Player Career

Matt Davis Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Matt Davis story

Matt Davis built his college career from 2014 through 2016 as a quarterback from Houston, TX wearing No. 4, spending time with SMU. The clearest part of Matt Davis' career was his passing role: 3,273 passing yards, 21 touchdown passes, 517 attempts, and 1,465 rushing yards across 23 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2015 with SMU. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 1,465 rushing yards and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 23 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across SMU.

The arc is straightforward: Matt Davis moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    SMU

    2014-2016

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201420152016
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonSMU1,46857.933.5
2015 Regular SeasonSMU3,02459.237.41,556
2016 Regular SeasonSMU24666.130.4-2,778

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Tulsa

Week 11 · L 28-38 · Conference game

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

393

Total Offense

88.4 takeover

393 total offense with 65.1 efficiency.

#2

@ TCU

Week 3 · L 37-56

396

Total Offense

83.4 takeover

Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

396 total offense with 69.9 efficiency.

#3

@ UConn

Week 15 · W 27-20 · Conference game

336

Total Offense

83.2 takeover

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

336 total offense with 64.2 efficiency.

#4

vs James Madison

Week 4 · L 45-48

357

Total Offense

82.7 takeover

Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

357 total offense with 72.2 efficiency.

#5

vs Tulane

Week 12 · W 49-21 · Conference game

321

Total Offense

81.7 takeover

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

321 total offense with 81.4 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2015 Regular Season · SMU

3,024 primary output · 59.2 efficiency · 37.4 usage

80.4

#2

2016 Regular Season · SMU

60.5

246 primary · 66.1 efficiency · 30.4 usage

#3

2014 Regular Season · SMU

54.6

1,468 primary · 57.9 efficiency · 33.5 usage

Milestones

2

250+ passing yards

5

300+ total offense

6

3+ TD games

15

Above avg efficiency