SAINT LOUIS, Mo. – The 2009 Pioneer Football League schedule gets underway Saturday, Sept. 5 with nine of the league's 10 members playing non-conference outings according to the league's composite schedule released Wednesday.

The 70-game PFL schedule includes 40 conference games and the fourth rendition of the Gridiron Classic [link] – an exempt post-season football contest between the PFL Champion and the Northeast Conference Champion. The 2009 PFL slate starts when Marist – the league's newest member – hosts Drake, Sept. 12. Jacksonville, the 2008 PFL Champion, begins its defense when it hosts Davidson, Oct. 3. 

With the addition of Marist this season, the Pioneer Football League's 10 members will play an eight-game league slate. 

Saturday, Sept. 5
Butler at Albion, 1 p.m.
Methodist at Campbell, 1 p.m.
St. Joseph’s (Ind.) at Valparaiso, 1 p.m.
Jacksonville at Webber Int’l, 5 p.m.
Marist at Sacred Heart, 6 p.m.
Grand View at Drake, 7 p.m.
Davidson at Elon, 7 p.m.
Southern Virginia at Morehead State, 7 p.m.
San Diego at Azusa Pacific, 9 p.m.
Off Week: Dayton

Saturday, Sept. 12
Campbell at Birmingham-Southern, 1 p.m.
Lenoir-Rhyne at Davidson 1 p.m.
Urbana at Dayton, 1 p.m.
*Drake at Marist, 1 p.m.
Morehead St. at St. Francis (Pa.), 1 p.m.
Butler at Franklin, 1:30 p.m.
Valparaiso at Concordia (Wisc.), 2 p.m.
Jacksonville at Samford, 7 p.m.
San Diego at Northern Colorado, 3:30 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 19
Hanover at Butler, 1 p.m.
Dayton at Robert Morris, 1 p.m.
Old Dominion at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.
Morehead State at North Carolina Central, 1:30 p.m.
*Marist at San Diego, 4 p.m.
Drake at South Dakota, 5 p.m.
*Campbell at Davidson, 6 p.m.
Off Week: Valparaiso

Saturday, Sept. 26
*Butler at Morehead State, 1 p.m.
Duquesne at Dayton, 1 p.m.
Marist at Bucknell, 1 p.m.
Carthage at Valparaiso, 2 p.m.
Off Week: Campbell, Davidson, Drake, Jacksonville, San Diego

Saturday, Oct. 3
*San Diego at Butler, 1 p.m.
*Davidson at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.
*Dayton at Morehead State, 1 p.m.
*Valparaiso at Drake, 2 p.m.
*Campbell at Marist, TBA

Saturday, Oct. 10
*Morehead State at Davidson, 1 p.m.
Missouri S&T at Drake, 2 p.m.
*San Diego at Valparaiso, 2 p.m.
*Jacksonville at Marist, TBA
*Dayton at Campbell, TBA
Off Week: Butler

Saturday, Oct. 17
*Valparaiso at Butler, 1 p.m.
*Davidson at Dayton, 1 p.m.
*Morehead State at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.
*Drake at San Diego, 5 p.m.
Campbell at Old Dominion, 6 p.m.
Off Week: Marist

Saturday, Oct. 24
*Butler at Campbell, Noon
*Drake at Davidson, 1 p.m.
*Marist at Morehead State, 1 p.m.
*Dayton at Valparaiso, 2 p.m.
*Jacksonville at San Diego, 4:30 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 31
*Davidson at Butler, Noon
*Valparaiso at Marist, Noon
*Morehead State at Campbell, 1 p.m.
*San Diego at Dayton, 1 p.m.
*Jacksonville at Drake, 2 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 7
*Butler at Dayton, 1 p.m.
*Valparaiso at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.
*Campbell at Drake, 2 p.m.
*Davidson at San Diego, 4 p.m.
Georgetown at Marist, TBA
Off Week: Morehead State

Saturday, Nov. 14
*Butler at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.
*Marist at Davidson, 1 p.m.
*San Diego at Morehead State, 1 p.m.
*Campbell at Valparaiso, 2 p.m.
*Dayton at Drake, TBA

Saturday, Nov. 21
*Drake at Butler, 1 p.m.
*Marist at Dayton, 1 p.m.
*Morehead State at Valparaiso, 1 p.m.
Southern Utah at San Diego, 9 p.m.
*Jacksonville at Campbell, TBA
Off Week: Davidson

Saturday, Dec. 5
2009 Gridiron Classic
NEC Champion at PFL Champion, TBA