Pioneer Football League

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

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

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)