2021 Alabama, SEC Football Schedule Released
The 2021 college football season will hopefully be a full return to normalcy.
Or close to it.
2020 saw the University of Alabama go through a 10-game, All-SEC regular-season schedule, which had never been done before.
In 2021, the league is going back to an eight-game league schedule with four non-conference matchups for each school
On Wednesday afternoon, the SEC announced its full schedule on the SEC Network.
The defending national champions will begin its title defense on Sept. 4 against the Miami Hurricanes in the Chick-fil-a Kickoff Game in Atlanta inside Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
It will be the first meeting between those two schools since the 1993 Sugar Bowl that the Crimson Tide won 34-13.
Alabama's other three non-conference games include Southern Miss on Sept. 25, New Mexico State on Nov. 13, and Mercer on Sept. 11. All of those will take place at Bryant-Denny Stadium.
When Alabama travels to Gainesville on Sept. 18 to open up SEC play, it will be the first time since 2011 that the Crimson Tide will have played in The Swamp and a rematch of last year's SEC Championship Game that Alabama won 52-46.
Former Crimson Tide offensive coordinator and current Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin will be making his return to Tuscaloosa on Oct. 2.
After that meeting with the Rebels, Alabama will be on the road in back-to-back weeks against Texas A&M and Mississippi State on Oct. 9 and Oct. 16, respectively.
The 'Third Saturday in October' rivalry with Tennessee will take place on the fourth Saturday of the month on Oct. 23 at Bryant-Denny Stadium.
Coach Nick Saban and company will have Oct. 30 as a bye weekend before three-straight home games versus LSU (Nov. 6), New Mexico State (Nov. 13), and Arkansas (Nov. 20).
A road contest against Auburn on Nov. 27 will conclude the regular season for the Crimson Tide.
The 2021 conference title game is scheduled to be in Atlanta on Dec. 4 back at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
"We are proud to have completed the 2020 football season under unique circumstances and will now focus on playing the 2021 football season as scheduled,” SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey said in a press release. “Circumstances around the COVID-19 virus will continue to guide our decision-making should any adjustments need to be made.”
2021 Alabama football schedule
Sept. 4 - vs Miami (Atlanta)
Sept. 11 - vs Mercer
Sept. 18 - at Florida
Sept. 25 - vs Southern Mississippi
Oct. 2 - vs Ole Miss
Oct. 9 - at Texas A&M
Oct. 16 - at Mississippi State
Oct. 23 - vs Tennessee
Oct. 30 - BYE
Nov. 6 - vs LSU
Nov. 13 - vs New Mexico State
Nov. 20 - vs Arkansas
Nov. 27 - at Auburn
ARKANSAS
Sept. 4 RICE
Sept. 11 TEXAS
Sept. 18 GEORGIA SOUTHERN
Sept. 25 vs. TEXAS A&M (Arlington)
Oct. 2 at Georgia
Oct. 9 at Ole Miss
Oct. 16 AUBURN
Oct. 23 UAPB
Oct. 30 Open Date
Nov. 6 MISSISSIPPI STATE
Nov. 13 at LSU
Nov. 20 at Alabama
Nov. 27 MISSOURI (Little Rock)
AUBURN
Sept. 4 AKRON
Sept. 11 ALABAMA STATE
Sept. 18 at Penn State
