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, and at the United States Military Academy from 1980 to 1982, compiling a career college football record of . Cavanaugh played college football at Duke University; he was a guard and graduated in 1951. In his third season at Idaho State in 1970, the university opened the indoor Minidome (now Holt Arena). Head coaching record References 1928 births Living people Arizona Wildcats football coaches Army Black Knights football coaches Duke Blue Devils football players Idaho State Bengals football coaches Kansas State Wildcats football coaches Miami Hurricanes football coaches Rhode Island Rams football coaches Utah State Aggies football coaches Sportspeople from Waterbury, Connecticut