Lyon Scots football

Lyon Scots football
First season2015
Athletic directorKevin Jenkins
Head coachChris Douglas
5th season, 8–29 (.216)
StadiumPioneer Stadium
(capacity: 2,684)
Field surfaceFieldTurf
LocationBatesville, Arkansas
NCAA divisionDivision III
ConferenceSCAC
Past conferencesCSFL
SAC
Independent
All-time record27–60 (.310)
ColorsLyon Blue and Lyon Red[1]
   
MascotScot
Websitelyonscots.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]

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

History

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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

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List of head coaches

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Key

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Key to symbols in coaches list
General Overall Conference Postseason[A 1]
No. Order of coaches[A 2] GC Games coached CW Conference wins PW Postseason wins
DC Division championships OW Overall wins CL Conference losses PL Postseason losses
CC Conference championships OL Overall losses CT Conference ties PT Postseason ties
NC National championships OT Overall ties[A 3] C% Conference winning percentage
† Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame O% Overall winning percentage[A 4]

Coaches

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List of head football coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records, conference records, postseason records, championships and selected awards
No. Name Season(s) GC OW OL OT O% CW CL CT C% PW PL PT DC CC NC Awards
1 Kirk Kelley[14] 2015 11 0 11 0 .000 – – – – – – – – 1 – –
2 Kyle Phelps[15] 2016–2017 22 9 13 0 0.409 – – – – – – – – – – –
3 Casey Creehan[16] 2018–2019 21 11 10 0 0.524 – – – – – – – – – – –
4 Chris Douglas[17][18] 2020–present 33 7 26 0 0.212 – – – – – – – – – – –

Year-by-year results

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National Champions Conference Champions Bowl game berth Playoff berth
Season Year Head
Coach 		Association Division Conference Record Postseason Final ranking
Overall Conference
Win Loss Tie Finish Win Loss Tie
Lyon Scots[19]
2015 2015 Kirk Kelley NAIA — CSFL 0 11 0 7th 0 6 0 — —
2016 2016 Kyle Phelps 3 8 0 T–4th 2 4 0 — —
2017 2017 6 5 0 5th 4 4 0 — —
2018 2018 Casey Creehan SAC 4 7 0 T–7th 2 6 0 — —
2019 2019 7 3 0 T–3rd 6 2 0 — —
2020 2020 Chris Douglas 0 5 0 7th 0 5 0 — —
2021 2021 2 8 0 T–8th 2 7 0 — —
2022 2022 1 9 0 10th 0 9 0 — —
2023 2023 NCAA Division III Independent 4 4 0 – – – – — —

Notes

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  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]

References

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  1. ^ "Lyon College Athletics: Brand & Visual Standards Guide" (PDF). April 17, 2019. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  2. ^ Athletics, Lyon. "Lyon College to transition from NAIA to NCAA Division III". KAIT. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  3. ^ Roche, Bryant. "Lyon College athletics announces full transition from NAIA to NCAA Division III by 2026". Southwest Times Record. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  4. ^ "Lyon College Football Home Opener". Lyon College. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  5. ^ "Chris Douglas hired as Lyon head football coach". KAIT. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  6. ^ "Football returns to Lyon College in 2015". KAIT. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  7. ^ "Rex Nelson: Football at Hendrix, Lyon College; Are Others Far Behind?". Sporting Life Arkansas. July 4, 2013. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  8. ^ "Lyon to join Central States Football League in 2015". KAIT. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  9. ^ Team, BVMSports (November 13, 2022). "Scots football ends final Sooner Athletic Conference season with loss at Texas Wesleyan". BVM Sports. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  10. ^ "Lyon College football headed to SCAC in 2024". Lyon College. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  11. ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
  12. ^ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Archived from the original on September 6, 2010. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
  13. ^ Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. New York City. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
  14. ^ "Kirk Kelley Named Lyon College Football Coach". Sporting Life Arkansas. July 22, 2013. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  15. ^ "Former assistant promoted to head coach at Lyon". Arkansas Online. September 4, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  16. ^ Staff Writer. "Peru State announces hire of head football coach". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  17. ^ "New Lyon coach hopes wait to end". Arkansas Online. July 18, 2020. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  18. ^ "Lyon College Names Chris Douglas Their New Football Coach". E Communications. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  19. ^ "4/30/2020Football_RecordBook" (PDF). Retrieved March 17, 2023.
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