Clemson vs. Kentucky

Friday, December 29, 2023, Gator Bowl

Clemson beat Kentucky 38–⁠35. It was their 14th meeting; Kentucky leads the series 8–⁠6.

Neutral siteClemson9–⁠4 in 2023
38
Neutral siteKentucky7–⁠6 in 2023
35

Final at EverBank Stadium, JacksonvilleTV: ESPN, ESPN+Attendance 40,132

MVPs Phil Mafah (RB, Clemson); Barion Brown (WR, Kentucky)Wikipedia

At kickoff
53°F, partly cloudy, wind 22 mph from the west, gusts to 29 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Jacksonville NAS (KNIP), 11 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Official
John LoveGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Clemson3702838
Kentucky7771435

Standouts

  • RushingPhil Mafah11 carries, 71 yards, 4 TDClemson
  • ReceivingBarion Brown3 catches, 100 yards, 1 TDKentucky
  • DefenseTrevin Wallace11 tackles, 1 sack, 1 for lossKentucky

Player stats

Clemson

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Cade Klubnik30/4126401
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Phil Mafah1171429
Will Shipley112906
Tyler Brown118018
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Jake Briningstool991028
Troy Stellato558018
Adam Randall546015
Olsen Patt-Henry125025
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Khalil Barnes7000
Kobe McCloud4000
Wade Woodaz4100
Peter Woods4000
Barrett Carter30.50.51
Shelton Lewis3001
T.J. Parker21.50.50
Xavier Thomas1110

Kentucky

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Devin Leary16/2830622
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Re’Mahn Davis1363143
Barion Brown226122
Ramon Jefferson4903
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Barion Brown3100160
Dane Key483158
Jordan Dingle172072
Tayvion Robinson445024
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Trevin Wallace11110
D’Eryk Jackson81.510
Zion Childress8000
J.Q. Hardaway7100
J.J. Weaver5220
Deone Walker4220
Jantzen Dunn4110
Jordan Lovett4001
Octavious Oxendine1110

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

ClemsonKentucky
367Total yards398
264Passing yards306
103Rushing yards92
6.4Yards per pass10.9
2.6Yards per rush4.0
24First downs12
5–⁠16Third downs4–⁠11
2–⁠2Fourth downs0–⁠0
1Turnovers4
6–⁠36Penalties4–⁠45
35:11Possession24:49
2Sacks (by defense)8

Efficiency

ClemsonKentucky
44%Success rate35%
0.06EPA per play0.13
1.07Explosiveness2.05
0.24Rushing EPA−0.08
−0.05Passing EPA0.27
25%Passing-down success26%
−0.08First-down EPA0.09
−0.21Second-down EPA0.11
0.56Third-down EPA0.24
29%Havoc by its defense23%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Clemson 62% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Clemson −7.5, over/under 48.5.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were Clemson 59%, Kentucky 41%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

The money

The Gator Bowl was put on by the Gator Bowl Association, a nonprofit. Its IRS Form 990 for the year to March 2024, which takes in this game, reports $9.6 million in revenue, $8.5 million of it from football game revenue, and $8.7 million in expenses. Its best-paid, president/CEO William G McGarity, was paid $326,000. The largest payments it lists that year:

SECsupport student athletics$2.5 million
ACCsupport student athletics$2.2 million

From the organization’s IRS Form 990, via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer and the IRS’s e-file data. Payments are the grants it lists on Schedule I of that return. See every filing at ProPublica (EIN 59-0541694).

