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When the 2025 high school football season kicks off in each state

IMG_8358by: Andy Villamarzo08/07/25Andy_Villamarzo
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Pike Road head coach Granger Shook huddles with his team during football practice at Pike Road High School in Pike Road, Ala. on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025. (Jake Crandall/ Advertiser / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

The high school football season begins this week when Hawaii kicks off games on Aug. 9 and that will kick start a month-long stretch of openers across the country. We’ve compiled the official start dates for all 50 states as we near the start of the 2025 high school football season:

  • Alabama: Aug. 21
  • Alaska: Aug. 14
  • Arizona: 2-3A: Aug. 20 4-6A: Aug. 27
  • Arkansas: Zero Week: Aug. 24
  • California: Zero Week: Aug. 20
  • Colorado: Zero Week: Aug. 21
  • Connecticut: Sep. 11
  • Delaware: Aug. 29
  • Florida: Aug. 22
  • Georgia: Aug. 15
  • Hawaii: Aug. 9
  • Idaho: Aug. 22
  • Illinois: Aug. 28
  • Indiana: Aug. 22
  • Iowa: Aug. 21
  • Kansas: Sept. 3
  • Kentucky: Aug. 22
  • Louisiana: Sept. 4
  • Maine: Sept. 4
  • Maryland: Sept. 5
  • Massachusetts: Sept. 2
  • Michigan: Aug. 28
  • Minnesota: Aug. 28
  • Mississippi: Aug. 28
  • Missouri: Aug. 22
  • Montana: Aug. 28
  • Nebraska: Aug. 29
  • Nevada: Aug. 14
  • New Hampshire: Sept. 4
  • New Jersey: Aug. 28
  • New Mexico: Aug. 18
  • New York: Aug. 18
  • North Carolina: Aug. 22
  • North Dakota: Aug. 21
  • Ohio: Aug. 18
  • Oklahoma: Aug. 28
  • Oregon: Aug. 29
  • Pennsylvania: Aug. 22
  • Rhode Island: Aug. 30
  • South Carolina: Aug. 22
  • South Dakota: Aug. 28
  • Tennessee: Aug. 18
  • Texas: Aug. 28
  • Utah: Aug. 21
  • Vermont: Aug. 29
  • Virginia: Aug. 25
  • Washington: Sept. 5
  • West Virginia: Aug. 25
  • Wisconsin: Aug. 21
  • Wyoming: Aug. 28