Spike Nelson

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

Spike Nelson
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Sport(s)	Football
Biographical details
Born	(1906-04-02)April 2, 1906 Cherokee, Iowa
Died	October 30, 1998(1998-10-30) (aged 92) Laguna Hills, California
Playing career
Position(s)	Tackle
Head coaching record
Overall	8–17–1

Emerson William "Spike" Nelson (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. 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.

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
†Indicates BCS bowl, Bowl Alliance or Bowl Coalition game.