Mike Cavan

Mike Cavan
Sport(s)	Football
Biographical details
Born	(1948-04-15) April 15, 1948
Playing career
Position(s)	Quarterback
Head coaching record
Overall	89–83–2
Tournaments	1–1 (NCAA D-I-AA playoffs)
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse
Accomplishments and honors
Awards Florida–Georgia Hall of Fame

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
†Indicates BCS bowl, Bowl Alliance or Bowl Coalition game.