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Alabama football 2026 schedule: Tide's opponents for next season
What does Alabama's final 2026 schedule look like? Here are the official dates: Alabama vs. East Carolina; Saturday, Sept. 5 at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama Alabama at Kentucky; Saturday, Sept. 12 at Kroger Field in Lexington, Kentucky Alabama vs. Florida State; Saturday, Sept. 19 at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
The Crimson Tide football program announced Tuesday, Dec. 2 it would move its 2026 meeting with the Bulls to 2032 and replace the game with one against Chattanooga. Alabama signed a three-game contract with South Florida on April 4, 2019. The Crimson Tide beat the Bulls in each of the first two meetings in 2023 and 2024.
As for this season, Alabama will face Oklahoma on Friday, December 19 (7 p.m. CT, ABC/ESPN) in Norman, Oklahoma in the first round of the 12-team playoff. If the Crimson Tide wins that game, it will advance to the Rose Bowl to face No. 1 seed Indiana.
The Crimson Tide will face Kentucky on the road Saturday, Sept. 12 in Lexington. It's the earliest SEC game Alabama has played since its 2007 season when the Crimson Tide beat Vanderbilt 24-10 on Sept. 8. Alabama will face both Kentucky and South Carolina ...
Alabama will host Georgia and Auburn during the 2026 season, while also traveling to Tennessee and LSU. Here is Alabama's complete 2026 schedule.