Save the dates: WVU vs. Alabama in 2026, '27
West Virginia will play Alabama in a two-game home-and-away football series in the 2026 and 2027 seasons.
The first game will be in Morgantown on Sept. 5, 2026, and the second will be played in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Sept. 4, 2027.
“With its great tradition and history, it will be exciting to host the Crimson Tide in Morgantown, and it will provide our fans with a great trip to visit Tuscaloosa the following season,” WVU athletic director Shane Lyons said. The schools have met only once, with the Crimson Tide winning, 33-23, in the 2014 Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta on Aug. 30. West Virginia’s leading rusher that day was Hopewell’s Rushel Shell, who gained 38 yards.
West Virginia has faced SEC teams 53 times, and holds a 26-25-2 advantage, including a 40-14 victory against Tennessee last year in Charlotte.
New coach Neal Brown will open this season Aug. 31 with a game against James Madison at Mountaineer Field.
Jerry DiPaola is a TribLive reporter covering Pitt athletics since 2011. A Pittsburgh native, he joined the Trib in 1993, first as a copy editor and page designer in the sports department and later as the Pittsburgh Steelers reporter from 1994-2004. He can be reached at jdipaola@triblive.com.
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