2026 Columbia-area high school football schedules: Team by team and week by week
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It may feel like the offseason has lasted forever, but high school football is almost back in Columbia.
With practices and preseason preparations right around the corner, the 2026 high school football season will be underway before we know it.
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Returning standouts will be joined by a new group of rising stars, giving teams across the Columbia area a fresh look this fall. Before the season kicks off, take a look at every game for every area team in 2026:
Battle
Aug. 28 vs. Grandview
Sept. 4 vs. Capital City
Sept. 11 at Helias
Sept. 18 at Hickman
Sept. 25 vs. Camdenton
Oct. 2 vs. Smith-Cotton
Oct. 9 vs. Rock Bridge
Oct. 16 at Jefferson City
Oct. 23 at Gateway Tech
Boonville
Aug. 28 vs. Excelsior Springs
Sept. 4 at Marshall
Sept. 11 vs. Eldon
Sept. 18 at Hallsville
Sept. 25 vs. Southern Boone
Oct. 2 at Blair Oaks
Oct. 9 vs. California
Oct. 16 at Osage
Oct. 23 vs. Fulton
Centralia
Aug. 28 at Mexico
Sept. 4 vs. Hallsville
Sept. 11 vs. Highland
Sept. 18 at Hermann
Sept. 25 at Macon
Oct. 2 vs. Monroe City
Oct. 9 at Clark County
Oct. 16 at Palmyra
Oct. 23 vs. South Shelby
Hallsville
Aug. 28 vs. Macon
Sept. 4 at Centralia
Sept. 11 at California
Sept. 18 vs. Boonville
Sept. 25 at Fulton
Oct. 2 at Eldon
Oct. 9 vs. Osage
Oct. 16 vs. Southern Boone
Oct. 23 at Blair Oaks
Harrisburg
Aug. 28 vs. South Shelby
Sept. 4 vs. Clark County
Sept. 11 at Westran
Sept. 18 vs. Salisbury
Sept. 25 vs. Linn
Oct. 2 at Tipton
Oct. 9 at South Callaway
Oct. 16 vs. Russellville
Oct. 23 at Fayette
Hickman
Aug. 28 vs. Fort Zumwalt West
Sept. 4 vs. Helias
Sept. 11 at Capital City
Sept. 18 vs. Battle
Sept. 25 at Smith-Cotton
Oct. 2 vs. Jefferson City
Oct. 9 at Camdenton
Oct. 16 at Rock Bridge
Oct. 24 at Lift for Life Academy
Rock Bridge
Aug. 28 vs. Lee’s Summit West
Sept. 4 at Smith-Cotton
Sept. 11 vs. Jefferson City
Sept. 18 vs. Capital City
Sept. 25 at Helias
Oct. 2 vs. Camdenton
Oct. 9 at Battle
Oct. 16 vs. Hickman
Oct. 23 at St. Mary’s South Side
Southern Boone
Aug. 28 at Kirksville
Sept. 4 vs. North County
Sept. 11 vs. Blair Oaks
Sept. 18 vs. California
Sept. 25 at Boonville
Oct. 2 vs. Fulton
Oct. 9 vs. Eldon
Oct. 16 at Hallsville
Oct. 23 at Osage
Tolton Catholic
Aug. 28 vs. Marceline
Sept. 4 vs. St. Clair
Sept. 12 at University Academy Charter
Sept. 18 at Summit Christian Academy
Sept. 25 at St. Francis Borgia
Oct. 2 vs. Chillicothe
Oct. 9 at Marshall
Oct. 16 at Hayti
Oct. 23 vs. St. Michael the Archangel
Fringe / CMAC conference teams
Camdenton
Aug. 28 at Rogers Heritage
Sept. 4 at Jefferson City
Sept. 11 vs. Smith-Cotton
Sept. 18 vs. Helias
Sept. 25 at Battle
Oct. 2 at Rock Bridge
Oct. 9 vs. Hickman
Oct. 16 vs. Capital City
Oct. 23 at Rolla
Capital City
Aug. 28 at Conway
Sept. 4 at Battle
Sept. 11 vs. Hickman
Sept. 18 at Rock Bridge
Sept. 25 vs. Jefferson City
Oct. 2 vs. Helias
Oct. 9 at Smith-Cotton
Oct. 16 at Camdenton
Oct. 23 vs. Miller Career Academy
Fayette
Aug. 28 at Carrollton
Sept. 4 vs. Trenton
Sept. 11 at Salisbury
Sept. 18 vs. Westran
Sept. 25 at Russellville
Oct. 2 at Linn
Oct. 9 vs. Tipton
Oct. 16 at South Callaway
Oct. 23 vs. Harrisburg
Helias
Aug. 21 at Blair Oaks (jamboree)
Aug. 28 at Hannibal
Sept. 4 at Hickman
Sept. 11 vs. Battle
Sept. 18 at Camdenton
Sept. 25 vs. Rock Bridge
Oct. 2 at Capital City
Oct. 9 at Jefferson City
Oct. 17 vs. Smith-Cotton
Oct. 23 vs. Lincoln College Prep
Jefferson City
Aug. 28 at Poplar Bluff
Sept. 4 vs. Camdenton
Sept. 11 at Rock Bridge
Sept. 18 vs. Smith-Cotton
Sept. 25 at Capital City
Oct. 2 at Hickman
Oct. 9 vs. Helias
Oct. 16 vs. Battle
Oct. 23 vs. MICDS
Smith-Cotton
Aug. 28 at Warrensburg
Sept. 4 vs. Rock Bridge
Sept. 11 at Camdenton
Sept. 18 at Jefferson City
Sept. 25 vs. Hickman
Oct. 2 at Battle
Oct. 9 vs. Capital City
Oct. 17 at Helias
Oct. 23 vs. Marshall
This article originally appeared on Columbia Daily Tribune: 2026 Columbia-area high school football schedules: Team by team and week by week