IHSA Announces Opening-Round Football Playoff Matchups
The IHSA has announced the opening round of football playoffs, scheduling Carlinville to play Marquette on Friday night and Collinsville to play Edwardsville on Saturday.
Marquette, MI, October 20, 2026 —
The IHSA has announced two matchups for the opening round of football playoffs. Carlinville is scheduled to play Marquette on Friday night, while Collinsville is set to face Edwardsville on Saturday.
The announcement identifies the participating teams and the days each game is scheduled. It does not provide specific kickoff times, venues, calendar dates or additional details about the playoff round. The information provided also does not specify the teams’ records, seeds or how the matchups were determined.
The schedule includes one game on Friday and one on Saturday. No other opening-round matchups were included in the announcement described here, so the full playoff schedule cannot be established from the available information.
Further details about game locations and start times were not provided. The announcement, as summarized, also does not state whether any schedule changes are anticipated or provide information about later rounds. The confirmed matchups in the available summary are Carlinville against Marquette on Friday night and Collinsville against Edwardsville on Saturday.
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