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Vic Gatto

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Vic Gatto
Biographical details
Born (1947-04-24) April 24, 1947 (age 77)
Playing career
Football
1966–1968Harvard
Position(s)Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1969–1972Middlesex School (MA)
1973–1977Bates
1978–1984Tufts
1985–1989Davidson
Head coaching record
Overall55–89–4 (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

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College football

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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

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  1. ^ "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 Open access icon.
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