Here are the weekly Southwest Florida high school football schedules for the 2026 season. This year’s slate features plenty of high-profile matchups and traditional rivalry clashes. Team schedules are subject to change based on weather and other factors.
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Games start at 7:30 p.m. unless noted.
Week 0
Thursday, Aug. 13
Oasis at Canterbury, 7 p.m.
Charlotte at Bishop Verot, 7 p.m.
DeSoto at LaBelle, 7 p.m.
Friday, Aug. 14
Cape Coral at South Fort Myers
Dunbar at Riverdale
Naples at Immokalee
Gulf Coast at Venice
Estero at Fort Myers
Lehigh at East Lee County
Bonita Springs at Lely
Mariner at Cypress Lake
North Fort Myers at Aubrey Rogers
Island Coast at Gateway
ECS at Palmetto Ridge
Cooper City at Barron Collier, 7 p.m.
St. John Neumann at Bayshore, 7 p.m.
Golden Gate at IMG State, 7 p.m.
Parkridge Christian at Ida Baker, 7 p.m.
Gateway Charter at Sarasota Christian, 7 p.m.
Week 1
Thursday, Aug. 20
Immokalee at Clewiston
North Fort Myers at Island Coast
South Fort Myers at Lehigh
Friday, Aug. 21
SFCA at Oasis (Caloosa Middle), 7 p.m.
Community School of Naples at Cardinal Newman, 7 p.m.
Bishop Verot at John Carroll, 7 p.m.
Frostproof at LaBelle, 7 p.m.
Sarasota Christian at Canterbury, 7 p.m.
ECS at First Baptist, 7 p.m.
Fort Myers at Charlotte
Riverdale at Estero
Port Charlotte at Cape Coral
Sarasota Riverview at Naples
Cypress Lake at Dunbar
Monsignor Pace at St. John Neumann
Lely at Gulf Coast
East Lee County at Gateway
Wellen Park at Mariner
Golden Gate at Doral Academy
Palmetto Ridge at Barron Collier
Bonita Springs at Ida Baker
Week 2
Thursday, Aug. 27
East Lee County at Estero
Friday, Aug. 28
Jesuit at Bishop Verot, 7 p.m.
Naples at Manatee
South Fort Myers at Riverdale
Cypress Lake at Cape Coral
Immokalee at Lely
Lehigh at Fort Myers
Dunbar at North Fort Myers
Gulf Coast at Charlotte
St. John Neumann at Immaculata-LaSalle, 7 p.m.
Island Coast at Golden Gate
Oasis at Mariner
Barron Collier at ECS
Ida Baker at Aubrey Rogers
Gateway at Wellen Park
Lake Placid at First Baptist, 7 p.m.
SFCA at Marco Island
Palmetto Ridge at Bonita Springs
Gateway Charter at Anclote
Canterbury at West Oaks, 6 p.m.
LaBelle at Hardee, 7 p.m.
Week 3
Thursday, Sept. 3
Cape Coral at Dunbar
Friday, Sept. 4
Riverdale at Bishop Verot, 7 p.m.
Lely at Naples
Barron Collier at Immokalee
Fort Myers at Cypress Lake
Gulf Coast at South Fort Myers
Estero at Lehigh
North Fort Myers at Mariner
Gateway at Golden Gate
East Lee County at Island Coast
Bonita Springs at Moore Haven
Oasis at LaBelle, 7 p.m.
IMG State at Ida Baker, 7 p.m.
Sarasota Christian at SFCA, 7 p.m.
First Baptist at Somerset Academy, 7 p.m.
IMG Junior at Community School of Naples, 7 p.m.
Marco Island at Gateway Charter, 7 p.m.
Babcock at Canterbury, 7 p.m.
BYE: ECS
Week 4
Thursday, Sept. 10
Estero at Gulf Coast
Charlotte at Immokalee
Lehigh at Venice
Naples at Aubrey Rogers
Barron Collier at Golden Gate
First Baptist at SFCA, 7 p.m.
Coral Shores at Marco Island, 7 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 11
Dunbar at Port Charlotte
Fort Myers at Mariner
North Fort Myers at Riverdale
Cape Coral at East Lee County
Community School of Naples at Archbishop McCarthy, 7 p.m.
St. John Neumann at Lemon Bay
DeSoto at Bonita Springs
Palmetto at Oasis
Ida Baker at Gateway
Cypress Lake at Mulberry, 7 p.m.
Williston at Bishop Verot
ECS at Marathon, 7 p.m.
BYE: Canterbury, Island Coast, LaBelle, Lely, South Fort Myers
Week 5
Friday, Sept. 18
South Fort Myers at Community School of Naples, 7 p.m.
Cape Coral at Venice
Riverdale at Cypress Lake
Gulf Coast at Fort Myers
Dunbar at Spruce Creek, 7 p.m.
Naples at Palmetto
Lely at Barron Collier
Palmetto Ridge at North Fort Myers
Bonita Springs at First Baptist, 7 p.m.
Oasis at Gateway Charter, 7 p.m.
Golden Gate at Ida Baker
Mariner at Island Coast
Gateway at Estero
Moore Haven at ECS
Smarten Sports Academy at St. John Neumann
Anclote at Canterbury
Marco Island at Babcock, 7 p.m.
Lake Placid at LaBelle, 7 p.m.
