University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Davis Named Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week
9/9/2002 12:00:00 AM | Football
Davis Named Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week
Hattiesburg, Miss. - Southern Miss redshirt senior linebacker Rod Davis was named Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week for his performance Saturday against Illinois. He finished with 14 tackles, four tackles for loss, two quarterback sacks and two quarterback knockdowns in Saturday's 23-20 victory over Illinois at M. M. Roberts Stadium.
Davis' 14 tackles marked the 13th double-figure tackle performance of his career. He is second on the team in tackles (24) but leads the team in sacks (4) and tackles for loss (7). He also leads Conference USA in sacks and tackles for loss and is sixth in total tackles.
This marks the first time a Southern Miss defensive player has been named for the honor since Roy Magee was selected the week of Oct. 30, 2000. Since the formation of Conference USA, Southern Miss has had 21 defensive player of the week selections since 1995.
Davis, a candidate for the Lombardi, Nagurski and Butkus Awards, was named to The Sporting News All-American team last season as a sophomore, as well as a first-team All-Conference USA team member, after leading the team in tackles with 100, 10 tackles for loss, three quarterback sacks, two interceptions, four pass breakups, a forced fumble and three fumble recoveries.
As a freshman, he was named to The Sporting News Freshman All-American team after finishing with 94 tackles, seven tackles for loss, a quarterback sack, two interceptions, seven pass breakups and two fumble recoveries.
