Alabama to Play Kansas State in the Allstate Sugar Bowl
12/4/2022 1:36:00 PM | Football
The Crimson Tide and Wildcats will kick off at 11 a.m. CT on Dec. 31 inside the Caesars Superdome
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The No. 5 Alabama Crimson Tide will face off with the No. 9 Kansas State Wildcats in the Allstate Sugar Bowl inside Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, on Saturday, Dec. 31, at 11 a.m. CT (noon ET) on ESPN.
The New Year's Eve midday matchup will be the first on the gridiron between the Tide and Wildcats.
Alabama will make its 17th appearance in the Sugar Bowl with this year's selection, owning a record of 9-7 in those contests. Most recently, the Tide defeated Clemson in the 2017 College Football Playoff Semifinal game (24-6).
Head coach Nick Saban is 15-6 in postseason games at Alabama, earning wins over Cincinnati (2022 CFP Semifinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic), Ohio State (2021 CFP National Championship Game), Notre Dame (2021 CFP Semifinal Game at the Rose Bowl), Michigan (2019 Citrus Bowl), Oklahoma (2018 CFP Semifinal Game at the Orange Bowl), Georgia (2018 CFP National Championship Game), Clemson (2017 CFP Semifinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl and the 2016 CFP National Championship Game), Washington (2016 CFP Semifinal Game at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl), Michigan State (2015 CFP Semifinal Game at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic).
Prior to the CFP, the Tide defeated the Fighting Irish (2013 BCS National Championship Game at the Orange Bowl), LSU (2012 BCS National Championship Game at the Allstate Sugar Bowl), Michigan State (2011 Capital One Bowl), Texas (2010 BCS National Championship Game at the Rose Bowl) and Colorado (2007 Independence Bowl).
Current Tide Pride, faculty/staff and former letterwinner season ticketholders can request tickets through their online account with a deadline of Tuesday, Dec. 6 at 5 p.m. CT. Tickets in the official Alabama team allotment are also available on RollTide.com to the general public at $175 each and can be purchased here, with the tickets being located in the upper levels of the Caesars Superdome. Public ticket requests will be fulfilled based on order date and the deadline to requests tickets is Thursday, Dec. 8 at 5 p.m. CT. All tickets requests will be acknowledged via email on Monday, Dec. 12.
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