This year’s Chick-fil-A Kickoff game between Alabama and Duke will start at 3:30 p.m. Aug. 31 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium and will be televised by ABC.

“We look forward to welcoming another national television audience to the Capital of College Football for the Chick-fil-A Kickoff game,” said Gary Stokan, Peach Bowl, Inc. CEO and president, in a statement released Thursday afternoon. “It should be an intriguing matchup featuring two storied coaches, a Heisman Trophy favorite and a popular preseason pick to play in this year’s College Football Playoff.”

This will be the 15th Chick-fil-A Kickoff game, and the first appearance in the game by Duke. Alabama will play in its sixth CFA Kickoff.

The previous games:

Year, result 

2018, Auburn 21, Washington 16

2017, Tennessee 42, Georgia Tech 41 (2 OT)

2017, Alabama 24, Florida State 7

2016, Georgia 33, North Carolina 24

2015, Auburn 31, Louisville 24

2014, Alabama 33, West Virginia 23

2014, Ole Miss 35, Boise State 13

2013, Alabama 35, Virginia Tech 10

2012, Clemson 26, Auburn 19

2012, Tennessee 35, N.C. State 21

2011, Boise State 35, Georgia 21

2010, LSU 30, North Carolina 24

2009, Alabama 34, Virginia Tech 24

2008, Alabama 34, Clemson 10

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