GHSA State Championship 2026: Dec. 15-16 Game Times by Class

The Georgia High School Association (GHSA) plays its eight football state championship games on Tuesday and Wednesday, Dec. 15-16, 2026, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, four games a day, according to its state championship page. The first final is Class A at 10:30 a.m. ET on Dec. 15 and the last is at 8 p.m. ET on Dec. 16. The flag football finals are a separate day, Tuesday, Dec. 8, at the same stadium. No matchup is set yet.

GHSA football state championship schedule 2026

GHSA prints the game times in Eastern Time without the word “kickoff”. The Central Time (CT) and Pacific Time (PT) columns are our addition: one and three hours earlier. Class names are printed as GHSA prints them: A, AA, AAA, Private, Class 4A (AAAA), Class 5A (AAAAA), Class 6A (AAAAAA) and Class 7A (AAAAAAA), the number counting the letters. Both days are on a weekday, and Dec. 15 is a Tuesday.

Day	Game time (ET)	CT	PT	Class
Tue., Dec. 15	10:30 a.m.	9:30 a.m.	7:30 a.m.	A
Tue., Dec. 15	1:30 p.m.	12:30 p.m.	10:30 a.m.	Private
Tue., Dec. 15	5 p.m.	4 p.m.	2 p.m.	AAAA
Tue., Dec. 15	8 p.m.	7 p.m.	5 p.m.	AAAAAA
Wed., Dec. 16	10:30 a.m.	9:30 a.m.	7:30 a.m.	AA
Wed., Dec. 16	1:30 p.m.	12:30 p.m.	10:30 a.m.	AAA
Wed., Dec. 16	5 p.m.	4 p.m.	2 p.m.	AAAAA
Wed., Dec. 16	8 p.m.	7 p.m.	5 p.m.	AAAAAAA

The event is titled the GHSA/Tommy Guillebeau Football State Championships Presented by Alfa Insurance.

GHSA flag football championship 2026 times

GHSA’s flag football page lists the “Flag Football State Championship Presented by Alfa Insurance” on Dec. 8, 2026, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Dec. 8 is a Tuesday. Tickets are only on GoFan.

Division	Game time (ET)	CT	PT
Div 1	11 a.m.	10 a.m.	8 a.m.
Div 2	1 p.m.	12 p.m.	10 a.m.
Div 3	3 p.m.	2 p.m.	12 p.m.
Div 4	5 p.m.	4 p.m.	2 p.m.
Div 5	7 p.m.	6 p.m.	4 p.m.

The flag football first and second rounds are on Wednesday, Nov. 18, per the same page.

Why are the GHSA finals on two days in 2026?

In 2025, GHSA’s champions page says the finals were held Dec. 15-17 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, three days. For 2026 the tackle finals take two days and flag football has its own day. GHSA executive director Tim Scott told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) on Feb. 5, 2026: “The biggest reason is to make sure that the girls get their own time and the young men get their own time.” He added: “It gives the girls an opportunity to have their own day in the Benz, and that’s a great opportunity.”

GHSA state championship tickets 2026

GHSA says “Tickets are only on GoFan (Includes all games that day.)” so one ticket covers that day’s four games. GHSA’s ticket price table for 2026-27 lists the football playoff prices below and says prices are subject to change.

Round	Price
Round 1	$12
Round 2	$14
Round 3	$16
Semifinals	$18
Finals	$23

Flag football finals are also $23 in that table. GHSA’s page links to the stadium’s parking site for parking. Gate times, parking prices and a bag policy are not posted on GHSA’s page.

How to watch the GHSA football finals

GHSA says all finals will be televised live on Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB), with streaming to any device at GPB.org. It also says all games are live on the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Network.

GHSA football playoff dates before the finals

Per GHSA’s football page, the tackle playoff rounds before Atlanta are below. Matchups are not yet decided.

Round	Date
First Round	Fri., Nov. 13
Second Round	Fri., Nov. 20
Quarterfinals	Fri., Nov. 27
Semifinals	Fri., Dec. 4

Free GHSA state finals printable

The printable lists all 13 games with ET, CT and PT times and blank lines for the matchups and scores. Mark the dates on the December 2026 printable calendar and the playoff rounds on the November 2026 printable calendar. Other states’ final dates are in our state-by-state list of high school football championships, Texas is in the University Interscholastic League finals story and Michigan in the Michigan High School Athletic Association finals story.