Every drive

Kentucky end zoneClemson end zoneQ1 ClemsonField goal, 7 playsQ1 KentuckyPunt, 5 playsQ1 ClemsonPunt, 6 playsQ1 KentuckyTouchdown, 4 playsQ1 ClemsonPunt, 6 playsQ1 KentuckyPunt, 3 playsQ1 ClemsonPunt, 3 playsQ2 KentuckyPunt, 3 playsQ2 ClemsonTouchdown, 5 playsQ2 KentuckyTouchdown, 4 playsQ2 ClemsonPunt, 5 playsQ2 KentuckyPunt, 6 playsQ2 ClemsonPunt, 5 playsQ2 KentuckyEnd of half, 1 playQ3 KentuckyTouchdownQ3 ClemsonPunt, 6 playsQ3 KentuckyPunt, 8 playsQ3 ClemsonTouchdown, 14 playsQ4 KentuckyFumble, 3 playsQ4 ClemsonInterception, 1 playQ4 KentuckyInterception, 6 playsQ4 ClemsonField goal, 7 playsQ4 KentuckyFumble, 1 playQ4 ClemsonTouchdown, 1 playQ4 KentuckyTouchdown, 3 playsQ4 ClemsonField goal, 4 playsQ4 KentuckyTouchdown, 3 playsQ4 ClemsonTouchdown, 12 playsQ4 KentuckyInterception, 1 playQ4 ClemsonEnd of game, 1 play
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Kentucky drives left to right, Clemson right to left.
  1. Q1 ClemsonField goal, 7 plays, 39 yards
  2. Q1 KentuckyPunt, 5 plays, 24 yards
  3. Q1 ClemsonPunt, 6 plays, 15 yards
  4. Q1 KentuckyTouchdown, 4 plays, 73 yards
  5. Q1 ClemsonPunt, 6 plays, 11 yards
  6. Q1 KentuckyPunt, 3 plays, −1 yard
  7. Q1 ClemsonPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  8. Q2 KentuckyPunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  9. Q2 ClemsonTouchdown, 5 plays, 59 yards
  10. Q2 KentuckyTouchdown, 4 plays, 75 yards
  11. Q2 ClemsonPunt, 5 plays, 13 yards
  12. Q2 KentuckyPunt, 6 plays, 22 yards
  13. Q2 ClemsonPunt, 5 plays, 17 yards
  14. Q2 KentuckyEnd of half, 1 play, −1 yard
  15. Q3 KentuckyTouchdown, 0 yards
  16. Q3 ClemsonPunt, 6 plays, 25 yards
  17. Q3 KentuckyPunt, 8 plays, 18 yards
  18. Q3 ClemsonTouchdown, 14 plays, 70 yards
  19. Q4 KentuckyFumble, 3 plays, 2 yards
  20. Q4 ClemsonInterception, 1 play, 0 yards
  21. Q4 KentuckyInterception, 6 plays, 18 yards
  22. Q4 ClemsonField goal, 7 plays, 26 yards
  23. Q4 KentuckyFumble, 1 play, 0 yards
  24. Q4 ClemsonTouchdown, 1 play, 29 yards
  25. Q4 KentuckyTouchdown, 3 plays, 75 yards
  26. Q4 ClemsonField goal, 4 plays, 2 yards
  27. Q4 KentuckyTouchdown, 3 plays, 75 yards
  28. Q4 ClemsonTouchdown, 12 plays, 68 yards
  29. Q4 KentuckyInterception, 1 play, 0 yards
  30. Q4 ClemsonEnd of game, 1 play, −3 yards

