See Every State’s High School Football Regular Season Start Date for 2026
The 2026 high school football season is here. It all gets started this weekend in Hawaii before spreading East, North and South over the next month.
Once the games begin, you can follow every score in the nation live on High School Football America’s real-time state-by-state scoreboards.
Click here to get HSFA’s State-by-State Scoreboards
Below, you can see every state’s regular season start date.
2026 High School Football Regular Season Start Dates
| State | Regular Season Start Date |
|---|---|
| Alabama | August 20 |
| Alaska | August 13 |
| Arizona | August 27 |
| Arkansas | August 28 |
| California | August 13 for some teams playing in Hawaii; August 20 for the rest of the teams |
| Colorado | August 20 |
| Connecticut | September 10 |
| Delaware | September 3 |
| Florida | August 21 |
| Georgia | August 12 for teams playing in the Corky Kell + Dave Hunter Classic; August 20 for the rest of the teams |
| Hawaii | August 7 |
| Idaho | August 21 |
| Illinois | August 20 |
| Indiana | August 21 |
| Iowa | August 27 |
| Kansas | September 4 |
| Kentucky | August 20 |
| Louisiana | September 3 |
| Maine | September 4 |
| Maryland | September 4 |
| Massachusetts | September 10 |
| Michigan | August 27 |
| Minnesota | September 3 |
| Mississippi | August 14 for teams in the MidSouth Association of Independent Schools; August 21 for some Mississippi High School Activities Association teams; August 28 for the rest of the teams |
| Missouri | August 27 |
| Montana | August 27 |
| Nebraska | August 27 |
| Nevada | August 13 |
| New Hampshire | September 3 |
| New Jersey | August 27 |
| New Mexico | August 20 |
| New York | August 20 |
| North Carolina | August 20 |
| North Dakota | August 20 |
| Ohio | August 20 |
| Oklahoma | August 27 |
| Oregon | August 27 |
| Pennsylvania | August 27 |
| Rhode Island | September 3 |
| South Carolina | August 20 |
| South Dakota | August 20 |
| Tennessee | August 20 |
| Texas | August 27 |
| Utah | August 13 |
| Vermont | September 3 |
| Virginia | August 27 |
| Washington | September 4 |
| Washington, D.C. | August 21 |
| West Virginia | August 27 |
| Wisconsin | August 20 |
| Wyoming | August 28 |
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