Missouri vs Auburn 2025: Final Score and Overtime Recap
Missouri beat Auburn 23–17 in double overtime on October 18, 2025. Review the final, important plays and result context.
Missouri vs Auburn 2025: Final Score and Overtime Recap
Missouri beat Auburn 23-17 in double overtime on October 18, 2025, at Jordan-Hare Stadium. The game's unusual finish is the headline: both teams missed field-goal attempts during the first overtime, before Missouri's Beau Pribula scored in the second extra period. Auburn's response stalled on fourth down. This is a historical 2025 football recap, not Missouri's separate 2026 game against Ole Miss.
At a glance
| Date | October 18, 2025 |
| Final | Missouri 23, Auburn 17 |
| Overtime | Double overtime |
| Stadium | Jordan-Hare Stadium, Auburn |
| Regulation | Tied 17-17 |
| Winning score | Beau Pribula touchdown run in second OT |
Missouri–Auburn 2025 scoring story
Auburn scored on its opening drive when quarterback Jackson Arnold ran in from one yard out. Missouri answered through a field goal and later a Jamal Roberts touchdown run to take a 10-7 lead at halftime. After Auburn's defense kept the game close, freshman Omar Mabson II scored in the third quarter to restore a Tiger lead.
Alex McPherson's fourth-quarter field goal made it 17-10 Auburn. Missouri tied the game on an Ahmad Hardy touchdown run with just over five minutes remaining. The teams finished regulation level at 17, setting up a two-overtime finish rather than a straightforward fourth-quarter win.
Why the first overtime ended without a point
Auburn's opening overtime possession lost yardage and ended with a missed 50-yard field-goal attempt. Missouri also missed a chance to win when a 38-yard field goal went wide right. With neither side scoring, the game continued to a second extra period.
This sequence matters because describing the contest merely as a six-point overtime win hides the failed scoring chances that made the second overtime necessary. It was not a single walk-off touchdown immediately after regulation.
The second overtime and the deciding stop
Missouri converted a third-and-long opportunity and Pribula finished with a three-yard touchdown run. The two-point try failed, giving Missouri a 23-17 lead rather than a two-possession margin. Auburn still had a chance to match the touchdown, but its offense lost yardage and came up empty on fourth down.
The result was final at 23-17 Missouri. The ending hinged as much on Auburn's inability to answer as on the visitors' successful drive, a distinction that explains the double-overtime score without inflating one player into the only reason for the win.
Defensive and individual moments
Auburn had several important defensive plays, including a Jay Crawford interception late in regulation that ended a Missouri threat and helped force overtime. Xavier Atkins and Robert Woodyard Jr. each recorded 11 tackles for the Tigers, according to the Auburn recap.
On offense, Jeremiah Cobb provided meaningful runs, including a 41-yard gain in the third quarter. Auburn also completed an 86-yard drive to retake the lead. The team produced opportunities but left points behind on missed field goals; its postgame record of those possessions provides a clearer explanation than a generic claim that Auburn 'almost won.'
The 2025 season setting
Missouri improved to 6-1 with the double-overtime result, while Auburn slipped to 3-4. The game was part of a difficult stretch for Auburn in SEC play, and its finish showed how a team can produce defensive stops and long drives without securing the result. In the closing minutes, Auburn generated an interception that forced overtime but could not capitalize in the extra periods.
The Jordan-Hare atmosphere and lead changes made the game competitive well beyond regulation. For an Auburn supporter revisiting the 2025 season, the lasting details are the 17-17 tie after four quarters, the scoreless first overtime and Missouri's successful second-overtime touchdown followed by a defensive stop.
What made this overtime result unusual
The 2025 contest contained two separate layers of missed opportunity. In regulation, Auburn held leads but could not prevent a late Missouri tying touchdown. Then both teams failed on field goals in the first overtime, forcing a second extra period. Missouri's winning possession also included a missed two-point conversion, which kept Auburn within a touchdown of matching the score.
For context, this was a 2025 season meeting at Jordan-Hare Stadium. The 2026 Missouri–Ole Miss game, although it includes some of the same school names in search results, took place in a different city, with different teams involved and a 31-3 final. Year and venue are indispensable parts of the answer; dropping either invites confusing two unrelated SEC games.
Frequently asked questions
What was the Missouri vs Auburn score in 2025?
Missouri defeated Auburn 23-17 in double overtime on October 18, 2025.
Who scored the winning touchdown?
Missouri quarterback Beau Pribula scored on a three-yard run in the second overtime.
Did the teams score in the first overtime?
No. Both teams missed field-goal attempts before the second overtime.