Davis was the eighth head football coach for the Dickinson College Red Devils in Carlisle, Pennsylvania and he held that position for the 1908 season. His overall coaching record at Dickinson was 5 wins, 4 losses, and 0 ties. This ranks him 20th at Dickinson in terms of total wins and eighth at Dickinson in terms of winning percentage. From 1909 to 1914, he coached at Oklahoma A&M, and compiled a 29–16–1 record. From 1915 to 1917, he coached at North Dakota State, where he compiled a 10–7–1 record.