Bio

Education

Moreau High School
Chabot College
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, BS in Physical Education
University of Southern California, MA in Sports Administration

Coaching Experience

San Luis Obispo HS
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Chabot College
University of Southern California
New Mexico State
Ohio State University
Purdue University

Chabot College

Bio

Tony Caviglia returns for his 25th season at Fresno City College after posting a regular season record of 181-60. And never having a losing season in 29 years as a head coach, he has led FCC to the postseason 24 times. Caviglia came to FCC in 1999 after three seasons as the head coach at Chabot College, where he posted a 22-10 record. As a head coach at the community college level, he has posted an 29-year record of 209-87 coming into 2024. Before becoming the head coach, Caviglia was the defensive line coach at Purdue University from 1991 to 1993.  He has held coaching positions at the University of Southern California, New Mexico State Univerisity and The Ohio State University, where he coached in the 1988 Rose Bowl, 1987 Florida Citrus Bowl and 1990 Liberty Bowl. With a regular season winning percentage of .75 as head coach at FCC, Caviglia has posted the highest winning percentage in the Rams’ storied history. He was named 2000 State Region II Coach of the Year, and has won Valley Conference Coach of the Year awards in 2000, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2018, 2019, 2022. In 2016, Caviglia became the winningest coach in Fresno City College history and currently has 187 wins, surpassing Clare Slaughter’s 136 wins from 1959-1978. He has 209 total wins as a head coach and is the longest tenured football coach at FCC and in the State of California. In addition to winning football games, Caviglia says the philosophy of his program is to prepare sophomores to transfer on to four-year colleges, receive their degrees and hopefully continue their playing careers. He has enjoyed great success in this, as he has helped hundreds of players land scholarships all across the country at all levels of collegiate football. Among the players the FCC staff has helped move on to the next level, include some who have played in the National Football League: Maurice Morris, Cameron Worrell, Matt Giordano, Zach Diles, Tony Curtis and David Veikune. All are former NFL Rams who played for “Coach C.” Caviglia believes that the game of football is a very hard game to be successful at, and in order to achieve that success, the players must make a great commitment both on and off the field. He also believes that because of the commitment level they have, the players that pass through the FCC program are prepared with the skills necessary to be successful in life beyond the game. Caviglia received his Bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo and a Master’s degree in Administration from USC. Caviglia,  and his wife Kristi have three sons, Andrew, Michael, and Nicholas.

FCC Head Coaching Records (1948 - 2023)