| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 13, 1913 Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | January 18, 1991 (aged 77) Amherst, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1934–1937 | 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) | |
Victor H. Fusia (November 13, 1913 – 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.
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. He resigned after the 1970 season to become the school's staff associate in charge of sports promotion.[1] He remained with the school until his retirement in 1982. Fusia died of a heart attack on January 18, 1991.[2]
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
- ↑ Monahan, Bob (December 9, 1970). "Fusia and Catuzzi resign as UMass, Williams' coaches". The Boston Globe.
- ↑ "Vic Fusia, 77; coached football at UMass-Amherst, 1961-1970". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. January 21, 1991. p. 17. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
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