High school football: Start dates for games from all 50 states

Hawaii kicks off the season on Aug. 4 while Massachusetts begins Sept. 9.

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They might be the greatest words to a high school sports fan: Football. Is. Back.

As the calendar hits August, players across the country are strapping on the pads for practice while some in Hawaii and Alaska, are preparing for games in a week or two. We've compiled a list of start dates, as well as championship calendars, for each state.

For the next five months, high school football will be on the mind as the season progresses from preseason to playoffs and finally to the state finals.

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Hawaii

Start: Aug. 4

Finals: Dec. 5-11

Alaska

Start: Aug. 11

Finals: Oct. 15, 21

Utah

Start: Aug. 12

Finals: Nov. 11-12

California

Start: Aug. 12

Finals: Dec. 9-10

Washington D.C.
Start: Aug. 16

Finals: Dec. 3

Washington

Start: Aug. 17

Finals: Dec. 3

Alabama

Start: Aug. 18

Finals: Dec. 1-3

Nevada

Start: Aug. 18

Finals: Nov. 18-19

North Dakota

Start: Aug. 18

Finals: Nov. 11

South Dakota

Start: Aug. 18

Finals: Nov. 10-12

Wisconsin

Start: Aug. 18

Finals: Nov. 17-18

Arizona

Start: Aug. 19

Finals: Oct. 14, 28, Nov. 11

Indiana

Start: Aug. 19

Finals: Nov. 25-26

Kentucky

Start: Aug. 19

Finals: Nov. 24-26

New Mexico

Start: Aug. 19

Finals: Nov. 12, 26

North Carolina

Start: Aug. 19

Finals: Dec. 9-10

Ohio

Start: Aug. 19

Finals: Dec. 1-3

South Carolina

Start: Aug. 19

Finals: Dec. 1-3

Tennessee

Start: Aug. 19

Finals: Dec. 1-2

Georgia

Start: Aug. 20

Finals: Dec. 8-10

Illinois

Start: Aug. 25

Finals: Nov. 25

Michigan

Start: Aug. 25

Finals: Nov. 25-26

Montana

Start: Aug. 25

Finals: Nov. 18-19

Nebraska

Start: Aug. 25

Finals: Nov. 18, 21-22

Oklahoma

Start: Aug. 25

Finals: Dec. 9-10

Texas

Start: Aug. 25

Finals: Dec. 14-17

Wyoming

Start: Aug. 25

Finals: Nov. 11-12

Arkansas

Start: Aug. 26

Finals: Dec. 1-3, 10

Colorado

Start: Aug. 26

Finals: Nov. 26, Dec. 3

Florida

Start: Aug. 26

Finals: Dec. 8-10, 15-17

Idaho

Start: Aug. 26

Finals: Nov. 18-19

Iowa

Start: Aug. 26

Finals: Nov. 17-18

Mississippi

Start: Aug. 26

Finals: Dec. 2-3

Missouri

Start: Aug. 26

Finals: Nov. 25, Dec. 1, 2-3

Pennsylvania

Start: Aug. 26

Finals: Dec. 9-11

Virginia

Start: Aug. 26

Finals: Dec. 10

West Virginia

Start: Aug. 26

Finals: Dec. 2-3

Delaware

Start: Sept. 1

Finals: Dec. 10

Louisiana

Start: Sept. 1

Finals: Dec. 8

Minnesota

Start: Sept. 1

Finals: Nov. 17-19

New Hampshire

Start: Sept. 1

Finals: Nov. 12, 19, 26

New York

Start: Sept. 1

Finals: Dec. 2-4

Oregon

Start: Sept. 1

Finals: Nov. 25-26

Kansas

Start: Sept. 2

Finals: Nov. 26

Maine

Start: Sept. 2

Finals: Nov. 12, 19

Maryland

Start: Sept. 2

Finals: Dec. 1-3

New Jersey

Start: Sept. 2

Finals: Nov. 26, Dec. 3-4

Rhode Island

Start: Sept. 2

Finals: Nov. 19

Vermont

Start: Sept. 2

Finals: Nov. 13

Connecticut

Start: Sept. 8

Finals: Dec. 10

Massachusetts

Start: Sept. 9

Finals: TBD