Football
Cavanaugh, Mike
Mike Cavanaugh
- Title:
- Offensive Line Coach
Hometown:Â Wallingford, Conn.
Family: Wife, Laurie, children Shane and Blair
Education: Southern Connecticut State, 1986 - Physical Education
NOTABLES
3 All-American offensive linemen during his first tenure in Corvallis
10 seasons as an assistant coach with the Beavers in his first stint
16 bowl games as an assistant coach
23 all-conference selections during his first 10 seasons at OSU
25 seasons as an offensive line coach at the FBS level
OREGON STATE (2025-Present)
• Began his second stint at Oregon State prior to the start of spring practices
OREGON (2023-24)
• Offensive analyst
ARIZONA STATE (2021-23)
• Served as the Sun Devils’ offensive line coach
• Sun Devils played in the 2021 Las Vegas Bowl
SYRACUSE (2018-20)
• Offensive line coach for the Orange
• Syracuse’s offense ranked 11th nationally during his tenure, averaging 40.2 yards per game behind Cavanaugh’s line.
• Syracuse surpassed 50 points five times in 2018, and 40 in eight of 13 games. Syracuse surpassed 6,000 offensive yards for just the second time in school history
• Orange added more than 40 yards per game on the ground in his first season
• Coached two all-conference selections in 2018, Cody Conway and Koda Martin
• Mentored Freshman All-American Matthew Bergeron in 2019
NEBRASKA (2015-17)
• Offensive line coach for former Oregon State head coach Mike Riley
• Cornhuskers ranked in the top-15 for fewest sacks allowed in two of his three seasons
• Nebraska finished in the top three in the Big Ten in scoring offense, passing offense, total defense and third-down percentage
OREGON STATE (2005-14)
• Offensive line coach at Oregon State for 10 seasons
• Coached All-Americans Andy Levitre, Jeremy Perry and Isaac Seumalo
• His offensive lines blocked for 1,000-yard rushers Jacquizz Rodgers and Yvenson Bernard. Beavers totaled one 1,000-yard rusher in each of his first six seasons
• Quarterback Sean Mannion set the single-season and career Pac-12 passing records behind OSU’s offensive lines
• Offensive linemen earned all-conference honors 23 times during his tenure
• OSU played in bowl games in six of his 10 seasons
HAWAI’I (1999-2004)
• Directed the offensive line
• Warriors ranked in the top-10 nationally for total offense in three of his six seasons
• His lines featured future professionals Samson Satele, Adrian Klemm, Kynan Forney and Wayne Hunter, among others
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS (1997-98)
• Offensive line coach for the NFL’s Chargers
FERRIS STATE (1995-96)
• Offensive line coach
SACRED HEART (1993-94)
• Offensive coordinator and offensive line coach
MURRAY STATE (1992)
• Offensive line coach
ALMA (1988-91)
• Served as offensive coordinator, defensive coordinator, offensive line and linebackers coach during his tenure
WESLEYAN (1987)
• Offensive line coach
ALBANY (1986)
• Graduate assistant
PLAYING EXPERIENCE
• Played at New Haven from 1981-82
• Later transferred to Southern Connecticut State
BOWL GAMES
1999Â Â Â Oahu Bowl
2002   Hawai’i Bowl
2003   Hawai’i Bowl
2004   Hawai’i Bowl
2006Â Â Â Sun Bowl
2007Â Â Â Emerald Bowl
2008Â Â Â Sun Bowl
2009Â Â Â Las Vegas Bowl
2012Â Â Â Alamo Bowl
2013   Hawai’i Bowl
2015Â Â Â Foster Farms Bowl
2016Â Â Â Music City Bowl
2018Â Â Â Camping World Bowl
2021Â Â Â Las Vegas Bowl
2024Â Â Â Fiesta Bowl
2025Â Â Â Rose Bowl
Family: Wife, Laurie, children Shane and Blair
Education: Southern Connecticut State, 1986 - Physical Education
NOTABLES
3 All-American offensive linemen during his first tenure in Corvallis
10 seasons as an assistant coach with the Beavers in his first stint
16 bowl games as an assistant coach
23 all-conference selections during his first 10 seasons at OSU
25 seasons as an offensive line coach at the FBS level
OREGON STATE (2025-Present)
• Began his second stint at Oregon State prior to the start of spring practices
OREGON (2023-24)
• Offensive analyst
ARIZONA STATE (2021-23)
• Served as the Sun Devils’ offensive line coach
• Sun Devils played in the 2021 Las Vegas Bowl
SYRACUSE (2018-20)
• Offensive line coach for the Orange
• Syracuse’s offense ranked 11th nationally during his tenure, averaging 40.2 yards per game behind Cavanaugh’s line.
• Syracuse surpassed 50 points five times in 2018, and 40 in eight of 13 games. Syracuse surpassed 6,000 offensive yards for just the second time in school history
• Orange added more than 40 yards per game on the ground in his first season
• Coached two all-conference selections in 2018, Cody Conway and Koda Martin
• Mentored Freshman All-American Matthew Bergeron in 2019
NEBRASKA (2015-17)
• Offensive line coach for former Oregon State head coach Mike Riley
• Cornhuskers ranked in the top-15 for fewest sacks allowed in two of his three seasons
• Nebraska finished in the top three in the Big Ten in scoring offense, passing offense, total defense and third-down percentage
OREGON STATE (2005-14)
• Offensive line coach at Oregon State for 10 seasons
• Coached All-Americans Andy Levitre, Jeremy Perry and Isaac Seumalo
• His offensive lines blocked for 1,000-yard rushers Jacquizz Rodgers and Yvenson Bernard. Beavers totaled one 1,000-yard rusher in each of his first six seasons
• Quarterback Sean Mannion set the single-season and career Pac-12 passing records behind OSU’s offensive lines
• Offensive linemen earned all-conference honors 23 times during his tenure
• OSU played in bowl games in six of his 10 seasons
HAWAI’I (1999-2004)
• Directed the offensive line
• Warriors ranked in the top-10 nationally for total offense in three of his six seasons
• His lines featured future professionals Samson Satele, Adrian Klemm, Kynan Forney and Wayne Hunter, among others
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS (1997-98)
• Offensive line coach for the NFL’s Chargers
FERRIS STATE (1995-96)
• Offensive line coach
SACRED HEART (1993-94)
• Offensive coordinator and offensive line coach
MURRAY STATE (1992)
• Offensive line coach
ALMA (1988-91)
• Served as offensive coordinator, defensive coordinator, offensive line and linebackers coach during his tenure
WESLEYAN (1987)
• Offensive line coach
ALBANY (1986)
• Graduate assistant
PLAYING EXPERIENCE
• Played at New Haven from 1981-82
• Later transferred to Southern Connecticut State
BOWL GAMES
1999Â Â Â Oahu Bowl
2002   Hawai’i Bowl
2003   Hawai’i Bowl
2004   Hawai’i Bowl
2006Â Â Â Sun Bowl
2007Â Â Â Emerald Bowl
2008Â Â Â Sun Bowl
2009Â Â Â Las Vegas Bowl
2012Â Â Â Alamo Bowl
2013   Hawai’i Bowl
2015Â Â Â Foster Farms Bowl
2016Â Â Â Music City Bowl
2018Â Â Â Camping World Bowl
2021Â Â Â Las Vegas Bowl
2024Â Â Â Fiesta Bowl
2025Â Â Â Rose Bowl
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