Auburn takes down Georgia: Tigers score massive upset over No. 1 Bulldogs on walk-off FG

Alex Golesh earned a signature win in Year 1 — the Tigers’ first over a ranked foe since 2021

Alex Golesh earned a signature win in Year 1 — the Tigers Georgia picked a bad time to play its worst game of the season on Saturday afternoon against Auburn. The Bulldogs allowed a blocked field goal, turned it over three times and committed a couple of critical penalties contributing directly to the Tigers' stunning 27-24 victory. The Auburn win snaps Georgia's 54-game winning streak against unranked competition. Georgia committed three personal fouls against Auburn quarterback Byrum Brown, including one in the final seconds that put the Tigers in position for Alex McPherson's game-winning field goal as time expired. Smart said before the game he was worried about Auburn's physicality and his team being banged up coming off last week's win at Alabama, and it showed as the Tigers borrowed from the Bulldogs' playbook by winning at the line of scrimmage.

Georgia led 14-0 before Auburn scored the game's next 24 points to take a 24-14 lead into the fourth quarter. The Tigers' victory was their first over a ranked opponent since 2021 and marked their first win over a top-ranked foe since doing it twice during the 2017 campaign. On a critical 3rd-and-11 with 1:16 to play at its own 29-yard line, Auburn had a bad snap, resulting in an immediate punt and giving Georgia a potential game-winning possession.