The Maryville Scots football team represents Maryville College in college football. The team is located in Maryville, Tennessee. The team competes at the NCAA Division III level as an affiliate member of the Southern Athletic Association. The team is currently coached by Ben Fox, who has been head coach since the 2020–21 season, and has a record of 35–20. The team has an overall record of 528 wins, 548 losses, and 40 ties for a .491 winning percentage.

The first football team was organized in 1892 by Japanese student Kin Takahashi. The team was a part of the 1947 Tangerine Bowl, which is the first iteration of the Citrus Bowl. The team has won 7 conference championships, mainly in the Smoky Mountain Conference and the USA South Conference.

The Scots play at Lloyd L. Thornton Stadium, Honaker Field. Constructed in 1952, close proximity to the action is provided for a capacity crowd of 5,000. Renovations to the home bleachers and press box occurred in 1993. A new concession stand and bathroom were added in 1997. Visitor stands were enhanced in 2001 while the entire field and entrance were updated in 2001.

Conference history

Classifications

1892–1973: Independent 1974–present: NCAA Division III

Conference Memberships

1892–1926: Independent 1927–1940: Smoky Mountain Conference 1941–1980: Independent 1980–1987: Old Dominion Athletic Conference 1988–2004: NCAA Division III Independent 2005–2024: USA South Athletic Conference 2025–present: Southern Athletic Association

Conference Championships 1930 SMAC Lombe Honaker 5–4 2–0 1931 5–2–3 2–0–12012USA SouthMike Rader6–45–220138–36–12016Shaun Hayes8–26–120187–37–02024Ben Fox9–27–0

Postseason NCAA Division III playoffs The Scots have made three appearances in the NCAA Division III playoffs, with a combined record of 1–3.

2013 First Round Hampden–Sydney L, 34–42 2018 First Round Berry L, 0–31 2024 First RoundSecond Round BerryDePauw W, 20–16L, 20–45

Bowl appearances The Scots have appeared in four bowls, having a record of 1–3. 1946Tangerine BowlCatawba L, 6–311960Rocket BowlMillsapsW, 19–01965Honaker BowlEarlhamL, 17–261966Honaker BowlConcordL, 13–42

Head coaches Since the program's inception in 1892, there have been 31 head coaches. The first coach is Kin Takahashi, who also was the team's quarterback. The longest tenure head coach is Lombe Honaker, who coached the program from 1921 to 1958. The current head coach is Ben Fox, who is in the sixth season as head coach. The team didn't field a football teams in 1898, 1899, and the years 1943 to 1945. Those last three years were due to World War II. 1892–1897 Kin Takahashi 7–3–3 .700 1900–1901 Albert F. Gilman 0–1–1 .000 1902–1903 Stephen Andrew Lynch 9–2–0 .818 1904 William Scott 1–3 .250 1905 W.D. Chadwick 4–5 .444 1906–1907 Reed S. Dickson 8–8–2 .500 1908 Horace Fox 2–5–1 .285 1909–1911 Arthur E. Mitchell 6–13–2 .316 1912 Lester E. Bond 5–7 .417 1913 George Williams 3–8 .272 1914 Z. J. Stanley 6–4 .600 1915–1916 Art Kiefer 9–2–3 .818 1917 Edgar O. Brown 5–3 .625 1918 Bob Clemens 0–2 .000 1919–1920 Henry W. Feeman 5–7–1 .714 1921–1942, 1946–1958 Lombe Honaker 160–141–21 .531 1959–1963 Boydson Baird 22–19–1 .537 1964–1970 Monk Tomlinson 19–43–2 .306 1971–1972 Lauren Kardatzke 12–6 .667 1973 Boydson Baird 5–4 .556 1974–1977 Jim Jordan 15–19–1 .441 1978–1979 Stephen Fickert 15–3 .833 1980 Dan Zaneski 5–5 .500 1981–1982 Art Ogden 7–12–1 .368 1983–1985 Bobby Salor 7–20 .259 1986–1987 Larry Stephens 4–16 .200 1988–2002 Phil Wilks 70–118 .372 2003–2011 Tony Ierulli 39–50 .438 2012–2014 Mike Rader 21–10 .677 2014–2019 Shaun Hayes 31–19 .620 2020–present Ben Fox 35–20 .636 Total 528–548–40 .491

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