| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 24, 1928 |
| Playing career | |
| 1949–1950 | Duke |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1955–1958 | Kansas State (assistant) |
| 1959–1966 | Arizona (assistant) |
| 1967 | Utah State (assistant) |
| 1968–1971 | Idaho State |
| 1972–1976 | Buffalo Bills (assistant) |
| 1977–1978 | Miami (FL) (OL) |
| 1979 | Army (OL) |
| 1980–1982 | Army |
| 1986–1992 | Rhode Island (OL) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 30–40–2 (.431) |
Ed Cavanaugh (born August 24, 1928) is a former American football player and coach. He was the head coach at Idaho State University in Pocatello from 1968 through 1971,[1] and at the United States Military Academy from 1980 to 1982, compiling a career college football record of 30–40–2 (.431).
Cavanaugh played college football at Duke University; he was a guard and graduated in 1951.[1]
In his third season at Idaho State in 1970, the university opened the indoor Minidome (now Holt Arena).
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho State Bengals (Big Sky Conference) (1968–1971) | |||||||||
| 1968 | Idaho State | 4–5 | 1–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1969 | Idaho State | 5–5 | 2–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1970 | Idaho State | 5–5 | 3–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 1971 | Idaho State | 6–4 | 2–3 | 5th | |||||
| Idaho State: | 20–19 | 8–10 | |||||||
| Army Cadets (NCAA Division I-A independent) (1980–1982) | |||||||||
| 1980 | Army | 3–7–1 | |||||||
| 1981 | Army | 3–7–1 | |||||||
| 1982 | Army | 4–7 | |||||||
| Army: | 10–21–2 | ||||||||
| Total: | 30–40–2 | ||||||||