Coaches

Scott Abell

His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)

Head coach, Rice

Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26

Years	Team	Role	Title	Head coach
1993	Albemarle HS (VA) (HS)	Other	assistant	not known
1994-1995	Western Albemarle HS (VA) (HS)	Position	QB/DE	not known
1996	Altavista HS (VA) (HS)	OC	OC/QB/LB	not known
1997-2001	Liberty HS (VA) (HS)	Head coach	Head coach	himself
2002-2007	Amherst County HS (VA) (HS)	Head coach	Head coach	himself
2008-2011	Washington and Lee	OC	OC	not known
2012-2017	Washington and Lee	Head coach	Head coach	himself
2018-2024	Davidson	Head coach	Head coach✓	himself
2025-	Rice	Head coach	Head coach✓	himself

Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings

Season	Team	Job	EPA/play	Points/poss.	Success	Year before	Teams

Season	Head coach at	Record	AP before → after	Off EPA/play	Def EPA/play	SP+	Team year before	Teams
2018	Davidson (FCS)	6-5	- → -	-	-	-	18% wins	-
2019	Davidson (FCS)	8-4	- → -	-	-	-	55% wins	-
2021	Davidson (FCS)	8-3	- → -	-	-	-	-	128
2022	Davidson (FCS)	8-4	- → -	35	101	-	73% wins	130
2023	Davidson (FCS)	7-4	- → -	3	101	-	67% wins	128
2024	Davidson (FCS)	6-5	- → -	9	102	-	64% wins	129
2025	Rice	5-8	- → -	126	120	-14.8	33% wins	136
2026	Rice	1-8	- → -	109	118	-16.1	39% wins	138

Season	Head coach below FBS	Level	Record
2012	Washington & Lee	Division III	8-3
2013	Washington & Lee	Division III	5-5
2014	Washington & Lee	Division III	2-8
2015	Washington & Lee	Division III	10-1
2016	Washington & Lee	Division III	6-4
2017	Washington & Lee	Division III	8-3
2020	Davidson	FCS	4-3

None found (his assistant years may be outside the FBS seasons we hold).

Coaches who were on his staffs

On his staffs · 3