Play by play

1st quarter7 drives, then Kentucky 7, Clemson 3
Clemson Field goal, 7 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Chance Poore kickoff for 60 yds , Will Shipley return for 34 yds to the CLEM 39
14:301st & 10 at own 39Cade Klubnik pass complete to Josh Sapp for 4 yds to the UK 43 for a 1ST down Kentucky Penalty, Unsportsmanlike Conduct (15 Yards) to the UK 42 for a 1ST down
13:551st & 10 at opp 42Phil Mafah run for 9 yds to the UK 33
13:152nd & 1 at opp 33Cade Klubnik pass complete to Troy Stellato for 3 yds to the UK 30 for a 1ST down
12:501st & 10 at opp 30Phil Mafah run for 1 yd to the UK 29
12:122nd & 9 at opp 29Cade Klubnik pass complete to Antonio Williams for a loss of 1 yard to the UK 30
11:403rd & 10 at opp 30Cade Klubnik pass complete to Jake Briningstool for 8 yds to the UK 22
11:164th & 2 at opp 22Jonathan Weitz 39 yd FG GOODClemson 3, Kentucky 0
Kentucky Punt, 5 plays
11:164th & 2 at own 35Robert Gunn III kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
11:001st & 10 at own 25Ray Davis run for 8 yds to the UK 33
10:352nd & 2 at own 33Devin Leary pass complete to Barion Brown for 13 yds to the UK 46 for a 1ST down
10:181st & 10 at own 46Devin Leary pass incomplete to Barion Brown
9:582nd & 10 at own 46Devin Leary pass complete to Ray Davis for 3 yds to the UK 49
9:443rd & 7 at own 49Devin Leary pass incomplete to Tayvion Robinson
9:384th & 7 at own 49Wilson Berry punt for 36 yds, fair catch by Hamp Greene at the CLEM 15
Clemson Punt, 6 plays
9:241st & 10 at own 15Will Shipley run for 1 yd to the CLEM 16
8:342nd & 9 at own 16Cade Klubnik pass complete to Adam Randall for 4 yds to the CLEM 20
8:113rd & 5 at own 20Cade Klubnik pass complete to Jake Briningstool for 7 yds to the CLEM 27 for a 1ST down
7:551st & 10 at own 27Cade Klubnik run for 3 yds to the CLEM 30
7:252nd & 7 at own 30Cade Klubnik pass incomplete to Adam Randall
7:213rd & 7 at own 30Cade Klubnik pass incomplete to Tyler Brown
7:144th & 7 at own 30Aidan Swanson punt for 43 yds, fair catch by Barion Brown at the UK 27
Kentucky Touchdown, 4 plays
6:421st & 10 at own 27Ray Davis run for a loss of 5 yards to the UK 22 Ray Davis fumbled, recovered by UK Ray Davis
6:002nd & 15 at own 22Devin Leary pass complete to Tayvion Robinson for 13 yds to the UK 35
5:353rd & 2 at own 35Ray Davis run for 43 yds to the CLEM 22 for a 1ST down
5:001st & 10 at opp 22Barion Brown run for 22 yds for a TD (Alex Raynor KICK)Kentucky 7, Clemson 3
Clemson Punt, 6 plays
5:001st & 10 at own 35Chance Poore kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
4:301st & 10 at own 25Will Shipley run for 6 yds to the CLEM 31
4:052nd & 4 at own 31Will Shipley run for 3 yds to the CLEM 34
3:383rd & 1 at own 34Will Shipley run for 2 yds to the CLEM 36 for a 1ST down
3:211st & 10 at own 36Cade Klubnik pass incomplete to Phil Mafah
2:532nd & 10 at own 36Will Shipley run for no gain to the CLEM 36
2:153rd & 10 at own 36Cade Klubnik pass incomplete to Adam Randall
2:094th & 10 at own 36Aidan Swanson punt for 39 yds, fair catch by Tayvion Robinson at the UK 25
Kentucky Punt, 3 plays
2:001st & 10 at own 25Ray Davis run for no gain to the UK 25
1:262nd & 10 at own 25Devin Leary pass incomplete to Dane Key
