| Ray E. Davis | |
| Birth Date: | 14 September 1907 |
| Birth Place: | Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Fort Walton Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Player Sport1: | Football |
| Player Years2: | c. 1930 |
| Player Team2: | Howard (AL) |
| Player Years3: | 1932–1933 |
| Player Positions: | Center, guard, tackle, end |
| Coach Sport1: | Football |
| Coach Years2: | 1934–1938 |
| Coach Team2: | Howard (AL) (line) |
| Coach Years3: | 1939 |
| Coach Team3: | Louisiana Tech |
| Coach Sport4: | Baseball |
| Coach Years5: | 1939 |
| Coach Team5: | Louisiana Tech |
| Overall Record: | 5–6 (football) |
Raymond Elswood Davis (September 14, 1907 – August 26, 1972) was an American football player and coach of football and baseball. He was the head football and baseball coach at Louisiana Polytechnic Institute—now known as Louisiana Tech University—in 1939. Davis played college football at Howard College—now known as Samford University—in Homewood, Alabama. He played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) with the Portsmouth Spartans in 1932 and 1933. David returned to his alma mater, Howard, in 1934, where he served as line coach for the football team under head coaches Clyde Propst and Billy Bancroft.[1]