Cal trolls Auburn on social media after win in SEC territory

Cal avenged its loss to Auburn from a season ago with a 21-14 win over the Tigers at Jordan-Hare Stadium on Saturday.

The Tigers and Golden Bears met in Berkeley on Sept. 9, 2023, for the 1st-ever meeting between the two programs on the gridiron. The Tigers came away with a 14-10 in that one thanks to a short touchdown pass by Payton Thorne with 6-and-a-half minutes remaining.

Nearly a year later, the tables were turned. The Golden Bears, in their 2nd game as an ACC program, opened up a 21-7 lead 3-and-a-half minutes into the 4th quarter and held on for the win despite Thorne’s 2-yard scoring run with 6 minutes left. Thorne had a rough day passing, throwing 4 interceptions.

After the game, Cal’s social media team had a parting shot to Auburn fans, as you can see below:

It just means more. #GoBears | #ALLIN pic.twitter.com/rqa06aPFXJ

— Cal Football (@CalFootball) September 7, 2024

Cal was 6-7 in 2023. It’s now 2-0 for the 2nd time in 3 seasons. For Auburn, who play 5 in a row at home to start the season, a loss to drop to 1-1 is not an ideal outcome as it looks to improve on its own 6-7 mark from a season ago. It welcomes New Mexico to town in Week 3.

Sydney Hunte

Sydney is an Atlanta-based journalist who has covered everything from SEC and ACC football to MLS, the U.S. men's national soccer team and professional tennis. His work has appeared on such platforms as SB Nation, Cox Media Group and FanSided.