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Babe Caccia
American football coach and administrator (1917–2009)
Italo John "Babe" Caccia (October 3, 1917 – August 28, 2009) was an American college football and athletics administrator in Idaho.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1917-10-03)October 3, 1917 Pocatello, Idaho, U.S. |
| Died | August 28, 2009(2009-08-28) (aged 91) Pocatello, Idaho, U.S. |
| 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 in Pocatello, Idaho, in 1917. He played on the football teams of Idaho State University (ISU)—then known as Idaho–Southern Branch—in Pocatello in 1936 and 1937.[1] He graduated from the University of Idaho in 1941, then served in the United States Navy during World War II.[2]
Caccia served as the head football coach at ISU from 1953 to 1965, compiling a record of 79–38–2 (.672), then became assistant athletic director.[3][4][5] ISU football teams won six conference championships in the 14 seasons that Caccia was head coach. He later was the athletic director at ISU, from 1979 to 1986.
Caccia was inducted to the ISU athletic hall of fame in 1961.[6] He died in Pocatello at age 91 in 2009.[2]
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 | |||||||||
- "All-Time Roster A-F". isubengals.com. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
- "Babe Caccia Obituary". Idaho State Journal. Pocatello, Idaho. August 31, 2009. Retrieved July 28, 2018 – via Legacy.com.
- "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.
- "Italo "Babe" Caccia". isubengals.com. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
