Otterbein University Athletics

Peter Davila begins his third season with the Cardinals, coaching defensive backs and special teams. He possesses over 16 years of football coaching experience. Coach Davila spent the summers of 2014 with the Houston Texans and 2013 with the Minnesota Vikings during the team’s training camp as part of his fellowship with the Bill Walsh NFL Minority Coaching Program. A 1998 graduate of Youngstown State University, with a bachelor’s degree in business administration, Davila was a four-year member of the varsity football team at defensive back and middle linebacker. He was a part of two NCAA 1-AA national championships in 1994 and 1997. He has coached football at Wofford College (1998); Ohio high schools East Cleveland Shaw (2003-08) and Richmond Heights (2009-11); and Capital University (2011). Coach Davila has two daughters, Gabriella, 14, and Kylie, 10, and lives with his wife, Emily, in Pickerington.