2023 IHSA state football playoff pairings and scores

Links to the pairings for all eight classes.

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Hersey’s Carson Grove (8) catches a pass and turns up field to gain more yards.

Hersey’s Carson Grove (8) catches a pass and turns up field to gain more yards.

Allen Cunningham/For the Sun-Times

The Illinois High School Association state football playoff pairings have been revealed.

In the first round, the higher seed hosts the game. In subsequent rounds, the school that has hosted fewer times during the current playoff series hosts the game. If both teams have hosted an equal number of times, the higher seed hosts. The game must be played on Saturday, unless both schools agree to play the game on Friday.

One playoff round will take place each week, starting with the first round games on Friday, Oct, 27 and Saturday, Oct. 28. This season’s state championship games will be held at Hancock Stadium in Normal. The Class 1A thru 4A title games will take place on Friday, Nov. 24. The Class 5A thru 8A title games will be Saturday, Nov. 25.

Here are the links to all 8 brackets:

Class 8A

Class 7A

Class 6A

Class 5A

Class 4A

Class 3A

Class 2A

Class 1A

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