The 2022 IHSA Football State Championship games will air live on statewide television via Weigel’s IHSA TV Network on Friday and Saturday November 26-27
The eight state title games will be contested at Huskie Stadium on the campus of Northern Illinois University in DeKalb. Fans on the go can also stream the games via the NFHS Network.
The state championship games will air on the following stations and channels by market. Fans are encouraged to check local listings, or station websites, for exact channel details:
IHSA TV Network Channel Information By Market
***Check local listings, especially in markets with multiple channels***
| Market |
Station-Channel (Network) 1 |
Station-Channel (Network) 2 |
| Bloomington-Normal/Peoria |
WEEK-25.1 (NBC) |
WEEK-25.3 (CW) |
| Carbondale/Harrisburg/Paducah |
WPSD-6.1 (NBC) |
WPSD-6.2 (Classic) |
| Champaign/Springfield/Decatur |
WCIX-49 (MyTV) |
|
| Chicago |
WCIU-26 (CW) |
WMEU-48.1 (The U)/WCIU 26.2 |
| Quad Cities |
KGCW-26.1 (CW) |
|
| Quincy |
WGEM-10.2 (CW) |
WGEM-10.3 (Fox) |
| Rockford |
WIFR-23.5 (CW) |
|
| St. Louis |
KNLC-24.5 (Decades) |
|
| Live Stream |
NFHS Network |
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IHSA TV veterans Matt Rodewald (1A/2A/5A/6A) and Dave Bernhard (3A/4A/7A/8A) will handle the play-by-play duties for all eight contests. Rodewald will be joined by IHSFCA Hall of Famer Jack McInerney in the analyst role, while Bernhard will team with the radio voice of NIU football, Mark Lindo for the 3A/4A games. Bloomington Central Catholic alum and former New Orlean Saint Chris Highland steps in as the analyst for the 7A and 8A contests. A bevy of veteran IHSA broadcasters will greet viewers to set the stage for each contest or bring them stories from the sideleines, including Darius Joshua, Don Johnson, Kacy Standohar, Kenny McReynolds, & Mark Krueger.
Below is the weekend schedule:
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25
10:00 AM – Class 1A: Camp Point Central vs. Lena-Winslow
1:00 PM – Class 2A: St. Teresa vs. Tri-Valley
4:00 PM – Class 3A: Williamsville vs. IC Catholic
7:00 PM – Class 4A: Sacred Heart-Griffin vs. Providence Catholic
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26
10:00 AM – Class 5A: Peoria HS vs. Nazareth Academy
1:00 PM – Class 6A: East St. Louis vs. Prairie Ridge
4:00 PM – Class 7A: Batavia vs. Mt. Carmel
7:00 PM – Class 8A: Loyola Academy vs. Lincoln-Way East
Fans who are setting their DVRS and heading to Champaign-Urbana should be sure to make plans to visit Tent City.