IHSA Sets Friday and Saturday Opening-Round Football Playoff Matchups
The IHSA has announced opening round football playoff dates. Carlinville and Marquette are scheduled to play on Friday night, while Collinsville and Edwardsville will compete on Saturday.
Marquette, MI, October 20, 2026 —
The Illinois High School Association has announced opening-round football playoff matchups, with Carlinville scheduled to face Marquette on Friday night and Collinsville set to compete against Edwardsville on Saturday.
The announcement identifies the days for the two games but does not provide specific calendar dates. It also does not include kickoff times, game locations or additional matchup details. The available information does not say whether the schedule includes other opening-round games.
Carlinville and Marquette are the teams listed for Friday night. Collinsville and Edwardsville are scheduled to play Saturday. No further information was provided about the teams’ records, playoff seeding, previous meetings or the structure of the opening round.
The IHSA is identified as the organization that announced the dates. The date of its announcement was not provided in the available summary. Details such as ticketing, broadcast arrangements and any subsequent schedule changes were also not included.
For now, the reported schedule establishes only the day assigned to each of the two matchups: Carlinville versus Marquette on Friday night, and Collinsville versus Edwardsville on Saturday. Specific dates and other logistical information remain unavailable in the information provided.
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