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)
2024 high school football start dates
Aug. 9
Hawaii
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