After Alabama football canceled its home-and-home with West Virginia in 2026 and 2027, the Crimson Tide added a date against East Carolina for the 2026 season.
According to the game contract between Alabama and East Carolina acquired by The Tuscaloosa News, the Pirates will received $1.5 million for its road game in Tuscaloosa, scheduled for Sept. 5, 2026.
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The game contract between Alabama and East Carolina was dated Aug. 21, 2025.
East Carolina is Alabama’s third nonconference game scheduled in 2026 along with South Florida on Sept. 12 and Florida State on Sept. 19.
Ohio State is the only nonconference game scheduled for Alabama in 2027.
Starting in 2026, Alabama will play nine SEC games. The SEC mandated all conference teams schedule at least one nonconference game against a team from the ACC, Big Ten or Big 12, or Notre Dame.
Alabama football future non-conference schedule
2026
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Sept. 5: Alabama vs. East Carolina
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Sept. 12: Alabama vs. South Florida
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Sepy. 19: Alabama vs. Florida State
2027
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Sept. 18: Alabama at Ohio State
2028
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Sept. 9: Alabama vs. Ohio State
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Sept. 16: Alabama vs. UT Martin
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Sept. 23: Alabama at Oklahoma State
2029
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Sept. 1: Alabama at Notre Dame
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Sept. 15: Alabama vs. Oklahoma State
2030
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Aug. 31: Alabama at Georgia Tech
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Sept. 14: Alabama vs. Notre Dame
2031
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Aug. 30: Alabama vs. Georgia Tech
2032
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Sept. 4: Alabama vs. Arizona
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Sept. 18: Alabama at Minnesota
2033
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Sept. 3: Alabama at Arizona
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Sept. 17: Alabama vs. Minnesota
2034
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Sept. 2: Alabama at Virginia Tech
2035
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Sept. 1: Alabama vs. Virginia Tech
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.
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