Babe Caccia
| Sport(s) | Football, baseball, wrestling |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
October 3, 1917 Pocatello, Idaho |
| Died |
August 28, 2009 (aged 91) Pocatello, Idaho |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1936–1937 | Idaho–Southern Branch |
| 1939–1940 | Idaho |
| 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 RMFAC (1952–1953, 1955, 1957, 1959) 1 Big Sky (1963) | |
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 from 1953 to 1965, compiling a record of 79–38–2. Caccia was also the athletic director at Idaho State from 1979 to 1986.
Caccia was born on October 3, 1917 in Pocatello, Idaho. He died in Pocatello on August 28, 2009.[1]
Head coaching record
College football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho State Bengals (Rocky Mountain Faculty Athletic Conference) (1952–1960) | |||||||||
| 1952 | Idaho State | 8–0 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1953 | Idaho State | 6–3 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1954 | Idaho State | 4–4 | 3–2 | ||||||
| 1955 | Idaho State | 8–1 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1956 | Idaho State | 6–3 | 3–2 | ||||||
| 1957 | Idaho State | 9–0 | 6–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1958 | Idaho State | 4–5 | 3–3 | ||||||
| 1959 | Idaho State | 6–2 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1960 | Idaho State | 6–2 | 3–1 | ||||||
| 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 | |||||
| 1963 | 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 Obituary". Idaho State Journal. Pocatello, Idaho. August 31, 2009. Retrieved July 28, 2018 – via Legacy.com.
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