Wk 1 · 2026
East Carolina Pirates at Alabama Crimson Tide — Sat, Sep 5
Sat, Sep 5 ·
Bryant-Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa
· ABC
American · no games yet
at
12:00pET
ALA -28.5 · total 54.5 DraftKings
SEC · no games yet
What is at stake
A non-conference game. It moves both overall records but neither conference race. Alabama is ranked #13 (AP Top 25 ยท 2026-08-17).
Efficiency · 2025 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2025 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row; the
brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is always the better number
— including the rows where a lower figure is the good one.
Team stats · 2025 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2025 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
East Carolina form
W 42-3at FAUL 24-58at UTSAW 31-27vs MEMW 48-22vs CLTW 45-14at TEM
2025 season
Alabama form
L 7-28vs UGAW 27-20at AUBW 56-0vs EIUL 21-23vs OUW 20-9vs LSU
2025 season
East Carolina this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Alabama this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked when the game goes final. There is no line archive before this season, so these records begin with 2026 Week 1.
Common opponents · 0
These teams share no opponents on the 2026 schedule.
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Series history · 2006–2026
These teams have not met in the 2006–2026 window.
East Carolina leaders 2025 season
| Passing | Katin Houser QB #4 | 269/408, 3300 YDS, 19 TD, 6 INT |
| Chaston Ditta QB #9 | 4/7, 38 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Rushing | London Montgomery RB #24 | 156 CAR, 742 YDS, 7 TD |
| Marlon Gunn Jr. RB #21 | 94 CAR, 532 YDS, 6 TD | |
| TJ Engleman Jr. RB #4 | 53 CAR, 282 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Anthony Smith WR #9 | 60 REC, 897 YDS, 5 TD |
| Yannick Smith WR #3 | 44 REC, 583 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Brock Spalding WR #10 | 41 REC, 554 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Desirrio Riles TE #6 | 28 REC, 362 YDS, 2 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Ja'Marley Riddle S #12 | 70 |
| DJ Johnson Jr. LB #11 | 54 | |
| Samuel Dankah DL #7 | 51 | |
| Sacks | Zion Wilson DL #54 | 7 |
| Jasiyah Robinson DL #0 | 3.5 | |
| Rion Roseborough DL #88 | 2.5 | |
| Interceptions | Ja'Marley Riddle S #12 | 3 |
| Teagan Wilk DB #3 | 2 | |
| TyMir Brown DB #24 | 1 |
Alabama leaders 2025 season
| Passing | Ty Simpson QB #15 | 275/428, 3268 YDS, 26 TD, 5 INT |
| Keelon Russell QB #12 | 11/15, 143 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Rushing | Jam Miller RB #26 | 123 CAR, 493 YDS, 3 TD |
| Daniel Hill RB #4 | 61 CAR, 228 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Kevin Riley RB #6 | 56 CAR, 222 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Germie Bernard WR #5 | 57 REC, 762 YDS, 7 TD |
| Ryan Coleman-Williams WR #1 | 42 REC, 631 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Isaiah Horton WR #7 | 35 REC, 430 YDS, 8 TD | |
| Lotzeir Brooks WR #3 | 27 REC, 362 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Justin Jefferson LB #10 | 67 |
| Deontae Lawson LB #0 | 66 | |
| Bray Hubbard DB #18 | 61 | |
| Sacks | Yhonzae Pierre LB #0 | 6 |
| LT Overton EDGE #22 | 4 | |
| James Smith DT #3 | 2.5 | |
| Interceptions | Bray Hubbard DB #18 | 4 |
| Dijon Lee Jr. DB #5 | 2 | |
| DaShawn Jones CB #7 | 1 |
Player production is per game from the
2025 season, for players on the current roster.