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2025 AFCA Assistant Coach of the Year - Peter Davila

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Peter Davila Named AFCA NAIA Assistant Coach of the Year

The American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) announced its 2025 Assistant Coach of the Year winners on Tuesday. One assistant coach from the five divisions of college football has been selected for their dedication to their teams and communities. A total of 71 nominees from Football Bowl Subdivision, Football Championship Subdivision, Division II, Division III, and NAIA were nominated in 2025. 

Keiser Defensive Coordinator Peter Davila was a named this year's NAIA honoree. Davila joins Bryant Haines, Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers, Indiana University (FBS), Keith Clark, Offensive Line, Dartmouth College (FCS), Tyler Almond, Defensive Coordinator/Safeties, Carson-Newman University (NCAA DII), and Eric Jones, Offensive Line, Central College (NCAA DIII) as the AFCA 2025 selections.

Each year, staff representatives from NCAA and NAIA football-playing schools are asked to nominate an assistant for consideration. From those nominations, the winners are selected by the AFCA Assistant Coach of the Year Committee. 
 
The Assistant Coach of the Year award was first presented in 1997 and was created to honor assistant coaches who excel in community service, commitment to the student-athlete, on-field coaching success and AFCA professional organization involvement. 

The criterion for the award is not limited to on-field coaching ability or the success of the team and the players whom these assistant coaches work with. Service to the community through charitable work and other volunteer activities, participation in AFCA activities and events, participation in other professional organizations and impact on student-athletes are all considered in the selection process.
 

Peter Davila, Defensive Coordinator, Second SeasonAFCA Assistant Coach of the Year Graphic (Davila)
  • Became the first Keiser assistant coach to win the national award
  • Was named the 2025 Sun Conference Assistant Coach of the Year 
  • Is in his second season with the Seahawks, serving as the defensive coordinator
  • Helped Keiser reach the team's fourth straight NAIA FCS Semifinal Game
  • Led a Keiser defense that has allowed 15.8 points per game (tied for No. 7 in the NAIA)
  • The Seahawks produce the second-best passing defense in the nation, allowing 151.6 yards per game
  • The Seahawk have allowed only nine passing touchdowns all season while holding opposing quarterbacks to a completion percentage of 43.6
  • Keiser has not allowed a team to throw for over 300 yards all season
  • Keiser's defense ranks No. 13 in the nation in total yards allowed (295.1 ypg)
  • The Keiser defense has produced 65 tackles for loss and 14 sacks on the season
  • The Seahawks have held the opposition under 300 yards of total offense six times, including a season-low 190 versus St. Thomas (10/18)
  • Keiser recorded the program's seventh shutout in program history (45-0 vs WIU – 10/25), holding the Warriors to 199 yards of total offense
  • Coached the Sun Conference Linebacker of the Year, Defensive Lineman of the Year, and SUN Defensive Player of the Year
  • Had four all-conference selections on the defensive side of the ball
 

Assistant Coach of the Year Notes
142 assistant coaches from 105 different schools have been honored by the AFCA since the inception of the award in 1997 ... With Tyler Almond's selection in 2025, Carson-Newman becomes the only program with four AFCA Assistant Coach of the Year honorees … Central (Iowa) joins Benedictine (Kan.), Bethel (Minn.), Campbellsville, Hampton, Iowa, Morningside, and Virginia Union as schools with three winners each ... Army, Air Force, Carroll (Mont.), Clemson, Dartmouth, Duke, Johns Hopkins, Kansas Wesleyan, Lindsey Wilson, Marian, Mount Union, Northwest Missouri State, Tabor, Wabash, Washington (Mo.) and Winona State all have two winners each.
 
Winners of the Assistant Coach of the Year Award will receive a plaque to commemorate their recognition. They will be honored on Sunday, January 11, during the 2026 AFCA Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina.
 

The Seahawks will host the College of Idaho Yotes in the Semifinals of the NAIA Football Championship Series on Saturday, December 13. Kickoff is slated for 1:00 PM.
 

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