Vic Fusia
Victor M. Fusia (November 21, 1916 – January 18, 1991) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at the University of Massachusetts Amherst from 1961 to 1970. He compiled a 59–32–2 overall record and won five Yankee Conference championships.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 21, 1916 Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania |
| Died | January 18, 1991 (aged 74) Amherst, Massachusetts |
| Playing career | |
| 1930s | Manhattan |
| 1942 | Jacksonville NAS |
| Position(s) | Halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1948–1950 | Indiana HS (PA) |
| 1951–1954 | Brown (backfield) |
| 1955–1960 | Pittsburgh (backfield) |
| 1961–1970 | UMass |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 59–32–2 (college) |
| Bowls | 0–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 5 Yankee (1963–1964, 1966–1967, 1969) | |
| Awards | |
| New England Coach of the Year (1964) | |
Born in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, Fusia was a 1938 graduate of Manhattan College and a Navy veteran of World War II. He coached five years in the Pennsylvania high school system in the 1950s and was an assistant coach at Brown and the Pittsburgh before becoming the head coach at Massachusetts.
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UMass Redmen (Yankee Conference) (1961–1970) | |||||||||
| 1961 | UMass | 5–4 | 3–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1962 | UMass | 6–3 | 4–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1963 | UMass | 8–0–1 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1964 | UMass | 8–2 | 5–0 | 1st | L Tangerine | ||||
| 1965 | UMass | 7–2 | 4–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1966 | UMass | 6–3 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1967 | UMass | 7–2 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1968 | UMass | 2–8 | 2–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1969 | UMass | 6–3 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1970 | UMass | 4–5–1 | 3–1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| UMass: | 59–32–2 | 41–7–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 59–32–2 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
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