Sept. 25 GEORGIA STATE
Oct. 2 at LSU
Oct. 9 GEORGIA
Oct. 16 at Arkansas
Oct. 23 Open Date
Oct. 30 OLE MISS
Nov. 6 at Texas A&M
Nov. 13 MISSISSIPPI STATE
Nov. 20 at South Carolina
Nov. 27 ALABAMA
FLORIDA
Sept. 4 FLORIDA ATLANTIC
Sept. 11 at South Florida
Sept. 18 ALABAMA
Sept. 25 TENNESSEE
Oct. 2 at Kentucky
Oct. 9 VANDERBILT
Oct. 16 at LSU
Oct. 23 Open Date
Oct. 30 vs. GEORGIA (Jacksonville)
Nov. 6 at South Carolina
Nov. 13 SAMFORD
Nov. 20 at Missouri
Nov. 27 FLORIDA STATE
GEORGIA
Sept. 4 vs. Clemson (Charlotte)
Sept. 11 UAB
Sept. 18 SOUTH CAROLINA
Sept. 25 at Vanderbilt
Oct. 2 ARKANSAS
Oct. 9 at Auburn
Oct. 16 KENTUCKY
Oct. 23 Open Date
Oct. 30 vs. Florida (Jacksonville)
Nov. 6 MISSOURI
Nov. 13 at Tennessee
Nov. 20 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN
Nov. 27 at Georgia Tech
KENTUCKY
Sept. 4 ULM
Sept. 11 MISSOURI
Sept. 18 CHATTANOOGA
Sept. 25 at South Carolina
Oct. 2 FLORIDA
Oct. 9 LSU
Oct. 16 at Georgia
Oct. 23 Open Date
Oct. 30 at Mississippi State
Nov. 6 TENNESSEE
Nov. 13 at Vanderbilt
Nov. 20 NEW MEXICO STATE
Nov. 27 at Louisville
LSU
Sept. 4 at UCLA
Sept. 11 McNEESE STATE
Sept. 18 CENTRAL MICHIGAN
Sept. 25 at Mississippi State
Oct. 2 AUBURN
Oct. 9 at Kentucky
Oct. 16 FLORIDA
Oct. 23 at Ole Miss
Oct. 30 Open Date
Nov. 6 at Alabama
Nov. 13 ARKANSAS
Nov. 20 ULM
Nov. 27 TEXAS A&M
OLE MISS
Sept. 6 (Mon.) vs. Louisville (Atlanta)
Sept. 11 AUSTIN PEAY
Sept. 18 TULANE
Sept. 25 Open Date
Oct. 2 at Alabama
Oct. 9 ARKANSAS
Oct. 16 at Tennessee
Oct. 23 LSU
Oct. 30 at Auburn
Nov. 6 LIBERTY
Nov. 13 TEXAS A&M
Nov. 20 VANDERBILT
Nov. 27 at Mississippi State
MISSISSIPPI STATE
Sept. 4 LOUISIANA TECH
Sept. 11 NORTH CAROLINA STATE
Sept. 18 at Memphis
Sept. 25 LSU
Oct. 2 at Texas A&M
Oct. 9 Open Date
Oct. 16 ALABAMA
Oct. 23 at Vanderbilt
Oct. 30 KENTUCKY
Nov. 6 at Arkansas
Nov. 13 at Auburn
Nov. 20 TENNESSEE STATE
Nov. 27 OLE MISS
MISSOURI
Sept. 4 CENTRAL MICHIGAN
Sept. 11 at Kentucky
Sept. 18 SE MISSOURI STATE
Sept. 25 at Boston College
Oct. 2 TENNESSEE
Oct. 9 NORTH TEXAS
Oct. 16 TEXAS A&M
Oct. 23 Open Date
Oct. 30 at Vanderbilt
Nov. 6 at Georgia
Nov. 13 SOUTH CAROLINA
Nov. 20 FLORIDA
Nov. 27 at Arkansas (Little Rock)
SOUTH CAROLINA
Sept. 4 EASTERN ILLINOIS
Sept. 11 at East Carolina
Sept. 18 at Georgia
Sept. 25 KENTUCKY
Oct. 2 TROY
Oct. 9 at Tennessee
Oct. 16 VANDERBILT
Oct. 23 at Texas A&M
Oct. 30 Open Date
Nov. 6 FLORIDA
Nov. 13 at Missouri
Nov. 20 AUBURN
Nov. 27 CLEMSON
TENNESSEE
Sept. 4 BOWLING GREEN
Sept. 11 PITTSBURGH
Sept. 18 TENNESSEE TECH
Sept. 25 at Florida
Oct. 2 at Missouri
Oct. 9 SOUTH CAROLINA
Oct. 16 OLE MISS
Oct. 23 at Alabama
Oct. 30 Open Date
Nov. 6 at Kentucky
Nov. 13 GEORGIA
Nov. 20 SOUTH ALABAMA
Nov. 27 VANDERBILT
TEXAS A&M
Sept. 4 KENT STATE
Sept. 11 vs. Colorado (Denver)
Sept. 18 NEW MEXICO
Sept. 25 vs. Arkansas (Arlington)
Oct. 2 MISSISSIPPI STATE
Oct. 9 ALABAMA
Oct. 16 at Missouri
Oct. 23 SOUTH CAROLINA
Oct. 30 Open Date
Nov. 6 AUBURN
Nov. 13 at Ole Miss
Nov. 20 PRAIRIE VIEW
Nov. 27 at LSU
VANDERBILT
Sept. 4 EAST TENNESSEE STATE
Sept. 11 at Colorado State
Sept. 18 STANFORD
Sept. 25 GEORGIA
Oct. 2 UCONN
