Vic Gatto
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1947-04-24) April 24, 1947 (age 77) |
Playing career | |
Football | |
1966–1968 | Harvard |
Position(s) | Halfback |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1969–1972 | Middlesex School (MA) |
1973–1977 | Bates |
1978–1984 | Tufts |
1985–1989 | Davidson |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 55–89–4 (college football) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Awards | |
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Victor Emmanuel Gatto (born April 24, 1947) is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Bates College (1973–1977), Tufts University (1978–1984), and Davidson College (1985–1989), compiling a career college football record of 52–92–4. Gatto played college football as a halfback at Harvard University from 1966 to 1968. He won the Nils V. "Swede" Nelson Award in 1968 and was the team captain in the legendary "Harvard Beats Yale 29-29" game and appears in the 2008 documentary film about this game. Prior to being hired at Bates, Gatto coached football, baseball, and lacrosse at the Middlesex School in Concord, Massachusetts.[1]
Head coaching record
College football
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Bates Bobcats (New England Small College Athletic Conference) (1973–1977) | |||||||||
1973 | Bates | 1–7 | |||||||
1974 | Bates | 4–4 | |||||||
1975 | Bates | 2–6 | |||||||
1976 | Bates | 3–6 | |||||||
1977 | Bates | 4–3–1 | |||||||
Bates: | 14–26–1 | ||||||||
Tufts Jumbos (New England Small College Athletic Conference) (1978–1984) | |||||||||
1978 | Tufts | 5–3 | 4–3 | ||||||
1979 | Tufts | 8–0 | 7–0 | ||||||
1980 | Tufts | 6–2 | 6–2 | ||||||
1981 | Tufts | 5–2–1 | 5–2–1 | ||||||
1982 | Tufts | 6–2 | 6–2 | ||||||
1983 | Tufts | 4–3–1 | 4–3–1 | ||||||
1984 | Tufts | 0–7–1 | 0–6–1 | ||||||
Tufts: | 34–19–3 | 32–18–3 | |||||||
Davidson Wildcats (Southern Conference) (1985–1986) | |||||||||
1985 | Davidson | 1–10 | 0–6 | 8th | |||||
1986 | Davidson | 0–9 | 0–6 | T–8th | |||||
Davidson Wildcats (Patriot League) (1987–1988) | |||||||||
1987 | Davidson | 1–10 | 0–3 | 6th | |||||
1988 | Davidson | 0–10 | 0–4 | 6th | |||||
Davidson Wildcats (NCAA Division III Independent) (1989) | |||||||||
1989 | Davidson | 2–8 | |||||||
Davidson: | 4–47 | 0–17 | |||||||
Total: | 52–93–4 |
References
- ^ "New head coach Vic Gatto excited about Bates football". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. March 31, 1973. p. 25. Retrieved September 15, 2018 – via Newspapers.com .
External links
- Vic Gatto at IMDb
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