| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | Luther (IA) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1986–2004 | Aurora |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 102–70–3 |
| Tournaments | 0–3 (NCAA D-III playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 4 IBFC (1998–2000, 2004) | |
| Awards | |
| Aurora Hall of Fame (2013) | |
James Scott is a retired American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Aurora University from 1986 to 2004.[1] Scott revitalized a program that hadn't fielded a team since 1951.[2] After his retirement from coaching, Scott remained on staff at Aurora as an algebra instructor.[3]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora Spartans (NCAA Division III independent) (1986–1997) | |||||||||
| 1986 | Aurora | 1–4 | |||||||
| 1987 | Aurora | 4–5 | |||||||
| 1988 | Aurora | 7–2 | |||||||
| 1989 | Aurora | 8–1 | |||||||
| 1990 | Aurora | 5–4 | |||||||
| 1991 | Aurora | 5–3–1 | |||||||
| 1992 | Aurora | 9–1 | L NCAA Division III First Round | ||||||
| 1993 | Aurora | 4–5 | |||||||
| 1994 | Aurora | 2–5–2 | |||||||
| 1995 | Aurora | 3–6 | |||||||
| 1996 | Aurora | 5–4 | |||||||
| 1997 | Aurora | 4–5 | |||||||
| Aurora Spartans (Illini–Badger Football Conference) (1998–2004) | |||||||||
| 1998 | Aurora | 7–3 | 7–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1999 | Aurora | 8–2 | 7–0 | 1st | |||||
| 2000 | Aurora | 7–4 | 7–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III First Round | ||||
| 2001 | Aurora | 7–2 | 6–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 2002 | Aurora | 5–4 | 5–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 2003 | Aurora | 5–5 | 5–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 2004 | Aurora | 6–5 | 6–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division III First Round | ||||
| Aurora: | 102–70–3 | 43–6 | |||||||
| Total: | 102–70–3 | ||||||||