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Butch Davis

Paul Hilton Davis

Born: November 17, 1951 in Tahlequah, OK
College: Arkansas   (school history)

Coaching Results

Year Age Tm Lg G W L T W-L% G plyf W plyf L plyf W-L% Rank Notes
2001 50 Cleveland Browns NFL 16 7 9 0 .438 3
2002 51 Cleveland Browns NFL 16 9 7 0 .563 1 0 1 .000 2
2003 52 Cleveland Browns NFL 16 5 11 0 .313 4
2004 53 Cleveland Browns NFL 10 3 7 0 .300 4
6 yrs 58 24 34 0 .414 1 0 1 .000 2.5 Avg Finish
4 yrs CLE 58 24 34 0 .414 1 0 1 .000 3.3
2 yrs DAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0

Games over .500: -10
Super Bowl Wins: 0
Overall Championships: 0
Conference Championships: 0
Division Championships: 0

Team's Ranks

Team Ranks in various categories, Lower ALWAYS indicates better performance.
Overall Offense Rushing Off Passing Off Defense Rushing Def Passing Def
Year Tm Tms WL% T/G Pts± Yds± Yds Pts GvA Att Yds TD Y/A FL Att Yds TD Int NY/A Yds Pts TkA Att Yds TD Y/A FR Att Yds TD Int nY/A
1993 DAL 28 1 8 2 2 4 2 4 6 2 2 3 18 24 7 13 1 3 10 2 17 10 11 5 18 11 21 10 4 17 5
1994 DAL 28 2 8 2 3 8 2 5 1 5 1 19 6 26 12 16 5 2 1 3 13 12 10 3 9 24 9 1 8 4 1
2001 CLE 31 16 7 19 30 31 25 19 21 31 26 31 14 25 28 17 23 23 22 15 1 29 29 17 26 27 24 10 11 1 5
2002 CLE 32 11 18 15 21 23 19 19 26 23 23 24 7 15 18 3 25 18 21 10 14 25 27 6 21 15 7 15 13 15 24
2003 CLE 32 23 28 24 25 26 29 26 27 20 26 15 25 21 25 20 18 24 15 12 25 20 23 20 26 29 11 7 3 14 5
2004 CLE 32 30 26 30 28 28 27 30 16 23 31 27 30 29 25 16 26 19 15 24 17 30 32 31 21 9 3 5 4 19 11
6 yrs %tile 60 53 55 46 39 48 49 52 48 46 39 49 26 42 57 51 56 58 68 56 36 32 60 38 40 62 77 80 65 76
4 yrs CLE 40 41 34 21 18 24 29 32 27 20 27 43 32 27 59 31 37 46 55 59 21 16 45 29 40 67 74 79 65 68
2 yrs DAL 98 75 96 95 82 96 88 91 91 98 64 61 14 70 52 93 95 84 95 50 64 66 89 55 41 50 84 82 66 93

Full Coaching History

Year Age Level Employer Role
1973 22 High School Fayetteville High (Fayetteville, Arkansas) Volunteer Assistant (Receivers)
1974 23 High School Pawhuska High School (Oklahoma) Offensive Line/Defensive Line
1975 24 High School Pawhuska High School (Oklahoma) Offensive Line/Defensive Line
1976 25 High School Sand Springs High School (Oklahoma) Offensive Line/Outside Linebackers
1977 26 High School Sand Springs High School (Oklahoma) Offensive Line/Outside Linebackers
1978 27 High School Tulsa Rogers High (Tulsa, Oklahoma) Head Coach
1979 28 College Oklahoma State Tight Ends/Receivers
1980 29 College Oklahoma State Tight Ends/Receivers
1981 30 College Oklahoma State Tight Ends/Receivers
1982 31 College Oklahoma State Tight Ends/Receivers
1983 32 College Oklahoma State Tight Ends/Receivers
1984 33 College University of Miami Defensive Line
1985 34 College University of Miami Defensive Line
1986 35 College University of Miami Defensive Line
1987 36 College University of Miami Defensive Line
1988 37 College University of Miami Defensive Line
1989 38 NFL Dallas Cowboys Defensive Line
1990 39 NFL Dallas Cowboys Defensive Line
1991 40 NFL Dallas Cowboys Defensive Line
1992 41 NFL Dallas Cowboys Defensive Line
1993 42 NFL Dallas Cowboys Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
1994 43 NFL Dallas Cowboys Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
1995 44 College University of Miami Head Coach
1996 45 College University of Miami Head Coach
1997 46 College University of Miami Head Coach
1998 47 College University of Miami Head Coach
1999 48 College University of Miami Head Coach
2000 49 College University of Miami Head Coach
2001 50 NFL Cleveland Browns Head Coach
2002 51 NFL Cleveland Browns Head Coach
2003 52 NFL Cleveland Browns Head Coach
2004 53 NFL Cleveland Browns Head Coach
2006 55 College North Carolina Head Coach
2007 56 College North Carolina Head Coach
2008 57 College North Carolina Head Coach
2009 58 College North Carolina Head Coach
2010 59 College North Carolina Head Coach
2012 61 NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers Special Advisor
2013 62 NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers Special Advisor

Worked For

NFL head coaches this coach worked under in his career.
Name Role
Jimmy Johnson Defensive Line, Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
Greg Schiano Special Advisor
Barry Switzer Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers

Employed

NFL head coaches who worked under this coach.
Name Role
Bruce Arians Offensive Coordinator
Todd Bowles Secondary (nickel package), Secondary
Dave Campo Defensive Coordinator
Rob Chudzinski Offensive Coordinator
Chuck Pagano Secondary
Terry Robiskie Offensive Coordinator