Kentucky's 2016 football schedule includes visit to Alabama

The Southeastern Conference announced schedules for the 2016 football season on Thursday night, and Kentucky's slate includes 12 games all to be played on Saturdays.

Three of the Wildcats' four non-conference games will be played at Commonwealth Stadium, against Southern Mississippi, New Mexico State and Austin Peay. Kentucky's only non-conference road game is at archrival Louisville in the season finale.

In SEC action, the Cats' will play host South Carolina, Vanderbilt, Mississippi State and Georgia and will visit Florida, Alabama, Missouri and Tennessee.

Kentucky has one weekend off, which comes Oct. 14.

2016 SCHEDULE

Sept. 3 SOUTHERN MISS

Sept. 10 at Florida

Sept. 17 NEW MEXICO STATE

Sept. 24 SOUTH CAROLINA

Oct. 1 at Alabama

Oct. 8 VANDERBILT

Oct. 22 MISSISSIPPI STATE

Oct. 29 At Missouri

Nov. 5 GEORGIA

Nov. 12 at Tennessee

Nov. 19 AUSTIN PEAY

Nov. 26 at Louisville

This story was originally published October 29, 2015 at 6:48 PM with the headline "Kentucky's 2016 football schedule includes visit to Alabama."