BYE: Aubrey Rogers, Bishop Verot, Immokalee, Lehigh, SFCA
Week 6
Friday, Sept. 25
Community School of Naples at St. John Neumann
Fort Myers at Dunbar
Riverdale at Cape Coral
Estero at Naples
Cypress Lake at Island Coast
Port Charlotte at South Fort Myers
Immokalee at North Fort Myers
East Lee County at Charlotte
Lehigh at Sarasota Riverview
Lely at Bishop Verot, 7 p.m.
Gulf Coast at Barron Collier
Aubrey Rogers at Golden Gate
Bonita Springs at Oasis, 7 p.m.
Ida Baker at First Baptist, 7 p.m.
SFCA at McLaughlin, 7 p.m.
Canterbury at Bishop McLaughlin Catholic, 7 p.m.
St. Stephen’s at Marco Island, 7 p.m.
LaBelle at Avon Park, 7 p.m.
ECS at DeSoto County
BYE: Gateway, Mariner, Palmetto Ridge
Week 7
Friday, Oct. 2
South Fort Myers at Cypress Lake
Bishop Verot at Port Charlotte, 7 p.m.
St. John Neumann at Charlotte
Palmetto Ridge at Immokalee
Lehigh at Dunbar
Lely at Aubrey Rogers, 7 p.m.
East Lee County at LaBelle, 7 p.m.
Island Coast at Oasis, 7 p.m.
Ida Baker at Mariner
Bonita Springs at Gateway
Gateway Charter at ECS
SFCA at Sarasota Out-of-Door, 7 p.m.
Canterbury at St. Stephen’s, 7 p.m.
Marco Island at All Saints, 7 p.m.
Bye: Barron Collier, Cape Coral, Estero, First Baptist, Fort Myers, Golden Gate, Gulf Coast, Naples, North Fort Myers, Riverdale
Week 8
Thursday, Oct. 8
Dunbar at Mariner
Friday, Oct. 9
South Fort Myers at Fort Myers
Cape Coral at North Fort Myers
Immokalee at East Lee County
Golden Gate at Estero
Island Coast at Bishop Verot, 7 p.m.
Charlotte at Riverdale
Cypress Lake at Lely
Naples at Gulf Coast
St. John Neumann at First Baptist, 7 p.m.
Aubrey Rogers at Barron Collier
Sarasota at Lehigh
Gateway at Palmetto Ridge
ECS at Community School of Naples, 7 p.m.
LaBelle at Lemon Bay, 7 p.m.
Zephyrhills Christian at SFCA, 7 p.m.
Santa Fe Catholic at Canterbury, 7 p.m.
Marco Island at Greenacres Leonard, 6:30 p.m.
BYE: Bonita Springs, Ida Baker, Oasis
Week 9
Friday, Oct. 16
South Fort Myers at Dunbar
Naples at Golden Gate
Immokalee at Cape Coral
Barron Collier at Estero
Bishop Verot at Fort Pierce Central, 7 p.m.
Fort Myers at Gateway
North Fort Myers at Charlotte
Community School of Naples at Carrollwood Day, 7 p.m.
East Lee County at Riverdale
North Port at Lehigh
Mariner at Port Charlotte
Monsignor Pace at Lely
Aubrey Rogers at Gulf Coast
Bonita Springs at Island Coast
Oasis at Ida Baker, 7 p.m.
Westminster Academy at Palmetto Ridge
SFCA at Keswick Christian, 7 p.m.
Maclay at First Baptist, 7 p.m.
Gateway Charter at Canterbury, 7 p.m.
Marathon at Marco Island, 7 p.m.
LaBelle at Palm Beach Christian, 7 p.m.
Miami Archbishop Carroll at ECS, 7 p.m.
BYE: Cypress Lake, St. John Neumann
Week 10
Friday, Oct. 23
Cape Coral at Charlotte
Riverdale at Immokalee
Port Charlotte at Fort Myers
Barron Collier at Naples
Gulf Coast at Golden Gate
Estero at Aubrey Rogers
First Baptist at Community School of Naples, 7 p.m.
East Lee County at North Fort Myers
Island Coast at Lely
Mariner at South Fort Myers
Palmetto Ridge at Ida Baker
Lehigh at Lakewood Ranch, 7 p.m.
Bishop Verot at Cypress Lake
Ransom Everglades at St. John Neumann
ECS at SFCA, 7 p.m.
LaBelle at Bonita Springs
Gateway at Oasis, 7 p.m.
Canterbury at Sarasota Out-of-Door, 7 p.m.
BYE: Dunbar
Week 11
Thursday, Oct. 29
North Fort Myers at Fort Myers
Mariner at Cape Coral
SFCA at IMG State, 7 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 30
Gulf Coast at Immokalee
Golden Gate at Palmetto Ridge
Lehigh at Riverdale
Estero at Bonita Springs
Oasis at Cypress Lake
Island Coast at Ida Baker
South Fort Myers at Lely
Dunbar at Gibbs
Palmetto at Bishop Verot, 7 p.m.
Miami Palmetto at Naples
Key West at Barron Collier
Aubrey Rogers at Gateway
Somerset Academy at ECS, 7 p.m.
First Baptist at Moore Haven, 7 p.m.
Community School of Naples at Lakewood Ranch, 7 p.m.
North Miami Beach at St. John Neumann
Canterbury at Marco Island, 7 p.m.
This article originally appeared on Marco Eagle: Friday night lights: 2026 weekly schedule for Collier and Lee counties
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