2026 IHSA Football Playoffs Schedule (UPDATED 9:30 P.M. CDT 10/31/26)
Class 1A
Second Round
Game 33 #8 Fisher (8-2) at #1 Heyworth (10-0), TBA
Game 34 #12 Dwight (8-3) at #4 Clifton Central (9-1), TBA
Game 35 #7 Forreston (8-2) at #2 Stockton (9-1), TBA
Game 36 #14 Newman Central Catholic (7-4) at #11 Fulton (8-3), TBA
Game 37 #9 Oakwood (8-3) at #1 Brown County (10-0), TBA
Game 38 #5 Camp Point Central (9-1) at #4 Sullivan (9-1), TBA
Game 39 #7 Salt Fork (8-2) at #2 Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond (9-1), TBA
Game 40 #6 Tuscola (8-2) at #3 Hardin Calhoun (9-1), TBA
Quarterfinals
Game 41 Winner Game 33 vs. Winner Game 34, TBA
Game 42 Winner Game 35 vs. Winner Game 36, TBA
Game 43 Winner Game 37 vs. Winner Game 38, TBA
Game 44 Winner Game 39 vs. Winner Game 40, TBA
Semifinals
Game 45 Winner Game 41 vs. Winner Game 42, TBA
Game 46 Winner Game 43 vs. Winner Game 44, TBA
Championship
Game 47 Winner Game 45 vs. Winner Game 46 at Normal (Hancock Stadium), Fri., Nov. 27, 10:00 am
CLASS 2A
Second Round
Game 33 #8 Peotone (8-2) at #17 Eastland-Pearl City (6-5), TBA
Game 34 #5 Wilmington (9-1) at #4 Tri-Valley (9-1), TBA
Game 35 #10 Warrensburg-Latham (8-3) at #2 El Paso-Gridley (10-0), TBA
Game 36 #6 Maroa-Forsyth (9-1) at #3 Aurora Christian (9-1), TBA
Game 37 #8 Newton (7-3) at #1 Johnston City (10-0), TBA
Game 38 #5 Vandalia (8-2) at #4 Nashville (8-2), TBA
Game 39 #2 West Frankfort (9-1) vs. #10 Auburn (7-4), TBA
Game 40 #3 Flora (9-1) at #22 Shelbyville (4-7), TBA
Quarterfinals
Game 41 Winner Game 33 vs. Winner Game 34, TBA
Game 42 Winner Game 35 vs. Winner Game 36, TBA
Game 43 Winner Game 37 vs. Winner Game 38, TBA
Game 44 Winner Game 39 vs. Winner Game 40, TBA
Semifinals
Game 45 Winner Game 41 vs. Winner Game 42, TBA
Game 46 Winner Game 43 vs. Winner Game 44, TBA
Championship
Game 47 Winner Game 45 vs. Winner Game 46 at Normal (Hancock Stadium), Fri., Nov. 27, 1:00 pm
CLASS 3A
Second Round
Game 33 #9 Manteno (8-3) at #1 Richmond-Burton (10-0), TBA
Game 34 #13 Sandwich (7-4) at #12 Chicago Hope Academy (7-4), TBA
Game 35 #2 Byron (10-0) at #23 Pontiac (5-6), TBA
Game 36 #6 Johnsburg (8-2) at #3 IC Catholic (9-1), TBA
Game 37 #16 Roxana (8-3) at #8 Monticello (8-2), TBA
Game 38 #5 Macomb (9-1) at #4 Williamsville (9-1), TBA
Game 39 #10 Unity (9-2) at #2 St. Joseph-Ogden (10-0), TBA
Game 40 #6 Benton (9-1) at #3 Mt. Carmel (10-0), TBA
Quarterfinals
Game 41 Winner Game 33 vs. Winner Game 34, TBA
Game 42 Winner Game 35 vs. Winner Game 36, TBA
Game 43 Winner Game 37 vs. Winner Game 38, TBA
