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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