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Gator Bowl: Clemson vs. Kentucky: Box Score

Friday Dec 29, 2023 12:00 pm - Jacksonville, FL (Neutral Site)
Odds: Clemson by 3.5, Total Points: 44

Matchup Menu: CLEM @ UK

More Games From Bowl Week

	1	2	3	4		T
Clemson Tigers (8-4)	3	7	0	28		38
Kentucky Wildcats (7-5)	7	7	7	14		35

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter	Time	Pts	Xtra	Summary	CLEM	UK
Clemson	11:16	3		Field Goal: Jonathan Weitz kicks a 39 yard field goal.	3	0
Kentucky	5:00	6	1	Rushing TD: Barion Brown 22 yard rush. Extra Point good by Alex Raynor.	3	7
2nd Quarter	Time	Pts	Xtra	Summary	CLEM	UK
Clemson	10:17	6	1	Rushing TD: Phil Mafah 1 yard rush. Extra Point good by Jonathan Weitz.	10	7
Kentucky	7:44	6	1	Passing TD: Dane Key 5 yard pass from Devin Leary. Extra Point good by Alex Raynor.	10	14
3rd Quarter	Time	Pts	Xtra	Summary	CLEM	UK
Kentucky	14:47	6	1	Touchdown Barion Brown. Extra Point good by Alex Raynor.	10	21
4th Quarter	Time	Pts	Xtra	Summary	CLEM	UK
Clemson	14:56	6		Rushing TD: Phil Mafah 1 yard rush. Two Point Conversion missed.	16	21
Clemson	7:00	3		Field Goal: Jonathan Weitz kicks a 28 yard field goal.	19	21
Kentucky	6:12	6	1	Passing TD: Barion Brown 60 yard pass from Devin Leary. Extra Point good by Alex Raynor.	19	28
Clemson	6:45	6	2	Rushing TD: Phil Mafah 29 yard rush. Two Point Conversion good Tyler Brown.	27	28
Clemson	4:20	3		Field Goal: Jonathan Weitz kicks a 52 yard field goal.	30	28
Kentucky	2:39	6	1	Rushing TD: Ray Davis 1 yard rush. Extra Point good by Alex Raynor.	30	35
Clemson	0:17	6	2	Rushing TD: Phil Mafah 3 yard rush. Two Point Conversion good Josh Sapp.	38	35

	CLEM	UK
1st Downs	24	12
Passing 1st downs	13	8
Rushing 1st downs	10	3
1st downs from Penalties	1	1
3rd down efficiency	5-16	4-11
3rd down conversion %	31.3%	36.4%
4th down efficiency	2-2	0-0
4th down conversion %	100.0%	--
Total Plays	88	53
Total Yards	367	398
Net Yards Passing	264	306
Sacked-Yards lost	8-44	2-10
Gross yards passing	308	316
Completions-Attempts	30-41	16-28
Completion%	73.2%	57.1%
Net yards per pass play	5.4	10.2
Touchdowns	0	2
Interceptions	1	2
Passer Rating	122.4	158.2
Net Yards Rushing	103	92
Rushing attempts	39	23
Yards per rush	2.6	4.0
Touchdowns	4	2

	CLEM	UK
Red Zone (Made-Att)	4-4	2-2
Red Zone Success %	100.0%	100.0%
Penalties	6-36	4-45
Turnovers	1	4
Fumbles-Lost	1-0	3-2
Interceptions thrown	1	2
Punting (Punts-Yards)	6-263	6-203
Yards per Punt	43.8	33.8
Field Goals	3-3	0-0
Extra Points	1	5
Punt Returns (Returns-Yards)	1-4	1-9
Yards per return	4.0	9.0
Kickoff Returns (Returns-Yards)	3-112	1-100
Yards per return	37.3	100.0
Possession	34:58	25:02
1st Quarter	09:39	05:21
2nd Quarter	08:34	06:26
3rd Quarter	08:56	06:04
4th Quarter	07:49	07:11

Clemson Tigers Passing

	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	NCAAF RATING
Cade Klubnik	30/41	264	6.4	0	1	122.4
Team	30/41	308	7.5	0	1	122.4

Clemson Tigers Rushing

	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD
Phil Mafah	11	71	6.5	4
Will Shipley	11	29	2.6	0
Tyler Brown	1	18	18.0	0
Cade Klubnik	15	-12	-0.8	0
Team	39	103	2.6	4

Clemson Tigers Receiving

	REC	YDS	AVG
Phil Mafah	2	3	1.5
Will Shipley	2	9	4.5
Tyler Brown	1	12	12.0
Jake Briningstool	9	91	10.1
Troy Stellato	5	58	11.6
Adam Randall	5	46	9.2
Olsen Patt-Henry	1	25	25.0
Antonio Williams	4	16	4.0
Josh Sapp	1	4	4.0
Team	30	308	10.3

