’s play by play; the EPA and the fourth-down model are SportsDataverse’s.