High school football 2024 season start dates in every state

Here's when every state (plus one district) starts its high school football regular season and postseason

Massillon (Ohio) beat Archbishop Hoban in the 2023 OHSAA Division II high school football state championship. / Jeff Harwell, SBLive Sports

Fall doesn't arrive until Sept. 22 in 2024, but don't tell high school football that.

The fall high school sports season gets off to a summery start next month, with several states kicking off their football season Aug. 15 and 16.

More states join the party every week from there, with just a handful waiting until September to start their run toward state championships.

Here's when every state (plus one district) starts its high school football regular season and postseason, going alphabetically from Alabama through Wyoming.

Alabama

Season starts: Aug. 22

Playoffs start: Nov. 8

Alaska

Season starts: Aug. 15

Playoffs start: Oct. 11

Arizona

Season starts: Aug. 23

Playoffs start: Nov. 8

Arkansas

Season starts: Aug. 30

Playoffs start: Nov. 15

California

Season starts: Aug. 16

Playoffs start: Nov. 8

Colorado

Season starts: Aug. 29

Playoffs start: Nov. 7

Connecticut

Season starts: Sept. 12

Playoffs start: Dec. 3

Delaware

Season starts: TBD

Playoffs start: TBD

Florida

Season starts: Aug. 23

Playoffs start: Nov. 8

Georgia

Season starts: Aug. 16

Playoffs start: Nov. 8

Hawaii

Season starts: Aug. 16

Playoffs start: Nov. 15

Idaho

Season starts: Aug. 23

Playoffs start: Nov. 8

Illinois

Season starts: Aug. 29

Playoffs start: Nov. 1

Indiana

Season starts: Aug. 23

Playoffs start: Oct. 25

Iowa

Season starts: Aug. 29

Playoffs start: Oct. 25

Kansas

Season starts: Sept. 4

Playoffs start: Nov. 8

Kentucky

Season starts: Aug. 23

Playoffs start: Nov. 7

Season starts: Sept. 5

Playoffs start: Nov. 14

Maine

Season starts: Sept. 5

Playoffs start: Nov. 16

Maryland

Season starts: Sept. 6

Playoffs start: Nov. 7

Massachusetts

Season starts: Sept. 6

Playoffs start: Nov. 8

Michigan

Season starts: Aug. 29

Playoffs start: Nov. 1

Minnesota

Season starts: Aug. 29

Playoffs start: Nov. 7

Mississippi

Season starts: Aug. 29

Playoffs start: Nov. 1

Missouri

Season starts: Aug. 29

Playoffs start: Nov. 1

Montana

Season starts: Aug. 29

Playoffs start: Nov. 1

Nebraska

Season starts: Aug. 29

Playoffs start: Oct. 24

Nevada

Season starts: Aug. 15

Playoffs start: Nov. 1

New Hampshire

Season starts: Sept. 5

Playoffs start: Nov. 9

New Jersey

Season starts: Aug. 29

Playoffs start: Nov. 1

New Mexico

Season starts: Aug. 23

Playoffs start: Nov. 1

New York

Season starts: Aug. 30

Playoffs start: Nov. 22

North Carolina

Season starts: Aug. 16

Playoffs start: Nov. 1

North Dakota

Season starts: Aug. 22

Playoffs start: Oct. 19

Ohio

Season starts: Aug. 23

Playoffs start: Nov. 1

Oklahoma

Season starts: Aug. 29

Playoffs start: Nov. 15

Oregon

Season starts: Aug. 30

Playoffs start: Nov. 8

Pennsylvania

Season starts: Aug. 23

Playoffs start: Nov. 15

Rhode Island

Season starts: Aug. 31

Playoffs start: Nov. 8

South Carolina

Season starts: Aug. 16

Playoffs start: Nov. 8

South Dakota

Season starts: Aug. 22

Playoffs start: Oct. 24

Tennessee

Season starts: Aug. 23

Playoffs start: Nov. 8

Texas

Season starts: Aug. 29

Playoffs start: Nov. 14

Utah

Season starts: Aug. 16

Playoffs start: Oct. 25

Vermont

Season starts: Aug. 30

Playoffs start: Oct. 26

Virginia

Season starts: Aug. 29

Playoffs start: Nov. 16

Washington

Season starts: Sept. 5

Playoffs start: Nov. 15

Washington, D.C.

Season starts: Aug. 23

Playoffs start: TBD

West Virginia

Season starts: Aug. 30

Playoffs start: Nov. 15

Wisconsin

Season starts: Aug. 22

Playoffs start: Oct. 25

Wyoming

Season starts: Aug. 29

Playoffs start: Nov. 1

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-- Mike Swanson | swanson@scorebooklive.com | @sblivesports