Clemson Tigers Fumbles

	FUM	LOST
Cade Klubnik	1	0
Team	1	0

Clemson Tigers Interceptions

	INT	YDS
Barrett Carter	1	0
Shelton Lewis	1	5
Team	2	5

Clemson Tigers Defensive

	TACKLES				MISC
	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD
Khalil Barnes	7	7	0	0	0
Wade Woodaz	4	3	0	1	0
Kobe McCloud	4	1	0	0	0
Peter Woods	4	0	0	0	0
Barrett Carter	3	2	0.5	0.5	3
Avieon Terrell	3	2	0	0	0
Shelton Lewis	3	3	0	0	1
Tyler Davis	3	1	0	0	0
Cade Denhoff	2	1	0	1	0
T.J. Parker	2	1	0.5	1.5	0
Payton Page	1	1	0	0	0
Xavier Thomas	1	1	1	1	0
Jalyn Phillips	1	0	0	0	0
Justin Mascoll	1	0	0	0	0
Demonte Capehart	1	1	0	0	0
R.J. Mickens	1	1	0	1	0
Team	41	25	2	6	4

Clemson Tigers Kick Returns

	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
Will Shipley	2	94	47.0	60
Jay Haynes	1	18	18.0	18
Team	3	112	37.3

Clemson Tigers Punt Returns

	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
Hamp Greene	1	4	4.0	4
Team	1	4	4.0

Clemson Tigers Kicking

	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Jonathan Weitz	3/3	100.0%	52	1	1
Team	3/3	100.0%		1	1

Clemson Tigers Punting

	TOT	YDS	AVG	LG
Aidan Swanson	6	263	43.8	53
Team	6	263	43.8

Kentucky Wildcats Passing

	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	NCAAF RATING
Devin Leary	16/28	306	10.9	2	2	158.2
Team	16/28	316	11.3	2	2	158.2

Kentucky Wildcats Rushing

	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD
Ray Davis	13	63	4.8	1
Barion Brown	2	26	13.0	1
Ramon Jefferson	4	9	2.2	0
Devin Leary	3	-5	-1.7	0
Team	23	92	4.0	2

Kentucky Wildcats Receiving

	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
Ray Davis	4	6	1.5	0
Barion Brown	3	100	33.3	1
Dane Key	4	83	20.8	1
Jordan Dingle	1	72	72.0	0
Tayvion Robinson	4	45	11.2	0
Team	16	316	19.8	2

Kentucky Wildcats Fumbles

	FUM	LOST
Ray Davis	1	0
Barion Brown	1	1
Devin Leary	1	1
Team	3	2

Kentucky Wildcats Interceptions

	INT	YDS
Jordan Lovett	1	0
Team	1	0

Kentucky Wildcats Defensive

	TACKLES				MISC
	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD
Ramon Jefferson	1	1	0	0	0
Trevin Wallace	11	6	1	1	0
Zion Childress	8	4	0	0	1
D'Eryk Jackson	8	3	1	1.5	1
Jonquis Hardaway	7	4	0	1	1
Alex Afari Jr.	5	5	0	0	0
Tre'Vonn Rybka	5	4	0	1	0
J.J. Weaver	5	2	2	2	0
Deone Walker	4	2	2	2	0
Jantzen Dunn	4	4	1	1	0
Jordan Lovett	4	3	0	0	0
Maxwell Hairston	3	2	0	0	0
Ty Bryant	3	1	0	0	0
Andru Phillips	3	2	0	0.5	1
Nasir Addison	2	2	0	0	0
Kahlil Saunders	1	1	0	1	0
Jordan Robinson	1	0	0	0	0
Octavious Oxendine	1	1	1	1	0
Tyreese Fearbry	1	0	0	0	0
Daveren Rayner	1	0	0	0	0
Josaih Hayes	1	0	0	0	0
Keeshawn Silver	1	1	0	0	0
Kendrick Gilbert	1	1	0	0	0
Team	81	49	8	12	4

Kentucky Wildcats Kick Returns

	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
Barion Brown	1	100	100.0	100
Team	1	100	100.0

Kentucky Wildcats Punt Returns

	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
Tayvion Robinson	1	9	9.0	9
Team	1	9	9.0

Kentucky Wildcats Kicking

	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Alex Raynor	0/0	--	0	5	5
Team	0/0	--		5	5

Kentucky Wildcats Punting

	TOT	YDS	AVG	LG
Wilson Berry	6	203	33.8	45
Team	6	203	33.8