"We are pleased to have the opportunity to open another season in Atlanta for the 2021 Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game. The Crimson Tide's 2021 appearance will continue the streak of SEC teams appearing in a Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game every year since its inaugural season in 2008. The Crimson Tide hold a 5-0 record in the event after a 24-7 victory against Florida State in this year's Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game and are set to open the 2019 season in Atlanta against Duke. We are looking forward to the battle," said Miami Head Coach Mark Richt.Īlabama will be making its record-seventh appearance in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff game. "We are excited to kick off the 2021 season against Alabama in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game. "We welcome the opportunity and the challenge in facing Alabama in the 2021 Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game, and I know that it will be an amazing college football experience for our student-athletes, coaches and fans." "The University of Miami has a proud football tradition and a history of matching up against the very best," said Miami Director of Athletics Blake James. The Hurricanes return to Atlanta for the first time on a neutral field since their clash with LSU in the 2005 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl. Miami will be making its debut in the 2021 Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game and will be the ninth ACC team to make such an appearance. Number 12 Miami defeated number nine Ohio State in the 1999 Classic."With two teams of this caliber playing for the first time in nearly three decades, it really is going to be an electric atmosphere and an epic celebration of college football here in Atlanta," said Percy Vaughn, Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl chairman. The Hurricanes won in both of their appearances.ĭefending National Champion and number ten Miami upset number one Auburn in the 1984 Kickoff Classic. Miami previously played in the now defunct kickoff classic at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. They are 5-0 all-time after defeating Florida State on Saturday 24-7.Īlabama is also scheduled to appear in the 2019 game against Miami’s ACC Coastal’s Division rival Duke. The 2021 game will be Alabama’s record seventh appearance. The game will mark Miami’s first appearance in the Chick-Fil-A kickoff classic. Miami will play at Michigan State on September 26, 2020.Īlabama’s ten National Championships are the most in college football history. Miami has a home game scheduled in the following weeks against Appalachian State and Michigan State.
The game between the Hurricanes and Crimson Tide is tentatively scheduled for September 4. The game is one of three non-conference games Miami already has scheduled for the 2021 season. The Tide then ran off a streak of ten straight between 19.
That narrowed the Alabama lead in the series to three games to two. The Hurricanes two other wins in addition to the 1990 Sugar Bowl game came in back to back meetings in 1954 and ’55. Saban has won three more at Alabama.Īlabama has decisive 14 to three edge all-time against Miami. That title occurred in Nick Saban’s third season. It would be the only one they would win until 2009. It was also the Crimson Tide’s first National Championship in 13 years. The win by Alabama ended a 29 game Miami Hurricanes winning streak. Three years after the Miami Hurricanes beat Alabama to win their third National Championship the Tide turned to Alabama. The game matched the top two teams in the polls heading into the Sugar Bowl. Miami and Alabama last met in the 1993 Sugar Bowl. The game is scheduled to be the 18th meeting between the Crimson Tide and UM. In a game that had been rumored last month, the Miami Hurricanes will play Alabama in the Chick-Fil-A classic in 2021 at Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
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