Vic Fusia

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.

Vic Fusia
Biographical details
Born(1913-11-13)November 13, 1913
Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedJanuary 18, 1991(1991-01-18) (aged 77)
Amherst, Massachusetts, U.S.
Playing career
1934–1937Manhattan
1942Jacksonville NAS
Position(s)Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1948–1950Indiana HS (PA)
1951–1954Brown (backfield)
1955–1960Pittsburgh (backfield)
1961–1970UMass
Head coaching record
Overall59–32–2 (college)
Bowls0–1
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. 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 ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
UMass Redmen (Yankee Conference) (1961–1970)
1961 UMass 5–43–12nd
1962 UMass 6–34–12nd
1963 UMass 8–0–15–01st
1964 UMass 8–25–01stL Tangerine
1965 UMass 7–24–12nd
1966 UMass 6–35–01st
1967 UMass 7–25–01st
1968 UMass 2–82–3T–3rd
1969 UMass 6–35–01st
1970 UMass 4–5–13–1–12nd
UMass: 59–32–241–7–1
Total:59–32–2
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References
  1. Monahan, Bob (December 9, 1970). "Fusia and Catuzzi resign as UMass, Williams' coaches". The Boston Globe.
  2. "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 open access.
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