Maryville College (TN) · Next-Season Outcome BandKin Takahashi founds Scots football (1892)
A Japanese student organizes the program that still bears the Scots name
Maryville College (TN)7-3Hope-Doping·Offseason
The Scots of Maryville, a Presbyterian college in the Smoky Mountain foothills whose football program was organized in 1892 by Japanese student Kin Takahashi and now plays Division III in the USA South.
Title DroughtSince 2015 · 10 yrs
Maryville football dates to 1892 — older than nearly every program in the region — yet a small Presbyterian college in the Smokies gets none of the attention its history earns.
low signal
The Scots bide their time.
Maryville College (TN) · Next-Season Outcome Band
Floor / Base / Ceiling
Floor 5-7
Base 7-5
Ceiling 10-2
floor5-7Rebuild year. Below .500.
base7-5Mid-table finish.
ceiling10-2Deep playoff run. Program-defining year.
Variance assumed at ±2 wins from last-season record. Replace with the season-path projection once preview data is built.
Recent Form · last 10 games
Cooling
Two of five. Schedule has caught up.
Streak L2Last 5 · 2-3Last 10 · 7-3
The forecast
Opens Sep 5
vs Heidelberg · away
Game Week
11 days
until kickoff · at Heidelberg · Sat Sep 5 · 16:00 UTC
The experience
The Scots of Maryville, a Presbyterian college in the Smoky Mountain foothills whose football program was organized in 1892 by Japanese student Kin Takahashi and now plays Division III in the USA South.
DIVISION III · THE PATH TO THE STAGG BOWL
Maryville College (TN) sits 8th in the USA South Conference and 56th of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — on the at-large bubble — the conference title is the surer route.
USA South · 2025
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lagrange College | 7-0 | 10-2 | 65.1 |
| 2 | Belhaven | 5-2 | 6-4 | 56.3 |
| 3 | Huntingdon College (AL) | 5-2 | 6-4 | 55.3 |
| 4 | Brevard College | 4-3 | 6-4 | 55.3 |
| 5 | Southern Virginia | 3-4 | 6-4 | 51.7 |
| 6 | Greensboro College | 2-5 | 3-7 | 45.3 |
| 7 | North Carolina Wesleyan | 2-5 | 4-6 | 44.4 |
| 8 | Maryville (TN) | 0-0 | 7-3 | 59.4 |
59.4 CFB Zeitgeist#56 of 240 D352.3 strength of schedule1 quality win
Win the USA South 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.
Source: CFB Zeitgeist — conference records + NPI-style rating from 2025 games · the field is 40 teams, NPI-selected
THE 2025 SEASON · 7-3
Signature win 40-7 over Sewanee; toughest day 7-36 against Berry College.
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.
The Pulse on Maryville College (TN)
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The Scots bide their time.
What moved it — fall camp · last 14 days
Camp
Fall camp open — install + scrimmage cycle
ongoing
"Go Maryville (TN)"
— Maryville College (TN) fanbase · recurring line
0 mentions · awaiting signal
Player stats — 2025 season
No player stats logged for this program yet — stats appear once the season is underway.
Maryville College (TN) · 2025 schedule & results7-3Soft slateAverage opponent win rate 44%.
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Sep 6 | — | — | — | @Hendrix College | W 40–14 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 13 | #444 | #528 | — | @Ohio Wesleyan | W 48–24 | 2-0 | 0-0 |
| 5 | Sep 27 | #462 | — | — | Pikeville | W 34–30 | 3-0 | 0-0 |
| 6 | Oct 4 | #424 | #564 | — | @Sewanee | W 40–7 | 4-0 | 0-0 |
| 7 | Oct 11 | #414 | #525 | — | Centre | W 33–13 | 5-0 | 0-0 |
| 8 | Oct 18 | #402 | #551 | — | @Millsaps | L 21–31 | 5-1 | 0-0 |
| 9 | Oct 25 | #409 | #537 | — | @Southwestern University | W 44–13 | 6-1 | 0-0 |
| 10 | Nov 1 | #397 | #626 | — | Rhodes College | W 42–22 | 7-1 | 0-0 |
| 11 | Nov 8 | #407 | #427 | — | @Berry College | L 7–36 | 7-2 | 0-0 |
| 12 | Nov 15 | #431 | #443 | — | Trinity University TX | L 14–31 | 7-3 | 0-0 |
Home-Field Advantage · Maryville College (TN) · 2018-present
Average
72% home win rate vs 69% on the road. margin runs -0.6 weaker at home. Lloyd L. Thornton Stadium seats 3,000.
Home13-5Away16-7
Venue texture
72°F average kickoff temp; 0% of games had measurable precipitation; 7 mph average wind.
Based on 19 home games with weather data.
All-Time Record
35-72-6
since 1902 · 40 seasons · .309 win rate
HOME
17-7-5
AWAY
17-64-1
NEUTRAL
1-1
1900s
1910s
1920s
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Program memory
What this program never forgets
Most weeks vanish. These didn’t.
Moment of the Year · Maryville College (TN) · 2025
Moment of the Year · Maryville College (TN) · 2025Won 40-14 at Hendrix College
Week 2 of 2025. A statement margin. Recruiting boards re-rendered overnight.
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