When it comes to getting the 2020 high school football season off the ground amid the coronavirus pandemic, only one thing is certain – nothing is certain. That's the prism start dates across the country should be viewed through.
As of Sept. 17, 25 states have kicked off its season and nine more plan to still plan to start in the fall.
Seventeen states and the District of Columbia have announced intentions to push their seasons back to sometime in 2021.
Michigan is the first to reverse fields twice, moving Aug. 14 from fall to the spring, and then on Sept. 3 moving back to the fall.
Colorado announced it will offer football in both the fall and spring.
See where things stand – tentatively – in all 50 states and D.C. below.
FALL 2020
State – Start Date / Original Start Date
Utah – Aug. 13 / Aug. 13
Alaska – Aug. 20 / Aug. 20
Indiana – Aug. 20 / Aug. 20
North Dakota – Aug. 20 / Aug. 20
South Dakota – Aug. 20 / Aug. 20
Tennessee – Aug. 20 / Aug. 20
Alabama – Aug. 21 / Aug. 21
Idaho – Aug. 27 / Aug. 27
Iowa – Aug. 27 / Aug. 27
Montana – Aug. 27 / Aug. 27
Nebraska – Aug. 27 / Aug. 27
Texas – Aug. 27 / Aug. 27 *
Wyoming – Aug. 27 / Aug. 27
Arkansas – Aug. 28 / Aug. 23
Missouri – Aug. 28 / Aug. 28
Ohio – Aug. 28 / Aug. 28
Oklahoma – Aug. 28 / Aug. 28
West Virginia – Sept. 3 / Aug. 24
Georgia – Sept. 4 / Aug. 20
Florida – Sept. 4 / Aug. 20
Kansas – Sept. 4 / Sept. 4
Mississippi – Sept. 4 / Aug. 28
New Hampshire – Sept. 4 / Sept. 4
Kentucky – Sept. 11 / Aug. 20
Pennsylvania – Sept. 11/ Aug. 28
Michigan – Sept. 17 / Aug. 27
Maine – Sept. 18 / Sept. 4
Wisconsin – Sept. 23 / Aug. 20
South Carolina – Sept. 25 / Aug. 20
Arizona – Sept. 30 / Aug. 19
New Jersey – Oct. 2 / Aug. 28
Louisiana – Oct. 8 / Sept. 4
Minnesota – Oct. 9 / Aug. 28
Delaware – Oct. 23 / Sept. 11
Maryland – Oct. 27 / Sept. 4
Colorado – TBD / Aug. 27 ***
* Classes 6A and 5A will start five weeks later with games beginning Sept. 24.
** Some regions to be determined.
*** Offers football in fall and spring
SPRING 2021
State – Start Date / Original Start Date
California – Jan. 8 / Aug. 21
District of Columbia – Feb. 22 / Aug. 28
Colorado – Feb. 22 / Aug. 27 ***
Massachusetts – Feb. 22 / August 17
North Carolina – Feb. 26 / Aug. 20
Virginia – March 1 / Aug. 28
New Mexico – March 4 / Aug. 17
Nevada – March 5 / Aug. 14
Washington – March 8 / Sept. 4
Oregon – March 8 / Sept. 4
New York – March / Aug. 24
Connecticut – TBD / Sept. 10
Illinois – TBD / Aug. 28
Hawaii – TBD / Sept. 4
Rhode Island – TBD / Sept. 11
Vermont – TBD/ Aug. 28
Teams in Nevada like Centennial of Las Vegas will have to wait until March to hit the field again.
Photo by Jann Hendry
