Mike Cavan

Mike Cavan
Biographical details
Sport(s)	Football
Born	(1948-04-15) April 15, 1948
Playing career
1968–1970	Georgia
Position(s)	Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1977–1985	Georgia (offensive backs)
1986–1991	Valdosta State
1992–1996	East Tennessee State
1997–2001	SMU
Head coaching record
Overall	89–83–2
Tournaments	1–1 (NCAA D-I-AA playoffs)
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.

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

Valdosta State Blazers head football coaches

Jim Goodman (1982–1984) Jim Berryman (1985) Mike Cavan (1986–1991) Hal Mumme (1992–1996) Mike Kelly (1997–1999) Mark Nelson # (1999) Chris Hatcher (2000–2006) David Dean (2007–2015) Kerwin Bell (2016– ) Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.

W. R. Windes (1920–1921)
J. K. Luck (1922–1924)
John Robinson (1925–1929)
J. S. Batey (1930–1931)
J. Gene McMurray (1932–1941)
No team (1942–1945)
J. Gene McMurray (1946)
Lloyd T. Roberts (1947–1951)
Star Wood (1952–1953)
Hal Littleford (1954)
Star Wood (1955–1965)
John Robert Bell (1966–1972)
Roy Frazier (1973–1977)
Jack Carlisle (1978–1982)
George F. "Buddy" Sasser (1983–1984)
Mike Ayers (1985–1987)
Don Riley (1988–1991)
Mike Cavan (1992–1996)
Paul Hamilton (1997–2003)
No team (2004–2014)
Carl Torbush (2015– )

Ray Morrison (1915–1916)
J. Burton Rix (1917–1920)
W. A. Cunningham, Victor Kelly & J. Burton Rix (1921)
Ewing Y. Freeland & Ray Morrison (1922–1923)
Ray Morrison (1924–1934)
Matty Bell (1935–1941)
Jimmy Stewart (1942–1944)
Matty Bell (1945–1949)
Rusty Russell (1950–1952)
Woody Woodard (1953–1956)
Bill Meek (1957–1961)
Hayden Fry (1962–1972)
Dave Smith (1973–1975)
Ron Meyer (1976–1981)
Bobby Collins (1982–1986)
No team (NCAA suspension, 1987–1988)
Forrest Gregg (1989–1990)
Tom Rossley (1991–1996)
Mike Cavan (1997–2001)
Phil Bennett (2002–2007)
June Jones (2008–2014)
Tom Mason # (2014)
Chad Morris (2015– )

Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.

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