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Auburn stuns No. 1 Georgia on last-second field goal
October 18, 2026 at 12:56 AM
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Auburn upset No. 1 Georgia 27-24 on Saturday, the second straight week the AP's top-ranked team lost to an unranked opponent.
- Kicker Alex McPherson's 34-yard field goal as time expired sealed the 27-24 win.
- Georgia quarterback Gunner Stockton lost a fumble with 58 seconds left, ending the Bulldogs' final drive.
- Byrum Brown ran for 115 yards and a touchdown and threw a scoring pass for Auburn.
- The loss ended Georgia's nine-game win streak over Auburn and its 53-game win streak over unranked teams.
- It was the first time since October 1990 that the AP's top-ranked team lost in back-to-back weeks.
- Auburn outrushed Georgia 192-113, with quarterback Byrum Brown leading the Tigers with 115 rushing yards.
- The upset snapped a 195-game losing streak for unranked teams that had trailed the AP No. 1 by at least 14 points.




