Lyon College
2-7-1 2025 finalThe 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.
The Scots bide their time.
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.
Establish the reborn Scots as a real SCAC competitor — turn the new on-campus stadium into a home-field tradition that justifies bringing football back.
Offseason
69 days
until kickoff · Sun Aug 30 · 17:00 UTC
The 2026 Outlook
Lyon College sits 4th 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 | 4-1 | 6-4 | 53.3 |
| 2 | McMurry | 4-1 | 6-4 | 52.4 |
| 3 | Austin | 3-3 | 3-6 | 37.8 |
| 4 | LYONCOLL | 1-3 | 2-7 | 37.2 |
| 5 | CENTENARY | 1-5 | 1-8 | 32.0 |
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 College (MO); toughest day 7-65 against McMurry.
The Pulse on Lyon College
What moved it — offseason · last 30 days
Aspiration Ladder
Brief Part III §33.4 · Lyon College
The baseline for a successful season.
The primary goal and national bracket path.
One of 32 national tournament entries.
The Division III national championship game.
Lyon College · Next-Season Outcome Band
Floor / Base / Ceiling
Variance assumed at ±2 wins from last-season record. Replace with the season-path projection once preview data is built.
Who We Are
Home-Field Advantage · Lyon College · 2018-present
Elite
25% home win rate vs 25% on the road. margin runs +15.4 better at home.
Act IIILast Season Reviewed
2025 season · tap to expand
Recent Form · last 10 games
Cold
One of five. The film room is busy this week.
Schedule Strength · Lyon College · 2025
Soft
Average opponent win rate 44% across 9 finalized games. Lighter schedule — the committee weighs wins against strength of field.
Moment of the Year · Lyon College · 2025
Won 38-24 vs Westminster College (MO)
Week 5 of 2025. The single game that defined the season's arc.
From the Archive — Lyon College
2025: Lost 7-65 at McMurry
In 2025, the program lost 7-65 at McMurry — a stinging road result, 58 points either way.
Go Scots.