Davis was
head coach of
Page High School in 1959, finishing the season with a 9–1 record. He then had stints as head coach of Coolidge High School in
Coolidge, Arizona in 1960,
Imperial High School in
Imperial, California from 1961 to 1963 and
Central Union High School in
El Centro, California in 1964. He won two league championship in Imperial, California. Davis then served as head coach of
Hueneme High School in
Oxnard, California from 1965 to 1973 and set a school record for wins with a 43–34–4 record. He was head coach of
Apache Junction High School in
Apache Junction, Arizona from 1974 to 1975 and won a state championship. He was later head coach of
Oxnard High School in Oxnard, California from 1979 to 1992 and established a school record for wins with a 92–53–3 record. Davis also set a record for most years coached in the
Channel League with 21. He chosen by the
CIF and United Savings-
Helms Athletic Foundation as an assistant coach in 1971 and as head coach in 1972 of the California Prep All-Stars that beat the Hawaii Prep All-Stars in the Aloha Senior Football Classic. He also coached the West team in the 1987
Ventura County All-Star game. Davis was inducted into the Ventura County Sports Hall of Fame in 1995. ==Personal life==