Class 8A Football Schedule & Scores — 2026-27

Dates and times of opening-round games will be posted about 3 pm on Monday.

Opening Round

Game 1 — #33 Oak Park (River Forest) (4-5) at #32 Aurora (East) (5-4), Fri., Oct. 23, 7:00 pm

Game 2 — #48 Roselle (Lake Park) (2-7) at #17 Hinsdale (Central) (6-3), Fri., Oct. 23, 7:00 pm

Game 3 — #40 Naperville (Neuqua Valley) (3-6) at #25 Chicago (Marist) (5-4), Fri., Oct. 23, 6:30 pm

Game 4 — #41 Aurora (Waubonsie Valley) (3-6) at #24 Barrington (5-4), Fri., Oct. 23, 7:00 pm

Game 5 — #36 Gurnee (Warren) (4-5) at #29 Naperville (Central) (5-4), Fri., Oct. 23, 7:00 pm

Game 6 — #45 Chicago (Taft) (3-6) at #20 Palatine (Fremd) (6-3), Fri., Oct. 23, 6:00 pm

Game 7 — #37 Lincolnshire (Stevenson) (4-5) at #28 Lockport (Twp.) (5-4), Fri., Oct. 23, 7:15 pm

Game 8 — #44 Aurora (Metea Valley) (3-6) at #21 LaGrange (Lyons) (6-3), Fri., Oct. 23, 6:30 pm

Game 9 — #34 Oswego (East) (4-5) vs. #31 Chicago (Curie) (5-4) at TBA, TBA

Game 10 — #47 Joliet (Central) (3-6) vs. #18 Chicago (Lane) (6-3) at Lane Stadium, Fri., Oct. 23, 7:00 pm

Game 11 — #39 Chicago (Whitney Young) (4-5) at #26 Glenview (Glenbrook South) (5-4), Fri., Oct. 23, 7:00 pm

Game 12 — #42 Carpentersville (Dundee-Crown) (3-6) at #23 Hoffman Estates (Conant) (6-3), Fri., Oct. 23, 7:00 pm

Game 13 — #35 Minooka (4-5) at #30 Evanston (Twp.) (5-4), Fri., Oct. 23, 7:30 pm

Game 14 — #46 Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.) (3-6) at #19 Elmhurst (York) (6-3), Fri., Oct. 23, 6:30 pm

Game 15 — #38 Joliet (West) (4-5) at #27 O'Fallon (H.S.) (5-4), Sat., Oct. 24, 1:30 pm

Game 16 — #43 Franklin Park-Northlake (Leyden) (3-6) at #22 Aurora (West Aurora) (6-3), Fri., Oct. 23, 6:30 pm

First Round

Game 17 — Winner Game 1 at #1 Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East) (9-0), TBA

Game 18 — #16 Chicago (Von Steuben) (7-1) vs. Winner Game 2 at TBA, TBA

Game 19 — Winner Game 3 at #8 Chicago (Mt. Carmel) (7-2), TBA

Game 20 — Winner Game 4 at #9 Orland Park (Sandburg) (7-2), TBA

Game 21 — Winner Game 5 at #4 Oswego (H.S.) (8-1), TBA

Game 22 — Winner Game 6 at #13 Naperville (North) (7-2), TBA

Game 23 — Winner Game 7 at #5 Bolingbrook (8-1), TBA

Game 24 — #12 Chicago (Perspectives/Leadership) [Coop] (7-2) vs. Winner Game 8 at TBA, TBA

Game 25 — Winner Game 9 at #2 Huntley (9-0), TBA

Game 26 — Winner Game 10 at #15 South Elgin (7-2), TBA

Game 27 — Winner Game 11 at #7 Winnetka (New Trier) (8-1), TBA

Game 28 — Winner Game 12 at #10 Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) (7-2), TBA

Game 29 — Winner Game 13 at #3 Wilmette (Loyola Academy) (8-1), TBA

Game 30 — Winner Game 14 at #14 Downers Grove (South) (7-2), TBA

Game 31 — Winner Game 15 at #6 Park Ridge (Maine South) (8-1), TBA

Game 32 — Winner Game 16 at #11 Chicago (St. Ignatius) (7-2), TBA

Second Round

Game 33 — Winner Game 17 vs. Winner Game 18, TBA

Game 34 — Winner Game 19 vs. Winner Game 20, TBA

Game 35 — Winner Game 21 vs. Winner Game 22, TBA

Game 36 — Winner Game 23 vs. Winner Game 24, TBA

Game 37 — Winner Game 25 vs. Winner Game 26, TBA

Game 38 — Winner Game 27 vs. Winner Game 28, TBA

Game 39 — Winner Game 29 vs. Winner Game 30, TBA

Game 40 — Winner Game 31 vs. Winner Game 32, TBA

Quarterfinals

Game 41 — Winner Game 33 vs. Winner Game 34, TBA

Game 42 — Winner Game 35 vs. Winner Game 36, TBA

Game 43 — Winner Game 37 vs. Winner Game 38, TBA

Game 44 — Winner Game 39 vs. Winner Game 40, TBA

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