TUSCALOOSA, Ala.— Starting in the mid 1970s until the early 2000s, with a few exceptions, Alabama football usually opened its SEC slate each season against Vanderbilt. Traditionally, Alabama is at the top of the conference while Vanderbilt is at the bottom. The Crimson Tide holds a 63-18-4 advantage over the Commodores, and Vanderbilt has the worst all-time winning percentage in the SEC.
This gave Alabama the opportunity to ease into the SEC schedule most seasons. Even Nick Saban’s first SEC opponent as Crimson Tide head coach was Vanderbilt in 2007.
The 2024 Crimson Tide team, currently ranked No. 4, will face Vanderbilt next weekend in Nashville on Oct. 5, but not before Kalen DeBoer coaches in his first ever SEC game against the No. 2 Georgia Bulldogs this Saturday night inside Bryant-Denny Stadium…