Davila File
- Entering his third year with the Seahawks as defensive coordinator
- Helped guide Keiser to their fourth straight NAIA National Championship Appearance in 2025
- While on the staff, Keiser has posted a 24-2 record (13-0 in SUN play)
- Named the AFCA NAIA Assistant Coach of the Year (2025)
- The 2025 defensive unit allowed just 17.3 points per contest (tied for No. 12 in thye NAIA)
- In 2024, the Seahawks are allowing 21.5 points per contest (No. 31 in the NAIA)
- Coached three AP All-Americans (defensive back Justin Carcel, defensive lineman Tai Lologo, and defensive end Bam Brima)
- Also coached one NAIA All-American (Tai Lologo)
- Keiser claimed the program's first winner of the Cliff Harris Award (Tai Lologo) in 2024
- Lologo was also the 2024 and 2025 Sun Conference Defensive Player of the Year
- Garnered 11 All-Sun Conference selections on the defensive side of the ball
- Also produced the Sun Defensive Lineman of the Year (Tai Lologo) and the SUN Linebacker of the Year (Eli Bertrand)
- Keiser's defense registered the team's first shutout since 2021 with a 45-0 win over Fort Lauderdale (Sept. 21, 2024)
- Has held the opposition under 300 yards of total offense 10 times as defensive coordinator
Pre-Keiser
Prior to Keiser, Davila spent four seasons at the University of Albany. There he served as the team's safeties coach (2022-23) and defensive backs coach (2020-21). Before going to UAlbany, Davila spent four seasons as a Defensive Backs Coach at California University of Pennsylvania, helping improve the Vulcans’ defensive pass efficiency from 79th in 2015 to third in 2016, and the Vulcans’ total defense from 138th to fifth in the same span. In 2019, the Vulcans ranked first in rushing defense. Previously, Davila was a Safeties Coach for one season at James Madison University, with prior stops at Otterbein University and Capital University. Davila received the National Football League’s Bill Walsh Minority Internship during the summers of 2013 and 2014. In 2013, he interned with the Minnesota Vikings, followed by a stint in 2014 with the Houston Texans. He spent time in the high school ranks, coaching at Shaw High School and Richmond Heights High School in Cleveland, Ohio. In his first job after graduation, he was an outsider linebackers coach at Wofford College in Spartanburg, S.C.
Personal
A native of Miami, Fla., Davila attended Youngstown State, where he was a defensive back and linebacker. He was a member of the 1994 and 1997 National Championship teams. He graduated from Youngstown State University in 1998 with degrees in business administration, marketing management, and economics. Davila and his wife, Emily, have two daughters, Gabriella and Kylie.
Coaching Career
2024-present – Keiser – DC/DL
2022-2024 – Albany – Safeties
2020-2021 – Albany – Defensive Backs
2016-2020 – California (PA) – Defensive Backs
2015-2016 – James Madison – Safeties
2012-2015 – Otterbein – DBs/Special Teams
2011-2012 – Capital University – Assistant Coach
