Urbana Tigers 2023 Football Schedule

URBANA - Last week, the 2023 Urbana varsity football schedule was released by the Illinois High School Association. The Tigers look to rebuild their program after canceling the varsity program the past two season. UHS, under second-year head coach Curtis Blanden, open their 2023 season with 2pm road game on August 26 against the Centennial Chargers.

2023 Urbana High School Football Schedule

Aug 26 Centennial 2:00 Away
Sep 1 Peoria Notre Dame 7:00 Away
Sep 8 Peoria 7:00 Away
Sep 15 Normal Community West 7:00 Home
Sep 22 Champaign Central 7:00 Home
Sep 29 Normal University 7:00 Away
Oct 6 Normal Community 7:00 Away
Oct 13 Peoria Manual 7:00 Home
Oct 20 Danville 7:00 Home


Urbana High School
1002 S. Race St.
Urbana, IL 61801

Phone: 217-384-3505
Fax: 217-384-3532

School Web Site: www.usd116.org/uhs/
Athletic Web Site: 8to18.com

Other links:

Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Orange/Black
Conference(s): Big Twelve
Enrollment: 1126.5

Administration
Superintendent: Jennifer Ivory-Tatum Jivory-tatum@usd116.org
Principal: Jesse Guzman jeguzman@usd116.org
Boys Athletic Director: Stephen Waller swaller@usd116.org
Boys Football Head Coach: Curtis Blanden curtis.blanden@yahoo.com

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