Babe Caccia
Italo John "Babe" Caccia (October 3, 1917 – August 28, 2009) was an American football coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Idaho State University in Pocatello from 1953 to 1965, compiling a record of 79–38–2 (.672), and then became assistant athletic director.[1][2][3] Caccia was the athletic director at Idaho State from 1979 to 1986.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 3, 1917 Pocatello, Idaho |
| Died | August 28, 2009 (aged 91) Pocatello, Idaho |
| Alma mater | University of Idaho, 1941 |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1936–1937 | Idaho–Southern Branch |
| Position(s) | Center, linebacker |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1946–1947 | Pocatello Cross HS (ID) (line) |
| 1948–1951 | Idaho State (assistant) |
| 1952–1965 | Idaho State |
| 1976 | Edmonton Eskimos (line) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1965–1979 | Idaho State (assistant AD) |
| 1979–1986 | Idaho State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 79–38–2 (college football) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 5 RMC (1952–1953, 1955, 1957, 1959) 1 Big Sky (1963) | |
Caccia was born on October 3, 1917 in Pocatello, Idaho; he died in Pocatello at age 91 in 2009.[4]
Head coaching record
College football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho State Bengals (Rocky Mountain Conference) (1952–1960) | |||||||||
| 1952 | Idaho State | 8–0 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1953 | Idaho State | 6–3 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1954 | Idaho State | 4–4 | 3–3 | 3rd | |||||
| 1955 | Idaho State | 8–1 | 6–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1956 | Idaho State | 6–3 | 3–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1957 | Idaho State | 9–0 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1958 | Idaho State | 4–5 | 3–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1959 | Idaho State | 6–2 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1960 | Idaho State | 6–2 | 3–1 | 2nd | |||||
| Idaho State Bengals (NCAA College Division independent) (1961–1962) | |||||||||
| 1961 | Idaho State | 5–2–1 | |||||||
| 1962 | Idaho State | 3–6 | |||||||
| Idaho State Bengals (Big Sky Conference) (1963–1965) | |||||||||
| 1963 | Idaho State | 5–3 | 3–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1964 | Idaho State | 6–3 | 2–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1965 | Idaho State | 3–5–1 | 1–3 | T–4th | |||||
| Idaho State: | 79–38–2 | 43–13 | |||||||
| Total: | 79–38–2 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- "Babe Caccia resigns as grid coach at Idaho State University". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. December 9, 1965. p. 14.
- "Caccia quits Bengal post". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). UPI. December 8, 1965. p. 2C.
- "Caccia quits Idaho State". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. December 8, 1965. p. 36.
- "Babe Caccia Obituary". Idaho State Journal. Pocatello, Idaho. August 31, 2009. Retrieved July 28, 2018 – via Legacy.com.
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