1:123rd & 10 at own 25Devin Leary pass complete to Ray Davis for a loss of 1 yard to the UK 24
0:404th & 11 at own 24Wilson Berry punt for 42 yds, fair catch by Hamp Greene at the CLEM 34
Clemson Punt, 3 plays
0:201st & 10 at own 34Cade Klubnik pass complete to Jake Briningstool for 4 yds to the CLEM 38
0:012nd & 6 at own 38Cade Klubnik pass complete to Antonio Williams for 4 yds to the CLEM 42
Q2 14:443rd & 2 at own 42Cade Klubnik sacked by Trevin Wallace for a loss of 2 yards to the CLEM 40
Q2 14:214th & 4 at own 40Aidan Swanson punt for 48 yds, downed at the UK 12
2nd quarter7 drives, then Kentucky 14, Clemson 10
Kentucky Punt, 3 plays
14:161st & 10 at own 12Devin Leary pass incomplete to Barion Brown
13:592nd & 10 at own 12Ramon Jefferson run for 2 yds to the UK 14
13:263rd & 8 at own 14Devin Leary pass incomplete to Dane Key
13:194th & 8 at own 14Wilson Berry punt for 45 yds, fair catch by Hamp Greene at the CLEM 41
Clemson Touchdown, 5 plays
12:501st & 10 at own 41Phil Mafah run for 18 yds to the UK 41 for a 1ST down
12:121st & 10 at opp 41Cade Klubnik pass complete to Troy Stellato for 14 yds to the UK 27 for a 1ST down
11:471st & 10 at opp 27Clemson Penalty, False Start (Tyler Brown) to the UK 32
11:031st & 15 at opp 32Phil Mafah run for 3 yds to the UK 29
10:242nd & 12 at opp 29Cade Klubnik pass complete to Jake Briningstool for 28 yds to the UK 1 for a 1ST down
10:171st & goal at opp 1Phil Mafah run for 1 yd for a TD (Jonathan Weitz KICK)Clemson 10, Kentucky 7
Kentucky Touchdown, 4 plays
10:171st & 10 at own 35Robert Gunn III kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
10:001st & 10 at own 25Ray Davis run for no gain to the UK 25
9:332nd & 10 at own 25Ray Davis run for 1 yd to the UK 26
8:553rd & 9 at own 26Clemson Penalty, Defensive Pass Interference (Shelton Lewis) to the UK 37 for a 1ST down
8:201st & 10 at own 37Devin Leary pass complete to Dane Key for 58 yds to the CLEM 5 for a 1ST down
7:441st & goal at opp 5Devin Leary pass complete to Dane Key for 5 yds for a TD (Alex Raynor KICK)Kentucky 14, Clemson 10
Clemson Punt, 5 plays
7:441st & 10 at own 35Chance Poore kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
7:231st & 10 at own 25Cade Klubnik run for 6 yds to the CLEM 31
6:402nd & 4 at own 31Will Shipley run for 5 yds to the CLEM 36 for a 1ST down
6:111st & 10 at own 36Will Shipley run for 2 yds to the CLEM 38
5:182nd & 8 at own 38Cade Klubnik sacked by J.J. Weaver for a loss of 5 yards to the CLEM 33
4:453rd & 13 at own 33Cade Klubnik pass complete to Jake Briningstool for 5 yds to the CLEM 38
4:254th & 8 at own 38Timeout Clemson, clock 04:25
4:134th & 8 at own 38Aidan Swanson punt for 53 yds , Tayvion Robinson returns for 9 yds to the UK 18
Kentucky Punt, 6 plays
3:441st & 10 at own 18Ramon Jefferson run for 2 yds to the UK 20
3:282nd & 8 at own 20Devin Leary pass incomplete to Tayvion Robinson
2:513rd & 8 at own 20Devin Leary pass complete to Barion Brown for 27 yds to the UK 47 for a 1ST down
2:281st & 10 at own 47Ramon Jefferson run for 3 yds to the 50 yard line
1:502nd & 7 at the 50Devin Leary sacked by Barrett Carter and T.J. Parker for a loss of 8 yards to the UK 42
1:423rd & 15 at own 42Timeout Clemson, clock 01:42
