The football season kicks off next Wednesday. Below are 10 games you may not want to miss in 2010.

Sept. 17
1. Xavier at Notre Dame-West Haven, 7 p.m.: Xavier handed ND only loss last season.

Sept. 18
2. Avon at Hyde, 1 p.m.: Could be game of the year in Pequot Conference. And it takes place in Week 1.

Sept. 24
3. Masuk at Pomperaug, 7 p.m.: Rematch of last year's SWC championship game won by Pomperaug.

Oct. 2
4. Conard at Glastonbury, 1 p.m.: Has potential to be one of the best games in the Central Connecticut Conference this year.

Oct. 9
5. Ridgefield at Wilbur Cross, 1 p.m.: Ridgefield earned a one-point win last year down in Fairfield County.

Oct. 15
6. Wolcott at Ansonia, 7 p.m.: This marks the 1,000th game in the storied Ansonia program. Wolcott has never defeated the Chargers.

Oct. 23
7. New Canaan at St. Joseph, 2 p.m.: These squads could be, perhaps, the best two teams in the FCIAC this season.

Nov. 12
8. Shelton at Cheshire, 7 p.m.: This meeting has become quite the rivalry in recent years.

Nov. 25
9. Staples at Greenwich, 10 a.m.: Or are Staples and Greenwich the two best out of the FCIAC?

Nov. 25
10. Hillhouse at Wilbur Cross, 10:30 a.m.: Elm City Classic could indeed be that as these rivals meet on Thanksgiving morning.