The Florida State Seminoles are in Tuscaloosa for the first time in nearly 52 years to play in their first daytime game of the season against the 10th-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide. The kickoff is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. ET and will be televised nationally on ABC.
The Seminoles (1-1, 0-1 ACC) are coming off a disappointing 27-24 loss to No. 19 SMU on a last-second field goal, despite forcing 4 turnovers but only converting them into 7 points.
Alabama (2-0, 1-0 SEC) overcame quarterback Keelon Russell’s
three first-half turnovers at Kentucky last week, trailing 17-13 at halftime, by scoring 32 unanswered points while shutting out Kentucky in the second half for a 45-17 victory.
Series History
The Crimson Tide owns a 3-2-1 advantage in the series, including a 2-0 mark in Tuscaloosa.
In last year’s win, FSU snapped Alabama’s 23-game season-opening win streak with a 31-17 upset win over the No. 8 Tide. The Seminoles ran for 230 yards and four touchdowns, while holding Alabama to just 87 rushing yards and no rushing scores. After the FSU loss, the Tide went on to win their next 8 games, play for the SEC Championship, and reach the quarterfinals of the College Football Playoff.
In the prior 30 rematches against teams that previously beat the Tide in their last meeting, Alabama has won 26 of those games. Alabama has also won 89 consecutive games at home against unranked opponents, going back to 2007.
Florida State is trending as a 18.5-point underdog, with the over/under set at 48.5 points according to FanDuel.
For all the latest updates and more game news and information, check out all the Tomahawk Nation pre-game coverage linked below.
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Florida State Seminoles vs. Alabama Crimson Tide
Pre-Game Coverage from Tomahawk Nation
- TN Staff Predictions: Florida State Seminoles vs Alabama Crimson Tide
- Line of Scrimmage: Inside look at Alabama with Brent Taylor from Roll ‘Bama Roll
- Column: Michael Alford played by the old rules and was fired for it
- “Confidential — Do Not Distribute”: Inside ACC’s campaign for the Protect College Sports Act
- TN Roundtable:Reactions to Michael Alford’s firing, what FSU should look for in its next Athletic Director
- Florida State fires Athletic Director Michael Alford
- “He can be special”:Ousmane Kromah continues to showcase his potential as a Florida State running back
- How To Watch: FSU vs. Alabama Crimson Tide: How to watch, stream
- Media: Mike Norvell on speculation and results: “I’ve never sat here and tried to make an excuse”
- Column: Mike Norvell’s coordinator choices might be the final nail in his coffin
- Media Monday: Mike Norvell on SMU loss, AD change entering Alabama week: “It doesn’t change my belief for this football team”
- FSU’s coordinators on third-down tape vs SMU: “Things were there, and we just have to execute better”
- Column: Florida State’s loss to SMU was for the greater program good
- Three concerning stats from FSU’s first 2 games of the season
- Mike Norvell on four SMU turnovers leading to just seven FSU points: “That’s a failure”
- Positions: 2026 FSU football position previews
- Schedule: 2026 FSU football schedule previews
- Mike Norvell’s FSU salary, buyout info
Florida State Seminoles vs. Alabama Crimson Tide: How to watch, stream, odds
Date
- Saturday, September 19th
Time
- 3:30 p.m. ET
Watch/Stream
- Channel: ABC
- Stream: WatchESPN| ESPN App
Listen
- Seminoles Radio Network
- FSU Broadcast: Ch. 269 | SXM AppCh. 84 | SXM App
Spread
- -18.5, Alabama
Over/Under
- 48.5 points
FSU vs. Alabama: Game notes
via FSU Sports Info
- Florida State will play at No. 10 Alabama (2-0) on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET on ABC.
- The Seminoles opened the 2025 season with a 31-17 win over No. 8 Alabama, snapping the Crimson Tide’s 23-season streak of winning the season opener. FSU allowed just 87 rushing yards, had 3.0 sacks and 7.0 tackles for loss.
- Head coach Mike Norvell has five regular-season non-conference victories over SEC teams as Florida State’s head coach, the most by any coach over the SEC since 2020. His six wins against the SEC since becoming a head coach in 2016 rank as the 2nd-highest non-conference win total over SEC teams in that span.
- Norvell is the only active coach with multiple non-conference regular season wins over SEC programs, beating No. 5 LSU in 2023 and No. 8 Alabama last year.
- Florida State ranks 9th nationally and leads the ACC with five takeaways, including a season-high four against No. 19 SMU. The four takeaways and +3 turnover margin were both FSU’s highest since a 2022 win over Miami.
- Quindarrius Jones forced and recovered a fumble against the Mustangs, one week after his first career interception against New Mexico State. Jones is one of two players nationally with an interception, forced fumble and fumble recovery in 2026.
- Both of Jones’ takeaways occurred on the opponents’ first drive of the game.
- Running back Samuel Singleton Jr. is one of five players in the country and one of two in the ACC with a rushing touchdown and multiple receiving touchdowns. He has caught both of FSU’s passing touchdowns in 2026, the first receiving scores of his career.
- Singleton was the ACC Receiver of the Week after tallying 164 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns against New Mexico State. He is the first non-receiver to win the award for Florida State.
- Running back Ousmane Kromah and quarterback Ashton Daniels each have rushing touchdowns in consecutive games to begin the season. Kromah is averaging 115.5 rushing yards per game, 2nd in the ACC. He has back-to-back 100-yard rushing games, the first Seminole with consecutive 100-yard games since Trey Benson in 2022.
- Kicker Gabe Panikowski is 3-for-3 on field goal attempts this season and is now 18-for-18 on field goals at the NCAA level. He was the Fred Haskins Award winner as the best non-FBS kicker in 2024 when he made all 15 field goal attempts at Idaho State. FSU has made 169 consecutive point after tries, including perfect marks each of the past four seasons.
- Florida State is 8-for-8 in the red zone.
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