Football Schedule 2022: See Who The Sandburg Eagles Face This Fall

ORLAND PARK, 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. 26, at University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana.

Locally, Carl Sandburg High School's season begins away Friday, Aug. 26, when the Sandburg Eagles face off against the non-conference Mt. Prospect Knights. Kickoff is at 7 p.m.

See the full Sandburg football schedule below:

• Aug. 26: 7 p.m., Sandburg vs. Mt. Prospect, away
• Sept. 2: 7 p.m., Sandburg vs. Glenbrook South, home
• Sept. 9: 6 p.m. Sandburg vs. Tinley Park H.S., away
• Sept. 16: 6 p.m. Sandburg vs. Bolingbrook, away
• Sept. 23: 7 p.m. Sandburg vs. Lockport Township, away
• Sept. 30: 6 p.m. Sandburg vs. Lincoln-Way East, home
• Oct. 7: 7 p.m. Sandburg vs. Stagg, home
• Oct. 14: 7 p.m. Sandburg vs. Homewood-Flossmoor High School, away
• Oct. 21: 7:30 p.m. Sandburg vs. Lincoln-Way Central, away