Overview
- Auburn beat No. 1 Georgia 27-24 on a game-winning field goal kicked as time expired at Sanford Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 17.
- Reports agree the kick decided the game but vary on the distance with most outlets calling it a 34-yard field goal and at least one report listing it as 39 yards.
- Kicker Alex McPherson, who missed the 2024 season after diagnoses of ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease and the surgical removal of his large intestine, said the kick was the first game-winner of his career.
- Quarterback Byrum Brown produced 265 all-purpose yards and Auburn forced key turnovers late, including a fumble that created the final chance for the winning kick.
- The upset ends Auburn’s long run without a win over Georgia and is being framed as a momentum-shifting milestone for Golesh’s program with attention now turning to Auburn’s next game.