IHSA Releases 2023 High School Football Schedules

Key 2023 IHSA football dates:

* Monday, August 7: Practices Start

* Thursday, August 24: Games may begin

* Saturday, October 21: 256 Playoff qualifiers and brackets revealed on IHSA Playoff Pairing Show

* Fri./Sat., October 27/28: First Round Playoff games

* Fri./Sat., November 3/4: Second Round Playoff games

* Fri./Sat., November 10/11: Quarterfinal Playoff games

* Fri./Sat., November 17/18: Semifinal Playoff games

* Friday, November 24: Class 1A-4A State Championship games at Illinois State University

* Saturday, November 25: Class 5A-8A State Championship games at Illinois State University

Effingham High School's Schedule

(All Friday Games)

August 25 -- at Robinson, 7 p.m.

September 1 -- Mount Carmel, 7 p.m.

September 8 -- Breese Mater Dei, 7 p.m.

September 15 -- at Mattoon, 7 p.m.

September 22 -- at Charleston, 7 p.m.

September 29 -- Taylorville, 7 p.m.

October 6 -- at Mahomet-Seymour, 7 p.m.

October 13 --  Mount Zion, 7 p.m.

October 20 -- at Centralia, 7 p.m.

Cumberland High School's Schedule

August 25 -- Cerro Gordo-Bement, 7 p.m.

September 1 -- at Niantic Sangamon Valley Co-op, 7 p.m.

September 8 -- Sullivan Okaw Valley Co-op, 7 p.m.

September 15 -- at Villa Grove, 7 p.m.

September 22 -- Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond, 7 p.m.

September 29 -- Arcola, 7 p.m.

Saturday, October 7 -- at Oakland Tri-County Co-op, 1 p.m.

October 13 -- at Nokomis, 7 p.m.

October 20 -- Argenta/Oreana, 7 p.m.

Newton High School's Schedule

(All Friday Games)

August 25 -- Shelbyville, 7 p.m.

September 1-- at Paxton-Buckley-Loda, 7 p.m.

September 8 -- at Casey-Westfield, 7 p.m.

September 15 -- Mount Carmel, 7 p.m.

September 22 -- Richland County (Olney), 7 p.m.

September 29 -- at Paris, 7 p.m.

October 6 -- Robinson, 7 p.m.

October 13 -- at Lawrenceville, 7 p.m.

October 20 -- Marshall, 7 p.m.