The Pioneer Football League (PFL) is a collegiate athletic conference which operates in the United States. The conference participates in the NCAA's Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) as a 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.
Stetson University is a private institution located in Central Florida, along the I–4 corridor. Established in 1883 as DeLand Academy, it was later renamed John B. Stetson University in honor of a generous donor. The university's main campus in DeLand spans 175 acres and boasts Florida's oldest collection of education-related buildings, including DeLand Hall, the state's longest-standing building used for higher education.
The 1911 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1911 college football season. The season was George Pyle's third as the head coach of the University of Florida football team. The University of Florida adopted the "Florida Gators" nickname for its sports teams in 1911; the earlier Florida football teams were known simply as "Florida" or the "Orange and Blue." Pyle's newly christened Florida Gators finished their sixth varsity football season 5–0–1—the first, and to date, the only undefeated season in the history of the Florida Gators football program.
The 1912 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1912 college football season. The season was the fourth for George Pyle as the Florida Gators football team's head coach. Pyle's 1912 Florida Gators finished their seventh varsity football season with an SIAA conference record of 1–2 and an overall winning record of 5–2–1.
The 1920 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1920 college football season. The season was law professor William G. Kline's first of three as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. Kline's 1920 Florida Gators compiled a marginally better 6–3 overall record than the 1919 Gators, but a lesser 1–2 conference record against Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) competition.
The Stetson Hatters football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Stetson University located in the U.S. state of Florida. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Pioneer Football League. Stetson's first football team was fielded in 1901, but the school dropped the sport in 1956 and did not reinstate it until 2013. The team plays its home games at the 6,000 seat Spec Martin Stadium in DeLand, Florida. The Hatters are coached by Brian Young.
The 1908 Florida football team represented the University of Florida during the 1908 college football season. The season was Jack Forsythe's third and last as the head coach of the University of Florida football team. Forsythe's 1908 Florida football team posted a record of 5–2–1 in their third varsity season.
The 1909 Florida football team represented the University of Florida during the 1909 college football season. The University of the State of Florida officially shortened its name to the University of Florida in 1909, and the season was George E. Pyle's first as the head coach of the University of Florida football team. Pyle's 1909 Florida football team finished its fourth varsity football season 6–1–1.
The 2013 Stetson Hatters football team represented Stetson University during the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Roger Hughes and played their home games at Spec Martin Stadium. They were a member of the Pioneer Football League. This was the first season the school had sponsored football since 1956. They finished the season 2–9, 1–7 in PFL play to finish in a tie for ninth place.
The 2014 Stetson Hatters football team represented Stetson University during the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Roger Hughes and played their home games at Spec Martin Stadium. They were a member of the Pioneer Football League. They finished the season 5–7, 3–5 in PFL play to finish in a tie for seventh place.
The 1927 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1927 college football season. The Tigers' were led by head coach Dave Morey in his second season for the first three games and then by Boozer Pitts to finish the season with a record of zero wins, seven losses and two ties. The loss to Stetson was the first on Auburn's campus since 1908.
The 1903 Florida State College football team represented Florida State College in the sport of American football during the 1903 college football season. The team was led by head coach W.W. Hughes and posted a 3–2–1 record and won a claim to the State Championship. With no formal nickname or mascot, the Florida State College football team was known simply as the "Florida State College Eleven".
The 2016 Stetson Hatters football team represented Stetson University during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Roger Hughes and played their home games at Spec Martin Stadium. They were members of the Pioneer Football League. They finished the season 4–7, 2–6 in PFL play to finish in a two-way tie for ninth place.
The 1952 Tangerine Bowl was an American college football bowl game played after the 1951 season, on January 1, 1952, at the Tangerine Bowl stadium in Orlando, Florida. The Stetson Hatters with a record of 7–1–2 played the Arkansas State Indians with a record of 10–1. Stetson won by a score of 35–20.
The 2017 Stetson Hatters football team represented Stetson University during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Roger Hughes and played their home games at Spec Martin Stadium. They were members of the Pioneer Football League. They finished the season 2–9, 1–7 in PFL play to finish in tenth place.
The 2018 Stetson Hatters football team represented Stetson University during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by sixth-year head coach Roger Hughes and played their home games at Spec Martin Stadium. They were members of the Pioneer Football League. They finished the season 8–2, 6–2 in PFL play to finish in a tie for second place.
The 2023 College Football Playoff National Championship was a college football bowl game played on January 9, 2023, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. The ninth College Football Playoff National Championship, the game determined the national champion of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) for the 2022 season. Aside from any all-star games following after, it was the culminating game of the 2022–23 bowl season. The game began at 4:45 p.m. PST and was televised by ESPN. Sponsored by telecommunications company AT&T, the game was officially known as the 2023 College Football Playoff National Championship presented by AT&T.
The 2020 Stetson Hatters football team represented Stetson University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by eighth-year head coach Roger Hughes and played their home games at Spec Martin Stadium. They competed as members of the Pioneer Football League.
Stetson Fleming Bennett IV is an American football quarterback for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Jones College and Georgia. Nicknamed "the Mailman", he started his career as a walk-on at Georgia before transferring to Jones College. Bennett transferred back to Georgia where he won consecutive national championships in 2021 and 2022, joining A. J. McCarron and Tommie Frazier as the only quarterbacks to win consecutive NCAA national championships.
The 2022 Stetson Hatters football team represented Stetson University as a member of the Pioneer Football League (PFL) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Brian Young and played their home games at Spec Martin Stadium in DeLand, Florida.
