The SMU Mustangs were coached by which former player after Mike Cavan was let go in 2001?
SMU Mustangs football under Mike Cavan Mike Cavan was the coach of the Southern Methodist University's football team from 1997 to 2001. He compiled a 22–34–0 record, and was succeeded by Phil Bennett.
Sam Gruneisen Samuel Kenneth Gruneisen (January 16, 1941 September 28, 2012) was an American football player and coach. He played professionally as a center in the American Football League (ALF) for the San Diego Chargers and in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chargers and Houston Oilers. Gruneisen played college football Villanova University. He kicked two point after touchdowns and a 26-yard field goal in Villanova's 17–9 victory over Wichita State in the 1961 Sun Bowl.