Edsel Schweizer

Edsel Schweizer
Biographical details
Born(1923-02-05)February 5, 1923
Chester, Illinois, U.S.
DiedFebruary 22, 2003(2003-02-22) (aged 80)
Decorah, Iowa, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1941–1942Iowa
Basketball
1943–1944Purdue
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1946–1949St. Louis Lutheran HS (MO)
1950Luther (backfield)
1952–1977Luther
Basketball
1950–1961Luther (assistant)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1966–1984Luther
Head coaching record
Overall150–70–6 (college)
Bowls1–1
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
6 Iowa Conference (1954, 1957, 1960, 1963, 1970–1971)
Awards
Iowa Conference Coach of the Year (1970–1971)

Edsel K. Schweizer (February 5, 1923 – April 22, 2003) was an American football coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa from 1952 to 1977, compiling a record of 150–70–6.

Schweizer came to Luther College in 1950, when he was hired as backfield coach for the football team, assistant basketball coach, track coach, dean of students, and instructor in the education department. After a recall to active duty in the United States Marine Corp in 1951, Schweizer returned to Luther in 1952 as head coach in football and track, assistant coach in basketball, and professor of psychology. He also served as the school's athletic director from 1966 until he retired in 1984. Schweizer died of cancer on April 22, 2003.