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By Claude Martinez.

Updated November 29, 2025, at 8:20 p.m. with new dates and times for the Class 7A and 8A state championship games.

Updated November 28, 2025, at 9:31 p.m. with new dates and times for the Class 5A and 6A state championship games.

Normal – Illinois State University – On November 28, 2025, the IHSA released a statement announcing the postponement of the Class 5A, 6A, 7A and 8A football State Championship games; these games, originally scheduled for Saturday, will no longer be played as planned.

This postponement is due to the expected winter storm that will be heading toward the Bloomington-Normal area.

Local news outlets expect snowfalls from 3″ to 10″ in Bloomington (as of 3:57 pm).

“The IHSA is currently working with ISU leadership to determine the dates and times of the remaining state title games,” wrote the IHSA. “The games will not be played on Sunday, November 30.”

“The postponement of the IHSA Football State Finals is unprecedented in the state playoffs 51-year history,” said IHSA Executive Director Craig Anderson. “All of the competing teams in Class 5A, 6A, 7A and 8A have been alerted that their state championship games will not be played on November 29, but that they will be played in the coming days. We appreciate the patience and understanding of these schools and communities as we work to determine the best and safest solution to rescheduling these contests and crowning state champions in our four largest classes.”

Saturday, November 29
Postponed* | 5A | St. Francis vs. Providence Catholic
Postponed* | 6A | Fenwick vs. East St. Louis
Postponed* | 7A | St. Rita vs. Brother Rice
Postponed* | 8A | Mount Carmel vs. Oswego

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At 9:11 p.m. on November 28, the IHSA provided an update on the Class 5A and Class 6A Football State Championship games.

Tuesday, December 2 at Hancock Stadium (Normal)
3:00 PM | 5A | St. Francis vs. Providence Catholic
6:00 PM | 6A | Fenwick vs. East St. Louis

Postponed, expected to be announced by Saturday evening:
7A | St. Rita vs. Brother Rice
8A | Mount Carmel vs. Oswego

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At 6:52 p.m. on November 29, the IHSA provided an update on the Class 7A and Class 8A Football State Championship games.

The IHSA wrote “The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) and Northern Illinois University (NIU) have announced that NIU’s Huskie Stadium will host the 2025 IHSA Class 7A and Class 8A Football State Championship games in DeKalb on Wednesday, December 3 at 3:00 PM and 6:00 PM, respectively.”

“We are incredibly thankful to NIU, the Huskie Athletic Department, and the DeKalb community for welcoming back the IHSA Football State Finals on short notice,” said IHSA Executive Director Craig Anderson.

2025 IHSA FOOTBALL STATE FINALS
Friday, November, 28 at Hancock Stadium (Normal)
Class 1A | Lena-Winslow 58, Brown County 13
Class 2A | Wilmington 42, Maroa-Forsyth 6
Class 3A | Byron 56, Tolono Unity 50
Class 4A | Montini 47, Rochester 33

Tuesday, December 2 at Hancock Stadium (Normal)
3:00 PM | 5A | St. Francis vs. Providence Catholic
6:00 PM | 6A | Fenwick vs. East St. Louis

Wednesday, December 3 at Huskie Stadium (DeKalb)
3:00 PM | 7A | St. Rita vs. Brother Rice
6:00 PM | 8A | Mount Carmel vs. Oswego

For more information visit https://www.ihsa.org/.

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