Vic Gatto
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 24, 1947 |
| 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 | |
| |
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 head coaching 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 1968 Yale vs. Harvard football game game. He appeared in Harvard Beats Yale 29–29, a 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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