Brent Davis - Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line - Football Coaches

Brent Davis

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Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line

Brent Davis is in his ninth season with the Army Black Knights, serving as the offensive coordinator.

In 2021, the offensive rushing attack ranked among best in the country, ranking No. 1 in total rushing TDs (46), No. 2 in total first downs (205), rushing yards per game (286.4) and total rushing yards (3,648). offensive unit posted two 500-yard output games UConn (504) and Wake Forest (595). The outburst against Wake accounted for the sixth most single game yardage earned by the Academy since 2000. It also set as the most Black Knights have put up against an ACC opponent in 21 years.

In 2020, Davis’ offense propelled the Black Knights to a 9-3 record behind the nation’s fourth-ranked rushing offense. Averaging 273 rushing yards-per-game, four Black Knights rushers marked over 40 yards-per-game on the ground. The Black Knights also saw four different quarterbacks start under center, with six total Black Knights taking a snap throughout the season to mark as first since the 1940’s. QB Tyhier Tyler, RB Tyrell Robinson and RB JaKobi Buchannan were selected to the Phil Steele All-Independent team after outstanding performances. RB Sandon McCoy’s 10 rushing touchdowns were also good to rank No. 22nd in the nation.

In 2019, the Black Knights offense averaged 297.2 yards-per-game and rushed for a total of 3863 yards, both ranking third in the NCAA. Davis also oversaw the development of an offensive line that only allowed seven sacks, good for seventh-fewest in the FBS. In 2018, the Black Knights finished second with 312.5 rushing yards-per-game. They also ranked first in three different categories to close out the year: third-down conversion percentage (.571), fourth-down conversion percentage (.861) and average time of possession per game (38:33). Davis coached six players to Phil Steele All-Independent Team honors in 2018, including two OL Bryce Holland and OL Jaxson Deaton. Holland, a team captain, was named to the USA Today All-Bowl Team and an All-ECAC First Team recipient. Also garnering recognition in 2018 was the offensive line that was selected to the Sports Illustrated All-Bowl Team. The O-Line blocked for an impressive Army running game that compiled an FBS bowl game record, tying 70 points in its victory over Houston on Dec. 22. That same offensive line helped the Army offense rush for over 4,000 yards, which ranked No. 2 in the country. Davis also had a hand in the success of Kelvin Hopkins Jr. and Darnell Woolfolk, where Hopkins Jr. became the first player in Academy history to throw and rush for 1,000 yards in the same season. Five of Hopkins’ rushing touchdowns came in the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl tied the Black Knights’ single-game record and his 77-yard TD rush set as the longest run in Army’s Bowl history. Hopkins Jr. closed out his first year as the primary play caller with 17 rushing touchdowns, which tied Carlton Jones and QB Trent Steelman for a single-season program record. Woolfolk finished his career tied for third in program history with 37 touchdowns, after compiling 14 during his final campaign. He rushed for a career-best 956 yards in 2018 and ended his tenure ninth all-time in Academy lore with 2,368 yards. Woolfolk was also selected to play in the 2018 East-West Shrine Game following his impressive senior season.?

In 2017, Davis was honored as a nominee for the Broyles Award, which is awarded to the top assistant coach in the country, after leading the Black Knights to an NCAA rushing title with 362.3 yards-per-game. Army also set a new Academy record scoring 50 rushing touchdowns to finish second in the nation in that category. The Black Knights led the country in total rushing yards with 4,710, which also saw QB Ahmad Bradshaw break the single-season service-academy rushing record with 1,746 yards. The mark was high enough for fifth in the country at the end of the year. Bradshaw finished sixth in the nation with 134.3 rushing yards per contest. He averaged an impressive 7.21 yards per carry, which was also in the top 10 nationally. OL Brett Toth was a participant in the 2017 Reese’s Senior Bowl and the East-West Shrine Game. Toth was also a member of the Associated Press All-Bowl Team, while OL Holland was awarded with a spot on the ESPN All-Bowl Team. In 2016, the offensive unit ranked second in the nation in rushing offense with 339 rushing yards-per-game and averaged 5.6 yards per rush. Army ran for over 500 yards twice and racked up 4,412 total rushing yards, accounting for the third most in Academy history in a single season. Under Davis, the Black Knights ran for a then Academy record 46 touchdowns to eclipse the 1945 National Championship team that recorded 45 that season. Army was aided that year by RB Andy Davidson and Bradshaw, who both ran for over 900 yards. Davidson rushed for 12 touchdowns that ranked eighth all-time in a single season and the most since Steelman achieved 12 in 2011. In 2015, Davis led a Black Knights offense that was 12th in the nation with 244.3 rushing yards-per-game. He guided six players to 100-yard rushing games during the season, including two from Bradshaw and Aaron Kemper. Bradshaw and Chris Carter made their career debuts under Davis marked their first 100-yard rushing and passing game in an Army uniform. The 2015 passing attack under Davis saw Edgar Poe record two 100-yard receiving games, including 121 yards on five catches against Navy. Poe recorded six touchdowns, which was the most by an Army receiver since 2007. Davis also coached Army to 34 total touchdowns, with 24 coming by way of the ground game.

In his first season at Army, Davis guided an offense in 2014 that was fifth in the country in rushing yards per contest at 296.5. He tutored RB Larry Dixon, who rushed for 1,102 yards as a senior and for more than 3,000 yards throughout his career. Dixon was 39th in the nation in rushing yards during his final campaign and 40th in rushing yards per contest at 91.8. With guidance from Davis, quarterback Angel Santiago ranked 60th in the country with 10 rushing touchdowns as well. As the primary play-caller, Davis led Army to 33 rushing touchdowns and 358.8 yards of total offense per contest that season. Davis also worked with the offensive line, a unit that featured a different starting five on 10 occasions and still had Army among the nation’s rushing leaders. C Matt Hugenberg was named to two different postseason all-star teams, and Dixon collected honors for three different squads.

Prior to Army, Davis spent four seasons as Georgia Southern’s offensive coordinator and offensive line coach in his second stint in Statesboro, Ga. A veteran triple option coordinator, Davis helped the Eagles to three consecutive trips to the national semifinals. Georgia Southern boasted the top rushing offense in two consecutive seasons in 2011 and 2012. Davis also coached at Georgia Southern from 1997-05 when he guided the offensive line and running backs, as the Eagles won seven conference championships and made eight playoff appearances. Georgia Southern captured four consecutive FCS rushing titles as well as the 2004 scoring title with 47.0 points per contest. Davis later moved to coaching the offensive line, before departing for Virginia Military Institute as its offensive coordinator. Davis spent four seasons at VMI, with his final season as interim head coach, before returning to Georgia Southern. The Keydets, running the triple option, led the Big South in rushing in all four of Davis’ seasons. VMI established a conference-record 357.5 yards-per-game average in 2008, while the 2009 squad racked up 276.6 rushing yards-per-game. Both the 2008 and 2009 teams led the nation in rushing. In 2007, VMI produced four 500-plus yard games and ranked fourth in the country in rushing and 34th in total offense. Davis earned a pair of varsity letters at The Citadel as a tight end before transferring to the University of Georgia. He lettered and earned a spot on the Academic All-SEC Honor Roll before graduating from Georgia in 1997 with a degree in business management.

Davis and his wife Jen, a Georgia Southern graduate, reside at West Point.