The 2010 schedule will have a unique twist for the Dutchmen as they host Grove City in week 2, part of the new "PAC-MAC Football Challenge Series" that is starting this fall.

The two-year challenge series between the Presidents' Athletic Conference (based in western Pennsylvania) and the Middle Atlantic Conference pits matches the top teams in each conference based on the 2009 final results, followed by the second-place teams, third-place teams, etc. PAC member Thomas More (Ky.) College is not participating in the Football Challenge Series due to geographic considerations.

The series which will take place during the second weekend of the 2010 and 2011 football seasons. Lebanon Valley will be matched up against Grove City College on Sept. 11, 2010 at Arnold Field, and make the return trip on Sept. 10, 2011. LVC and Grove City have not met since 1959.

The 2010-11 PAC-MAC Football Challenge Series matchups with 2009 records. By mutual consent, Albright will play on the road at Geneva for 2010:

September 11, 2010
PAC #1 Washington & Jefferson (9-1, 5-1 PAC) at MAC #1 Delaware Valley (9-1, 7-0 MAC)
MAC #2 Albright (9-1, 6-1 MAC) at PAC #2 Geneva (7-3)
PAC #3 Grove City (5-5, 4-2 PAC) at MAC #3 Lebanon Valley (8-2, 5-2 MAC)
PAC #4 Waynesburg (5-5, 2-4 PAC) at MAC #4 Wilkes (6-4, 3-4 MAC)
PAC #5 Westminster (4-6, 2-4 PAC) at MAC #5 Lycoming (4-6, 3-4 MAC)
PAC #6 Bethany (3-7, 1-5 PAC) at MAC #6 King's (3-7, 2-5 MAC)
PAC #7 Thiel (3-7, 1-5 PAC) at MAC #7 Widener (3-7, 1-6 MAC)
PAC #8 Saint Vincent (0-10) at MAC #8 FDU-Florham (2-8, 1-6 MAC)

September 10, 2011
Delaware Valley at Washington & Jefferson
Geneva at Albright
Lebanon Valley at Grove City
Wilkes at Waynesburg
Lycoming at Westminster
King's at Bethany
Widener at Thiel
FDU-Florham at Saint Vincent

"We are very excited to see our plans for the PAC-MAC Football Challenge Series come to fruition after several years of planning," said PAC executive director Joe Onderko. "Our schools know that the MAC is an excellent football conference and will provide our programs with very stiff competition, while also giving our schools the opportunity to become more visible in eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey. We look forward to the challenge on the field next fall."

“Although most of the MAC and PAC schools are in Pennsylvania, we have had very few opportunities to compete against each other in football,” noted Ken Andrews, MAC executive director. “Each conference has had significant success at the national level so this “challenge” should have a bearing on the regional rankings – the PAC in the South and the MAC in the East. Our schools look forward to hosting the first round of games this year!”

Founded in 1955, the Presidents' Athletic Conference continues its mission of promoting intercollegiate athletics and the pursuit of academic excellence. Consisting of 10 select private NCAA Division III institutions in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Kentucky, the PAC remains a unique organization in this day of high pressure intercollegiate athletics. With academics at the center of each member's philosophy, the PAC is built on the principle that an athletic program is a part of college life, but not an entity in itself. The PAC annually crowns champions in 19 sports (10 men, nine women).

Founded in 1912, the Middle Atlantic Conferences, commonly known as the MAC, is an umbrella organization of three conferences – Commonwealth, Freedom, and Middle Atlantic. The MAC includes 16 selective, private schools located in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York. The 22 conference sports are nationally competitive in NCAA Division III.