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Donnie Davis (born December 16, 1972) is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the Arena Football League (AFL) for the Arizona Rattlers, Milwaukee Mustangs, and Georgia Force. He started for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in 1993 and 1995.
His redshirt sophomore campaign began with a thrashing of Furman but over the next three games Georgia Tech would be outscored 102–27. Davis would finish the year with a 5–6 record and a loss to archrival Georgia Bulldogs.
Bill Lewis wanted a spark for his wilting team so he recruited junior college transfer Tom Luginbill from Palomar College. Luginbill came in from a wide open pass offense where he tossed for over 7,600 yards and had won 21 games in two years. Luginbill would eventually take the starting job from Davis after Davis got injured in spring practice.
Luginbill's first two starts in 1994 saw Georgia Tech narrowly lose to then top-10 ranked Arizona Wildcats and winning big over Western Carolina. They would then lose the rest of their games that season, with Luginbill's career ending at Georgia Tech with a 1–10 record. Coach Bill Lewis was fired during the season, and was replaced by defensive coordinator George O'Leary.
After Luginbill transferred to Eastern Kentucky, Davis and O'Leary began a major rebuilding of the Georgia Tech football program that would lead Georgia Tech eventually back to playing in bowls and competing at the highest level in the ACC. Davis over his career compiled an 11–11 record with over 4,000 yards of total offense and 29 total touchdowns.
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