Iowa high school football schedule Week 5. Every Ames-area IHSAA game

It’s Week 5 of the 2026 Iowa high school football season, and all seven teams from the Ames area will be in action on Sept. 25.

Ames is back home for the first time since Week 2 as the Little Cyclones host Des Moines Roosevelt for homecoming. Gilbert will also host its homecoming game this week, as the Tigers take on Bondurant-Farrar.

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Ballard faces a tough test at the friendly confines of Rich Strouse Field in Huxley when the Bombers host Class 4A No. 7 North Polk in a 4A District 5 rivalry game and Nevada goes on the road for the second week in a row to face Winterset during 3A District 5 play.

Roland-Story, the No. 4 team in 2A, hosts Vinton-Shellsburg for its homecoming game. In 8-player District 6, Colo-NESCO is at Clarksville and after a week off Collins-Maxwell hosts GMG.

Here is what is in store for Week 5 of high school football games in the Ames area.

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• Ames vs. Des Moines Roosevelt, 7 p.m. at the Ames High football stadium in Ames

• Gilbert vs. Bondurant-Farrar, 7 p.m. at Tiger Stadium in Gilbert

• Ballard vs. North Polk, 7 p.m. at Rich Strouse Field in Huxley

• Winterset vs. Nevada 7:30 p.m. at McGaffin Field in Winterset

• Roland-Story vs. Vinton-Shellsburg, 7 p.m. at Kerry Van Winkle Field in Story City

• Clarksville vs. Colo-NESCO, 7 p.m. at Clarksville High School in Clarksville

• Collins-Maxwell vs. GMG, 7 p.m. at Collins-Maxwell High School in Maxwell

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Ames vs. Des Moines Roosevelt, 7 p.m. at the Ames High football stadium in Ames

Gilbert vs. Bondurant-Farrar, 7 p.m. at Tiger Stadium in Gilbert

Ballard vs. North Polk, 7 p.m. at Rich Strouse Field in Huxley

Winterset vs. Nevada 7:30 p.m. at McGaffin Field in Winterset

Roland-Story vs. Vinton-Shellsburg, 7 p.m. at Kerry Van Winkle Field in Story City

Clarksville vs. Colo-NESCO, 7 p.m. at Clarksville High School in Clarksville

Collins-Maxwell vs. GMG, 7 p.m. at Collins-Maxwell High School in Maxwell

Joe Randleman covers high school sports for the Ames Tribune. Contact him at jrandleman@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter at @JoeRandleman