On this day, the Tigers faced Oregon in the 2011 BCS National Championship Game. Tied 19-19 with a little over two minutes remaining, Auburn drove 73 yards to the Oregon one-yard line and won the game with a Wes Byrum field goal as time expired. | Auburn Football

Auburn University is officially retiring Cam Newton’s No. 2 jersey in a special ceremony during the Auburn vs. Georgia rivalry matchup on October 11, 2025 at Jordan-Hare Stadium. Newton is only the fourth player in Auburn football history to receive this honor, joining Heisman winners Pat Sullivan (No. 7), Bo Jackson (No. 34), and record-setting receiver Terry Beasley (No. 88). Cam Newton’s historic 2010 season was central to this recognition; he won the Heisman Trophy and led Auburn to an undef

🏈On January 10, 2011 the top-ranked Auburn Tigers beat the second ranked Oregon Ducks 22-19 in the BCS National Championship Game at the University of Phoenix Stadium, the host facility of the Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, Arizona. Wes Byrum’s 19-yard field goal with no time left (his sixth career game-winning field goal) caps off a perfect, 14-0 season for Auburn. It was the Tigers' second title recognized by the University (three being unclaimed) and first since 1957. The game marked Cam Newton’s