Auburn stuns No. 1 Georgia with game-winning field goal on final play
ATHENS, Ga.— Alex McPherson kicked a game-winning 34-yard field goal as time expired and Auburn, led by quarterback Byrum Brown’s dominant running game, upset No.
1 Georgia 27-24 on Saturday.It’s the second straight week the top team in the AP Top 25 lost to an unranked foe after then-No.1 Texas fell to Oklahoma last Saturday.Georgia quarterback Gunner Stockton led a long game-tying touchdown drive in the fourth quarter but lost a fumble with 58 seconds remaining and the Bulldogs driving for a potential go-ahead field goal.Stockton, who also threw two interceptions, fumbled on a run from the Auburn 46.
Safety Sylvester Smith-Reed recovered for the Tigers at the Auburn 44.A roughing-the-passer penalty on Georgia’s Gabe Harris Jr.
helped set up McPherson’s game-winning kick.Auburn players swarmed the field.Brown ran for 115 yards and a touchdown on 26 carries and added a scoring pass.Georgia (6-1, 4-1 Southeastern Conference) saw its streaks of nine straight wins over Auburn and 53 consecutive wins over unranked teams come to an end in a loss that also will end the Bulldogs’ short one-week stay atop the AP Top 25.Auburn (4-2, 2-2), who plays LSU next Saturday, beat the Bulldogs on the ground.
Tailback Nate Frazier returned from a rib injury to start for Georgia but was ineffective, gaining only 19 yards on nine carries.Georgia trailed 24-14 before rallying with a 42-yard field goal by Peyton Woodring.Stockton led a tying touchdown drive that began at the Georgia 6 and covered 94 yards in 13 plays, capped by his 4-yard pass to London Humphreys.Stockton’s two interceptions doubled his previous season total through six games.
The Bulldogs also were hurt by mistakes, including three personal foul penalties.After Georgia took a 14-0 lead, Auburn scored the next 24 points.Georgia, who has a bye week before facing Florida, which upset Texas on Saturday, looked dominant in the opening minutes, even after Stockton had to leave after hitting the field helmet-...