High School Spring Football Season Plans
Due to COVID-19, many state high school athletics associations moved their football seasons to spring 2021. While information is subject to change, below is a list of the states’ plans for the spring tackle football season as of March 4.
View a map of states returning to play this spring.
Check with your local high school association for more information. States marked in red have canceled their seasons. States not included in this list played their football seasons in the fall.
State |
Schedule |
California |
The football season is scheduled to begin March 5. |
Connecticut |
The football season has been canceled. |
District of Columbia |
TBD. |
Hawaii |
The football season has been canceled. |
Illinois |
The football season is underway. |
Maine |
The football season has been canceled. |
Maryland |
The football season is underway. |
Massachusetts |
The football season is underway. |
Nevada |
The football season is scheduled to begin March 5. |
New Mexico |
The football season is underway. |
New York |
The football season is underway. |
North Carolina |
The football season is underway. |
Oregon |
The football season is underway. |
Rhode Island |
The football season is underway. |
Virginia |
The football season is underway. |
Washington |
The football season is underway. |
Return to Play Resources
The following guidelines have been provided by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Please use these as references only, in conjunction with applicable states’ resources and protocols regarding return to play protocols.
- NFHS released the Guidance for Opening Up High School Athletics Activities in the fall.
- CDC released Best Practices for School Reopening.
- USA Football is also working with medical, athlete-development and football experts to establish return to play guidelines near-term. See their Phase One of Return to Youth Football 2020.
- NFL FLAG provided these Return to Play considerations.
- USA Football developed a phased approach for the return of youth football.
