Spike Nelson

Spike Nelson
Spike Nelson
Sport(s)	Football
Biographical details
Born	April 2, 1906; Cherokee, Iowa
Died	October 30, 1998 (aged 92); Laguna Hills, California
Playing career
1925–1927	Iowa
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1931; 1932–1937; 1938; 1939–1940; 1941; 1942; 1943	Iowa (line); LSU (line); Mississippi State; Yale (line); Yale; St. Mary's Pre-Flight (assistant); St. Mary's Pre-Flight
Head coaching record
Overall	5–13
	Statistics; College Football Data Warehouse

Spike Nelson is also the name of a character in Degrassi and Degrassi: The Next Generation.

Emerson William "Spike" Nelson^[3] (April 2, 1906 – October 20, 1998) was an American 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 college football record of 5–13.

[edit] Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Mississippi State Maroons (Southeastern Conference) (1938)
1938	Mississippi State	4–6	1–4	11th
Mississippi State:		4–6	1–4
Yale Bulldogs (NCAA University Division Independent) (1941)
1941	Yale	1–7
Yale:		1–7
Total:		5–13

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Persondata
Name	Nelson, Spike
Alternative names	Nelson, Emerson W.
Short description	American football player and coach
Date of birth	April 2, 1906
Place of birth	Cherokee, Iowa
Date of death	October 20, 1998
Place of death	Laguna Hills, California