Spike Nelson

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Template other Emerson William "Spike" Nelson (April 2, 1906 – October 20, 1998) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Mississippi State College, now Mississippi State University, in 1938 and at Yale University in 1941, compiling a career head coaching record of 5–13. He played college football as a tackle at the University of Iowa and was selected as a first-team tackle by the New York Sun on its 1926 College Football All-America Team. He was also selected as a second-team All-American by the Associated Press and Central Press.

Nelson was also an All-American hammer thrower and discus thrower for the Iowa Hawkeyes track and field team, finishing 3rd in the hammer throw at the 1926 NCAA Track and Field Championships.

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Mississippi State Maroons (Southeastern Conference) (1938)
1938	Mississippi State	4–6	1–4	11th
Mississippi State:		4–6	1–4
Yale Bulldogs (Independent) (1941)
1941	Yale	1–7
Yale:		1–7
Saint Mary's Pre-Flight Air Devils (Independent) (1943)
1943	Saint Mary's Pre-Flight	3–4–1
Saint Mary's Pre-Flight:		3–4–1
Total:		8–17–1

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