Welcome to Copper Island Academy in its first varsity season of Eight-Player football; The school is in Calumet
Abbreviations are: BR-H – Bark River-Harris; FP – Forest Park; IM – Iron Mountain; IR Inland Lakes – Indian River Inland Lakes; LL-H – Lake Linden-Hubbell; MP – Mid Peninsula; NC – North Central; ND – North Dickinson; RR – Rapid River; SC – Superior Central; SSM – Sault Ste. Marie; WIC – West Iron County;
UP FOOTBALL SCHEDULE 2026
Thursday, August 27
Escanaba at Kingsford
Gladstone at Gwinn
Hancock at IM
Houghton at Calumet
Negaunee at Marquette
WIC at L’Anse
(8) Cedarville-DeTour at St. Ignace
(8) Copper Island at Brimley
(8) Ishpeming at LL-H
(8) Norway at Munising
(8) Onekama at Rudyard
Friday, August 28
Cheboygan at SSM
Charlton Heston Academy at Manistique
Marinette at Menominee
St. Louis at SSM
Westwood at BR-H
(8) FP at Ontonagon
(8) NC at Gogebic
(8) ND at Pickford
(8) RR at Engadine
(8) SC at Stephenson
Saturday, August 29
(8) Merrill at Newberry
Thursday, September 3
Calumet at Westwood
Escanaba at Gaylord
Gwinn at BR-H
Houghton at Kingsford
L’Anse at Manistique
Menominee at Marquette
WIC at Hancock
(8) Brimley at Newberry
(8) Cedarville-DeTour at Fife Lake Forest Area
(8) Gogebic at Norway
(8) MP at Stephenson
(8) Munising at FP
(8) NC at Ishpeming
(8) ND at SC
(8) RR at St. Ignace
Friday, September 4
IM at North Muskegon
Gladstone at Negaunee
SSM at Petoskey
(8) Copper Island at Ontonagon
(8) LL-H at Ironwood
(8) Pickford at Rudyard
Thursday, September 10
(8) Engadine at Pellston
Friday, September 11
Alpena at Escanaba
BR-H at IM
L’Anse at Houghton
Kingsford at Gladstone
Manistique at Hancock
Marquette at SSM
Menominee at Westwood
Negaunee at Calumet
WIC at Gwinn
(8) Bellaire at Cedarville-DeTour
(8) Brimley at Pickford
(8) FP at Gogebic
(8) LL-H at Munising
(8) ND at RR
(8) Norway at Ironwood
(8) Ontonagon at NC
(8) Rudyard at IR Inland Lakes
(8) St. Ignace at Newberry
(8) SC at MP
Saturday, September 12
(8) Copper Island at Rogers City
(8) Stephenson at Ishpeming
Friday, September 18
Calumet at Menominee
Hancock at Gwinn
IM at L’Anse
Gladstone at BR-H
Manistique at WIC
Negaunee at Kingsford
Petoskey at Escanaba
SSM at Charlevoix
Westwood at Houghton
(8) Cedarville-DeTour at Engadine
(8) Central Lake at Rudyard
(8) Copper Island at ND
(8) Gogebic at Stephenson
(8) IR Inland Lakes at Brimley
(8) Ironwood at Ontonagon
(8) Ishpeming at FP
(8) Munising at NC
(8) Onekama vs. Newberry (at IRIL)
(8) Pickford at St. Ignace
Saturday, September 19
Cadillac at Marquette
(8) RR at SC
(8) Norway at LL-H
Friday, September 25
BR-H at WIC
Escanaba at Marquette
Gwinn at L’Anse
Hancock at Negaunee
Houghton at Menominee
IM at Manistique
Kingsford at Calumet
SSM at Gaylord
Westwood at Gladstone
(8) Engadine at Central Lake
(8) Fife Lake Forest Area at Brimley
(8) Gaylord St. Mary at Cedarville-DeTour
(8) Gogebic at Ishpeming
(8) St. Ignace at IR Inland Lakes
(8) Ironwood at Munising
(8) Newberry at Pickford
(8) ND at FP
(8) Ontonagon at Norway
(8) RR at MP
(8) Stephenson at Rudyard
(8) SC at Pellston
Saturday, September 26
(8) NC at LL-H
Friday, October 2
Calumet at Houghton
Gwinn at IM
Kingsford at Hancock
L’Anse at BR-H
Marquette at Alpena
Menominee at Gladstone
Negaunee at Westwood
SSM at Escanaba
WIC at Manistique
(8) Brimley at Rudyard
(8) Bellaire at St. Ignace
(8) Cedarville-DeTour at Onaway
(8) Gaylord Sr. Mary at Engadine
(8) IR Inland Lakes at Newberry
(8) LL-H at RR
(8) NC at Ironwood
(8) ND at Stephenson
(8) Norway at FP
(8) Ontonagon at Ishpeming
(8) Portland St. Patrick at Pickford
Saturday, October 3
(8) Copper Island at SC
(8) Munising at Gogebic
Thursday, October 8
WIC vs. Nellsville-Granton, WI
at Rhinelander
Friday, October 9
BR-H at Hancock
Cadillac at SSM
Calumet at Escanaba
Gaylord at Marquette
Gladstone at Houghton
L’Anse at IM
Manistique at Gwinn
Menominee at Negaunee
Westwood at Kingsford
(8) Cedarville-DeTour at Newberry
(8) Copper Island at MP
(8) Forest Lake Fife Area at Engadine
(8) Gogebic at Ontonagon
(8) Ishpeming at Ironwood
(8) Norway at NC
(8) Pellston at Brimley
(8) Pickford at IR Inland Lakes
(8) Rudyard at St. Ignace
(8) Stephenson at RR
(8) SC at Munising
Saturday, October 10
(8) FP at LL-H
Friday, October 16
Alpena at SSM
Calumet at Gladstone
Escanaba at Cadillac
Gwinn at Westwood
Hancock at L’Anse
Houghton at Negaunee
Kingsford at Menominee
Manistique at BR-H
Marquette at Petoskey
(8) Central Lake at Cedarville-DeTour
(8) Copper Island at RR
(8) Ironwood at FP
(8) Ishpeming at Norway
(8) LL-H at Gogebic
(8) Newberry at Rudyard
(8) NC at ND
(8) Ontonagon at Munising
(8) Pellston at Stephenson
(8) Pickford at Gaylord St. Mary
(8) St. Ignace at Brimley
Saturday, October 17
IM at WIC
(8) MP at SC
Thursday, October 22
Negaunee at IM
(8) St. Ignace at Central Lake
Friday, October 23
Gwinn at WIC
Escanaba at Gladstone
Houghton at Hancock
L’Anse at Calumet
Manistique at Westwood
Marquette at Kingsford
Menominee at BR-H
SSM at Boyne City
(8) Brimley at Engadine
(8) FP at NC
(8) Ironwood at Gogebic
(8) MP at ND
(8) Munising at Ishpeming
(8) Newberry at Bellaire
(8) Onaway at Pickford
(8) Rudyard at Cedarville-DeTour
(8) Stephenson at Norway
(8) SC at RR
Saturday, October 24
(8) Copper Island at Mesick
(8) Ontonagon at LL-H
