Auburn Stuns No. 1 Georgia 27-24 on a Walk-Off Field Goal in Athens

Alex McPherson's walk-off 34-yard field goal capped a comeback from 14-0 down and handed the top-ranked team a second straight loss.

By Watchman Report staff · October 17, 2026

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Auburn kicker Alex McPherson made a walk-off 34-yard field goal to beat No. 1 Georgia 27-24 in Athens on Saturday, NCAA.com reported.

Georgia led 14-0 before Auburn scored 24 unanswered points. The Bulldogs tied the game at 24 with 2:58 left, but quarterback Gunner Stockton fumbled on a designed run with 1:12 to play, his third turnover of the day after two interceptions. Auburn's Byrum Brown, who ran for 115 yards, then led the Tigers into field goal range.

Georgia became the first No. 1 team to lose in back-to-back weeks since October 1990, NCAA.com reported. It was Auburn's first win in Athens in 31 years and its sixth win ever over a No. 1 team.

Sources and original reporting:

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✦ Biblical Perspective ✦

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Scripture Connection

Ecclesiastes 9:11 KJV

"I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all."

Theme: The race is not to the swift

The Preacher watched life under the sun and saw that the race does not always go to the swift or the battle to the strong. Rankings are predictions, not guarantees. It is a small, happy reminder that pride goes before a fall, even on a football field.

1 Corinthians 9:24 KJV

"Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain."

Paul used athletes as a picture of the Christian life: run to win. Auburn kept running after falling behind 14-0, and believers are called to the same perseverance.