2022 OHSAA Football Calendar
July 18-31 Five-Day Acclimatization Period Can Be Completed (see note below)
August 1 First Day of Practice
August 5-13 Scrimmage Dates
August 15 Regular-Season Begins (First Friday is August 19)
Sept. 6 First Weekly Associated Press State Polls (after week 3)
Sept. 13 First Weekly Computer Points Released (after week 4)
Oct. 22 Regular-Season Ends
Oct. 23 Final Computer Points and Playoff Qualifiers Announced (top 16 schools in each region)
Oct. 28 First Round Playoff Games – Higher Seeded Team Hosts
Nov. 4 Regional Quarterfinals – Higher Seeded Team Hosts
Nov. 11-12 Regional Semifinals – at Neutral Sites (Div. I, II, III, V on Friday; Div. IV, VI and VII on Saturday)
Nov. 18-19 Regional Finals – at Neutral Sites (Div. I, II, III, V on Friday; Div. IV, VI and VII on Saturday)
Nov. 24 Thanksgiving
Nov. 25-26 State Semifinals – at Neutral Sites (Div. I, II, III, V on Friday; Div. IV, VI and VII on Saturday)
Dec. 1-3 State Championships in Canton at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium