Babe Caccia
# Babe Caccia

Italo John "Babe" Caccia (October 3, 1917 – August 28, 2009) was an American college football and athletics administrator in Idaho.

## Biography

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. He graduated from the University of Idaho in 1941, then served in the United States Navy during World War II.

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. 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. He died in Pocatello at age 91 in 2009.

## Head coaching record

### College football

| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 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: | Idaho State: | 79–38–2 | 43–13 | |
| Total: | Total: | 79–38–2 | | |
| National championship  Conference title  Conference division title or championship game berth ||||||
