ST. LOUIS -- Thanks in part to a league-high 79 University of Dayton football players recognized, the Pioneer Football League has announced that 543 of its student-athletes have been named to the 2018 PFL Academic Honor Roll ever.
 It is 12th consecutive year, and the 24th time in the 26-year history of the PFL that Dayton had the most team members on the honor roll.  UD's 79 honorees this year is the eighth time the Flyers have had more than 70.  The rest of the PFL has only done that twice.Â
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Four of the 11 league schools had 60 or more players honored. Following UD were Drake and Butler (63 each), and Valparaiso (60).
The PFL saw more than 500 student-athletes recognized on its honor roll for a sixth consecutive year.
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The honor roll, established as a way for the league to recognize its outstanding student-athletes, consists of student-athletes that posted a 3.0 grade point average or better during the fall semester.
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