Lyon Scots football

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Lyon Scots football
First season2015
Athletic directorKevin Jenkins
Head coach Chris Douglas
4th season, 7–26 (.212)
StadiumPioneer Stadium
(capacity: 2,684)
Field surface FieldTurf
Location Batesville, Arkansas
NCAA division Division III
Conference SCAC
Past conferences CSFL
SAC
Independent
All-time record27–60 (.310)
ColorsLyon Blue and Lyon Red [1]
   
MascotScot
Website lyonscots.com

The Lyon Scots football team represents Lyon College in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Scots are members of the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) after transitioning from the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and participating as an independent for a year in 2023. [2] [3] The Scots play their home games at Pioneer Stadium in Batesville, Arkansas. [4]

Contents

Their head coach is Chris Douglas, who took over the position for the 2020 season. [5]

History

On June 27, 2013, Lyon College president, Dr. Donald Weatherman, announced the return of American football as a varsity sport after a 62-year hiatus when they last fielded a team as Arkansas College. [6] [7]

Conference affiliations

List of head coaches

Key

Key to symbols in coaches list
GeneralOverallConferencePostseason [A 1]
No.Order of coaches [A 2] GCGames coachedCWConference winsPWPostseason wins
DCDivision championshipsOWOverall winsCLConference lossesPLPostseason losses
CCConference championshipsOLOverall lossesCTConference tiesPTPostseason ties
NCNational championshipsOTOverall ties [A 3] C%Conference winning percentage
†Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame O%Overall winning percentage [A 4]

Coaches

List of head football coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records, conference records, postseason records, championships and selected awards
No.NameSeason(s)GCOWOLOTO%CWCLCTC%PWPLPTDCCCNCAwards
1 Kirk Kelley [14] 2015110110.0001
2 Kyle Phelps [15] 2016–20172291300.409
3 Casey Creehan [16] 2018–201921111000.524
4 Chris Douglas [17] [18] 2020–present3372600.212

Year-by-year results

National ChampionsConference ChampionsBowl game berthPlayoff berth
SeasonYearHead
Coach		AssociationDivisionConferenceRecordPostseasonFinal ranking
OverallConference
WinLossTieFinishWinLossTie
Lyon Scots [19]
2015 2015 Kirk Kelley NAIA — CSFL 01107th060——
2016 2016 Kyle Phelps 380T–4th240——
2017 2017 6505th440——
2018 2018 Casey Creehan SAC 470T–7th260——
2019 2019 730T–3rd620——
2020 2020 Chris Douglas 0507th050——
2021 2021 280T–8th270——
2022 2022 19010th090——
2023 2023 NCAA Division III Independent 440––––——

Notes

  1. ↑ Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played. [11]
  2. ↑ A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "—" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
  3. ↑ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since. [12]
  4. ↑ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss. [13]

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