Lincoln-Way East High School 2025 Football Schedule Released

FRANKFORT, IL — In just a few short weeks, Lincoln-Way East High School football players will be taking to the field for the first game of the 2025 season on Aug. 29.

The IHSA Football State Finals are scheduled to be played on Nov. 28–29, hosted at Hancock Stadium on the campus of Illinois State University in Normal. According to IHSA, the Class 1A-4A title games will be contested on Nov. 28, with Class 5A-8A following on Nov. 29.

The nine-week regular season will determine the 256 teams that qualify for the IHSA football playoffs.

In Frankfort, the Griffins are coached by Rob Zvonar, and the team finished the 2024 season with a 12-1 overall record. Lincoln-Way East is part of the Southwest Suburban Conference.

Here is a look at the 2025 schedule for Lincoln-Way East, courtesy of IHSA:

• Week 1: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 29, away at Maine South (non-conference)
• Week 2: 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 5, home vs. Kankakee (non-conference)
• Week 3: 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 12, home vs. Neuqua Valley (conference)
• Week 4: 6:15 p.m. Friday, Sept. 19, away at Lockport (conference)
• Week 5: 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 26, away at Naperville Central (conference)
• Week 6: 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 3, home vs. Metea Valley (conference)
• Week 7: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10, away at Homewood-Flossmoor (conference)
• Week 8: 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 17, away at Naperville North (conference)
• Week 9: 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 23, home vs. Sandburg (conference)

Lincoln-Way East also shared the schedule for the sophomore team football games:

• 9 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 6, home vs. Kankakee
• 4:30 p.m., Friday, Sept. 12, home vs. Neuqua Valley
• 10 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 4, away vs. Metea Valley, playing at Waubonsie Valley
• 4:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 23, home vs. Sandburg