Game 44 Winner Game 39 vs. Winner Game 40, TBA
Semifinals
Game 45 Winner Game 41 vs. Winner Game 42, TBA
Game 46 Winner Game 43 vs. Winner Game 44, TBA
Championship
Game 47 Winner Game 45 vs. Winner Game 46 at Normal (Hancock Stadium), Fri., Nov. 27, 4:00 pm
CLASS 4A
Second Round
Game 33 #8 Montini (8-2) at #1 Morris (10-0), TBA
Game 34 #12 Country Club Hills Hillcrest (7-4) at #4 Sterling (8-2), TBA
Game 35 #10 Dixon (8-3) at #2 Coal City (9-1), TBA
Game 36 #14 Rochelle (7-4) at #22 Aurora Central Catholic (5-6), TBA
Game 37 #8 Mt. Zion (8-2) at #1 Centralia (10-0), TBA
Game 38 #12 Metamora (8-3) at #4 Sacred Heart-Griffin (9-1), TBA
Game 39 #10 Highland (8-3) at #2 Carterville (10-0), TBA
Game 40 #11 Cahokia (8-3) at #3 Rochester (9-1), TBA
Quarterfinals
Game 41 Winner Game 33 vs. Winner Game 34, TBA
Game 42 Winner Game 35 vs. Winner Game 36, TBA
Game 43 Winner Game 37 vs. Winner Game 38, TBA
Game 44 Winner Game 39 vs. Winner Game 40, TBA
Semifinals
Game 45 Winner Game 41 vs. Winner Game 42, TBA
Game 46 Winner Game 43 vs. Winner Game 44, TBA
Championship
Game 47 Winner Game 45 vs. Winner Game 46 at Normal (Hancock Stadium), Fri., Nov. 27, 7:00 pm
CLASS 5A
Second Round
Game 33 #9 Sycamore (7-4) at #1 Antioch (10-0), TBA
Game 34 #12 Belvidere North (7-4) at #4 Wauconda (8-2), TBA
Game 35 #7 Woodstock (8-2) at #18 Wheaton St. Francis (6-5), TBA
Game 36 #6 Cary Grove (8-2) at #3 Chicago King (8-2), TBA
Game 37 #8 Crete-Monee (8-2) at #1 Mahomet-Seymour (10-0), TBA
Game 38 #5 Troy Triad (9-1) at #4 Morton (9-1), TBA
Game 39 #15 LaSalle-Peru (6-5) at #10 Carbondale (9-2), TBA
Game 40 #11 New Lenox Providence Catholic (8-3) at #3 Chicago Morgan Park (9-1), TBA
Quarterfinals
Game 41 Winner Game 33 vs. Winner Game 34, TBA
Game 42 Winner Game 35 vs. Winner Game 36, TBA
Game 43 Winner Game 37 vs. Winner Game 38, TBA
Game 44 Winner Game 39 vs. Winner Game 40, TBA
Semifinals
Game 45 Winner Game 41 vs. Winner Game 42, TBA
Game 46 Winner Game 43 vs. Winner Game 44, TBA
Championship
Game 47 Winner Game 45 vs. Winner Game 46 at Normal (Hancock Stadium), Sat., Nov. 28, 10:00 am
CLASS 6A
Second Round
Game 33 #9 Burlington Central (8-3) at #1 Harlem (10-0), TBA
Game 34 #12 Niles Notre Dame (7-4) at #4 Libertyville (8-2), TBA
Game 35 #7 Wheaton North (7-3) at #2 Geneva (9-1), TBA
Game 36 #6 Fenwick (7-3) at #3 Hononegah (9-1), TBA
Game 37 #16 East Moline United (7-4) at #9 Quincy (8-3), TBA
Game 38 #21 Chicago Simeon (6-5) at #20 Nazareth Academy (6-5), TBA
Game 39 #7 Pekin (7-3) at #2 Normal West (9-1), TBA