1:363rd & 15 at own 42Devin Leary pass complete to Barion Brown for a loss of 2 yards to the UK 40
1:364th & 17 at own 40Timeout Clemson, clock 01:36
1:254th & 17 at own 40Wilson Berry punt for 43 yds , Hamp Greene returns for 4 yds to the CLEM 21
Clemson Punt, 5 plays
1:131st & 10 at own 21Cade Klubnik pass complete to Jake Briningstool for 9 yds to the CLEM 30
1:012nd & 1 at own 30Will Shipley run for 3 yds to the CLEM 33 for a 1ST down
0:531st & 10 at own 33Cade Klubnik pass incomplete to Troy Stellato
0:352nd & 10 at own 33Cade Klubnik pass complete to Adam Randall for 6 yds to the CLEM 39
0:153rd & 4 at own 39Cade Klubnik sacked by Deone Walker for a loss of 1 yard to the CLEM 38
0:154th & 5 at own 38Timeout Kentucky, clock 00:15
0:034th & 5 at own 38Aidan Swanson punt for 45 yds, downed at the UK 17
Kentucky End of half, 1 play
0:011st & 10 at own 17TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the UK 16
Q3 14:471st & 10 at own 35Barion Brown 100 Yd Kickoff Return (Alex Raynor Kick)Kentucky 21, Clemson 10
Q3 14:471st & 0 at own 35Clemson Penalty, Personal Foul (15 Yards) to the 50 yard line
3rd quarter3 drives, then Kentucky 21, Clemson 10
Clemson Punt, 6 plays
14:471st & 10 at the 50Chance Poore kickoff for 50 yds for a touchback
14:201st & 10 at own 25Phil Mafah run for a loss of 4 yards to the CLEM 21
13:452nd & 14 at own 21Cade Klubnik pass complete to Olsen Patt-Henry for 28 yds to the CLEM 49 for a 1ST down
13:301st & 10 at own 49Cade Klubnik run for 13 yds to the UK 38 for a 1ST down
13:171st & 10 at opp 38Cade Klubnik sacked by J.J. Weaver for a loss of 7 yards to the UK 45 Clemson Penalty, Intentional Grounding (Cade Klubnik) to the UK 45
13:112nd & 17 at opp 45Cade Klubnik pass incomplete to Adam Randall
12:323rd & 17 at opp 45Cade Klubnik sacked by Deone Walker for a loss of 5 yards to the 50 yard line
12:224th & 22 at the 50Aidan Swanson punt for 35 yds, fair catch by Tayvion Robinson at the UK 15
Kentucky Punt, 8 plays
11:591st & 10 at own 15Ray Davis run for no gain to the UK 15
11:072nd & 10 at own 15Devin Leary pass complete to Dane Key for 5 yds to the UK 20
10:163rd & 5 at own 20Devin Leary pass complete to Tayvion Robinson for 10 yds to the UK 30 for a 1ST down
9:421st & 10 at own 30Davis, Ray rush for 6 yards to the KENTUCKY36, PENALTY KENTUCKY holding (Ray, Dylan) 10 yards to the KENTUCKY20, NO PLAY.
9:381st & 20 at own 20Devin Leary pass incomplete to Barion Brown
9:092nd & 20 at own 20Devin Leary pass complete to Tayvion Robinson for 24 yds to the UK 44 for a 1ST down
8:221st & 10 at own 44Kentucky Penalty, Face Mask (15 yards) (Jordan Dingle) to the UK 29
8:081st & 25 at own 29Devin Leary pass incomplete to Anthony Brown-Stephens
7:302nd & 25 at own 29Devin Leary pass complete to Ray Davis for a loss of 6 yards to the UK 23
6:433rd & 31 at own 23Devin Leary pass complete to Ray Davis for 10 yds to the UK 33
6:314th & 21 at own 33Wilson Berry punt for 37 yds, downed at the CLEM 30
Clemson Touchdown, 14 plays
5:561st & 10 at own 30Cade Klubnik run for 14 yds to the CLEM 44 for a 1ST down
5:301st & 10 at own 44Cade Klubnik pass complete to Will Shipley for 4 yds to the CLEM 48
4:452nd & 6 at own 48Cade Klubnik pass complete to Antonio Williams for 2 yds to the 50 yard line
