Maryville College (TN)
7-3 2025 finalThe 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.
The Scots bide their time.
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.
Add to the seven conference championships and build a sustained USA South contender — turn Honaker Field into a place the Scots win every fall.
Offseason
69 days
until kickoff · Sun Aug 30 · 17:00 UTC
The 2026 Outlook
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.
| 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 College (TN) | 0-0 | 7-3 | 59.4 |
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.
Signature win 40-7 over Sewanee; toughest day 7-36 against Berry College.
The Pulse on Maryville College (TN)
What moved it — offseason · last 30 days
Aspiration Ladder
Brief Part III §33.4 · Maryville College (TN)
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.
Maryville College (TN) · 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 · Maryville College (TN) · 2018-present
Average
72% home win rate vs 69% on the road. margin runs -0.6 weaker at home.
Act IIILast Season Reviewed
2025 season · tap to expand
Recent Form · last 10 games
Cooling
Two of five. Schedule has caught up.
Schedule Strength · Maryville College (TN) · 2025
Soft
Average opponent win rate 44% across 10 finalized games. Lighter schedule — the committee weighs wins against strength of field.
Moment of the Year · Maryville College (TN) · 2025
Won 40-14 at Hendrix College
Week 2 of 2025. A statement margin. Recruiting boards re-rendered overnight.
From the Archive — Maryville College (TN)
2025: Won 33-13 vs Centre College Kentucky
In 2025, the program won 33-13 vs Centre College Kentucky — a comfortable home result that left the 20-point margin on the books.
Go Scots.