NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Southern Connecticut State University head football coach Rich Cavanaugh has been invited to speak at the New Haven Chapter meeting of the National Football Foundation on Thursday, October 23 at 6:30 p.m. The event will take place at the Knights of St. Patrick in New Haven.

Cavanaugh is in his 24th season as head coach of the Owls. During that time, he has registered a career mark of 142-103-1 and has led the program to the NCAA playoffs in each of the past three seasons.

A win over Pace this coming Saturday will allow the Owls to extend their program-record streak to 15 consecutive seasons with a record at or above .500.

The Owls (5-2, 4-1 Northeast-10) will put a four-game winning streak on the line on Saturday when they travel to Pace for a noon game. All of the action can be heard live on www.sportingnewsct.com beginning with the pre-game show at 11:30 a.m.