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

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(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

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. Their head coach is Chris Douglas, 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 varsity sport after a 62-year hiatus when they last fielded a team as Arkansas College.

Conference affiliations

Central States Football League The Central States Football League (CSFL) was a college athletic conference affiliated with the NAIA. Member institutions were located in Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas and Arizona and competed only in football. The conference was established in 200 ...

(2015–2017) *

Sooner Athletic Conference The Sooner Athletic Conference (SAC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). Originally developed as a five-team conference of Oklahoma-based schools, the SAC now boasts 13 ...

(2018–2022) *

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(2023) *

(2024–present)

List of head coaches

Key

Coaches

Year-by-year results

Notes

References

External links

* {{Oweb American football teams established in 2015 2015 establishments in Arkansas