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Auburn Beat No. 1 Georgia 27-24 on Walk-Off Field Goal in Athens

Alex McPherson kicked a 34 yard field goal as time expired as unranked Auburn, behind 115 rushing yards from Byrum Brown, stunned No. 1 Georgia 27-24 at Sanford Stadium, the Tigers' first win in Athens since 2005.

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Auburn Beat No. 1 Georgia 27-24 on Walk-Off Field Goal in Athens

Key points

  • Unranked Auburn beat No. 1 Georgia 27-24 at Sanford Stadium in Athens on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, on a 34 yard field goal by Alex McPherson as time expired.
  • Georgia started fast and led 14-0 in the first quarter.
  • Georgia cut the lead to 24-17 on a 42 yard field goal by Peyton Woodring with 14:15 left.

Unranked Auburn beat No. 1 Georgia 27-24 at Sanford Stadium in Athens on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, on a 34 yard field goal by Alex McPherson as time expired. It was Auburn's first win in Athens since 2005 and its first win over Georgia since 2017, ending a nine game losing run in the Deep South's Oldest Rivalry.

Georgia started fast and led 14-0 in the first quarter. Auburn then scored 24 straight points. The Tigers led 17-14 at half time and 24-14 in the third quarter, the first time Auburn had scored more than 13 points at Sanford Stadium since 2009. Auburn quarterback Byrum Brown did most of the damage. He ran 26 times for 115 yards and a touchdown and completed 15 of 26 passes for 150 yards and a touchdown.

Georgia tie it, then give it away

Georgia cut the lead to 24-17 on a 42 yard field goal by Peyton Woodring with 14:15 left. The Bulldogs then drove 94 yards in 13 plays, and Gunner Stockton threw a 4 yard touchdown pass to London Humphreys with 2:58 left to tie the game at 24-24.

Georgia got the ball back with a chance to win, but Stockton fumbled on a run with 58 seconds left at the Auburn 46. Sylvester Smith-Reed recovered for Auburn at its own 44. A run by Jeremiah Cobb and a late hit penalty on Georgia's Gabe Harris Jr. moved Auburn to the Georgia 19 with 14 seconds left, and McPherson kicked the winner from 34 yards as the clock ran out. Auburn players ran onto the field to celebrate.

Stockton finished 22 of 34 for 272 yards with two touchdowns, but he also threw two interceptions, the first two interception game of his career, and lost the late fumble. Georgia lost to an unranked team for the first time since South Carolina won 20-17 in double overtime in 2019.

What it means

Auburn, a 19 point underdog under first year coach Alex Golesh, improved to 4-2 overall and 2-2 in the SEC. It is the second straight week the No. 1 team in the country has lost to an unranked opponent, after Texas fell to Oklahoma last Saturday.

Auburn plays LSU at home next Saturday. LSU beat Mississippi State 31-0 on Saturday. Georgia has a week off before it plays Florida on Oct. 31 in Atlanta. Florida beat Texas 27-24 on Saturday.

Timeline

  1. Oct 17, 2026Georgia leads 14-0 early, then Auburn scores 24 straight points to lead 24-14 in the third quarter in Athens.
  2. Oct 17, 2026Gunner Stockton throws a 4 yard touchdown pass to London Humphreys with 2:58 left and Georgia ties the game at 24-24.
  3. Oct 17, 2026Stockton fumbles with 58 seconds left, Auburn recovers, and Alex McPherson kicks a 34 yard field goal as time expires for a 27-24 Auburn win.

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