The Alabama-Georgia matchup is back on the 2026 college football slate, and this one comes with plenty of familiarity. The Tide will host the Bulldogs for the third straight regular-season meeting on Saturday, Oct. 10, at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, AL.
Alabama has taken both of the last two regular-season games, but Georgia already showed it can flip the script. The Bulldogs beat Alabama in last year’s SEC Championship, their first win over the rivals since the 2021 National Championship game.
For fans looking to be in the building, tickets are available now on StubHub. Prices currently start at $240, while lower level seats are listed at $450.
The SEC race rolls on that night, and the Alabama-Georgia date is one of the season’s marquee stops.
Alabama’s 2026 schedule opens Sept. 5 against East Carolina at noon, followed by a trip to Kentucky on Sept. 12 and a home game against Florida State on Sept. 19, both at 3:30 p.m. The Tide then face South Carolina on Sept. 26, visit Mississippi State on Oct. 3, and welcome Georgia a week later.
After that, Alabama travels to Tennessee on Oct. 17, hosts Texas A&M on Oct. 24, visits LSU on Nov. 7, hosts Vanderbilt on Nov. 14, meets Chattanooga on Nov. 21 at 2 p.m., and closes with Auburn on Nov. 28.
Georgia’s 2026 schedule starts Sept. 5 against Tennessee State at 3 p.m., then Western Kentucky on Sept. 12 at 12:45 p.m. The Bulldogs travel to Arkansas on Sept. 19, host Oklahoma on Sept. 26 and Vanderbilt on Oct. 3, then head to Alabama on Oct.
- Georgia returns home to face Auburn on Oct. 17, hosts Florida on Oct. 31 at 3:30 p.m., travels to Ole Miss on Nov. 7, hosts Missouri on Nov. 14, visits South Carolain on Nov. 21, and finishes against Georgia Tech on Nov.
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