Football Schedule 2022: See Who The Mt. Carmel Caravan Faces This Fall

CHICAGO — 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, Mount Carmel High School's regular season begins at home Saturday, Aug. 26, when the Mt. Carmel Caravan entertains arch rival St. Rita of Cascia High School at home. Kickoff is at 7:30 p.m.

See the full Mt. Carmel football schedule below. Home games are in italics.

Aug. 26: 7:30 p.m., Mt. Carmel v. St. Rita (Chicago), non-conference, home
Sept. 3: 7 p.m., Mt. Carmel @ Phillips Academy (Chicago), non-conference, away
Sept. 9: 7:30 p.m., Mt. Carmel @ Notre Dame (Niles), non-conference, away
Sept. 16: 7:30 p.m., Mt. Carmel v. Marist (Chicago), conference, home
Sept. 23: 7:30 p.m., Mt. Carmel v. St. Ignatius College Prep (Chicago), non-conference, home
Sept. 30: Mt. Carmel @ Brother Rice (Chicago), conference, away
Oct. 7: 7:30 p.m., Mt. Carmel @ St. Laurence (Burbank), non-conference, away
Oct. 14: 7:30 p.m., Mt. Carmel v. St. Viator (Arlington Heights), non-conference, home
Oct. 22: 1:30 p.m., Mt. Carmel @ Loyola Academy (Wilmette), conference, away