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Nelson Lions football
Nelson Lions football
First season	1996
Athletic director	Jesse Godding
Head coach	Jared Hudgins ; 1st season, 0–0 (–)
Stadium	Lumpkins Stadium; (capacity: 9,500)
Year built	1972
Field surface	FieldTurf
Location	Waxahachie, Texas
Conference	SAC
Past conferences	NCCAA independent (1996–1997); NAIA independent (1998–1999, 2005–2007, 2012); CSFL (2000–2004, 2008–2017)
All-time record	97–173–2 (.360)
Mascot	Judah the Lion
Website	sagulions.com

The Nelson Lions football team represents Nelson University (formerly Southwestern Assemblies of God University) in college football in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The Lions are members of the Sooner Athletic Conference (SAC), fielding its team in the GPAC since 2013. The Lions play their home games at Lumpkins Stadium in Waxahachie, Texas.^[1]

Their head coach is Jared Hudgins, who took over the position for the 2024 season.

Conference affiliations

Key to symbols in coaches list
General		Overall		Conference		Postseason^{[A 1]}
No.	Order of coaches^{[A 2]}	GC	Games coached	CW	Conference wins	PW	Postseason wins
DC	Division championships	OW	Overall wins	CL	Conference losses	PL	Postseason losses
CC	Conference championships	OL	Overall losses	CT	Conference ties	PT	Postseason ties
NC	National championships	OT	Overall ties^{[A 3]}	C%	Conference winning percentage
†	Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame	O%	Overall winning percentage^{[A 4]}

List of head football coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records and conference records
No.	Name	Season(s)	GC	OW	OL	OT	O%	CW	CL	CT	C%
1	John Allen	1996–1997	13	2	9	2	0.231	—	—	—	–
2	Tommy Sugg	1998	10	2	8	0	0.200	—	—	—	–
3	Paul Burgard	1999	10	1	9	0	0.100	—	—	—	–
4	Tim Truman	2000–2001	20	3	17	0	0.150	1	8	0	0.111
5	Jesse Godding	2002–2014	137	43	94	0	0.314	12	24	0	0.333
6	Frank Tristan^[5]	2015–2017	32	20	12	0	0.625	13	7	0	0.650
7	Ryan Smith^[6]^[7]	2018–2021	37	18	19	0	0.486	13	19	0	0.406
8	Greg Ellis^[8]	2022–present	13	8	5	0	0.615	6	4	0	0.600

National champions	Conference champions	Bowl game berth	Playoff berth

Season	Year	Head coach	Association	Division	Conference	Record							Postseason	Final ranking
						Overall			Conference
						Win	Loss	Tie	Finish	Win	Loss	Tie
Nelson Lions
1996	1996	John Allen	NCCAA	—	Independent	1	3	1					—	—
1997	1997	John Allen	NCCAA		Independent	1	6	0					—	—
1998	1998	Tommy Sugg	NAIA		Independent	2	8	0					—	—
1999	1999	Paul Burgard			Independent	1	9	0					—	—
2000	2000	Tim Truman			CSFL	2	8	0	6th	0	5	0	—	—
2001	2001	Tim Truman				1	9	0	4th	1	3	0	—	—
2002	2002	Jesse Godding				0	9	0	N/A				—	—
2003	2003					2	8	0	T–5th	1	4	0	—	—
2004	2004					1	10	0	7th	0	6	0	—	—
2005	2005				Independent	2	8	0					—	—
2006	2006					2	8	0					—	—
2007	2007					1	9	0					—	—
2008	2008					4	5	0					—	—
2009	2009				CSFL	3	7	0	4th	2	3	0	—	—
2010	2010					2	8	0	7th	0	5	0	—	—
2011	2011					4	6	0	5th	1	4	0	—	—
2012	2012				Independent	4	6	0					—	—
2013	2013				CSFL	6	4	0	2nd	4	1	0	—	—
2014	2014					4	6	0	2nd	4	1	0	—	—
2015	2015	Frank Tristan				8	3	0	3rd	4	2	0	Won 2015 Victory Bowl	—
2016	2016					4	6	0	T–4th	2	4	0	—	—
2017	2017					8	3	0	2nd	7	1	0	Lost 2017 Victory Bowl	19
2018	2018	Ryan Smith			SAC	5	5	0	5th	4	4	0	—	—
2019	2019					0	8	0	9th	0	10	0	—	—
2020	2019					4	3	0	3rd	3	2	0	—	—
2021	2021					9	3	0	T–4th	6	3	0	Won 2021 Victory Bowl	—
2022	2022	Greg Ellis				7	3	0	T–4th	6	3	0	Lost 2022 Victory Bowl	—
2023	2023	Greg Ellis				4	6	0	6th	4	5	0	—	—
Nelson Lions
2024	2024	Jared Hudgins	NAIA	—	SAC	0	0	0		0	0	0	—	—

^ Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played.^[2]
^ A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "—" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.^[3]
^ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.^[4]

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