Alabama football 2026 schedule: Tide's opponents for next season

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Mark your calendars, Alabama football’s 2026 schedule is set.

The SEC conference announced the 2026 schedule for each of its member schools Thursday, Dec. 11.

The Crimson Tide is scheduled to take on East Carolina on Saturday, Sept. 5, Florida State on Saturday, Sept. 19 and Chattanooga on Saturday, Nov. 21 for its nonconference schedule.

Alabama is also set to host Auburn, Georgia, South Carolina and Texas A&M in 2026 and travel to Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Tennessee and Vanderbilt.

Auburn, Mississippi State and Tennessee are the Crimson Tide’s annual SEC opponents until at least the end of the 2029 season.

Alabama football 2026 schedule

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
  • Alabama vs. South Carolina; Saturday, Sept. 26 at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
  • Alabama at Mississippi State; Saturday, Oct. 3 at Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, Mississippi
  • Alabama vs. Georgia; Saturday, Oct. 10 at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
  • Alabama at Tennessee; Saturday, Oct. 17 at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee
  • Alabama vs. Texas A&M; Saturday, Oct. 24 at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
  • Alabama at LSU; Saturday, Nov. 7 at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
  • Alabama at Vanderbilt; Saturday, Nov. 14 at FirstBank Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee
  • Alabama vs. Chattanooga; Saturday, Nov. 21 at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
  • Alabama vs. Auburn; Saturday, Nov. 28 at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Colin Gay covers Alabama football for The Tuscaloosa News, part of the USA TODAY Network. Reach him at cgay@gannett.com or follow him @_ColinGay on X, formerly known as Twitter. 

This article originally appeared on The Tuscaloosa News: SEC finalizes Alabama football 2026 schedule: What to know

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