Lyon Scots football

Lyon Scots football
Lyon Scots football
First season	2015
Athletic director	Kevin Jenkins
Head coach	Chris Douglas ; 5th season, 8–29 (.216)
Stadium	Pioneer Stadium; (capacity: 2,684)
Field surface	FieldTurf
Location	Batesville, Arkansas
NCAA division	Division III
Conference	SCAC
Past conferences	CSFL; SAC; Independent
All-time record	27–60 (.310)
Colors	Lyon Blue and Lyon Red;
Mascot	Scot
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]

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

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]

Central States Football League (2015–2017)^[8]
Sooner Athletic Conference (2018–2022)^[9]
Independent (2023)
Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (2024–present)^[10]

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More information General, Overall ...

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]}

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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	O%	CW	CL	CT	C%	PW	PL	PT	DC	CC	NC	Awards
1	Kirk Kelley^[14]	2015	11	0	11	.000	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–
2	Kyle Phelps^[15]	2016–2017	22	9	13	0.409	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
3	Casey Creehan^[16]	2018–2019	21	11	10	0.524	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
4	Chris Douglas^[17]^[18]	2020–present	33	7	26	0.212	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

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National Champions	Conference Champions	Bowl game berth	Playoff berth

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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	Kyle Phelps				6	5	0	5th	4	4	0	—	—
2018	2018	Casey Creehan			SAC	4	7	0	T–7th	2	6	0	—	—
2019	2019	Casey Creehan				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	–	–	–	–	—	—

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[A 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]
[A 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.
[A 3]
Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.^[12]
[A 4]
When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.^[13]

[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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[12] [A 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]

[13] [A 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.

[15] [A 3]
Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.^[12]

[17] [A 4]
When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.^[13]

[1] [1]
"Lyon College Athletics: Brand & Visual Standards Guide" (PDF). April 17, 2019. Retrieved March 25, 2023.

[2] [2]
Athletics, Lyon. "Lyon College to transition from NAIA to NCAA Division III". KAIT. Retrieved March 18, 2023.

[3] [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] [4]
"Lyon College Football Home Opener". Lyon College. Retrieved March 18, 2023.

[5] [5]
"Chris Douglas hired as Lyon head football coach". KAIT. Retrieved March 18, 2023.

[6] [6]
"Football returns to Lyon College in 2015". KAIT. Retrieved March 18, 2023.

[7] [7]
"Rex Nelson: Football at Hendrix, Lyon College; Are Others Far Behind?". Sporting Life Arkansas. July 4, 2013. Retrieved March 18, 2023.

[8] [8]
"Lyon to join Central States Football League in 2015". KAIT. Retrieved March 18, 2023.

[9] [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] [10]
"Lyon College football headed to SCAC in 2024". Lyon College. Retrieved March 18, 2023.

[Bowls-11] [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.

[Ties-14] [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.

[TieCalc-16] [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.

[18] [14]
"Kirk Kelley Named Lyon College Football Coach". Sporting Life Arkansas. July 22, 2013. Retrieved March 18, 2023.

[19] [15]
"Former assistant promoted to head coach at Lyon". Arkansas Online. September 4, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2023.

[20] [16]
Staff Writer. "Peru State announces hire of head football coach". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved March 18, 2023.

[21] [17]
"New Lyon coach hopes wait to end". Arkansas Online. July 18, 2020. Retrieved March 18, 2023.

[22] [18]
"Lyon College Names Chris Douglas Their New Football Coach". E Communications. Retrieved March 18, 2023.

[23] [19]
"4/30/2020Football_RecordBook" (PDF). Retrieved March 17, 2023.

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