| Ed Cavanaugh | |
| Birth Date: | 24 August 1928 |
| Player Years1: | 1949–1950 |
| Player Team1: | Duke |
| Player Positions: | Guard |
| Coach Years1: | 1955–1958 |
| Coach Team1: | Kansas State (assistant) |
| Coach Years2: | 1959–1966 |
| Coach Team2: | Arizona (assistant) |
| Coach Years3: | 1967 |
| Coach Team3: | Utah State (assistant) |
| Coach Years4: | 1968–1971 |
| Coach Team4: | Idaho State |
| Coach Years5: | 1972–1976 |
| Coach Team5: | Buffalo Bills (assistant) |
| Coach Years6: | 1977–1978 |
| Coach Team6: | Miami (FL) (OL) |
| Coach Years7: | 1979 |
| Coach Team7: | Army (OL) |
| Coach Years8: | 1980–1982 |
| Coach Team8: | Army |
| Coach Years9: | 1986–1992 |
| Coach Team9: | Rhode Island (OL) |
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 .
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).