GAINESVILLE, Fla. – In partnership with Visit Tallahassee Sports, the 2020 Florida High School Football State Championships will take place this week at Bobby Bowden Field at Doak Campbell Stadium on the campus of Florida State University. 

For the the first time since 2002, all classifications of the Football State Championships will be contested in Tallahassee. In 2019, Gene Cox Stadium hosted classes 1A-3A. This week's four-day state championship event will consist of title games in eight total classifications (1A-8A) from Wednesday-Saturday. Of the competing teams, four are making a return appearance to defend their 2019 titles. The Class 7A matchup between St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale) and Edgewater (Orlando), will also be a rematch of last year's 28-23 thrilling game, which saw Aquinas claim a record tieing eleventh state championship overall - a record they now share with The Bolles School (Jacksonville). Both St. Thomas Aquinas and Bolles will be in Tallahassee this year, as each aims to claim the record for most football state championships in Florida High School football history.

Additional interesting notes include perennial powers Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood) looking for the rare four-peat in Class 3A, and Champagnat (Hialeah) attempting to claim their third championship in four years in Class 2A. Finally, both Hawthorne and Lake Minneola will be making their first ever title game appearances in each of their school's history, an impressive feat for Lake Minneola, in their school's 10th year of existence. 

For a complete schedule, where to watch, ticket information, and even additional facility requirements due to COVID-19, please see the information below. 

Wednesday, December 16

• Class 2A State Championships, 1 p.m.
  • Champagnat (Hialeah) vs. University Christian (Jacksonville)
  • Defending champion: Champagnat
• Class 3A State Championships, 7 p.m.
  • Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) vs. Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood)
  • Defending champion: Chaminade-Madonna

Thursday, December 17

• Class 4A State Championships, 1 p.m.
  • Bolles (Jacksonville) vs. Cardinal Gibbons (Fort Lauderdale)
  • Defending champion: Washington (Miami)
• Class 1A State Championships, 7 p.m.
  • Baker vs. Hawthorne
  • Defending champion: Madison County (Madison)

Friday, December 18

• Class 6A State Championships, 1 p.m.
  • Miami Central vs. Lake Minneola
  • Defending champion: Miami Central
• Class 5A State Championships, 7 p.m.
  • American Heritage (Plantation) vs. Rickards (Tallahassee)
  • Defending champion: Miami Northwestern

Saturday, December 19

• Class 8A State Championships, 1 p.m.
  • Osceola (Kissimmee) vs. Seminole (Sanford)
  • Defending champion: Columbus (Miami)
• Class 7A State Championships, 7 p.m.
  • St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale) vs. Edgewater (Orlando)
  • Defending champion: St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale)

Know Before You Go:

Where: Doak Campbell Stadium (Tallahassee)
When: December 16th - 19th
Brackets and Event Schedule: 2020 Tournament
Admission: $15.00 per classification with advance purchase and $18.00 the day of (via Seminole Tickets Only, with No on-site ticket sales taking place)
Parking: No onsite sales. $3.00 cost of parking is included in each ticket of admission. Must park in designated stadium lots. 
Lodging: list of partner hotels and discounted rates  
Live Webcast: Spectrum Cable
Important Stadium Information: click here
COVID-19 Facility Considerations: 
• Due to COVID-19, face coverings will always be required for non-active participants and all spectators while inside the venue. Additionally, specatators will be required to physically distance while in the venue.