| Scott Abell | |
| Current Title: | Head coach |
| Current Team: | Rice |
| Current Conference: | AAC |
| Current Record: | 0–0 |
| Birth Date: | 5 December 1969 |
| Player Sport1: | Baseball |
| Player Years2: | 1989–1992 |
| Player Team2: | Longwood |
| Player Years3: | 1992 |
| Player Team3: | Appleton Foxes |
| Player Years4: | 1992 |
| Player Team4: | Eugene Emeralds |
| Player Positions: | Catcher, third baseman |
| Coach Sport1: | Football |
| Coach Years2: | 1993 |
| Coach Team2: | Albemarle HS (VA) (assistant) |
| Coach Years3: | 1994–1995 |
| Coach Team3: | Western Albemarle HS (VA) (QB/DE) |
| Coach Years4: | 1996 |
| Coach Team4: | Altavista HS (VA) (OC/QB/LB) |
| Coach Years5: | 1997–2001 |
| Coach Team5: | Liberty HS (VA) |
| Coach Years6: | 2002–2007 |
| Coach Team6: | Amherst County HS (VA) |
| Coach Years7: | 2008–2011 |
| Coach Team7: | Washington and Lee (OC) |
| Coach Years8: | 2012–2017 |
| Coach Team8: | Washington and Lee |
| Coach Years9: | 2018–2024 |
| Coach Team9: | Davidson |
| Coach Years10: | 2025–present |
| Coach Team10: | Rice |
| Overall Record: | 86–52 (college) |
| Tournament Record: | 0–3 (NCAA D-III playoffs) 0–2 (NCAA D-I playoffs) |
| Championships: | 3 ODAC (2012, 2015, 2017) 2 PFL (2020–21, 2021) |
Scott P. Abell (born December 5, 1969) is an American football coach and former minor league baseball player who is currently the head football coach at Rice University. Abell previously served as the head football coach at Washington & Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, from 2012 to 2017 and Davidson University from 2018 to 2024. Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in 1992, he played for one year in the Royals farm system until focusing on a career in coaching.[1]
From 1993 to 1996, Abell was an assistant at several high schools in Virginia before being named the head coach at Liberty High School in Bedford, Virginia, in 1997. He was then head coach at Amherst County High School in Amherst, Virginia, from 2002 to 2007 before joining Washington and Lee as its offensive coordinator. He was promoted to head coach of the Generals in 2012, leading them to three playoff appearances.
In 2018, Abell was named head coach at Davidson, who he led to three consecutive playoff appearances.
On November 26, 2024, Abell was named head coach at Rice.[2]