Duke Nelson

Duke Nelson

Sport(s)	Football
Biographical details
Born	(1907-04-26)April 26, 1907
Died
Alma mater	Middlebury College
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1939–1941	RPI
1946–1968	Middlebury
Head coaching record
Overall	98–81–12
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse
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.

External links

• Duke Nelson at the College Football Data Warehouse