Game 40 #6 Wheaton Warrenville South (7-3) at #3 Riverside-Brookfield (9-1), TBA
Quarterfinals
Game 41 Winner Game 33 vs. Winner Game 34, TBA
Game 42 Winner Game 35 vs. Winner Game 36, TBA
Game 43 Winner Game 37 vs. Winner Game 38, TBA
Game 44 Winner Game 39 vs. Winner Game 40, TBA
Semifinals
Game 45 Winner Game 41 vs. Winner Game 42, TBA
Game 46 Winner Game 43 vs. Winner Game 44, TBA
Championship
Game 47 Winner Game 45 vs. Winner Game 46 at Normal (Hancock Stadium), Sat., Nov. 28, 1:00 pm
CLASS 7A
Second Round
Game 33 #16 Chicago Kenwood (7-3) at #1 Normal (10-0), TBA
Game 34 #9 Batavia (8-2) at #8 Brother Rice (8-2), TBA
Game 35 #20 St. Patrick (8-3) at #4 East St. Louis (9-1), TBA
Game 36 #12 Rockford Guilford (8-2) at #5 Mt. Prospect (9-1), TBA
Game 37 #15 Glenbard West (7-3) at #2 Hersey (10-0), TBA
Game 38 #23 Lincoln-Way West (7-4) at #39 St. Laurence (5-6), TBA
Game 39 #14 St. Rita (7-3) at #3 Downers Grove North (9-1), TBA
Game 40 #11 Oak Lawn Richards (8-2) at #38 Glenbard North (5-6), TBA
Quarterfinals
Game 41 Winner Game 33 vs. Winner Game 34, TBA
Game 42 Winner Game 35 vs. Winner Game 36, TBA
Game 43 Winner Game 37 vs. Winner Game 38, TBA
Game 44 Winner Game 39 vs. Winner Game 40, TBA
Semifinals
Game 45 Winner Game 41 vs. Winner Game 42, TBA
Game 46 Winner Game 43 vs. Winner Game 44, TBA
Championship
Game 47 Winner Game 45 vs. Winner Game 46 at Normal (Hancock Stadium), Sat., Nov. 28, 4:00 pm
CLASS 8A
Second Round
Game 33 #17 Hinsdale Central (8-3) at #1 Lincoln-Way East (10-0), TBA
Game 34 #24 Barrington (7-4) at #8 Chicago Mt. Carmel (8-2), TBA
Game 35 #13 Naperville North (8-2) at #4 Oswego (9-1), TBA
Game 36 #21 Lyons (8-3) at #5 Bolingbrook (9-1), TBA
Game 37 #18 Lane (8-3) at #2 Huntley (10-0), TBA
Game 38 #10 Homewood-Flossmoor (8-2) at #7 New Trier (9-1), TBA
Game 39 #19 York (8-3) at #3 Loyola Academy (9-1), TBA
Game 40 #11 St. Ignatius (8-2) at #6 Maine South (9-1), TBA
Quarterfinals
Game 41 Winner Game 33 vs. Winner Game 34, TBA
Game 42 Winner Game 35 vs. Winner Game 36, TBA
Game 43 Winner Game 37 vs. Winner Game 38, TBA
Game 44 Winner Game 39 vs. Winner Game 40, TBA
Semifinals
Game 45 Winner Game 41 vs. Winner Game 42, TBA
Game 46 Winner Game 43 vs. Winner Game 44, TBA
Championship
Game 47 Winner Game 45 vs. Winner Game 46 at Normal (Hancock Stadium), Sat., Nov. 28, 7:00 pm
Illinois 8-Man Football Association
Second Round
(1) Amboy-LaMoille-Ohio at (9) South Fork
(5) Pawnee at (4) West Carroll
(2) West Central at (10) South Beloit
(3) Macon Meridian at (11) Alden Hebron-Our Lady of Sacred Heart