Maryville Scots football

The Maryville Scots football team represents Maryville College in college football.[2]

Maryville Scots football
First season1889
Head coachBen Fox
4th season, 19–15 (.559)
StadiumLloyd L. Thornton Stadium
LocationMaryville, Tennessee
ConferenceUSA South
ColorsGarnet and orange[1]
   
Websitemcscots.com

The team competes at the NCAA Division III level as an affiliate member of the USA South Athletic Conference.[3] NCAA Division III (D-III) is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the United States. D-III consists of athletic programs at colleges and universities that choose not to offer athletic scholarships to their student-athletes.[4]

The first football team was organized by Japanese student Kin Takahashi.[5]

Stadium

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.[6]

References
  1. "Maryville College reveals new logo" (PDF). Retrieved May 3, 2023.
  2. "2015-16 Maryville College Football Schedule".
  3. "Maryville (Tenn.) football schedule and results - D3football".
  4. "NCAA Division III", Wikipedia, 2024-04-30, retrieved 2024-05-28
  5. "Who Was Kin Takahashi?". Archived from the original on 29 August 2016.
  6. "Honaker Field/ Thornton Stadium". Archived from the original on 2023-01-21.
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