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St. Francis High School in Buffalo, NY, has announced its football schedule for the 2026 season, featuring familiar opponents. The team will be led by standout quarterback Trent Buttles, a Rutgers commit.
High school football schedules for the 2026 season are coming out one-by-one out of every state around the country and one that is a breeding ground for college prospects is New York, with a number of squads finalizing their fall slates.
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New York high school football powerhouse Buffalo (NY) St. Francis recently released its 2026 schedule and the Red Raiders will play plenty of familiar opponents throughout the season, with starting Buffalo (NY) Bennett at the front end of the campaign,
The Red Raiders head into the 2026 season with one of the state’s top quarterbacks in Trent Buttles (Rutgers commitment), who last year completed 129 of his 213 passes for 1,929 yards and 20 touchdowns. He also ran the ball 92 times for 657 yards and nine more scores. St. Francis also returns 2027 athlete Domonic Cook Jr. and 2028 athlete Mason Anderson, respectively.
The full St. Francis 2026 football schedule can be seen below, with all official game times to be announced at a later date.
Sep. 4 – at Buffalo (NY) Bennett, 9 p.m.
Sep. 11 – at Syracuse (NY) , 7 p.m.
Sep. 18 – Buffalo (NY) , 2 p.m.
Sep. 25 – at Youngstown (OH) , 7 p.m. at Youngstown State University
Oct. 2 – at Buffalo (NY) , 2 p.m.
Oct. 9 – Erie (PA) , 7 p.m.
Oct. 16 – at Erie (PA) , 7 p.m.
Oct. 23 – Ontario (Canada) St. Andrew’s, 7 p.m.
Oct. 30 – Brooklyn (NY) , 7 p.m.
St. Francis will face several familiar opponents, including Buffalo Bennett, throughout the 2026 season.
Trent Buttles, a Rutgers commitment, will be the starting quarterback for St. Francis in the 2026 season.
Last season, Trent Buttles completed 129 of 213 passes for 1,929 yards and 20 touchdowns, along with 657 rushing yards and nine touchdowns.
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St. Francis finished with a 10-2 record and as the No. 5 in the state, according to the final 2025 New York High School Football Massey Rankings.
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