2005 General Roster
Roster
Dowayne Davis
- Position:
- Strong Safety
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Bronx, NY
- High School:
- Christopher Columbus
At SU: Three letters … Ranks 10th on SU's career tackles by a defensive back record list (216) … One of four true freshmen to play in 2004 … Moved to strong safety from cornerback prior to 2005 Spring practice … Member of the 2006 Spring, 2006 Fall, 2007 Spring and 2007 Fall Athletic Director’s Honor Roll … 2006 and 2007 BIG EAST All-Academic Team selection.
Senior Year (2007): One of nine players to start every game … Played both cornerback and strong safety … Against Washington, had 1.0 tackle-for-loss en route to having six total stops on the day … At Iowa, finished with seven tackles, including 1.0 tackle for loss … Against Illinois, registered three solo tackles … At Louisville, made four solo stops … At Miami (OH), tallied four solo tackles and two pass breakups … Against West Virginia, had five tackles, including four solo … Against Rutgers, had two solo stops … Against Buffalo, assisted on two tackles … At Pittsburgh, recorded six tackles, including four solo … Against South Florida, posted a season-high 10 stops, including seven solo … At Connecticut, registered six tackles … Against Cincinnati, forced a fumble and collected a team-best seven tackles, including 1.0 for loss.
Junior Year (2006): One of 13 players to start every game … Team’s third-leading tackler … At Wake Forest, had eight tackles … Against Iowa, registered six tackles … At Illinois, had four tackles and two pass breakups … Against Miami (OH), had seven tackles … Against Wyoming, recorded eight tackles … Against Pittsburgh, led the Orange with a season-high nine tackles and forced a fumble … At West Virginia, posted nine tackles and broke up one pass … Against Louisville, had five tackles … At Cincinnati, had one tackle … At South Florida, posted two tackles … Against Connecticut, had six solo tackles … At Rutgers, recorded five tackles.
Sophomore Year (2005): One of 16 players to start all 11 games … Finished second on the team with 78 tackles and tied for second with two interceptions … Against West Virginia, had seven tackles, including four solo … Against Buffalo, posted four tackles, including three solo, one for a loss and one sack … Against Virginia, recorded five solo tackles and intercepted a pass … At Florida State, had five tackles, including one solo … At Connecticut, broke up a pass, and posted a career-high 15 tackles, including seven solo, and one for a loss … Against Rutgers, had seven tackles, including five solo, and intercepted a pass … At Pittsburgh, recorded four solo tackles, including one for a loss … Against Cincinnati, posted 10 tackles, including eight solo, and broke up a pass … Against South Florida, had 10 tackles, including seven solo, and recorded two pass break ups … At Notre Dame, posted 10 tackles including two solo, and one behind the line of scrimmage … At Louisville, recorded one tackle.
Freshman Year (2004): Saw action in all 12 games … At Buffalo, had two tackles … At Virginia and against Rutgers, registered one tackle … Against Pittsburgh, tallied two solo stops … Had one tackle against Georgia Tech in the Champs Sports Bowl … Played primarily on special teams … Ranked 10th on the team with five special teams tackles.
High School: Rated the No. 10 prospect in New York by SuperPrep and Rivals.com … PrepStar All-East Region selection in 2003 … New York Daily News Second Team Bronx/Manhattan selection … 2003 All-New York City honorable mention … In 2003 rushed for 790 yards and six touchdowns playing in just six games due to injury … Also recorded 60 tackles, three interceptions and 12 pass breakups as a safety as a senior … In 2002, rushed for 886 yards and eight touchdowns … Recorded 96 tackles, including 11 tackles for a loss and two sacks, and had three interceptions as a junior … High school coach was David Diaz … Recruited by former assistant coach Jerry Azzinaro.
Personal: Dowayne D. Davis … Born March 9,1986 in Jamaica… Son of Leslie Davis and Floristina Burke-Davis … One brother, one sister … Majoring in information management and technology.
Davis' Career Statistics
| Defense | ||||||||
| Tackles | Assists | Tot. | TFL | Sacks | Int. | FF | Fumble Rec. | |
| 2004 |
5 |
2 |
7 |
0-0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 yds. |
| 2005 |
46 |
42 |
78 |
3.0-17 |
1.0-10 |
2 |
1 |
0-0 yds. |
| 2006 |
44 |
26 |
70 |
0.5-0 |
0.0 |
0 |
1 |
0-0 yds. |
| 2007 |
45 |
16 |
61 |
3.0-7 |
0.0-0 |
0 |
1 |
0-0 yds. |
| Totals |
140 |
75 |
215 |
6.5-17 |
1.0-10 |
2 |
3 |
0-0 yds. |
Davis' Career Bests
| Tackles | Solo | 8 vs. Cincinnati, 2005 |
| Assists | 8 vs. Cincinnati, Notre Dame, 2005 | |
| Total | 15 vs. Connecticut, 2005 | |
| TFL-Yds. | 1.0-10 vs. Buffalo, 2005 | |
| Sack-Yds. | 1.0-10 vs. Buffalo, 2005 | |
| Interceptions | 1 vs. Virginia, Rutgers, 2005 | |
| Yards Returned | 37 vs. Virginia, 2005 | |
| Pass Breakups | 2 vs. Illinois, 2006 | |
| Fumble Rec. | 1 vs. Pittsburgh, 2005 | |
| Forced Fumbles | 1 vs. Notre Dame, 2005; Pittsburgh, 2006; Cincinnati, 2007 |
