Five was the number of the day after Maryville intercepted five passes and Bryson Rollins accounted for five touchdowns in a 49-14 thumping of North Carolina Wesleyan.
The Scots shut down the vaunted Blazers offense to win in OT, while Steve Johnson won his 250th game, Hamilton won in 5 OT, Wabash cruised against Wittenberg and more in games among teams outside the Top 25.
Maryville returned to the win column Saturday with a satisfactory performance against Greensboro. The Scots evened their USA South record at 1-1 after scoring the first 35 points in a 35-7 victory against the Pride.
Brevard's Ethan Beamish found Adam Douglas in the back of the end zone for the two-point conversion to send Maryville to its first loss of the season Saturday night, 37-35 in three overtimes.
The Scots started off last season as a hard-luck 0-3 team, but went on to win four of their last five, and are 3-0 to start this season as well. Brian Lester checks in on the excitement in Maryville.
Earlier this week, our feature stories focused on teams who have started off 3-0. But even teams who are 0-3 can still meet their goals of winning conference titles and automatic playoff bids. Greg Thomas talks to Maryville and Rose-Hulman in Around the Nation.
Ben Fox, offensive coordinator at Centre College in Danville, Ky., will be the next head football coach at Maryville College. Fox's has been a coach of nationally ranked offenses at two Division III schools and an all-conference quarterback and defensive back at another.
(FAYETTEVILLE, NC) - Huntingdon College, under the direction of 14th-year Head Coach Mike Turk, and Maryville College, led by third-year Head Coach Shaun Hayes, tied atop the 2017 USA South Athletic Conference Preseason Football Coaches Poll. The Hawks and Scots shared last year's USA South championship but it was Huntingdon who earned the Conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament by way of its 28-24 win over Maryville during regular season play. The Hawks fell in the first round of the playoffs and finished with a 9-2 overall record while Maryville completed the 2016 campaign with an 8-2 overall mark. The USA South championship was the second consecutive for Huntingdon and the third for Maryville in its history.
Maryville College's Ethan Williams has been named as a preseason All-American from D3football.com this week, becoming only the 5th Fighting Scot since 2000 to earn such an honor.
Displaying a sputtering offense and a gassed defense, it looked as if the streak would end for the Scots on Saturday evening, as they trailed Methodist University, 23-21, with only four minutes remaining in the ball game.
The Maryville College Scots moved to 3-0 for the first time since 2007 after defeating Emory & Henry, 30-13, for the first victory over the Wasps since 1999 in the 100th anniversary of the beginning of rivalry.
When Division III teams take on the scholarship squads, a "moral victory" is not what they're after. And sometimes, they get an actual win. Ryan Tipps talks with three coaches who have scheduled up about the goals and the benefits.
Evan Pittenger connected on a swing pass to Trenton Shuler late in the fourth quarter and the junior tailback from Maryville dashed 35 yards for the game-winning score as the Scots defeated the Bucs 28-21 on Thursday evening.
Shaun Hayes opened his 14th year at Maryville College in a new role at his alma mater. Adam Turer was there to watch Hayes make his head coaching debut for the Scots.
Maryville athletic director Kandis Schram announced that Shaun Hayes will be the 29th head football coach in Maryville's 122-year collegiate football history. Hayes will begin his seventh season with the Scots in the fall of 2015.
The USA South Athletic Conference has five quarterbacks who have three or more years as starters under their belts, plus another who led D-III in passing last year. Suffice it to say, that's a lot to gameplan for.
The Maryville College Fighting Scots hosted the Berry College Vikings for their season opener at Honaker Field and defeated the Vikings in convincing fashion, 41-14.
(MARYVILLE, TN) - Maryville College, under the direction of third-year Head Coach Mike Rader, was picked in the preseason coaches' poll to defend its USA South Athletic Conference football title in 2014. The preseason poll was released at the annual USA South Football Media Day. The Scots shared last season's title with Methodist University but received the League's automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament with its regular season win over the Monarchs. Last year's crown was the Scots' second USA South title in as many years. Each of the nine Conference head football coaches do not vote for their own teams in the balloting.
The football coaches are coming back to the Clayton Center.
The USA South Football Media Day will be hosted by Maryville College on Monday. This will be the second time the event has been held in Maryville. The Scots first hosted the event in 2010, six years after joining the league.
Confirming a story out of Johnson City this morning. The East Tennessee State University Buccaneers will host the Maryville College Fighting Scots in 2015 at Kermit Tipton Stadium.
The Buccaneers and the Scots will play in week two, following the Bucs season opener against Kennesaw State.
The American Football Coaches Association has released their 2013 Division III Coaches' All-America Team and Maryville College's Rance Hightower was selected for All-American honors following his standout junior season.
In just two seasons at the helm of the Scots, Mike Rader has done something that hadn’t been done in decades: win a conference championship. And he’s done it twice, this year earning himself an 11th game with a Round 1 playoff trip to Hampden-Sydney.
Senior Send-Off in Style!
November 11, 2023A season of accomplishment ended in superb fashion here on Senior Day Saturday as Maryville throttled Southern Virginia 48-10.
