Hall of Fame
Rob Davis, a native of Washington, D.C., was a standout football player for the Red Raiders from 1988 to 1992 and a key member of the Red Raiders’ NCAA Division II tournament team in 1991. After graduation, he had a long career in the NFL.
As a red-shirt freshman, Davis helped the Red Raiders win the PSAC Western Division championship. Davis, a defensive tackle, finished the season with 88 tackles, including 58 solo tackles, seven tackles for loss, plus two sacks for 11 yards. In 1989, Davis finished the season with 87 tackles (40 solo), nine tackles for loss, one sack for eight yards, and two fumble recoveries.
Davis returned in 1991 on one of the best teams in Shippensburg’s history. The Red Raiders’ defensive unit limited the opposition to less than 100 yards rushing six times during the regular season and once in the NCAA Division II playoffs. Shippensburg finished second in the PSAC West, and then defeated East Stroudsburg 34-33 in overtime during the first round of the NCAA tournament. Davis had six tackles in that game, including two sacks. The Raiders lost in the quarterfinals.
Davis tied the Shippensburg team single season record for sacks with 10 for 37 yards in 11 regular season games. He had eight tackles for 19 more yards in losses. Of his 90 tackles for the year, 18 were behind the line of scrimmage. He was named first team All-PSAC Western Division, All-Eastern College Athletic Conference, and third team Football Gazette All-America.
In 1992 Davis was a team co-captain and finished the season with 88 tackles (44 solo). He had ten tackles for loss and one sack for six yards, two fumble recoveries, and three pass breakups. He earned All-PSAC and All-ECAC honors again, and honorable mention All-America from the American Football Coaches Association. Davis set a Shippensburg career record for most tackles by a down lineman with 353. He was co-holder of the tackles for loss career record with 34.
After graduating in December 1992, Davis tried out twice for the New York Jets. In 1994 he spent the rest of the season as a Red Raider assistant coach. In 1995 Davis played for the Baltimore Stallions in the Canadian Football League. He was the long snapper and a substitute defensive tackle. The Stallions won the Gray Cup, the emblem of CFL football supremacy. In 1997, Davis’ first year with Green Bay, the team advanced to Super Bowl XXXII. He has the rare distinction of competing in the NCAA tournament, the Gray Cup Game, and the Super Bowl.
Davis speaks frequently in area schools and at community events. He received the 1999 Green Bay Chamber of Commerce Community Service Award in recognition of his community involvement. He worked as an instructor at Marco Rivera’s youth football clinic in Puerto Rico.
