The Lyon Scots football team represents Lyon College in

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at the

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level. The Scots are members of the

Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC), founded in 1962, is an athletic conference which competes in the NCAA's Division III. Member institutions are located in Colorado, Louisiana, and Texas. Difficulties related to travel distanc ...

(SCAC) after transitioning from the

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(NAIA) and participating as an

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for a year in 2023. The Scots play their home games at Pioneer Stadium in Batesville, Arkansas. Their head coach is

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, who took over the position for the 2020 season.

History

On June 27, 2013, Lyon College president, Dr. Donald Weatherman, announced the return of

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as a

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after a 62-year hiatus when they last fielded a team as Arkansas College.

Conference affiliations

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(2015–2017) *

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(2018–2022) *

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(2023) *

(2024–present)

List of head coaches

Key

Coaches

Year-by-year results

Notes

References

External links

* {{Official website, https://lyonscots.com/sports/football American football teams established in 2015 2015 establishments in Arkansas