Chesaning football opens 2026 season at home Aug. 27 vs. Standish-Sterling
The verified nine-game schedule gives Chesaning five home dates and four in-county matchups, closing at Corunna on Oct. 23.
Chesaning's 2026 football season opens at home on Thursday, Aug. 27, at 7 p.m. against Standish-Sterling, according to the verified schedule compiled by The Shiawassee Current sports desk.
The verified schedule lists nine games in all — five at home and four on the road. Every game on the slate is set for a 7 p.m. start. The team plays 11-player football.
Chesaning opens with two Thursday games. After the Aug. 27 opener, the team hosts LakeVille Memorial on Thursday, Sept. 3. The rest of the schedule falls on Fridays.
Four of the nine games are against Shiawassee County opponents. Chesaning travels to Durand on Friday, Sept. 11, hosts New Lothrop on Friday, Oct. 9, then closes the regular season with two county road trips: at Ovid-Elsie on Friday, Oct. 16, and at Corunna on Friday, Oct. 23.
The full verified schedule
Thursday, Aug. 27 — vs. Standish-Sterling, 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 3 — vs. LakeVille Memorial, 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11 — at Durand, 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18 — vs. Montrose, 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25 — vs. Birch Run, 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2 — at Mt. Morris, 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9 — vs. New Lothrop, 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16 — at Ovid-Elsie, 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23 — at Corunna, 7 p.m.
The sports desk entered and cross-checked the schedule against MaxPreps team pages in August 2026. No roster, coaching or record information is included in the verified schedule data.
What happens next
Chesaning's first game is Thursday, Aug. 27, at home. The Shiawassee Current posts live scores each game night and the full county slate at shiawassee.news/scoreboard.
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