It's Week 1 of the Illinois high school football season, with nonconference games making up most of the IHSA schedule in the Peoria area.
Here is the full list of games for Friday, Aug. 21.
2026 Week 1 Illinois high school football schedule: Peoria-area games
Big 12 schedule
Friday's games
- Richwoods vs. Peoria High, 7 p.m. — At Peoria Stadium
- Richmond Burton vs. Peoria Notre Dame, 7 p.m. — At Richwoods Stadium
- Manual at Lincoln, 7 p.m.
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Mid-Illini schedule
Friday's games
- Springfield Southeast at East Peoria, 7 p.m.
- Metamora at Sterling, 7 p.m.
- Wheaton North at Washington, 7 p.m.
- Plainfield South at Pekin, 7 p.m.
- Galesburg at Dunlap, 7:30 p.m.
- Canton at Herscher, 7:30 p.m.
- Mt. Zion at Limestone, 7:30 p.m.
- Morton at Mahomet-Seymour, 7:30 p.m.
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Tri-County schedule Week 1
Friday's games
- Elmwood/Brimfield at Annawan/Wethersfield, 7 p.m.
- Farmington at Havana, 7 p.m.
- Deer Creek-Mackinaw at Moweaqua Central A&M, 7 p.m.
- Tremont at Eureka, 7 p.m.
- Princeville at Illini West, 7 p.m.
- Illinois Valley Central at Monticello, 7 p.m.
Saturday's game
- 8-player: Peoria Heights at Champaign St. Thomas More, 7 p.m.
Central Illinois schedule Week 1
Friday's games
- Rushville-Industry at Galena, 5:30 p.m.
- Springfield Lanphier at LaSalle-Peru, 6:30 p.m.
- Stockton at El Paso-Gridley, 7 p.m.
- Farmer City-Blue Ridge at West Prairie, 7 p.m.
- Hamilton West Hancock at Abingdon-Avon, 7 p.m.
- Hall/Putnam County at Aledo Mercer County, 7 p.m.
- Olympia at Auburn, 7 p.m.
- Monmouth-Roseville at Erie-Prophetstown, 7 p.m.
- ROWVA/Williamsfield at Lewistown/Valley/Cuba, 7 p.m.
- Knoxville at Macomb, 7 p.m.
- Monmouth United at Bureau Valley, 7 p.m.
- Galva at Milledgeville, 7 p.m.
- Fulton at St. Bede, 7 p.m.
- Bushnell-Prairie City at Polo, 7 p.m.
- Princeton at Port Byron Riverdale, 7 p.m.
- Kewanee at Taylor Ridge Rockridge, 7 p.m.
- South Fulton at Stark County, 7 p.m.
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This article originally appeared on Journal Star: Illinois high school football schedule Week 1 for 2026: Every Peoria-area IHSA game