Alabama’s bye week is here, and the Crimson Tide now know exactly when they’ll head to Baton Rouge for their next big test.
The SEC announced Monday that Alabama’s Nov. 7 road game at LSU will kick off at 2:30 p.m. CT and air on ABC. It’s a notable change for a matchup that has long been played under the lights at Tiger Stadium - this will be the first time since 2010 that Alabama-LSU won’t start at night in Baton Rouge.
The matchup brings together two top-25 teams in solid shape heading into November. Alabama enters at 6-2 overall and 4-2 in SEC play, ranked No. 10 in both the US LBM Coaches Poll and the AP Top 25. LSU is 6-2 and 3-2, sitting No. 13 in the Coaches Poll and No. 15 in the AP poll.
The Crimson Tide are coming off a 31-20 comeback win over Texas A&M in Week 8, powered by two Keelon Russell touchdown passes in the fourth quarter. LSU, meanwhile, arrives after a 38-17 victory over Auburn at Jordan-Hare Stadium.
History has been on Alabama’s side at LSU, and by a pretty wide margin. The Crimson Tide are 30-10-3 all-time in Baton Rouge and have lost only nine times in the 102-year history of Tiger Stadium, where they hold a 29-9-2 record.
That includes Alabama’s 42-13 win in Kalen DeBoer’s first trip to Baton Rouge as Crimson Tide coach in November 2024. Alabama also leads the all-time series with LSU, 58-27-5.
Here’s the rest of Alabama’s 2026 schedule, with all times Central:
Sept. 5: vs. East Carolina Pirates (W, 48-10)
Sept. 12: at Kentucky Wildcats (W, 45-17)
Sept. 19: vs.
Florida State Seminoles (W, 50-36)
Sept. 26: vs.
South Carolina Gamecocks (W, 49-18)
Oct. 3: at Mississippi State Bulldogs (W, 56-23)
Oct. 10: vs. Georgia Bulldogs (L, 20-17)
Oct. 17: at Tennessee Volunteers (L, 26-10)
Oct. 24: vs.
Texas A&M Aggies (W, 31-20)
Nov. 7: at LSU Tigers, 2:30 p.m., ABC
Nov. 14: at Vanderbilt Commodores, TBA
Nov. 21: vs.
Chattanooga Mocs, 1 p.m., SEC Network+
Nov. 28: vs.
Auburn Tigers, TBA
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