Duke Nelson

Duke Nelson
Sport(s) Football
Biographical details
Born April 26, 1907
Died October 22, 1989 (aged 82)
Alma mater Middlebury College[1]
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1939–1941
1946–1968		 RPI
Middlebury
Head coaching record
Overall 98–81–12

Statistics

Accomplishments and honors

Championships

2× Vermont State Conference Champions

Walter J. "Duke" Nelson (April 26, 1907 – October 22, 1989) was the head football coach for the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) Engineers and Middlebury College Panthers football teams. He coached RPI from 1939 to 1941 and Middlebury from 1946 to 1968. Nelson's overall coaching record is 98–81–12, including back-to-back Vermont State Conference championships in 1948 and 1949 while coaching the Panthers.

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Rank#
RPI Engineers (Independent) (1939–1941)
1939 RPI 4–2–1
1940 RPI 7–1
1941 RPI 4–3
RPI: 15–6–2
Middlebury Panthers (Independent) (1946–1947)
1946 Middlebury 2–4–1
1947 Middlebury 6–1–1
Middlebury Panthers (Vermont State Conference) (1948–1950)
1948 Middlebury 7–1 1st (tied)
1949 Middlebury 4–2–1 1st
1950 Middlebury 3–4–1
Middlebury Panthers (Independent) (1951–1962)
1951 Middlebury 4–4
1952 Middlebury 2–5
1953 Middlebury 2–5
1954 Middlebury 4–2–1
1955 Middlebury 3–4
1956 Middlebury 4–3
1957 Middlebury 5–2
1958 Middlebury 4–3
1959 Middlebury 5–1–1
1960 Middlebury 5–1–1
1961 Middlebury 5–1–1
1962 Middlebury 5–2
Middlebury Panthers (Green Mountain Conference) (1963)
1963 Middlebury 2–5
Middlebury Panthers (Independent) (1964–1968)
1964 Middlebury 3–3–1
1965 Middlebury 2–5
1966 Middlebury 3–5
1967 Middlebury 2–6
1968 Middlebury 1–6–1
Middlebury: 83–75–10
Total: 98–81–12
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title
#Rankings from final Coaches Poll.

References

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