No. 1 Georgia loses at home in Athens against rival Auburn.
Auburn defeated Georgia 27-24.
Georgia took 14-0 lead before Auburn scored 24 unanswered points. The Dawgs tied it up late in the fourth quarter.
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Auburn won on a last-second, 34-yard field goal field goal by Alex McPherson.
Georgia’s loss ends a 93-game winning streak for No. 1 AP teams at home against unranked teams.
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Georgia quarterback Gunner Stockton had problems this game, including two interception.
The Auburn-Georgia series is known as the Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry. This will be the 131st game in the series which began in 1892.
Georgia was 10-1 against Auburn under Smart, including 5-0 in Athens.
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, the Associated Press reported.
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