Clemson vs Kentucky — Dec 29, 2023 (38-35) College Football

12/29/23

Clemson

(9-4)

Gator Bowl

Final

EverBank Stadium

Jacksonville, FL

Clemson -7.5 · O/U 48.5

55°· Clear

ESPN

Kentucky

(7-6)

All-Time Series

Full Matchup Page

WINS

(.385)

WINS

(.615)

CLEM

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

Team Box

Clemson

Kentucky

367

Total Yards

398

103

Rushing Yards

264

Passing Yards

306

5 / 16

Third Downs

4 / 11

31%

Third Down %

36%

35:11

Time of Possession

24:49

6 for 36

Penalties

4 for 45

Turnovers

Turnover Margin

-3

Game Leaders

passing

Cade Klubnik

YDS

264

ATT

COMP

PCT

73.2%

INT

Devin Leary

YDS

306

ATT

COMP

PCT

57.1%

INT

rushing

Phil Mafah

YDS

ATT

YPA

6.5

LONG

FUM

—

Ray Davis

YDS

ATT

YPA

4.8

LONG

FUM

receiving

Jake Briningstool

YDS

REC

YPC

10.1

LONG

FUM

—

Barion Brown

YDS

100

REC

YPC

33.3

LONG

FUM

defense

Khalil Barnes

STKL

TFL

ATKL

SACK

INT

—

FUM

—

Trevin Wallace

STKL

TFL

ATKL

SACK

INT

—

FUM

—

Box

Passing

Clemson Passing

Cade Klubnik

YDS

264

ATT

COMP

PCT

0.7

INT

RAT

122.4

YPA

6.4

YPC

8.8

Kentucky Passing

Devin Leary

YDS

306

ATT

COMP

PCT

0.6

INT

RAT

158.2

YPA

10.9

YPC

19.1

Scoring Plays

Field Goal

Jonathan Weitz 39 yd FG GOOD

11:16 1Q

Touchdown

Barion Brown run for 22 yds for a TD (Alex Raynor KICK)

05:00 1Q

Touchdown

Phil Mafah run for 1 yd for a TD (Jonathan Weitz KICK)

10:17 2Q

Touchdown

Devin Leary pass complete to Dane Key for 5 yds for a TD (Alex Raynor KICK)

07:44 2Q

Touchdown

Barion Brown 100 Yd Kickoff Return (Alex Raynor Kick)

14:47 3Q

Touchdown

Phil Mafah 1 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)

14:56 4Q

Field Goal

Jonathan Weitz 28 Yd Field Goal

07:00 4Q

Touchdown

Phil Mafah 29 Yd Run (Cade Klubnik Pass to Tyler Brown for Two-Point Conversion)

06:45 4Q

Touchdown

Barion Brown 60 Yd pass from Devin Leary (Alex Raynor Kick)

06:12 4Q

Field Goal

Jonathan Weitz 52 Yd Field Goal

04:20 4Q

Touchdown

Ray Davis 1 Yd Run (Alex Raynor Kick)

02:39 4Q

Touchdown

Phil Mafah 3 Yd Run (Cade Klubnik Pass to Josh Sapp for Two-Point Conversion)

00:17 4Q

Team Stats

Per Game

Team

Clemson

Kentucky

29.85

Points For

29.08

21.08

Points Against

25.85

8.77

Point Diff

3.23

402.69

Total Yards

339.31

288.23

Total Yards Allowed

352.92

0.46

Turnover Margin

-0.08

32.62

Possession Minutes

27.08

Stat Rankings

Clemson

Offense

Kentucky

Defense

Rank

52nd of 133

scoring

62nd of 133

52nd of 133

total yards

44th of 133

92nd of 133

ppa

59th of 133

39th of 133

success rate

93rd of 133

132nd of 133

explosiveness

11th of 133

Team Ratings

Elo Ratingof 133 ranked

CLEM

CLEM1769

UK1636

Talent Ratingof 238 ranked

CLEM

CLEM917.9

UK740.5

Season Leaders

passing

Cade Klubnik

YDS

2844

ATT

454

COMP

290

PCT

0.6%

INT

Devin Leary

YDS

2746

ATT

371

COMP

209

PCT

0.6%

INT

rushing

Phil Mafah

YDS

965

ATT

179

YPA

5.4

LONG

FUM

Ray Davis

YDS

1129

ATT

199

YPA

5.7

LONG

FUM

receiving

Tyler Brown

YDS

531

REC

YPC

10.2

LONG

FUM

Dane Key

YDS

636

REC

YPC

15.1

LONG

FUM

defense

Jeremiah Trotter Jr.

STKL

TFL

ATKL

SACK

5.5

INT

FUM

D'Eryk Jackson

STKL

TFL

ATKL

SACK

INT

FUM

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Final

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