Lyon College2-7-1The Scots of Batesville, an Arkansas college that brought back football in 2013 after a 62-year hiatus and recently joined NCAA Division III in the SCAC, playing on the new on-campus Bad Boy Stadium.
Plenty wrote off a tiny Arkansas college reviving football after 62 years, and the Scots are out to prove the program belongs back on Saturdays.
The Scots bide their time.
Lyon College · Next-Season Outcome Band
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Recent Form · last 10 games
Cold
One of five. The film room is busy this week.
Opens Sep 5
vs East Texas Baptist · at home
Game Week
9 days
until kickoff · vs East Texas Baptist · Sat Sep 5 · 21:00 UTC
The Scots of Batesville, an Arkansas college that brought back football in 2013 after a 62-year hiatus and recently joined NCAA Division III in the SCAC, playing on the new on-campus Bad Boy Stadium.
Lyon College sits 3rd in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference and 201st of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas Lutheran | 3-0 | 6-4 | 53.3 |
| 2 | Austin | 3-2 | 3-6 | 37.8 |
| 3 | Lyon | 1-2 | 2-7 | 37.2 |
| 4 | Centenary (LA) | 1-4 | 1-8 | 32.0 |
| 5 | Gallaudet | 0-0 | 1-8 | 34.0 |
Win the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference for the automatic berth into the 40-team NCAA Division III bracket. Miss it and the path is an at-large bid, selected by NPI — the metric the CFB Index mirrors. Six wins survive the bracket to the Stagg Bowl.
Signature win 38-24 over Westminster (MO); toughest day 7-65 against McMurry.
Community pulse
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| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Sep 7 | — | — | — | @East Texas Baptist | L 8–47 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 13 | #442 | — | — | Little Rock | L 19–20 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 4 | Sep 20 | #427 | #534 | — | @Greenville | T 0–0 | 0-2-1 | 0-0 |
| 5 | Sep 27 | #440 | #666 | — | Westminster (MO) | W 38–24 | 1-2-1 | 0-0 |
| 7 | Oct 11 | #452 | #478 | — | @McMurry | L 7–65 | 1-3-1 | 0-0 |
| 8 | Oct 18 | #487 | #641 | — | Centenary (LA) | L 20–23 | 1-4-1 | 0-1 |
| 9 | Oct 25 | #546 | #554 | — | @Hendrix College | L 21–38 | 1-5-1 | 0-1 |
| 10 | Nov 1 | #565 | #622 | — | @Austin | W 40–28 | 2-5-1 | 1-1 |
| 11 | Nov 8 | #562 | #464 | — | Texas Lutheran | L 10–54 | 2-6-1 | 1-2 |
| 12 | Nov 15 | #579 | #526 | — | Hendrix College (N) | L 28–55 | 2-7-1 | 1-2 |
Home-Field Advantage · Lyon College · 2018-present
Elite
25% home win rate vs 25% on the road. margin runs +15.4 better at home. Pioneer Stadium seats 1,500.
All-Time Record
7-20-1
since 2023 · 3 seasons · .250 win rate
Moment of the Year · Lyon College · 2025
Moment of the Year · Lyon College · 2025Won 38-24 vs Westminster (MO)
Week 5 of 2025. The single game that defined the season's arc.