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American football player and coach
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15 April 1948
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Biography
Introduction
Mike Cavan (born April 15, 1948) is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at Valdosta State University (1986–1991), East Tennessee State University (1992–1996) and Southern Methodist University (1997–2001), compiling a career college football record of 89–83–2. Cavan played as a quarterback at the University of Georgia from 1968 to 1970 and was an assistant coach there from 1977 to 1985.
Coaching tree
Assistant coaches who have worked under Cavan and have gone on to become head coaches include: David Dean, Darrell Dickey, and Derek Dooley.
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valdosta State Blazers (Gulf South Conference) (1986–1991) | |||||||||
| 1986 | Valdosta State | 9–2 | 7–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1987 | Valdosta State | 6–4 | 4–4 | 4th | |||||
| 1988 | Valdosta State | 6–3–1 | 4–3–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1989 | Valdosta State | 5–5 | 5–3 | 3rd | |||||
| 1990 | Valdosta State | 5–5 | 5–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1991 | Valdosta State | 6–3–1 | 4–1–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| Valdosta State: | 37–22–2 | 24–15–2 | |||||||
| East Tennessee State Buccaneers (Southern Conference) (1992–1996) | |||||||||
| 1992 | East Tennessee State | 5–6 | 2–5 | 6th | |||||
| 1993 | East Tennessee State | 5–6 | 3–5 | 7th | |||||
| 1994 | East Tennessee State | 6–5 | 4–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1995 | East Tennessee State | 4–7 | 4–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1996 | East Tennessee State | 10–3 | 7–1 | 2nd | L NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal | ||||
| East Tennessee State: | 30–27 | 20–19 | |||||||
| SMU Mustangs (Western Athletic Conference) (1997–2001) | |||||||||
| 1997 | SMU | 6–5 | 5–3 | T–2nd (Mountain) | |||||
| 1998 | SMU | 5–7 | 4–4 | T–5th (Mountain) | |||||
| 1999 | SMU | 4–6 | 3–3 | 5th | |||||
| 2000 | SMU | 3–9 | 2–6 | T–6th | |||||
| 2001 | SMU | 4–7 | 4–3 | 5th | |||||
| SMU: | 22–34 | 18–19 | |||||||
| Total: | 89–83–2 | ||||||||