Vic Gatto

Vic Gatto

Sport(s)	Football
Biographical details
Born	(1947-04-23) April 23, 1947
Playing career
1966–1968	Harvard
Position(s)	Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1973–1977	Bates
1978–1984	Tufts
1985–1989	Davidson
Head coaching record
Overall	52–92–4
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
Nils V. "Swede" Nelson Award

Victor Emmanuel Gatto (born April 23, 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 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 "Harvard Beats Yale 29-29" game and appears in the 2008 documentary film about this game.

Head coaching record

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
1979	Tufts	8–0
1980	Tufts	6–2
1981	Tufts	5–2–1
1982	Tufts	6–2
1983	Tufts	4–3–1
1984	Tufts	0–7–1
Tufts:		34–19–3
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 I-AA Independent) (1989)
1989	Davidson	2–8
Davidson:		4–47	0–17
Total:		52–92–4

External links

• Vic Gatto at the College Football Data Warehouse
• Vic Gatto at the Internet Movie Database