The 2021 secondary school football season is a month away. Following the hyphenated 2020-21 season, tested and changed generally by COVID-19, the forthcoming fall crusade right now looks similar as it did before the pandemic with Alaska, Hawaii and Utah all booked to kick things off on Aug. 13.
The next week, 16 additional states intend to start off the season, including California, Nevada, New Mexico and North Carolina which all deferred 2020 football seasons until the spring to battle COVID-19.
The fourth Friday in August, 16 different states, including Florida and Texas, are booked to start seasons while the leftover 15 states start off in September.
North Carolina and Rhode Island will have speedy turnarounds as each finished up spring seasons in May. North Carolina football match-ups start Aug. 20 and Rhode Island Sept. 3 as per plans transferred onto MaxPreps.
Coming up next is a continuous refreshed rundown of start and end dates for each state. First game dates address most of groups in the state. If it’s not too much trouble, send refreshes/amendments by means of email to mstephens@maxpreps.com or by Twitter @MitchMashMax.
Alabama
First practice: Aug. 2 | First game: Aug. 20
Beginning of end of the season games: Nov. 5 | Title games: Dec. 1-3
Gold country
First practice: July 28 | First game: Aug. 13
End of the season games: Oct. 9 | Title games: Oct. 16-22
Arizona
First practice: July 26/2/9 | First game: Aug. 27
End of the season games: Oct. 22 | Title games: TBD
Arkansas
First practice: Aug. 4 | First game: Aug. 27
End of the season games: TBD | Title games: TBD
California
First practice: Aug. 2 | First game: Aug. 20
End of the season games: Nov. 5 (segments), Dec. 3-4 (regionals) | Title games: Dec. 10-11
Colorado
First practice: Aug. 9 | First game: Aug. 26-27
End of the season games: Nov. 6/13 | Title games: Nov. 27/Dec. 4
Connecticut
First practice: Aug. 16 | First game: Sept. 10
End of the season games: TBD | Title games: TBD
Delaware
First practice: Aug. 2 | First game: TBD
End of the season games: TBD |Title games: TBD
Region of Columbia
First practice: Aug. 16 | First game: Sept. 3
End of the season games: TBD | Title games: TBD
Florida
First practice: Aug. 7 (contact) | First game: Aug. 26-28
End of the season games: Nov. 12 | Title games: TBD
Georgia
First practice: Aug. 2 | First game: Aug. 20
End of the season games: Nov. 12 | Title games: Dec. 9-11