| Edsel Schweizer | |
| Birth Date: | 5 February 1923 |
| Birth Place: | Chester, Illinois, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Decorah, Iowa, U.S. |
| Player Sport1: | Football |
| Player Years2: | 1941–1942 |
| Player Team2: | Iowa |
| Player Sport3: | Basketball |
| Player Years4: | 1943–1944 |
| Player Team4: | Purdue |
| Coach Sport1: | Football |
| Coach Years2: | 1946–1949 |
| Coach Team2: | St. Louis Lutheran HS (MO) |
| Coach Years3: | 1950 |
| Coach Team3: | Luther (backfield) |
| Coach Years4: | 1952–1977 |
| Coach Team4: | Luther |
| Coach Sport5: | Basketball |
| Coach Years6: | 1950–1961 |
| Coach Team6: | Luther (assistant) |
| Admin Years1: | 1966–1984 |
| Admin Team1: | Luther |
| Overall Record: | 150–70–6 (college) |
| Bowl Record: | 1–1 |
| Championships: | 6 Iowa Conference (1954, 1957, 1960, 1963, 1970–1971) |
| Awards: | 2× 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.[1] He served as the head football coach at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa from 1952 to 1977, compiling a record of 150–70–6.[2]
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.[3]