United States › Southeast › Georgia › Gwinnett County
Alex McPherson Kicks 34-Yard Field Goal As Time Expires To Lift Auburn Over No. 1 Georgia 27-24
Permanent address · /ga/gwinnett-county/2026/10/17/alex-mcpherson-kicks-34-yard-field-goal-as-time-expires-to-lift-auburn-over-no-1-379917
Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
16
First seen
Oct 17, 7:05 PM EDT
updated Oct 18, 2:52 PM EDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by WKMG (News 6 CBS), The Philadelphia Inquirer and 14 others, not yet confirmed.
Sources · Copies Of One Story Count Once
Alex McPherson kicks 34-yard field goal as time expires to lift Auburn over No. 1 Georgia 27-24 · WKMG (News 6 CBS)Oct 17, 7:05 PM EDT
Alex McPherson kicks 34-yard field goal as time expires to lift Auburn over No. 1 Georgia 27-24 · WDIV (Local 4 NBC) · the same story as an earlier source: it counts onceOct 17, 7:05 PM EDT
Auburn beats No. 1 Georgia 27-24 on Alex McPherson's last-second 34-yard field goal · WPLG Local 10 (ABC) · the same story as an earlier source: it counts onceOct 17, 7:05 PM EDT
No. 1 Georgia falls to Auburn 27-24 on walk-off field goal · WAGA (FOX 5 Atlanta)Oct 17, 7:32 PM EDT
Auburn stuns No. 1 Georgia with game-winning field goal on final play · New York PostOct 17, 8:03 PM EDT
Alex McPherson kicks field goal as time expires to lift Auburn over No. 1 Georgia 27-24 · WAKAOct 17, 8:05 PM EDT
Top 25 roundup: McPherson’s field goal as time expires lifts Auburn over No. 1 Georgia · Times LeaderOct 17, 8:31 PM EDT
Alex McPherson kicks 34-yard field goal as time expires to lift Auburn over No. 1 Georgia 27-24 · The Times-GazetteOct 17, 8:36 PM EDT
Alex McPherson kicks 34-yard field goal as time expires to lift Auburn over No. 1 Georgia 27-24 · Record Herald · the same story as an earlier source: it counts onceOct 17, 8:36 PM EDT
Alex McPherson kicks 34-yard field goal as time expires to lift Auburn over No. 1 Georgia 27-24 · The Philadelphia Inquirer · the same story as an earlier source: it counts onceOct 17, 8:38 PM EDT
34-yard field goal as time expires lifts Auburn over No. 1 Georgia · The Daily NewsOct 17, 11:02 PM EDT
Alex McPherson kicks 34-yard field goal as time expires to lift Auburn over No. 1 Georgia · The Register-HeraldOct 17, 11:46 PM EDT
Alex McPherson kicks 34-yard field goal as time expires to lift Auburn over No. 1 Georgia · Rutland Herald · the same story as an earlier source: it counts onceOct 18, 2:34 AM EDT
Alex McPherson kicks 34-yard field goal as time expires to lift Auburn over No. 1 Georgia · Bluefield Daily Telegraph · the same story as an earlier source: it counts onceOct 18, 2:34 AM EDT
NCAA: Auburn upsets No. 1 Georgia on game-winning field goal · Hawaii Tribune-HeraldOct 18, 6:07 AM EDT
Not just Evan: Alex McPherson kicks critical game-winning field goal for Auburn against No. 1 Georgia · WLWT 5 (NBC)Oct 18, 2:52 PM EDT
How It Unfolded
Official Confirmation
No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.
This map needs WebGL, which this browser does not offer. What it shows is on this page as text.
Gwinnett County and its neighbours, as they are right now. The event is placed on the county; it is not drawn as a point.
How We Decided
Oct 17, 7:55 PM EDTPublished: Two or more independent sources reported it.Oct 17, 8:53 PM EDTHeld: Held after review because this was distributed nationally and was not a local report.Oct 20, 10:01 PM EDTPublished: Two or more independent sources reported it.NextConfirmed when an official source agrees.