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. He was inducted into the Augsburg Athletics Hall of Fame in 1975. Augsburg's athletic field, Edor Nelson Field, is named in Nelson's honor.

Head coaching record

Football

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
Augsburg Auggies (Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1947–1969)
1947Augsburg0–70–59th
1948Augsburg1–3–20–3–27th
1949Augsburg2–3–21–3–18th
1950Augsburg1–5–11–59th
1951Augsburg0–70–6T–9th
1952Augsburg3–52–47th
1953Augsburg2–61–58th
1954Augsburg1–70–6T–8th
1955Augsburg4–43–3T–5th
1956Augsburg2–5–12–4–1T–6th
1957Augsburg4–43–45th
1958Augsburg0–80–78th
1959Augsburg3–52–56th
1960Augsburg5–34–34th
1961Augsburg4–43–4T–5th
1962Augsburg3–52–5T–6th
1963Augsburg4–3–14–33rd
1964Augsburg6–35–22nd
1965Augsburg3–5–12–4–16th
1966Augsburg4–4–13–46th
1967Augsburg1–80–78th
1968Augsburg1–80–78th
1969Augsburg1–80–78th
Augsburg:55–120–938–106–6
Total:55–120–9