Maryville Scots football

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Maryville Scots football
First season1889
Head coach Ben Fox
Stadium Lloyd L. Thornton Stadium
Location Maryville, Tennessee
Conference USA South
Website mcscots.com

The Maryville Scots football team represents Maryville College in college football. [1] The team competes at the NCAA Division III level as an affiliate member of the USA South Athletic Conference. [2] The first football team was organized by Japanese student Kin Takahashi. [3]

The Scots play at Lloyd L. Thornton Stadium, Honaker Field. Constructed in 1952, close proximity to the action is provided for a capacity crowd of 5,000. Renovations to the home bleachers and press box occurred in 1993. A new concession stand and bathroom were added in 1997. Visitor stands were enhanced in 2001 while the entire field and entrance were updated in 2001. [4]

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References

  1. "2015-16 Maryville College Football Schedule".
  2. "Maryville (Tenn.) football schedule and results - D3football".
  3. "Who Was Kin Takahashi?". Archived from the original on 29 August 2016.
  4. "Honaker Field/ Thornton Stadium". Archived from the original on 2023-01-21.