When does high school football season start in each state?

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Buck Ringgold
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High school football for the 2025 season has already kicked off in a few states.

Starting this week, teams in plenty of additional states will finally start its respective seasons, while other states will have to wait another week. A few more states won’t be kicking off until after Labor Day.

Here, now, is a list of when each state’s football season officially gets under way, as well as the states which have already kicked things off for 2025:

  • Alabama: Thursday, Aug. 21
  • Alaska: Now under way
  • Arizona: Classes 1A/2A/3A will be Thursday, Aug. 21; Classes 4A/5A/6A will be Thursday, Aug. 28
  • Arkansas: Thursday, Aug. 28
  • California: Thursday, Aug. 21
  • Colorado: Thursday, Aug. 21
  • Connecticut: Friday, Sept. 12
  • Delaware: Thursday, Aug. 28
  • District of Columbia: Friday, Aug. 22
  • Florida: Friday, Aug. 22
  • Georgia: Now under way
  • Hawaii: Now under way
  • Idaho: Friday, Aug. 22
  • Illinois: Thursday, Aug. 28
  • Indiana: Friday, Aug. 22
  • Iowa: Thursday, Aug. 28
  • Kansas: Thursday, Sept. 4
  • Kentucky: Friday, Aug. 22
  • Louisiana: Thursday, Sept. 4
  • Maine: Thursday, Sept. 4
  • Maryland: Thursday, Aug. 21
  • Massachusetts: Wednesday, Sept. 3
  • Michigan: Thursday, Aug. 28
  • Minnesota: Thursday, Aug. 28
  • Mississippi: Thursday, Aug. 28
  • Missouri: Thursday, Aug. 28
  • Montana: Thursday, Aug. 28
  • Nebraska: Thursday, Aug. 28
  • Nevada: Now under way
  • New Hampshire: Friday, Sept. 5
  • New Jersey: Thursday, Aug. 28
  • New Mexico: Thursday, Aug. 21
  • New York: Friday, Aug. 29
  • North Carolina: Friday, Aug. 22
  • North Dakota: Thursday, Aug. 21
  • Ohio: Thursday, Aug. 21
  • Oklahoma: Thursday, Aug. 28
  • Oregon: Friday, Aug. 29
  • Pennsylvania: Friday, Aug. 22
  • Rhode Island: Friday, Sept. 12
  • South Carolina: Friday, Aug. 22
  • South Dakota: Thursday, Aug. 21
  • Tennessee: Thursday, Aug. 21
  • Texas: Thursday, Aug. 28
  • Utah: Now under way
  • Vermont: Thursday, Aug. 28
  • Virginia: Monday, Aug. 25
  • Washington: Friday, Aug. 29
  • West Virginia: Thursday, Aug. 28
  • Wisconsin: Thursday, Aug. 21
  • Wyoming: Thursday, Aug. 28

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