The countdown to kickoff is underway.

The 2026 PIAA football season begins Aug. 28, and with a month to go before the first meaningful snaps are taken, it’s time to look at who each Butler County team faces, from Slippery Rock in the north to Mars in the south.

Heat acclimation begins Aug. 11, starting three weeks of practice before the season openers.

Once again, the Butler Eagle will host local teams for Butler Eagle Football Media Day on Aug. 6, and previews for the upcoming season will be right around the corner with features, team breakdowns, watch lists, photo galleries on butlereagle.com and more.

Below are the full team-by-team schedules for this season. Mark your calendars.

Aug. 28, 7 — Shaler at Butler

Sept. 4, 7 — Taylor Allderdice at Butler

Sept. 11, 7 — Butler at Meadville

Sept. 18, 7 — Butler at Austintown-Fitch (Ohio)

Sept. 25, 7 — Hickory at Butler

Oct. 2, 7 — Butler at Hollidaysburg

Oct. 9, 7 — Baldwin at Butler

Oct. 16, 7 — Butler at Karns City

Oct. 23, 6 — Butler at Erie

Oct. 30, 7 — Central Clarion at Butler

Aug. 28, 7 — Freeport at Indiana

Sept. 4, 7:30 — Freeport at Ellwood City

Sept. 11, 7 — Apollo-Ridge at Freeport

Sept. 18, 7 — Freeport at North Catholic

Sept. 25, 7 — Knoch at Freeport

Oct. 2, 7 — Freeport at Mt. Pleasant

Oct. 9, 7 — Freeport at Valley

Oct. 16, 7 — Deer Lakes at Freeport

Oct. 23, 7 — Freeport at Highlands

Oct. 30, 7 — Burrell at Freeport

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Aug. 28, 7 — Karns City at Moniteau

Sept. 4, 7 — Keystone at Karns City

Sept. 11, 7 — Karns City at Punxsutawney

Sept. 18, 7 — St. Marys at Karns City

Sept. 25, 7 — DuBois at Karns City

Oct. 2, 7 — Karns City at Central Clarion

Oct. 9, 7 — Karns City at Ridgway

Oct. 16, 7 — Butler at Karns City

Oct. 23, 7 — Port Allegany at Karns City

Oct. 30, 7 — Karns City at Oil City

Aug. 28, 7 — Summit Academy at Knoch

Sept. 4, 7 — McGuffey at Knoch

Sept. 11, 7 — Knoch at Ambridge

Sept. 18, 7 — Highlands at Knoch

Sept. 25, 7 — Knoch at Freeport

Oct. 2, 7 — Knoch at North Catholic

Oct. 9, 7 — Burrell at Knoch

Oct. 16, 7 — Valley at Knoch

Oct. 23, 7 — Knoch at Greensburg-Salem

Oct. 30, 7 — Knoch at Deer Lakes

Aug. 28, 7 — Seneca Valley at Mars

Sept. 4, 7 — Mars at Aliquippa

Sept. 11, 7 — Chartiers Valley at Mars

Sept. 18, 7 — Mars at Hampton

Sept. 25, 7 — Trinity at Mars

Oct. 3, 1 — Mars at Shaler

Oct. 9, 7 — Blackhawk at Mars

Oct. 16, 7 — New Castle at Mars

Oct. 23, 7 — Mars at Montour

Oct. 30, 7 — Mars at Central Valley

Sept. 28, 7 — Karns City at Moniteau

Sept. 4, 7 — Moniteau at St. Marys

Sept. 11, 7 — Moniteau at Lakeview

Sept. 18, 7 — Moniteau at Bucktail

Sept. 25, 7 — Coudersport at Moniteau

Oct. 2, 7 — Smethport at Moniteau

Oct. 9, 7 — Moniteau at Otto-Eldred

Oct. 16, 7 — Brookville at Moniteau

Oct. 23, 7 — Moniteau at Keystone

Oct. 30, 7 — Redbank Valley at Moniteau

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Sept. 28, 7 — North Catholic at Seton LaSalle

Sept. 4, 7 — Elizabeth Forward at North Catholic

Sept. 11, 7 — North Catholic at New Castle

Sept. 18, 7 — Freeport at North Catholic

Sept. 25, 7 — North Catholic at Burrell

Oct. 2, 7 — Knoch at North Catholic

Oct. 9, 7 — Deer Lakes at North Catholic

Oct. 16, 7 — Neshannock at North Catholic

Oct. 23, 7 — North Catholic at Valley

Oct. 30, 7 — North Catholic at Highlands

Aug. 28, 7 — Seneca Valley at Mars

Sept. 3, 7 — Seneca Valley at North Hills

Sept. 11, 7 — Penn Hills at Seneca Valley

Sept. 18, 7 — Seneca Valley at Canon-McMillan

Sept. 25, 7 — Pittsburgh Central Catholic at Seneca Valley

Oct. 2, 7 — Seneca Valley at Hempfield Area

Oct. 9, 7 — Mt. Lebanon at Seneca Valley

Oct. 16, 7:30 — Seneca Valley at North Allegheny

Oct. 23, 7 — Norwin at Seneca Valley

Oct. 30, 7 — Seneca Valley at New Castle

Aug. 28, 7 — Wilmington at Slippery Rock

Sept. 4, 7 — Slippery Rock at Conneaut

Sept. 11, 7 — Titusville at Slippery Rock

Sept. 19, 7 — Iroquois at Slippery Rock

Sept. 25, 7 — Slippery Rock at Greenville

Oct. 2, 7 — Fort LeBoeuf at Slippery Rock

Oct. 9, 7 — Sharon at Slippery Rock

Oct. 16, 7 — Slippery Rock at Grove City

Oct. 23, 7 — Slippery Rock at Hickory

Oct. 31, 7 — Slippery Rock at Fairview

Aug. 28, 7 — Summit Academy at Knoch

Sept. 5, 12:30 — Springdale at Summit Academy

Sept. 11, 7 — Summit Academy at Sto-Rox

Sept. 18, 7 — Summit Academy at Rochester

Sept. 26, 12:30 — Laurel at Summit Academy

Oct. 2, 7 — Summit Academy at Cornell

Oct. 10, 12:30 — South Side at Summit Academy

Oct. 17, 12:30 — Northgate at Summit Academy

Oct. 23, 7 — Summit Academy at Shenango

Oct. 30, 7 — Summit Academy at Union Area

Aug. 28, 7 — Brookville at Union/A-C Valley

Sept. 4, 7 — Union/A-C Valley at Central Clarion

Sept. 11, 7 — Union/A-C Valley at Redbank Valley

Sept. 18, 7 — Cameron County at Union/A-C Valley

Sept. 25, 7 — Union/A-C Valley at Ridgway

Oct. 2, 7 — Keystone at Union/A-C Valley

Oct. 9, 7 — Union/A-C Valley at Kane

Oct. 16, 7 — Union/A-C Valley at Otto-Eldred

Oct. 23, 7 — St. Marys at Union/A-C Valley

Oct. 29, 7 — Sharpsville at Union/A-C Valley