BREAKING: CIFSS Sets Division 1 Championship for LA Memorial Coliseum on November 27

The CIF Southern Section has locked in the site and date for its marquee 11-player football title game. The Division 1 Championship will be played Friday, November 27, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum live on Spectrum Sportsnet.

The Coliseum returns as the stage for the Southern Section’s top division final. The last time the Southern Section played a Division 1 championship there was in 2023, when Mater Dei defeated St. John Bosco 35-7. The two Division 1 finalists will now meet under the lights in Los Angeles once again. The remaining championship contests (Divisions 2–14) will be scheduled for either Friday, November 27 or Saturday, November 28 at 7:00 p.m. Those sites and exact dates will be announced Saturday, November 21 at cifss.org.

Playoff Bracket and Contest Dates

Eleven-person football playoff brackets will be released Sunday, November 1, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. on www.cifss.org.

• First Round: November 6, 2026
• Quarterfinal Round: November 13, 2026
• Semifinals: November 20, 2026 (all divisions must play their semifinals on Friday, November 20)
• Finals: November 27 or 28, 2026

Coin-flip results determining home teams will be posted on the Football page of the CIF website (cifss.org/sports/football-11/):

• Quarterfinal Round: Sunday, November 1 at 1:00 p.m.
• Semifinals: Saturday, November 7 at 10:00 a.m.
• Finals: Saturday, November 14 at 10:00 a.m.

Coaches are required to make film-exchange arrangements with their opponents within one hour after pairings are released.

State Regional and Championship Timeline

The last day for teams to opt out of the CIF State Regionals is Monday, October 19, 2026. Teams must notify the CIF State office by that date if they are declining the regional tournament.

• CIF State Regionals: December 4 or 5, 2026
• CIF State Championship Bowl Games: December 11 or 12, 2026

State Regional brackets will be released Sunday, November 29 at www.cifstate.org. Additional information on the regional and state championship structure is available at that site.