NASHVILLE – The Pioneer Football League announced its 2026 conference slate on Thursday, featuring 44 games between the league’s 11 members.
The 2026 season marks the 34th year for the Pioneer Football League – the nation’s only non-scholarship, football-only NCAA Football Championship Subdivision conference. Each league member plays an eight-game schedule to determine the league champion and recipient of the PFL’s automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship.
Drake University is set to begin the defense of its 2025 championship when it travels to Davidson in Week 4 action on Sept. 26. The Bulldogs’ road slate also includes trips to Morehead State University, the University of St. Thomas, and Valparaiso University. Drake’s home PFL slate includes Butler University, the University of Dayton, Marist University, and the University of San Diego.
Presbyterian College, the surprise of the 2025 season, also opens its 2026 campaign in Week 4 with a trip to Marist University. The Blue Hose other trips include Morehead State, Stetson University, and Valparaiso. Traveling to Clinton, South Carolina in 2026 will be Butler, Dayton, Davidson, and St. Thomas.
The complete 2026 PFL schedule is below and complete schedules for all 11 teams can be found on their respective websites.
2026 PFL Conference Schedule
Week 4: Saturday, Sept. 26
Butler at Valparaiso
Drake at Davidson
Presbyterian at Marist
San Diego at St. Thomas
Week 5: Saturday, Oct. 3
Davidson at San Diego
Dayton at Drake
Marist at Stetson
St. Thomas at Presbyterian
Valparaiso at Morehead State
Week 6: Saturday, Oct. 10
Davidson at Presbyterian
Drake at Valparaiso
Morehead State at Dayton
San Diego at Butler
Stetson at St. Thomas
Week 7: Saturday, Oct. 17
Dayton at Butler
Marist at Drake
Morehead State at Davidson
Presbyterian at Stetson
Valparaiso at San Diego
Week 8: Saturday, Oct. 24
Butler at Drake
Presbyterian at Valparaiso
San Diego at Dayton
Stetson at Morehead State
St. Thomas at Marist
Week 9: Saturday, Oct. 31
Butler at Presbyterian
Davidson at St. Thomas
Dayton at Stetson
Drake at Morehead State
Marist at San Diego
Week 10: Saturday, Nov. 7
Morehead State at Marist
San Diego at Drake
Stetson at Davidson
St. Thomas at Butler
Valparaiso at Dayton
Week 11: Saturday, Nov. 14
Butler at Marist
Davidson at Dayton
Drake at St. Thomas
Presbyterian at Morehead State
Valparaiso at Stetson
Week 12: Saturday, Nov. 21
Dayton at Presbyterian
Marist at Davidson
Morehead State at Butler
Stetson at San Diego
St. Thomas at Valparaiso
About the Pioneer Football League
The Pioneer Football League is the only non-scholarship, football-only NCAA Football Championship Subdivision conference. The PFL is a truly national conference with members on each coast and throughout the nation’s heartland. Butler University, the University of Dayton, Drake University, and Valparaiso University were among the league’s founding members in 1993, with Davidson College, Marist University, Morehead State University, Presbyterian College, the University of San Diego, the University of St. Thomas, and Stetson University joining to form the current 11-team league.