Aurora University Athletics

Scott served as Aurora University Head Football Coach from 1986-2004 with an overall record of 102-69-3. When he began his career, the university had not fielded a football team for more than 30 years. He built the program into a top NCAA Division III competitor and led the 1992 team to the first NCAA playoff bid of any football program in Chicagoland. Prior to coming to AU, he coached high school football for 20 seasons and was elected to the Illinois High School Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 1987. In 2001, he was recognized as the Illini-Badger Conference Coach of the Year and in 2005 was honored with Aurora University's Tony Olejnik Leadership Service Award. He continues to serve the university as a faculty member in mathematics.