Nick Davila

Davila led the Bearcats to a 30–11 upset win over the Scarlet Knights, ending Rutgers hopes at a national championship.

However, in the second game of Davila's senior season of football, he broke his clavicle,[8] and Oregon State head coach, Dennis Erickson reduced the size of scholarship he was offering.

[9] In his final game, Davila took a heartbreaking loss 14–21, to the El Camino College Warriors in the Verizon Southern California Bowl.

Davila came in to replace a struggling Grutza, and completed 9-of-15 passes for 136 yards and two touchdowns, but it was too little too late, as the Bearcats fell 22–46 to the Cardinals.

In 2006, Davila was once again the backup quarterback behind Grutza, despite the chance to win the starting job throughout the summer and fall practices.

Davila led the Bearcats to a 30–11 upset win over the Scarlet Knights, ending Rutgers hopes at a national championship in 2007.

[15] Davila led the Bearcats to another victory over Connecticut, as they finished with a 7–5 regular season record, making the team bowl eligible.

With Davila's stellar season, he received multiple Arena Football League offers, but re-signed with the Shock for 2009 when they were no longer available to him.

The following year, Davila set a league record for touchdowns, passing yards, and also earned AFL MVP honors.

Arizona would face the American Conference Champion Jacksonville Sharks led by veteran quarterback Aaron Garcia.

It appeared as though the Rattlers had scored the game-winning touchdown after Davila hit Kerry Reed with a 12-yard reception with 21 seconds left in the game.

However, on 4th down Garcia countered, throwing the game-winning touchdown pass to Jeron Harvey as time expired and stunning the Rattlers.

With the sting of defeat still fresh in their minds, Davila and the Rattlers were determined to make 2012 (his 3rd AFL season) a year of redemption.

He once again led the Rattlers to a division crown at 13–5, and entered the post-season as the number two seed behind Aaron Garcia and the San Antonio Talons.

In the 2nd round they faced off against their other West conference rivals, the Utah Blaze who had managed to upset Garcia's Talons the week before.

Arizona faced the American Conference Champion Philadelphia Soul, who entered the game as the AFL's top ranked team at 15–3 and heavy favorites in the match-up.

In convincing fashion they shredded the Soul, forcing them to commit three key turnovers early in the contest and pounding them into submission for a 72–54 victory.

He threw for 4,778 yards and 127 touchdowns, completing 66.5% of his passes, and throwing only 11 interceptions, en route to a fourth consecutive appearance for the Rattlers in the ArenaBowl.

Davila suffered a lower body injury in week 5 against the Los Angeles Kiss and missed the next four games.

Back-ups B. J. Coleman and Shane Boyd filled the void at quarterback by splitting the starts and carrying the Snakes to a 3–1 record until Davila's return.

Entering the post season as the AFL's top ranked seed, the Rattlers faced the Portland Steel in their opening round of the playoffs.

Together, they faced off with the Cleveland Gladiators, who had managed to upset the Los Angeles Kiss on the road 56–52, the previous week.

The Rattlers trounced the Gladiators 82–41, en route to their 5th National Conference Championship and a spot in ArenaBowl XXIX.

[30] Stats from ArenaFan:[31] In December 2016, Davila was announced as the quarterbacks and wide receivers coach of the Rattlers, who had recently left the AFL for the Indoor Football League (IFL).