Football Schedule: See Who The Eisenhower Cardinals Face This Fall

BLUE ISLAND, IL — High school football is back in Illinois this fall. Following a season that was postponed in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic and moved to the spring of 2021, the Illinois High School Association, in partnership with Max Preps, recently announced schedules for the varsity teams.

The regular season begins Friday, Aug. 26, with the IHSA state championship games (1A, 2A, 3A and 4A) scheduled for Friday, Nov. 25, at University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. For 5A, 6A, 7A and 8A, championship games will be held Saturday, Nov. 25, at University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana.

Locally, Dwight D. Eisenhower High School’s regular season begins on the road Friday, Aug. 26, when the Eisenhower Cardinals face off against Brooks College Prep. Kickoff is at 7 p.m.

See the full Eisenhower Cardinals football schedule below. (Home games are in bold).

• Aug. 26: 7 p.m., Eisenhower @ Brooks (Chicago), non-conference (away)
• Sept. 1 (Thursday): 7 p.m., Eisenhower v. Thornridge (Dolton), non-conference (home)
• Sept. 9: 7 p.m., Eisenhower v. Richards (Oak Lawn), conference (away)
• Sept. 16: 7 p.m., Eisenhower @ Oak Lawn Community, conference (home)
• Sept. 23: 7 p.m., Eisenhower @ Oak Forest, non-conference (home)
• Sept. 30: 7 p.m., Eisenhower @ Reavis (Burbank), conference (away)
• Oct. 7: 7 p.m., Eisenhower v. Argo (Summit), conference (home)
• Oct. 14: 7 p.m., Eisenhower @ Evergreen Park, conference (away)
• Oct. 21: 7 p.m., Eisenhower v. Shepard, conference (home)