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{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1948)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox college coach
| name = Mike Cavan
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1948|4|15}}
| birth_place = 
| death_date = 
| death_place = 
| alma_mater = 
| player_years1 = 1968–1970
| player_team1 = [[Georgia Bulldogs football|Georgia]]
| player_positions = [[Quarterback]]
| coach_years1 = 1977–1985
| coach_team1 = [[Georgia Bulldogs football|Georgia]] (offensive backs)
| coach_years2 = 1986–1991
| coach_team2 = [[Valdosta State Blazers football|Valdosta State]]
| coach_years3 = 1992–1996
| coach_team3 = [[East Tennessee State Buccaneers football|East Tennessee State]]
| coach_years4 = 1997–2001
| coach_team4 = [[SMU Mustangs football|SMU]]
| overall_record = 89–83–2
| bowl_record = 
| tournament_record = 1–1 (NCAA D-I-AA playoffs)
| championships = 
| awards = Second-team [[List of All-SEC football teams|All-SEC]] ([[1968 All-SEC football team|1968]])<br>[[Florida–Georgia football rivalry#Florida–Georgia Hall of Fame|Florida–Georgia Hall of Fame]]
| coaching_records = 
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'''Mike Cavan''' (born April 15, 1948) is an American former [[college football]] player and coach. He served as the head football coach at [[Valdosta State University]] from 1986 to 1991, [[East Tennessee State University]] from 1992 to 1996, and [[Southern Methodist University]] (SMU) from 1997 to 2001, compiling a career head coaching 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. He joined the Georgia staff under Kirby Smart as Special Assistant to the Head Coach.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Emerson |first=Seth |date=January 11, 2016 |title=Georgia gives Smart a special adviser |url=https://www.dawgnation.com/football/georgia-gives-smart-a-special-advisor/ |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=DawgNation |language=English}}</ref> He was part of the staff that has won two national championships under Smart.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Blinder |first=Alan |date=January 10, 2022 |title=How Georgia Beat Alabama to Win College Football’s National Championship |url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/01/10/sports/alabama-georgia-national-championship |access-date=February 27, 2023 |website=The New York Times |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Witz |first=Billy |date=January 9, 2023 |title=How Georgia Romped Past T.C.U. For a Second Straight Title |url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/01/09/sports/georgia-tcu-score-championship |access-date=February 27, 2023 |website=The New York Times |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Head coaching record==
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
 | name      = [[Valdosta State Blazers football|Valdosta State Blazers]]
 | conf      = [[Gulf South Conference]]
 | startyear = 1986
 | endyear   = 1991
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship =
 | year         = [[1986 NCAA Division II football season|1986]]
 | name         = Valdosta State
 | overall      = 9–2
 | conference   = 7–1
 | confstanding = 2nd
 | bowlname     =
 | bowloutcome  =
 | bcsbowl      =
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship =
 | year         = [[1987 NCAA Division II football season|1987]]
 | name         = Valdosta State
 | overall      = 6–4
 | conference   = 4–4
 | confstanding = 4th
 | bowlname     =
 | bowloutcome  =
 | bcsbowl      =
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship =
 | year         = [[1988 NCAA Division II football season|1988]]
 | name         = Valdosta State
 | overall      = 6–3–1
 | conference   = 4–3–1
 | confstanding = 4th
 | bowlname     =
 | bowloutcome  =
 | bcsbowl      =
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship =
 | year         = [[1989 NCAA Division II football season|1989]]
 | name         = Valdosta State
 | overall      = 5–5
 | conference   = 5–3
 | confstanding = 3rd
 | bowlname     =
 | bowloutcome  =
 | bcsbowl      =
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship =
 | year         = [[1990 NCAA Division II football season|1990]]
 | name         = Valdosta State
 | overall      = 5–5
 | conference   = 5–3
 | confstanding = 4th
 | bowlname     =
 | bowloutcome  =
 | bcsbowl      =
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship =
 | year         = [[1991 NCAA Division II football season|1991]]
 | name         = Valdosta State
 | overall      = 6–3–1
 | conference   = 4–1–1
 | confstanding = T–2nd
 | bowlname     =
