Alex Mc Pherson 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 in Athens, Ga. It was the second straight week the top team in the AP Top 25 lost to an unranked opponent, after then-No. 1 Texas fell to Oklahoma the previous Saturday.
Georgia quarterback Gunner Stockton led a long tying touchdown drive in the fourth quarter, a 94-yard, 13-play march capped by his 4-yard pass to London Humphreys. But with 58 seconds remaining and the Bulldogs driving for a potential go-ahead field goal, Stockton lost a fumble on a run from the Auburn 46. Safety Sylvester Smith-Reed recovered for the Tigers, and a roughing-the-passer penalty on Georgia's Gabe Harris Jr. helped set up Mc Pherson's winning kick. Stockton also threw two interceptions.
Auburn was an 18.5-point underdog and 8-1 to win outright, according to DraftKings. Brown ran for 115 yards and a touchdown on 26 carries and added a scoring pass. Georgia's nine-game winning streak over Auburn and its 53 consecutive victories over unranked teams came to an end, and the loss ended the Bulldogs' brief one-week stay atop the AP Top 25.
"We helped them," said Georgia coach Kirby Smart, citing three turnovers and undisciplined penalties. Auburn first-year coach Alex Golesh said he was "really proud" of his players, adding, "We're going to build Auburn back to where everybody wants it, one game at a time."
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