{{Short description|American athlete and coach}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox college coach | name = Edor Nelson | image = Edor Nelson.jpg | alt = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1914|8|18}} | birth_place = Dawson, Minnesota, U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|2014|8|27|1914|8|18}} | death_place = Minnesota, U.S. | alma_mater = | player_sport1 = Football | player_years2 = {{Circa|1937}} | player_team2 = Augsburg | player_years3 = 1941–1943 | player_team3 = Fort Riley | player_sport4 = Basketball | player_years5 = c. 1937 | player_team5 = Augsburg | player_sport6 = Baseball | player_years7 = c. 1937 | player_team7 = Augsburg | player_positions = Forward (basketball) | coach_sport1 = Football | coach_years2 = 1946 | coach_team2 = Augsburg (assistant) | coach_years3 = 1947–1969 | coach_team3 = Augsburg | coach_sport4 = Baseball | coach_years5 = 1946–1979 | coach_team5 = Augsburg | coach_sport6 = Men's ice hockey | coach_years7 = 1956–1957 | coach_team7 = Augsburg | coach_sport8 = Wrestling | coach_years9 = 1949–1963 | coach_team9 = Augsburg | overall_record = 55–120–9 (football) | bowl_record = | tournament_record = | championships = | awards = | coaching_records = }} '''Edor''' "'''Red'''" '''Nelson''' (August 18, 1914 – August 27, 2014) was an athlete and sports coach at Augsburg College—now known as Augsburg University–in Minneapolis. He played baseball, football, and basketball at Augsburg before graduating in 1938. He returned to Augsburg as a coach, serving as head coach of the baseball team from 1946 to 1979, the football team from 1947 to 1969, the wrestling team from 1949 to 1963, and the men's ice hockey team during the 1956–57 season. He also served in the United States Army during World War II and served several months in German prisoner-of-war camps before escaping. After the war, he received a master's degree from the University of Minnesota in 1947.<ref>{{cite news|title=Edor Nelson 1914-2014: Legendary Augsburg athlete and coach dies at 100|newspaper=Star Tribune|date=August 28, 2014|page=C2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116060173/article-on-edor-nelson/|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title='He was going to make 100': Edor Nelson indeed lasted a century, and on his birthday Augsburg honored a living legend|newspaper=Star Tribune|author=Patrick Reusse|date=August 19, 2014|pages=C1, C6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118626443/he-was-going-to-make-100-edor-nelson/|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> He was inducted into the Augsburg Athletics Hall of Fame in 1975.<ref>{{cite web|title=Edor Nelson|publisher=Augsburg University Athletics|accessdate=February 14, 2023|url=https://athletics.augsburg.edu/honors/hall-of-fame/edor-nelson/22}}</ref> Augsburg's athletic field, Edor Nelson Field, is named in Nelson's honor.<ref>{{cite web|title=Edor Nelson Field|publisher=Augsburg University Athletics|accessdate=February 14, 2023|url=https://athletics.augsburg.edu/facilities/edor-nelson-field/5}}</ref>
==Head coaching record== ===Football=== {{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | team = | conf = | bowl = | poll = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Subhead | name = Augsburg Auggies | conf = Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | startyear = 1947 | endyear = 1969 }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1947 | name = Augsburg | overall = 0–7 | conference = 0–5 | confstanding = 9th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1948 | name = Augsburg | overall = 1–3–2 | conference = 0–3–2 | confstanding = 7th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1949 | name = Augsburg | overall = 2–3–2 | conference = 1–3–1 | confstanding = 8th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1950 | name = Augsburg | overall = 1–5–1 | conference = 1–5 | confstanding = 9th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1951 | name = Augsburg | overall = 0–7 | conference = 0–6 | confstanding = T–9th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1952 | name = Augsburg | overall = 3–5 | conference = 2–4 | confstanding = 7th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1953 | name = Augsburg | overall = 2–6 | conference = 1–5 | confstanding = 8th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1954 | name = Augsburg | overall = 1–7 | conference = 0–6 | confstanding = T–8th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1955 | name = Augsburg | overall = 4–4 | conference = 3–3 | confstanding = T–5th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1956 | name = Augsburg | overall = 2–5–1 | conference = 2–4–1 | confstanding = T–6th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1957 | name = Augsburg | overall = 4–4 | conference = 3–4 | confstanding = 5th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1958 | name = Augsburg | overall = 0–8 | conference = 0–7 | confstanding = 8th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1959 | name = Augsburg | overall = 3–5 | conference = 2–5 | confstanding = 6th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1960 | name = Augsburg | overall = 5–3 | conference = 4–3 | confstanding = 4th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1961 | name = Augsburg | overall = 4–4 | conference = 3–4 | confstanding = T–5th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1962 | name = Augsburg | overall = 3–5 | conference = 2–5 | confstanding = T–6th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1963 | name = Augsburg | overall = 4–3–1 | conference = 4–3 | confstanding = 3rd | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1964 | name = Augsburg | overall = 6–3 | conference = 5–2 | confstanding = 2nd | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1965 | name = Augsburg | overall = 3–5–1 | conference = 2–4–1 | confstanding = 6th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1966 | name = Augsburg | overall = 4–4–1 | conference = 3–4 | confstanding = 6th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1967 | name = Augsburg | overall = 1–8 | conference = 0–7 | confstanding = 8th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1968 | name = Augsburg | overall = 1–8 | conference = 0–7 | confstanding = 8th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1969 | name = Augsburg | overall = 1–8 | conference = 0–7 | confstanding = 8th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal | name = Augsburg | overall = 55–120–9 | confrecord = 38–106–6 }} {{CFB Yearly Record End | overall = 55–120–9 | bowls = no | poll = no | polltype = | legend = no }}
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