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|-
|-
!Institution
!School
!Location
!Location
!Founded
!First<br>Football<br>Year
!Type
!Enrollment
!Joined
!Joined
!Nickname
!Primary<br>Conference<br>while<br>joining<br>the PFL
!Current<br>Primary<br>Conference
|-
|-
|[[Butler University]]
| [[Butler Bulldogs]]
|[[Indianapolis|Indianapolis, Indiana]]
| Indianapolis, Indiana
|1855
| 1991
|1887
|Private
|3,897
|1991
|[[Butler Bulldogs football|Bulldogs]]
|[[Horizon League|Horizon]]
|[[Big East Conference|Big East]]
|-
|-
|[[Davidson College]]
| [[Davidson Wildcats]]
|[[Davidson, North Carolina]]
| Davidson, North Carolina
|1837
| 2001
|1897
|Private
|1,950
|2001
|[[Davidson Wildcats football|Wildcats]]
|[[Southern Conference|SoCon]]
|[[Atlantic 10 Conference|Atlantic 10 (A-10)]]
|-
|-
|{{sort|Dayton|[[University of Dayton]]}}
| [[Dayton Flyers]]
|[[Dayton, Ohio]]
| Dayton, Ohio
|1850
| 1991
|1905
|Private
|8,353
|1991
|[[Dayton Flyers football|Flyers]]
|[[Horizon League|Horizon]]
|[[Atlantic 10 Conference|Atlantic 10 (A-10)]]
|-
|-
|[[Drake University]]
| [[Drake Bulldogs]]
|[[Des Moines, Iowa]]
| Des Moines, Iowa
|1881
| 1991
|1883
|Private
|3,164
|1991
|[[Drake Bulldogs football|Bulldogs]]
|colspan="2"|[[Missouri Valley Conference|Missouri Valley]]
|-
|-
|[[Marist College]]
| [[Marist Red Foxes]]
|[[Poughkeepsie (town), New York|Poughkeepsie, New York]]
| Poughkeepsie, New York
|1929
| 2009
|1978
|Private
|6,200
|2009
|[[Marist Red Foxes football|Red Foxes]]
|colspan="2"|[[Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference|MAAC]]
|-
|-
|[[Morehead State University]]
| [[Morehead State Eagles]]
|[[Morehead, Kentucky]]
| Morehead, Kentucky
|1922
| 2001
|1927
|Public
|11,358
|2001
|[[Morehead State Eagles football|Eagles]]
|colspan="2"|[[Ohio Valley Conference|OVC]]
|-
|-
|{{sort|San Diego|[[University of San Diego]]}}
| [[San Diego Toreros]]
|[[San Diego|San Diego, California]]
| San Diego, California
|1949
| 1992
|1956
|Private
|4,904
|1992
|[[San Diego Toreros football|Toreros]]
|colspan="2"|[[West Coast Conference|WCC]]
|-
|-
|[[Stetson University]]
| [[Stetson Hatters]]
|[[DeLand, Florida]]
| DeLand, Florida
|1883
| 2013
|1901 (2013)
|Private
|4,330
|2013
|[[Stetson Hatters football|Hatters]]
|colspan="2"|[[Atlantic Sun Conference|Atlantic Sun (ASUN)]]
|-
|-
|[[Valparaiso University]]
| [[Valparaiso Crusaders]]
|[[Valparaiso, Indiana]]
| Valparaiso, Indiana
|1859
| 1991
|1919
|Private
|2,917
|1991
|[[Valparaiso Crusaders football|Crusaders]]
|[[Summit League|Summit]]
|[[Missouri Valley Conference|Missouri Valley]]
|}
|}



Revision as of 15:55, 15 December 2020

Pioneer Football League
Status
Active
Years Active
1991-present
Prior Name(s)/Conference(s)
n/a
Successor Conference(s)
n/a

The Pioneer Football League (PFL) is a collegiate athletic conference that operates in the United States. The conference participates in the NCAA's Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) as a college football-only conference. It has member schools that range from New York, North Carolina, and Florida in the east to California in the west. It is headquartered in St. Louis, in the same complex that also contains the offices of the Missouri Valley Conference and Missouri Valley Football Conference. Unlike most other Division I FCS conferences, the Pioneer League consists of institutions that choose not to award athletic scholarships ("grants-in-aid") to football players.

Member schools

Current members

School Location Joined
Butler Bulldogs Indianapolis, Indiana 1991
Davidson Wildcats Davidson, North Carolina 2001
Dayton Flyers Dayton, Ohio 1991
Drake Bulldogs Des Moines, Iowa 1991
Marist Red Foxes Poughkeepsie, New York 2009
Morehead State Eagles Morehead, Kentucky 2001
San Diego Toreros San Diego, California 1992
Stetson Hatters DeLand, Florida 2013
Valparaiso Crusaders Valparaiso, Indiana 1991

Former members

Institution Location Founded First
Football
Year
Type Enrollment Joined Left Nickname Primary
Conference
while
joining
the PFL
Current
Primary
Conference
Austin Peay State University Clarksville, Tennessee 1927 1930 Public 8,650 2001 2006 Governors OVC
Campbell University Buies Creek, North Carolina 1887 1925 (2008) Private 9,471 2008 2018 Fighting Camels/Lady Camels Atlantic Sun (ASUN) Big South
University of Evansville* Evansville, Indiana 1854 1898 Private 3,050 1991 1998 Purple Aces Missouri Valley
Jacksonville University* Jacksonville, Florida 1934 1934 (1998) Private 7,426 2001 2020 Dolphins Atlantic Sun (ASUN)
Mercer University Macon, Georgia 1833 1892 (2013) Private 8,300 2013 2014 Bears Atlantic Sun (ASUN) Southern

Future Members

Institution Location Founded First
Football
Year
Type Enrollment Year Joining Nickname Current
Primary
Conference
Presbyterian College Clinton, South Carolina 1880 1913 Private 1,172 2021 Blue Hose Big South
University of St. Thomas St. Paul, Minnesota 1885 1904 Private 9,878 2021 Tommies MIAC (Division III)
Pioneer Football League
All Schools Butler Bulldogs • Davidson Wildcats • Dayton Flyers • Drake Bulldogs • Marist Red Foxes • Morehead State Eagles • San Diego Toreros • Stetson Hatters • Valparaiso Crusaders
Venues Jayne Stadium
FBS Conferences American Athletic Conference • Atlantic Coast Conference • Big 12 Conference • Big Ten Conference • Conference USA • Mid-American Conference • Mountain West Conference • Pac-12 Conference • Southeastern Conference • Sun Belt Conference
FCS Conferences Big Sky Conference • Big South Conference • Colonial Athletic Association • Ivy League • Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference • Missouri Valley Football Conference • Northeast Conference • Ohio Valley Conference • Patriot League • Pioneer Football League • Southern Conference • Southland Conference • Southwestern Athletic Conference
Other Conferences Current: Big East Conference • West Coast Conference
Former: Big Eight Conference