Judd Davis was a First Team All-American Place Kicker for the University of Florida Gator football team. He played from 1992 thru 94 and is still the only 1st Team All-American PK in Gator history. In 1993 he won the Lou Groza National Place-Kicker of the Year award given annually to the nation's top kicker. Davis set or tied eight school records and three SEC records. In 1994 he surpassed Emmitt Smith to become UF's all-time leading scorer at that time with 225 points. Including bowl games, Davis converted on nearly 90% of his FG attempts (33 of 38) inside of 50 yards. He was 2 of 4 on FGs over 50 yds with a long of 52 against Mississippi in 1994. Davis signed with the Seattle Seahawks in 1995.
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| - Judd Davis was a First Team All-American Place Kicker for the University of Florida Gator football team. He played from 1992 thru 94 and is still the only 1st Team All-American PK in Gator history. In 1993 he won the Lou Groza National Place-Kicker of the Year award given annually to the nation's top kicker. Davis set or tied eight school records and three SEC records. In 1994 he surpassed Emmitt Smith to become UF's all-time leading scorer at that time with 225 points. Including bowl games, Davis converted on nearly 90% of his FG attempts (33 of 38) inside of 50 yards. He was 2 of 4 on FGs over 50 yds with a long of 52 against Mississippi in 1994. Davis signed with the Seattle Seahawks in 1995.
- Judd Dillon Davis (born c. 1973) is a former American football player who was the 1993 recipient of the Lou Groza Award recognizing the best placekicker in college football. Davis grew up in Ocala, Florida. He attended Forest High School in Ocala, and played high school football for the Forest Wildcats as both football. During his high school senior season, he completed seven of eight field goals attempts, with a long of 49 yards, and averaged over 40 yards per punt.
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| - * Lou Groza Award
* First-team All-American
* First-team All-SEC
* SEC Championship
* University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame
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| - Ocala, Florida, United States
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* Sugar Bowl
* Sugar Bowl
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| - Judd Dillon Davis (born c. 1973) is a former American football player who was the 1993 recipient of the Lou Groza Award recognizing the best placekicker in college football. Davis grew up in Ocala, Florida. He attended Forest High School in Ocala, and played high school football for the Forest Wildcats as both football. During his high school senior season, he completed seven of eight field goals attempts, with a long of 49 yards, and averaged over 40 yards per punt. Davis attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach Steve Spurrier's Florida Gators football team from 1991 to 1994. He was initially a walk-on player and saw no game action until his 1992 sophomore season. During his 1993 junior season, he completed fifteen of nineteen (78.95%) field goal attempts, and forty-seven of forty-nine (95.92%) extra point attempts. Memorably, he completed four of four attempted field goals and three of three extra point attempts, and providing the Gators' winning margin in their 33–26 victory over the Georgia Bulldogs in wet field conditions. In addition to winning the Lou Groza Award in 1993, Davis received first-team All-American honors from United Press International and third-team honors from the Associated Press. He received first-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) honors as a senior in 1994. During his three-season college career, Davis set or tied eight school records and three SEC records. In 1994 he surpassed former Gators running back Emmitt Smith to become the Gators' all-time leading scorer with 225 career points. Including bowl games, Davis completed nearly 87 percent of his field goal attempts (33 of 38) inside of 50 yards. He completed two of four attempts greater than 50 yards, including a career long of 52 year against the Ole Miss Rebels in 1994. On point-after-touchdown attempts, he completed 129 of 131 extra points, a new team record. Davis graduated from Florida with a bachelor's degree in American studies in 1995. He was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Gator Great" in 2011.
- Judd Davis was a First Team All-American Place Kicker for the University of Florida Gator football team. He played from 1992 thru 94 and is still the only 1st Team All-American PK in Gator history. In 1993 he won the Lou Groza National Place-Kicker of the Year award given annually to the nation's top kicker. Davis set or tied eight school records and three SEC records. In 1994 he surpassed Emmitt Smith to become UF's all-time leading scorer at that time with 225 points. Including bowl games, Davis converted on nearly 90% of his FG attempts (33 of 38) inside of 50 yards. He was 2 of 4 on FGs over 50 yds with a long of 52 against Mississippi in 1994. Davis signed with the Seattle Seahawks in 1995. In 2011, Davis was in inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame and is currently the only place-kicker in Gator history to hold that honor. Judd grew up in Ocala, FL where he played for Ocala Forest HS. His senior year, Davis made 7 of 8 FG's with a long of 49 yds and also had a 40+ yard punting average.
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