7 p.m., Friday, Oct. 30
Class 5A
POD A
Pleasant Valley at Johnston
Dallas Center-Grimes at Valley
POD B
Bettendorf at Dowling Catholic (Drake Stadium)
Waukee Northwest at Cedar Falls
POD C
Urbandale at Southeast Polk
Prairie at Sioux City East
POD D
Waukee at Ankeny
Iowa City Liberty at Indianola
Class 4A
POD A
Davenport, North at Xavier, Cedar Rapids
North Polk at Newton
POD B
LeMars at Sergeant Bluff-Luton
Spencer at Glenwood
POD C
ADM at Carlisle
Pella at Lewis Central
POD D
Ballard at Western Dubuque
Clear Creek-Amana at Waverly-Shell Rock
Class 3A
POD A
Fairfield at Solon
Assumption at West Delaware
POD B
Harlan Community at Des Moines Christian
Williamsburg at Mount Pleasant
POD C
Algona at Carroll
Sioux Center at Bishop Heelan
POD D
Iowa Falls-Alden at Clear Lake
Wahlert Catholic at Mount Vernon
Class 2A
POD A
Clarinda at CL/GLR
OABCIG at Dike-New Hartford
POD B
Crestwood at Alburnett
Wilton at Waukon
POD C
Centerville at Van Meter
Roland-Story at Mid-Prairie
POD D
Osage at Spirit Lake
Kuemper Catholic at PCM
Class 1A
POD A
Sigourney/Keota at Regina
Grundy Center at Northeast
POD B
Hinton at West Lyon
South Hardin at Clarion-Goldfield-Dows
POD C
Pleasantville at Aplington-Parkersburg
Beckman Catholic at West Marshall
POD D
Shenandoah at Treynor
POD A
West Hancock at Woodbury Central
Martensdale-St. Marys at West Fork
POD B
West Monona at West Sioux
St. Albert at Riverside
POD C
Wapsie Valley at Saint Ansgar
Newman Catholic at North Linn
POD D
Maquoketa Valley at Madrid
Lynnville-Sully at East Buchanan
POD A
Clarksville at Audubon
North Union at Kingsley-Pierson
POD B
Kee at Iowa Valley
Don Bosco at Edgewood-Colesburg
POD C
Lenox at Woodbine
St. Mary’s, Remsen at Bishop Garrigan, Algona
POD D
Coon Rapids-Bayard at Bedford
Montezuma at Gladbrook-Reinbeck
STATE PLAYOFF CENTRAL
The Iowa high school state football semifinals and finals are played at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls.
The UNI-Dome has been the host of the finals since 1976 and the semifinals since 1998.
PLAYOFF QUALIFieRS: 5A, 4A, 3A
Round of 16: Pods available at 10 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 24
WATCH STATE FOOTBALL
IHSAA is proud to offer statewide TV coverage and free livestreams from the semifinals and finals!
Playoff Information
Round of 16: Pods available at 10 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 24
Qualifying: District standings and qualifiers for 2A, 1A, A, and 8P are released following Week 8 games, with district placement determining first round hosts. Qualifiers will be released on Friday, October 16. Those first round matchups will be released at 10 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 17. Qualifiers and RPI for 5A, 4A, and 3A will be released on Friday, October 23. Round of 16 matchups for all classes will be released at 10 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 24.
Format: First round games in 2A, 1A, A, and 8P are set individually. Then, the round of 16 in all classes features four four-team pods, with the winners of those pods advancing to the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls for the state semifinals and finals.
Tickets: Tickets for the first round, second round, and quarterfinal games will be sold through the IHSAA Tickets page and utilize digital ticketing via HomeTown Ticketing. All tickets for all football lead-up rounds are $10.
Tickets for semifinals and finals will be sold through UNI Athletics.
For complete qualifying and assignment instructions, please view the Postseason Manual.
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Thanks to our partners at Cedar Falls Tourism for their support in welcoming the IHSAA Football Championships at the UNI-Dome.