Program · 1978
Idaho State at the 1978 NCAA Championships
Head coachItalo "Babe" Caccia1,2,3,4
1978 NCAA Championships · 1978 scoring details · Open in Match Finder
3qualifiers
1win
4losses
0wins by fall
0champions
0All-Americans
T59team place
1team points
Roster
| Weight | Wrestler | W–L | Falls | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 150 | Gary Etchemendy | 0–1 | 0 | Lost round of 32 |
| 167 | Dave Pacheco | 0–2 | 0 | Lost consolation round 2 |
| Unlimited | Jesse Ponce | 1–1 | 0 | Lost round of 16 |
Head coach sources
- Original NCAA1978 Wrestling Guide IdahoState coach passage, NCAA.1977DualMeetRecords continued exactIdahoState I.J.Caccia PDF39/printed38; PDF page 39; printed page 38
- Original NCAA1979 Wrestling Guide IdahoState coach passage, NCAA.1978DualMeetRecords continued exactIdahoState I.J.Caccia PDF39/printed38; PDF page 39; printed page 38
- A legend lost: Italo I.J. Babe Caccia passes away at age91, Idaho State University.Originalinstitution obituary name/title and wrestlingcareer; sons includeJohnCaccia separately
- BabeCaccia 1986HallofFame biography, Idaho High School Activities Association.Hallbiography wrestling1977–79 literalcalendarend ambiguous for1979spring; PDF page 1; printed page unnumbered
The head coach for each tournament year comes from the coaching record in this release. Have a better source? Send a correction.