Class 8A Football Schedule & Scores — 2026-27

Opening Round

Game 1 — Oak Park (River Forest) 58, Aurora (East) 7

Game 2 — Hinsdale (Central) 41, Roselle (Lake Park) 19

Game 3 — Chicago (Marist) 49, Naperville (Neuqua Valley) 28

Game 4 — Barrington 38, Aurora (Waubonsie Valley) 0

Game 5 — Naperville (Central) 18, Gurnee (Warren) 14

Game 6 — Palatine (Fremd) 42, Chicago (Taft) 12

Game 7 — Lockport (Twp.) 35, Lincolnshire (Stevenson) 21

Game 8 — LaGrange (Lyons) 36, Aurora (Metea Valley) 14

Game 9 — Oswego (East) 49, Chicago (Curie) 8

Game 10 — Chicago (Lane) 56, Joliet (Central) 0

Game 11 — Glenview (Glenbrook South) 42, Chicago (Whitney Young) 0

Game 12 — Hoffman Estates (Conant) 21, Carpentersville (Dundee-Crown) 12

Game 13 — Minooka 35, Evanston (Twp.) 21

Game 14 — Elmhurst (York) 47, Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.) 14

Game 15 — O'Fallon (H.S.) 36, Joliet (West) 6

Game 16 — Aurora (West Aurora) 40, Franklin Park-Northlake (Leyden) 21

First Round

Game 17 — Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East) 31, Oak Park (River Forest) 7

Game 18 — Hinsdale (Central) 63, Chicago (Von Steuben) 3

Game 19 — Chicago (Mt. Carmel) 55, Chicago (Marist) 21

Game 20 — Barrington 24, Orland Park (Sandburg) 17

Game 21 — Oswego (H.S.) 27, Naperville (Central) 6

Game 22 — Naperville (North) 38, Palatine (Fremd) 31

Game 23 — Bolingbrook 38, Lockport (Twp.) 14

Game 24 — LaGrange (Lyons) 55, Chicago (Perspectives/Leadership) [Coop] 14

Game 25 — Huntley 48, Oswego (East) 17

Game 26 — Chicago (Lane) 33, South Elgin 14

Game 27 — Winnetka (New Trier) 21, Glenview (Glenbrook South) 6

Game 28 — Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) 35, Hoffman Estates (Conant) 7

Game 29 — Wilmette (Loyola Academy) 41, Minooka 0

Game 30 — Elmhurst (York) 42, Downers Grove (South) 14

Game 31 — Park Ridge (Maine South) 49, O'Fallon (H.S.) 14

Game 32 — Chicago (St. Ignatius) 55, Aurora (West Aurora) 7

Second Round

Game 33 — Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East) 24, Hinsdale (Central) 7

Game 34 — Chicago (Mt. Carmel) 56, Barrington 0

Game 35 — Oswego (H.S.) 21, Naperville (North) 19

Game 36 — Bolingbrook 22, LaGrange (Lyons) 14

Game 37 — Huntley 42, Chicago (Lane) 0

Game 38 — Winnetka (New Trier) 26, Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) 23

Game 39 — Wilmette (Loyola Academy) 42, Elmhurst (York) 0

Game 40 — Chicago (St. Ignatius) 35, Park Ridge (Maine South) 21

Quarterfinals

Game 41 — #8 Chicago (Mt. Carmel) (9-2) at #1 Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East) (11-0), Sat., Nov. 14, 1:00 pm

Game 42 — #5 Bolingbrook (10-1) at #4 Oswego (H.S.) (10-1), Sat., Nov. 14, 5:00 pm

Game 43 — #7 Winnetka (New Trier) (10-1) at #2 Huntley (11-0), Fri., Nov. 13, 7:00 pm

Game 44 — #3 Wilmette (Loyola Academy) (10-1) at #11 Chicago (St. Ignatius) (9-2), Sat., Nov. 14, 2:00 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, 7:00 pm