Class 7A Football Schedule & Scores — 2026-27

Opening Round

Game 1 — Edwardsville (H.S.) 42, Chicago (Lincoln Park) 0

Game 2 — Lombard (Glenbard East) 42, Bartlett 14

Game 3 — St. Charles (North) 54, McHenry 6

Game 4 — New Lenox (Lincoln-Way Central) 53, Rockford (Jefferson) 12

Game 5 — Burbank (Reavis) 31, Elgin (H.S.) 28

Game 6 — Chicago (St. Patrick) 54, Collinsville 37

Game 7 — Chicago (DePaul College Prep) 37, Hampshire 34 (OT)

Game 8 — Zion (Z.-Benton) 44, Northbrook (Glenbrook North) 0

Game 9 — Yorkville (H.S.) 41, Palatine (H.S.) 14

Game 10 — Moline (H.S.) 42, Lisle (Benet Academy) 38

Game 11 — Burbank (St. Laurence) 25, Belleville (East) 16

Game 12 — New Lenox (Lincoln-Way West) 42, Mundelein (H.S.) 14

Game 13 — West Chicago (H.S.) 48, Chicago (Prosser) 24

Game 14 — Buffalo Grove 28, Tinley Park (Andrew) 27

Game 15 — Carol Stream (Glenbard North) 34, Hoffman Estates (H.S.) 20

Game 16 — Skokie (Niles North) 48, Richton Park (Rich Township) 41

First Round

Game 17 — Normal (Community) 28, Edwardsville (H.S.) 14

Game 18 — Chicago (Kenwood) 46, Lombard (Glenbard East) 9

Game 19 — Chicago (Brother Rice) 48, St. Charles (North) 7

Game 20 — Batavia 39, New Lenox (Lincoln-Way Central) 10

Game 21 — East St. Louis (Sr.) 69, Burbank (Reavis) 0

Game 22 — Chicago (St. Patrick) 49, Chicago (Westinghouse College Prep) 13

Game 23 — Mt. Prospect (Prospect) 56, Chicago (DePaul College Prep) 22

Game 24 — Rockford (Guilford) 40, Zion (Z.-Benton) 20

Game 25 — Arlington Heights (Hersey) 49, Yorkville (H.S.) 7

Game 26 — Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) 56, Moline (H.S.) 0

Game 27 — Burbank (St. Laurence) 28, Plainfield (South) 13

Game 28 — New Lenox (Lincoln-Way West) 21, Plainfield (North) 7

Game 29 — Downers Grove (North) 49, West Chicago (H.S.) 14

Game 30 — Chicago (St. Rita) 36, Buffalo Grove 10

Game 31 — Carol Stream (Glenbard North) 35, Algonquin (Jacobs) 13

Game 32 — Oak Lawn (Richards) 50, Skokie (Niles North) 8

Second Round

Game 33 — Normal (Community) 49, Chicago (Kenwood) 48 (OT)

Game 34 — Chicago (Brother Rice) 49, Batavia 6

Game 35 — East St. Louis (Sr.) 72, Chicago (St. Patrick) 12

Game 36 — Mt. Prospect (Prospect) 50, Rockford (Guilford) 10

Game 37 — Arlington Heights (Hersey) 31, Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) 21

Game 38 — New Lenox (Lincoln-Way West) 21, Burbank (St. Laurence) 14 (OT)

Game 39 — Downers Grove (North) 17, Chicago (St. Rita) 7

Game 40 — Oak Lawn (Richards) 21, Carol Stream (Glenbard North) 18

Quarterfinals

Game 41 — #8 Chicago (Brother Rice) (9-2) at #1 Normal (Community) (11-0), Sat., Nov. 14, 5:00 pm

Game 42 — #5 Mt. Prospect (Prospect) (10-1) at #4 East St. Louis (Sr.) (10-1), Sat., Nov. 14, 1:00 pm

Game 43 — #2 Arlington Heights (Hersey) (11-0) at #23 New Lenox (Lincoln-Way West) (8-4), Sat., Nov. 14, 1:00 pm

Game 44 — #3 Downers Grove (North) (10-1) at #11 Oak Lawn (Richards) (9-2), Sat., Nov. 14, 1:00 pm

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