 | bowloutcome  =
 | bcsbowl      =
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
 | name       = Valdosta State
 | overall    = 37–22–2
 | confrecord = 24–15–2
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
 | name      = [[East Tennessee State Buccaneers football|East Tennessee State Buccaneers]]
 | conf      = [[Southern Conference]]
 | startyear = 1992
 | endyear   = 1996
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship =
 | year         = [[1992 NCAA Division I-AA football season|1992]]
 | name         = [[1992 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team|East Tennessee State]]
 | overall      = 5–6
 | conference   = 2–5
 | confstanding = 6th
 | bowlname     =
 | bowloutcome  =
 | bcsbowl      =
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship =
 | year         = [[1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season|1993]]
 | name         = [[1993 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team|East Tennessee State]]
 | overall      = 5–6
 | conference   = 3–5
 | confstanding = 7th
 | bowlname     =
 | bowloutcome  =
 | bcsbowl      =
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship =
 | year         = [[1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season|1994]]
 | name         = [[1994 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team|East Tennessee State]]
 | overall      = 6–5
 | conference   = 4–4
 | confstanding = T–5th
 | bowlname     =
 | bowloutcome  =
 | bcsbowl      =
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship =
 | year         = [[1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season|1995]]
 | name         = [[1995 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team|East Tennessee State]]
 | overall      = 4–7
 | conference   = 4–4
 | confstanding = 5th
 | bowlname     =
 | bowloutcome  =
 | bcsbowl      =
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship =
 | year         = [[1996 NCAA Division I-A football season|1996]]
 | name         = [[1996 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team|East Tennessee State]]
 | overall      = 10–3
 | conference   = 7–1
 | confstanding = 2nd
 | bowlname     = [[NCAA Division I Football Championship|NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal]]
 | bowloutcome  = L
 | bcsbowl      =
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
 | name       = East Tennessee State
 | overall    = 30–27
 | confrecord = 20–19
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
 | name      = [[SMU Mustangs football|SMU Mustangs]]
 | conf      = [[Western Athletic Conference]]
 | startyear = 1997
 | endyear   = 2001
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship =
 | year         = [[1997 NCAA Division I-A football season|1997]]
 | name         = [[1997 SMU Mustangs football team|SMU]]
 | overall      = 6–5
 | conference   = 5–3
 | confstanding = T–2nd <small>(Mountain)</small>
 | bowlname     =
 | bowloutcome  =
 | bcsbowl      =
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship =
 | year         = [[1998 NCAA Division I-A football season|1998]]
 | name         = [[1998 SMU Mustangs football team|SMU]]
 | overall      = 5–7
 | conference   = 4–4
 | confstanding = T–5th <small>(Mountain)</small>
 | bowlname     =
 | bowloutcome  =
 | bcsbowl      =
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship =
 | year         = [[1999 NCAA Division I-A football season|1999]]
 | name         = [[1999 SMU Mustangs football team|SMU]]
 | overall      = 4–6
 | conference   = 3–3
 | confstanding = 5th
 | bowlname     =
 | bowloutcome  =
 | bcsbowl      =
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship =
 | year         = [[2000 NCAA Division I-A football season|2000]]
 | name         = [[2000 SMU Mustangs football team|SMU]]
 | overall      = 3–9
 | conference   = 2–6
 | confstanding = T–6th
 | bowlname     =
 | bowloutcome  =
 | bcsbowl      =
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship =
 | year         = [[2001 NCAA Division I-A football season|2001]]
 | name         = [[2001 SMU Mustangs football team|SMU]]
 | overall      = 4–7
 | conference   = 4–3
 | confstanding = 5th
 | bowlname     =
 | bowloutcome  =
 | bcsbowl      =
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
 | name       = SMU
 | overall    = 22–34
 | confrecord = 18–19
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record End
 | overall  = 89–83–2
 | bowls    = no
 | poll     = no
 | polltype = 
 | legend   = no
}}

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://georgiadogs.com/staff-directory/mike-cavan/411 Georgia Bulldogs bio]

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