Tom Nelson (American football coach)

{{Short description|American football coach}}

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Tom Nelson is a former American football coach. He was the first head football coach at Azusa Pacific College—now known as Azusa Pacific University—in Azusa, California, serving for one season, in 1965, and compiling a record of 1–6.{{Cite web|title=Football-Azusa Pacific Year-by-Year|work=Football Media Guide|publisher=Azusa Pacific University Athletics|date=May 22, 2009|url=http://www.apu.edu/athletics/data/football/yearbyyear.pdf|accessdate=October 22, 2010}}