High school football: Start dates for all 50 states

By Staff Report Jul 25, 2024, 9:00am

Believe it or not, opening kickoff is just two weeks away in Hawaii.

The 2024 high school football season kicks off in just over two weeks. Teams from Hawaii will be the first to take the field and by Aug. 29 over half the states in the country will be underway.


Read on to find out when the season begins in your state.
Wai'anae is among the teams from Hawaii set to take the field Aug. 9 in the opening games of the 2024 high school football season nationally. (Photo: Brian Bautista)
Wai'anae is among the teams from Hawaii set to take the field Aug. 9 in the opening games of the 2024 high school football season nationally. (Photo: Brian Bautista)
2024 high school football start dates

Aug. 9
Hawaii



Aug. 14
Georgia

Aug. 15
Alaska, Nevada, Utah

Aug. 22
Alabama, California, Florida, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin

Aug. 23
Arizona, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee

Aug. 28
Arkansas

Aug. 29
Colorado, Delaware, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wyoming



Aug. 30
Missouri, Oregon

Sept. 5
Louisiana, Maine, New Hampshire, New York

Sept. 6
District of Columbia, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Washington

Sept. 12
Connecticut