[2] He played college football as an end and quarterback at Western Reserve, from which he graduated in 1905, and then professionally with the Massillon Tigers.

Seaman, Scott began his head coaching career at Western Reserve for the 1910 football season.

Scott's Tide scored 110 points against Marion Institution in 1922, an Alabama football record which still stands today.

In 1922, Scott's Tide beat Penn, 9–7, a shocking upset at the time and one which heralded the arrival of Alabama as a national football power.

However, Scott did not get to enjoy his success; a case of cancer of the mouth and tongue forced his resignation after the 1922 season[7] and he died in 1924, in Cleveland, at age 41.