"I Hate Alabama" is a 2021 song by American country music singer Conner Smith.

Released on October 8, 2021 as a promotional single, the song is about the heartbreak of a broken romantic relationship that was ended in the city of Tuscaloosa, Alabama that Smith had experienced, comparing it to the Third Saturday in October college football rivalry.

[1] The song would later go viral within the college football fanbase, gaining millions of streams on social media platforms and resulting in Smith signing a record deal with Big Machine.

[4][5] The song makes heavy references to the Third Saturday in October college football rivalry between the Tennessee Volunteers and the Alabama Crimson Tide.

After the 2022 College Football Playoff National Championship, where the Georgia Bulldogs beat the Alabama Crimson Tide to win the national championship, Smith reported that streams for the song had doubled after the victory.