4:103rd & 4 at the 50Cade Klubnik pass complete to Jake Briningstool for 10 yds to the UK 40 for a 1ST down
3:551st & 10 at opp 40Cade Klubnik sacked by Octavious Oxendine for a loss of 8 yards to the UK 48
3:122nd & 18 at opp 48Cade Klubnik pass incomplete to Josh Sapp
3:113rd & 18 at opp 48Clemson Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the CLEM 47
2:553rd & 23 at own 47Cade Klubnik pass complete to Troy Stellato for 18 yds to the UK 35
2:254th & 5 at opp 35Cade Klubnik pass complete to Will Shipley for 5 yds to the UK 30 for a 1ST down
2:001st & 10 at opp 30Cade Klubnik pass complete to Troy Stellato for 7 yds to the UK 23
1:302nd & 3 at opp 23Will Shipley run for 3 yds to the UK 20 for a 1ST down
1:181st & 10 at opp 20Cade Klubnik pass complete to Adam Randall for 15 yds to the UK 5 for a 1ST down
0:351st & goal at opp 5Will Shipley run for a loss of 2 yards to the UK 7
0:012nd & goal at opp 7Will Shipley run for 6 yds to the UK 1
Q4 14:563rd & goal at opp 1Phil Mafah 1 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)Kentucky 21, Clemson 16
4th quarter11 drives, then Clemson 38, Kentucky 35
Kentucky Fumble, 3 plays
14:563rd & 6 at own 35Robert Gunn III kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:471st & 10 at own 25Ramon Jefferson run for 2 yds to the UK 27
14:072nd & 8 at own 27Devin Leary pass incomplete to Barion Brown
13:583rd & 8 at own 27Devin Leary sacked by Xavier Thomas for a loss of 2 yards to the UK 25 Devin Leary fumbled, recovered by CLEM Justin Mascoll , return for 0 yards
Clemson Interception, 1 play
13:511st & 10 at opp 25Cade Klubnik pass intercepted, touchback. Jordan Lovett return for no gain
Kentucky Interception, 6 plays
13:181st & 10 at own 20Ray Davis run for 7 yds to the UK 27
12:412nd & 3 at own 27Ray Davis run for no gain to the UK 27
12:203rd & 3 at own 27Devin Leary run for 5 yds to the UK 32 for a 1ST down
11:261st & 10 at own 32Ray Davis run for 8 yds to the UK 40
10:312nd & 2 at own 40Ray Davis run for a loss of 2 yards to the UK 38
10:083rd & 4 at own 38Devin Leary pass intercepted Barrett Carter return for no gain to the UK 37
Clemson Field goal, 7 plays
10:031st & 10 at opp 37Cade Klubnik pass incomplete
9:402nd & 10 at opp 37Cade Klubnik pass complete to Tyler Brown for 12 yds to the UK 25 for a 1ST down
8:451st & 10 at opp 25Tyler Brown run for 18 yds to the UK 7 for a 1ST down
8:321st & goal at opp 7Cade Klubnik pass incomplete to Jake Briningstool
7:392nd & goal at opp 7Cade Klubnik run for 1 yd to the UK 6
7:153rd & goal at opp 6Cade Klubnik sacked by Jonquis Hardaway for a loss of 5 yards to the UK 11 Cade Klubnik fumbled, forced by Jonquis Hardaway, recovered by CLEM Cade Klubnik , return for 0 yards
7:004th & goal at opp 11Jonathan Weitz 28 Yd Field GoalKentucky 21, Clemson 19
7:004th & 14 at own 35Robert Gunn III kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
6:521st & 10 at own 25Barion Brown run for 4 yds to the UK 29 Barion Brown fumbled, forced by Khalil Barnes, recovered by CLEM Barrett Carter
Clemson Touchdown, 1 play
6:451st & 10 at opp 29Phil Mafah 29 Yd Run (Cade Klubnik Pass to Tyler Brown for Two-Point Conversion)Clemson 27, Kentucky 21
Kentucky Touchdown, 3 plays