Oct. 9 at Florida
Oct. 16 at South Carolina
Oct. 23 MISSISSIPPI STATE
Oct. 30 MISSOURI
Nov. 6 Open Date
Nov. 13 KENTUCKY
Nov. 20 at Ole Miss
Nov. 27 at Tennessee
2021 SEC Football Schedule – Week-by-Week
September 4
Alabama vs. Miami (Atlanta)
Rice at Arkansas
Akron at Auburn
Florida Atlantic at Florida
Georgia vs. Clemson (Charlotte)
ULM at Kentucky
LSU at UCLA
Louisiana Tech at Mississippi State
Central Michigan at Missouri
Eastern Illinois at South Carolina
Bowling Green at Tennessee
Kent State at Texas A&M
East Tennessee State at Vanderbilt
September 6
Ole Miss vs. Louisville (Atlanta)
September 11
Mercer at Alabama
Texas at Arkansas
Alabama State at Auburn
Florida at South Florida
UAB at Georgia
Missouri at Kentucky
McNeese State at LSU
Austin Peay at Ole Miss
NC State at Mississippi State
South Carolina at East Carolina
Pittsburgh at Tennessee
Texas A&M vs. Colorado (Denver)
Vanderbilt at Colorado State
September 18
Georgia Southern at Arkansas
Auburn at Penn State
Alabama at Florida
South Carolina at Georgia
Chattanooga at Kentucky
Central Michigan at LSU
Tulane at Ole Miss
Mississippi State at Memphis
SEMO at Missouri
Tennessee Tech at Tennessee
New Mexico at Texas A&M
Stanford at Vanderbilt
September 25
Southern Miss at Alabama
Texas A&M vs. Arkansas (Arlington)
Georgia State at Auburn
Tennessee at Florida
LSU at Mississippi State
Missouri at Boston College
Kentucky at South Carolina
Georgia at Vanderbilt
October 2
Ole Miss at Alabama
Arkansas at Georgia
Florida at Kentucky
Auburn at LSU
Tennessee at Missouri
Troy at South Carolina
Mississippi State at Texas A&M
UConn at Vanderbilt
October 9
Georgia at Auburn
Vanderbilt at Florida
LSU at Kentucky
Arkansas at Ole Miss
North Texas at Missouri
South Carolina at Tennessee
Alabama at Texas A&M
October 16
Auburn at Arkansas
Kentucky at Georgia
Florida at LSU
Alabama at Mississippi State
Texas A&M at Missouri
Vanderbilt at South Carolina
Ole Miss at Tennessee
October 23
Tennessee at Alabama
UAPB at Arkansas
LSU at Ole Miss
South Carolina at Texas A&M
Mississippi State at Vanderbilt
October 30
Ole Miss at Auburn
Georgia vs. Florida (Jacksonville)
Kentucky at Mississippi State
Missouri at Vanderbilt
November 6
LSU at Alabama
Mississippi State at Arkansas
Missouri at Georgia
Tennessee at Kentucky
Liberty at Ole Miss
Florida at South Carolina
Auburn at Texas A&M
November 13
New Mexico State at Alabama
Mississippi State at Auburn
Samford at Florida
Arkansas at LSU
Texas A&M at Ole Miss
South Carolina at Missouri
Georgia at Tennessee
Kentucky at Vanderbilt
November 20
Arkansas at Alabama
Charleston Southern at Georgia
New Mexico State at Kentucky
ULM at LSU
Vanderbilt at Ole Miss
Tennessee State at Mississippi State
Florida at Missouri
Auburn at South Carolina
South Alabama at Tennessee
Prairie View at Texas A&M
November 27
Missouri at Arkansas (Little Rock)
Alabama at Auburn
Florida State at Florida
Georgia at Georgia Tech
Kentucky at Louisville
Texas A&M at LSU
Ole Miss at Mississippi State
Clemson at South Carolina
Vanderbilt at Tennessee
Dec. 4
SEC Football Championship (Atlanta)
