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Auburn Tigers college football upset of Georgia

Overview

Auburn secured a major upset victory against the No. 1 ranked Georgia Bulldogs at Sanford Stadium. Despite Georgia holding an early 14-0 lead, Auburn scored 24 unanswered points. The game was decided by a 34-yard walk-off field goal from Alex McPherson as time expired, following a late Georgia fumble and a roughing-the-passer penalty.

The loss ended Georgia’s nine-game winning streak against Auburn and their 53-game winning streak against unranked opponents. Following the game, Auburn quarterback Byrum Brown was named SEC Offensive Player of the Week, and head coach Alex Golesh was named the Bear Bryant National Coach of the Week. Supporters gathered at Toomer’s Corner to celebrate the win.

Entities

Byrum Brown · Georgia Bulldogs · Auburn Tigers · AP Top 25 · Alex McPherson

Timeline

  1. [SPORTS] 2 sources
    Auburn Tigers upset No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs

    The Auburn Tigers upset No. 1 Georgia, earning head coach Alex Golesh National Coach of the Week honors and quarterback Byrum Brown SEC Offensive Player of the Week honors.

  2. [SPORTS] 14 sources
    Auburn upsets No. 1 Georgia 27-24 with walk-off field goal

    Unranked Auburn upset No. 1 Georgia 27-24 following a walk-off 34-yard field goal by Alex McPherson, snapping Georgia’s nine-game winning streak in the rivalry.

Sources

auburntigers.com · awfulannouncing.com · georgiadogs.com · haberaktuel.com · hawaiitribune-herald.com · heavy.com · insider.foxnews.com · newsday.com · nypost.com · redandblack.com · saturdaydownsouth.com · si.com · sicemdawgs.com · spotonalabama.com · triblive.com