6:451st & 10 at own 35Robert Gunn III kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
6:421st & 10 at own 25Devin Leary pass incomplete to Tayvion Robinson
6:262nd & 10 at own 25Devin Leary pass complete to Dane Key for 15 yds to the UK 40 for a 1ST down
6:121st & 10 at own 40Barion Brown 60 Yd pass from Devin Leary (Alex Raynor Kick)Kentucky 28, Clemson 27
Clemson Field goal, 4 plays
6:121st & 10 at own 35Chance Poore kickoff for 62 yds , Will Shipley return for 60 yds to the UK 37
5:501st & 10 at opp 37Cade Klubnik pass incomplete to Troy Stellato
5:202nd & 10 at opp 37Phil Mafah run for 2 yds to the UK 35
4:423rd & 8 at opp 35Cade Klubnik run for no gain to the UK 35
4:204th & 8 at opp 35Jonathan Weitz 52 Yd Field GoalClemson 30, Kentucky 28
Kentucky Touchdown, 3 plays
4:204th & 8 at own 35Robert Gunn III kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
3:371st & 10 at own 25Devin Leary pass complete to Jordan Dingle for 72 yds to the CLEM 3 for a 1ST down
2:591st & goal at opp 3Ray Davis run for 2 yds to the CLEM 1
2:392nd & goal at opp 1Ray Davis 1 Yd Run (Alex Raynor Kick)Kentucky 35, Clemson 30
Clemson Touchdown, 12 plays
2:392nd & 8 at own 35Chance Poore kickoff for 51 yds , Jay Haynes return for 18 yds to the CLEM 32
2:151st & 10 at own 32Cade Klubnik pass complete to Adam Randall for 9 yds to the CLEM 41
1:492nd & 1 at own 41Cade Klubnik pass complete to Jake Briningstool for 5 yds to the CLEM 46 for a 1ST down
1:301st & 10 at own 46Cade Klubnik pass complete to Phil Mafah for 1 yd to the CLEM 47
1:172nd & 9 at own 47Cade Klubnik sacked by D’Eryk Jackson for a loss of 1 yard to the CLEM 46
1:053rd & 10 at own 46Cade Klubnik pass complete to Adam Randall for 12 yds to the UK 42 for a 1ST down
1:001st & 10 at opp 42Kentucky Penalty, Substitution Infraction (5 Yards) to the UK 37
0:561st & 5 at opp 37Cade Klubnik pass complete to Phil Mafah for 2 yds to the UK 35
0:502nd & 3 at opp 35Cade Klubnik sacked by Jantzen Dunn for a loss of 15 yards to the 50 yard line Clemson Penalty, Intentional Grounding (Yards) to the 50 yard line
0:443rd & 18 at the 50Cade Klubnik pass complete to Antonio Williams for 16 yds to the UK 34
0:354th & 2 at opp 34Phil Mafah run for 5 yds to the UK 29 for a 1ST down
0:271st & 10 at opp 29Cade Klubnik pass complete to Antonio Williams for 11 yds to the UK 18 for a 1ST down
0:211st & 10 at opp 18Cade Klubnik pass complete to Jake Briningstool for 15 yds to the UK 3 for a 1ST down
0:171st & goal at opp 3Phil Mafah 3 Yd Run (Cade Klubnik Pass to Josh Sapp for Two-Point Conversion)Clemson 38, Kentucky 35
Kentucky Interception, 1 play
0:171st & 10 at own 35Robert Gunn III kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
0:091st & 10 at own 25Devin Leary pass intercepted Shelton Lewis return for 5 yds to the UK 45
Clemson End of game, 1 play
0:011st & 10 at opp 45TEAM run for a loss of 3 yards to the UK 48

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

Kentucky leads 8–⁠6 in 14 meetings.

Recent meetings
2023Clemson 38, Kentucky 35Gator Bowl
2009Clemson 21, Kentucky 13Music City Bowl
2006Kentucky 28, Clemson 20Music City Bowl
1993Clemson 14, Kentucky 13Peach Bowl
1985Kentucky 26, Clemson 7
1982Clemson 24, Kentucky 6

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