Following the National Championship loss, Nick Saban and Alabama begin prepping for the 2017 season. (Getty)
As the 2016 season comes to an end in crushing fashion, another begins for the Alabama
Crimson Tide football team. Coaches will resume the recruiting trail and preparations almost immediately turn to the 2017 season following the National Championship game against Clemson on January 9.
Alabama will start the season off with a non-conference showdown against Florida State on September 2 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. The early-season meeting figures to be one of the biggest games of the early-season schedule.
Here’s a look at the full schedule of teams the Crimson Tide face in the 2017 season.
Note: Kickoff times and TV coverage have not yet been released.
Alabama 2017 Schedule
Non-Conference Games
- Week 1, September 2: Florida State; Mercedes-Benz Stadium, New Orleans
- Week 2, September 9: Fresno State; Bryant-Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
- Week 3, September 16: Colorado State; Bryant-Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
SEC Schedule
- Week 4, September 23: at Vanderbilt; Vanderbilt Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee
- Week 5, September 30: Ole Miss; Bryant-Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
- Week 6, October 7: at Texas A&M; Kyle Field, College Station, Texas
- Week 7, October 14: Arkansas; Bryant-Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
- Week 8, October 21: Tennessee; Bryant-Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
- Week 9, October 28: BYE
- Week 10, November 4: LSU; Bryant-Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
- Week 11, November 11: at Mississippi State; Davis Wade Stadium, Starkville, Mississippi
- Week 12, November 18: Mercer (non-conference); Bryant-Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
- Week 13, November 25: at Auburn; Jordan-Hare Stadium, Auburn, Alabama
The SEC Championship game is slated for December 2 where Alabama starts the season against Florida State, in New Orleans.