Alabama 31, Texas A&M 20
Alabama beat Texas A&M 31–20 on Saturday, October 24, after scoring the game’s final 14 points. The Crimson Tide’s official game center showed the fourth quarter complete and listed Alabama at 6–2 and the Aggies at 4–4.
The teams were tied 17–17 at halftime. Texas A&M scored three points in the third quarter to take a 20–17 lead, but Alabama answered with 14 fourth-quarter points while holding the visitors scoreless.
Sources: Alabama Athletics — completed Texas A&M game center and statistics ↗
Russell and Scott lead the passing production
Keelon Russell passed for 311 yards, with Rico Scott accounting for 156 receiving yards. Alabama finished with 379 total yards against 278 for Texas A&M. Marcel Reed threw for 163 yards. The Aggies had a 115–68 advantage in rushing yardage, but that edge did not become a fourth-quarter score.
Sources: Alabama Athletics — completed Texas A&M game center and statistics ↗
A response after two defeats
Alabama’s schedule shows consecutive losses before this homecoming game: 20–17 against Georgia on October 10 and 26–10 at Tennessee on October 17. Saturday therefore ended that two-game losing run.
The Tennessee game offers a measure of the offensive improvement Alabama needed. The Tide’s official report listed only 201 total yards and 147 passing yards in Knoxville. Alabama had reached halftime just two points behind that week, then failed to score in the second half as Tennessee pulled away.
Sources: Alabama Athletics — 2026 football schedule ↗ · Alabama Athletics — October 17 Tennessee game report ↗
Why this meeting had a familiar backdrop
Texas A&M’s pregame notes identified this as the programs’ first meeting since 2023 and their first game in Tuscaloosa since 2022. Alabama entered with a 13–3 lead in the series.
The Aggies had arrived after scoring 41 points and gaining 501 yards against The Citadel. Their notes also highlighted how much of that production came from younger players: freshmen and sophomores accounted for 30 of the points. Saturday supplied a different test against an SEC opponent on the road.
Sources: Texas A&M Athletics — Alabama game-week notes and next road games ↗
What comes next for both teams?
Alabama’s next scheduled game is at LSU in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on November 7, followed by another road game at Vanderbilt in Nashville, Tennessee, on November 14. The schedule listed a kickoff window for LSU rather than a confirmed time when checked.
Texas A&M also has a break before its next road assignment, at South Carolina. Its pregame notes said the Aggies would not return to Kyle Field until November 14, when they host Tennessee.
Sources: Alabama Athletics — 2026 football schedule ↗ · Texas A&M Athletics — Alabama game-week notes and next road games ↗
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