FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: November 28, 2025
Due to the impending winter storm that is expected to impact significant portions of the state, including the Bloomington-Normal area, Illinois State University (ISU) has announced that it is closing its campus on Saturday, November 29 out of an abundance of caution.
The campus closure will force the IHSA to postpone the second day of the 2025 IHSA Football State Finals, which were set to unfold at ISU’s Hancock Stadium on the campus in Normal. Hancock Stadium is hosting the Class 1A, 2A, 3A, and 4A title games on Friday, November 28. Those contests are not impacted and will be played as scheduled.
The Class 5A, 6A, 7A, and 8A state championship games scheduled for November 29 are being postponed. The IHSA is currently working with ISU leadership to determine the dates and times of the remaining state title games. The games will not be played on Sunday, November 30.
“The postponement of the IHSA Football State Finals is unprecedented in the state playoffs 51-year history,” said IHSA Executive Director Craig Anderson. “All of the competing teams in Class 5A, 6A, 7A and 8A have been alerted that their state championship games will not be played on November 29, but that they will be played in the coming days. We appreciate the patience and understanding of these schools and communities as we work to determine the best and safest solution to rescheduling these contests and crowning state champions in our four largest classes.”
2025 IHSA FOOTBALL STATE FINALS
Friday, November, 28
Class 1A | Lena-Winslow 58, Brown County 13
Class 2A | Wilmington vs. Maroa-Forsyth (currently ongoing)
Class 3A | 4:00 PM | Byron vs. Tolono Unity
Class 4A | 7:00 PM | Montini vs. Rochester
Saturday, November 29
Postponed* | 5A | St. Francis vs. Providence Catholic
Postponed* | 6A | Fenwick vs. East St. Louis
Postponed* | 7A | St. Rita vs. Brother Rice
Postponed* | 8A | Mount Carmel vs. Oswego
* New date and time to be announced.
