Alabama vs Texas A&M: shaded seats and sun by section

For Alabama vs Texas A&M at a 2:30 pm kickoff, 30 of 98 sections get 15 minutes of sun or less; the sunniest are 827, 826, 825, 829. Minutes of direct sun are measured for every section below.

Sat Oct 24, 2026, Saban Field at Bryant-Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa. Kickoff time not yet announced (SEC windows 11 am, 2:30 pm or 6 to 7 pm CT). Kickoff 2:30 pm CT.

Which seats are in the sun at a 2:30 pm kickoff?

Bryant-Denny Stadium sun map, Alabama vs Texas A&M, 2:30 pm kickoff — Average minutes of direct sun per section, 2:30 pm kickoff, 3.5 hour game.

Time	What happens
12:00 pm	Walk of Champions: the team arrives on University Boulevard, north side
12:30 pm	All gates open
2:30 pm	Kickoff
~6:00 pm	Typical final whistle (3.5 h)

Gate and Walk of Champions times from the rolltide.com Football A to Z Index.

Sun at kickoff: 37.1° high, bearing 216.4°. Still 0.9° high at the final whistle. Sunniest: 827, 826, 825, 829, 824, 823. Shadiest: 801, 802, 803, 804, 812, 805. By level and side: lower bowl east 117 min, upper deck north 116 min, lower bowl north 83 min, upper deck east 82 min, upper deck south 72 min, lower bowl south 23 min, lower bowl west 5 min, upper deck west 4 min.

Section	Level	Side	Sun (min)	Mostly shaded from	Low-sun glare
Section 101	lower bowl	south	3	at kickoff
Section 102	lower bowl	south	2	at kickoff
Section 103	lower bowl	west	0	at kickoff
Section 104	lower bowl	west	0	at kickoff
Section 105	lower bowl	west	0	at kickoff
Section 106	lower bowl	west	1	at kickoff
Section 107	lower bowl	west	1	at kickoff
Section 108	lower bowl	west	5	at kickoff
Section 109	lower bowl	west	9	at kickoff
Section 110	lower bowl	west	13	at kickoff
Section 111	lower bowl	west	18	2:40 pm
Section 112	lower bowl	north	27	3:00 pm
Section 113	lower bowl	north	31	3:00 pm
Section 114	lower bowl	north	16	at kickoff
Section 115	lower bowl	north	67	3:40 pm
Section 116	lower bowl	north	98	4:10 pm
Section 117	lower bowl	north	115	4:30 pm
Section 118	lower bowl	north	128	4:40 pm
Section 119	lower bowl	north	131	4:50 pm
Section 120	lower bowl	north	100	5:00 pm	yes
Section 121	lower bowl	north	50	at kickoff	yes
Section 122	lower bowl	north	111	4:50 pm	yes
Section 123	lower bowl	north	119	5:00 pm	yes
Section 124	lower bowl	east	121	5:00 pm	yes
Section 125	lower bowl	east	120	5:00 pm	yes
Section 126	lower bowl	east	120	5:00 pm	yes
Section 127	lower bowl	east	117	4:50 pm	yes
Section 128	lower bowl	east	109	4:50 pm	yes
Section 129	lower bowl	east	110	4:50 pm	yes
Section 130	lower bowl	east	117	5:00 pm	yes
Section 131	lower bowl	east	130	5:10 pm	yes
Section 132	lower bowl	east	106	4:40 pm	yes
Section 133	lower bowl	south	103	4:30 pm	yes
Section 134	lower bowl	south	79	4:20 pm
Section 135	lower bowl	south	15	at kickoff
Section 136	lower bowl	south	8	at kickoff
Section 137	lower bowl	south	19	at kickoff
Section 138	lower bowl	south	19	at kickoff
Section 139	lower bowl	south	18	at kickoff
Section 140	lower bowl	south	11	at kickoff
Section 141	lower bowl	south	3	at kickoff
Section 142	lower bowl	south	0	at kickoff
Section 801	upper deck	south	0	at kickoff
Section 802	upper deck	south	0	at kickoff
Section 803	upper deck	south	0	at kickoff
Section 804	upper deck	south	0	at kickoff
Section 805	upper deck	west	0	at kickoff
Section 806	upper deck	west	0	at kickoff
Section 807	upper deck	west	0	at kickoff
Section 808	upper deck	west	0	at kickoff
Section 809	upper deck	west	30	at kickoff
Section 810	upper deck	west	0	at kickoff
Section 811	upper deck	west	0	at kickoff
Section 812	upper deck	west	0	at kickoff
Section 813	upper deck	north	1	at kickoff
Section 814	upper deck	north	3	at kickoff
Section 815	upper deck	north	5	at kickoff
Section 816	upper deck	north	7	at kickoff
Section 818	upper deck	north	88	3:10 pm
Section 819	upper deck	north	98	3:40 pm
Section 820	upper deck	north	130	4:40 pm
Section 821	upper deck	north	159	5:10 pm
Section 822	upper deck	north	176	5:10 pm
Section 823	upper deck	north	182	5:20 pm
Section 824	upper deck	north	188	5:30 pm
Section 825	upper deck	north	191	5:40 pm
Section 826	upper deck	north	193	5:40 pm
Section 827	upper deck	north	197	5:50 pm	yes
Section 828	upper deck	north	168	5:40 pm	yes
Section 829	upper deck	north	190	5:40 pm	yes
Section 831	upper deck	north	86	at kickoff	yes
Section 832	upper deck	north	87	at kickoff	yes
Section 833	upper deck	north	88	at kickoff	yes
Section 834	upper deck	north	89	at kickoff	yes
Section 835	upper deck	east	88	at kickoff	yes
Section 836	upper deck	east	86	at kickoff	yes
Section 837	upper deck	east	88	at kickoff	yes
Section 838	upper deck	east	85	at kickoff	yes
Section 839	upper deck	east	77	at kickoff	yes
Section 840	upper deck	east	69	at kickoff	yes
Section 841	upper deck	east	72	at kickoff	yes
Section 842	upper deck	east	87	at kickoff	yes
Section 843	upper deck	south	78	at kickoff	yes
Section 844	upper deck	south	77	at kickoff	yes
Section 845	upper deck	south	70	at kickoff
Section 846	upper deck	south	65	at kickoff
Section 848	upper deck	south	95	5:00 pm
Section 849	upper deck	south	99	4:50 pm
Section 850	upper deck	south	139	4:50 pm
Section 851	upper deck	south	94	4:20 pm
Section 852	upper deck	south	103	4:20 pm
Section 853	upper deck	south	103	4:20 pm
Section 854	upper deck	south	96	4:20 pm
Section 855	upper deck	south	84	4:10 pm
Section 856	upper deck	south	73	3:40 pm
Section 857	upper deck	south	39	3:10 pm
Section 858	upper deck	south	126	5:30 pm
Section 859	upper deck	south	91	4:00 pm

Forecast: 76°F, wind 7 mph, rain chance up to 0%, cloud 0%. 10-year norm for this date and kickoff: 74°F (range 64-83°F), feels like 74°F, wind 6 mph, rain in 12% of game hours, clear skies in 44%.

Plan the game: all 98 Bryant-Denny Stadium sections and the 2026 section numbers · Bryant-Denny Stadium parking and Quad tailgating · Bryant-Denny Stadium clear bag policy · how the Bryant-Denny Stadium data is measured.