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Florida State vs. Alabama 2026 Recap

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Data updatedOct 31, 2026
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How we picked it

How we picked it

Three ratings look at a team in three different ways. The numbers' pick is the team at least two of them favor.

Where the game is won

Where the game is won

Each row puts one team's unit against the unit it faces, by national rank out of all FBS teams. An edge is a gap of 25 spots or more.

Ratings: SP+ via CFB Update; PRIME via primecfb.com. Box and play stats computed from CollegeFootballData.com play data (via the public cfbfastR files), FBS games only for scoring. Rushing yards here exclude sacks, so they run higher than official totals. Ranks are out of 138 FBS teams.

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Florida State at Alabama, Week 3

Final: Florida State 36, Alabama 50. Elo pick: Alabama (correct).

Florida State and Alabama: team pages with every stat and national rank. Every Week 3 game, graded.

Florida State at Alabama, Week 3: questions people ask

Who won Florida State vs. Alabama, and what was the score?

Alabama beat Florida State 50–36 on Sat, Sep 19 at Bryant-Denny Stadium.

Did Elo get Florida State at Alabama right?

Yes. Elo picked Alabama, 90% chance to win going in.

What decided Florida State at Alabama?

Alabama won with the lower success rate, 46% to Florida State's 46%. Alabama hit more big plays: 24% of its plays were explosive (runs of 12+ yards, passes of 16+), to 20%. Florida State turned it over 3 times to Alabama's 0.

Florida State vs. Alabama player stats: who had the big game?

Ashton Daniels (Florida State) threw for 377 yards, Trae'shawn Brown (Alabama) ran for 86 yards, and Duce Robinson (Florida State) had 135 receiving yards.

What's the Alabama–Florida State series record now?

Alabama leads 4–2–1.