Friday, June 15, 2012

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The 2012 Pioneer Football League schedule begins Thursday, August 30 when Butler and Morehead State open their respective schedules for the first of 10 contests on opening weekend according to the league's composite schedule released Friday.

The 70-game PFL schedule features 21 games against Division I Football Championship Subdivision teams, including four contests against squads that qualified for the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS Championship. In addition, the PFL will play six games against teams ranked in The Sports Network's Top 25 poll at 2011's end.

2012 PFL COMPOSITE SCHEDULE WEEK-BY-WEEK
All times eastern. Schedule is subject to change.
♦ - PFL contest

Thursday, Aug. 30
Butler at Western Illinois, 7 p.m.
Southern Virginia at Morehead State, 7 p.m.
Shorter at Campbell, 7 p.m.
Grand View at Drake, 8 p.m.
St. Joseph’s at Valparaiso, 8 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 1
Dayton at Illinois State, 2 p.m.
Marist at Bryant, 3 p.m.
Georgetown at Davidson, 6 p.m.
Jacksonville at Georgia Southern, 6 p.m.
San Diego at Cal Poly, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 8
Dayton at Duquesne, Noon
Jacksonville at Charleston Southern, 1:30 p.m.
Valparaiso at Youngstown State, 4 p.m.
Franklin at Butler, 6 p.m.
Morehead State at Eastern Kentucky, 6 p.m.
Virginia-Wise at Campbell, 6 p.m.
Davidson at Lenoir-Rhyne, 7 p.m.
Montana State at Drake, 8 p.m.
Western New Mexico at San Diego, 9 p.m.
Bucknell at Marist, TBA

Saturday, Sept. 15
Robert Morris at Dayton, 1 p.m.
Webber International at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.
St. Francis (Pa.) at Morehead State, 1 p.m.
San Diego at Harvard, 1:30 p.m.
Duquesne at Valparaiso, 2 p.m.
Campbell at Old Dominion, 6 p.m.
Butler at Dartmouth, 7 p.m.
Drake at Indiana State, 7 p.m.
Marist at Columbia , TBA
Off Week: Davidson

Saturday, Sept. 22
♦ Davidson at Marist, Noon
♦ Campbell at Butler, 1 p.m.
♦ Jacksonville at Dayton, 1 p.m.
♦ Morehead State at Drake, 2 p.m.
♦ Valparaiso at San Diego, 4 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 29
♦ Dayton at Butler, 1 p.m.
♦ Drake at Campbell, 6 p.m.
♦ Marist at Jacksonville, TBA
Presbyterian at Davidson, TBA
Off Week: Morehead State, San Diego, Valparaiso

Saturday, Oct. 6
♦ Dayton at Davidson, 1 p.m.
♦ Jacksonville at Morehead State, 1 p.m.
♦ Butler at Valparaiso, 2 p.m.
♦ San Diego at Drake, 2 p.m.
Off Week: Campbell, Marist

Saturday, Oct. 13
♦ Butler at Marist, 1 p.m.
♦ Drake at Valparaiso, 2 p.m.
♦ Jacksonville at Davidson, 1 p.m.
♦ Morehead State at Dayton, 1 p.m.
♦ Campbell at San Diego, 5 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 20
♦ Valparaiso at Dayton, 1 p.m.
♦ Marist at Drake, 2 p.m.
♦ San Diego at Jacksonville, 2 p.m.
♦ Davidson at Campbell, 6 p.m.
♦ Morehead State at Butler, 6 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 27
♦ Butler at Davidson, Noon
♦ Campbell at Morehead State, 1 p.m.
♦ Marist at Valparaiso, 2 p.m.
♦ Dayton at San Diego, 9 p.m.
Off Week: Drake, Jacksonville

Saturday, Nov. 3
♦ Davidson at Morehead State, 1 p.m.
♦ Drake at Dayton, 1 p.m.
♦ Valparaiso at Campbell, 1 p.m.
♦ San Diego at Marist, 4 p.m.
♦ Jacksonville at Butler, TBA

Saturday, Nov. 10
♦ Campbell at Jacksonville, Noon
♦ Davidson at Valparaiso, 2 p.m.
♦ Butler at Drake, 2 p.m.
♦ Morehead State at San Diego, 9 p.m.
♦ Dayton at Marist, TBA

Saturday, Nov. 17
♦ Drake at Jacksonville, Noon
♦ Marist at Campbell, 1 p.m.
♦ San Diego  at Davidson, 1 p.m.
♦ Valparaiso at Morehead State, 1 p.m.
Off Week: Butler, Dayton