He served as the head football coach at Westmar College—later known as Westmar University—in Le Mars, Iowa from 1961 to 1969 and Eastern New Mexico University in Portales, New Mexico from 1970 to 1977, compiling a career college football coaching record of 100–58–5.
Scott began his coaching career at the high school level at Willow Lake, South Dakota.
[1] From 1961 to 1969 he was head football coach at Westmar College in Le Mars, Iowa where he compiled a 60–17–3 record.
He won five consecutive conference championships and remains the winningest football coach in Westmar history.
He played professional baseball briefly, in 1950 for the Geneva Red Birds.