Austin Davis (2021) - Southern Miss M-Club Hall of Fame

Austin Davis

Induction:
2021

Austin Davis (Football, 2008-11)
Davis signed with Southern Miss to play baseball and eventually walked on to play football. In his first season as a starter, Davis set 15 school records for both game and single season marks and led the Golden Eagles to the 2008 New Orleans bowl victory. He was selected as Freshman All-Conference and Freshman All-American honorable mention. Davis set a new school record with 3,128 passing yards and broke Brett Favre's school record for most touchdown passes by a freshman with 23. He ended the year with a combined total of 15 school records for both game and single season marks that included passing yards in a game (461), most rushing touchdowns in a game (5) and total offense for a season (3,323). Heading into his senior season, Davis had either broken or was on the verge of breaking nearly every passing record in Southern Miss history. Davis finished the season with 3,496 yards and 30 TDs, both school records.