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Robert Edwin Davie Jr. (born September 30, 1954) is an American former college football coach and player. He served as the head football coach at the University of Notre Dame from 1997 to 2001 and the University of New Mexico from 2012 to 2019. Davie worked for ESPN as a college football color commentator from 2002 to 2011.
The Notre Dame administration quickly named defensive coordinator, Bob Davie, as his replacement. Davie inherited a team with high expectations, and won his first game. He went onto, however, to lose his next four games. Though his team rebounded and were invited to a bowl game, he lost in his first post-season attempt and ended with a 7–6 ...
The Irish were unable move the ball and lost 24–3, moving to 0–3 for the first time ever. [12] With Holiday back the next week, he led the Irish to their first victory of the season against the Pittsburgh Panthers, [ 13 ] and continued to roll with wins over West Virginia and USC to put the Irish back to a 3–3 record.
In the 2001 season, the Fighting Irish, led by fifth-year head coach Bob Davie, had a record of five wins and six losses. [1] A day after the season ended, athletic director Kevin White announced to the media that Davie would not be retained as head coach of Notre Dame. [2]
After the season, seven players were taken in the 1999 National Football League (NFL) draft. Among them were Denson, who left with multiple Notre Dame rushing records, Malcolm Johnson, who left with a Notre Dame record of six consecutive games with a touchdown catch, and most of the offensive line starters. [ 20 ]
New Mexico went 4-8 in 2023 and is looking for its first bowl appearance since going 9-4 under former Notre Dame coach Bob Davie in 2016. Heck, five wins would be an achievement at this point.
Former New Mexico coach Bob Davie ignored a player's plea for help in his fight against depression and instead made the lineman play a game before he took his own life, according to a lawsuit ...
After losing ten players to the NFL, the Irish began the 2000 season signing 17 recruits [2] Having to replace two-year starter, Jarious Jackson, Davie chose Arnaz Battle, [3] who looked to have a rough road ahead with the Irish playing four ranked teams in a row to begin the season, including a game against the favorite to win the national championship, Nebraska.