Clemson football live score updates vs Kentucky in Gator Bowl matchup

Clemson football's mission in Friday's Gator Bowl game against Kentucky is two-fold close the season with a five-game winning streak and post at least nine victories for a 13th consecutive year the Tigers 8 to4 and Wildcats 7 to5 will tangle for the first time since Clemson claimed a 21-13 victory in the 2009 Music City Bowl following coach Deo sn's First full season as the Tigers head coach this season Clemson rebounded from a 4 to four start by winning four in a row including victories against ranked opponents in Notre Dame and North Carolina we've played tough and been a very physical football team swiny said we had some tough breaks and the ball hasn't bounced our way but the guys kept coming and we finished well they've improved gotten better and cut out some of the costly mistakes that hurt us at the beginning of the year Friday's game marks Clemson's 50th Bowl appearance the 12th best total in the nation and will be swinn 20th bowl game which is number one all time among ACC coaches Clemson football score updates versus Kentucky Wildcats Clemson 3 Kentucky 0o 1116 left first quarter opening drive produces a field goal Clemson quickly moved into Kentucky territory after a good will shiple kickoff return and a Kentucky personal foul on the first play from scrimmage a pair of clunky plays produces third and long and Kade klubnik completes to Jake brining stol but three yards short of the first down marker Jonathan Whit's 39 yard field goal is good Club Nick was four to four for 14 yards on the drive Antonio Williams got his first offensive snaps in a while and had a catch on a WR screen that lost yardage pregame Clemson searching for win number nine against a game SEC opponent closing in on kickoff time in Jacksonville Clemson will be playing for win number nine this season and a five-game winning streak to end the season seon if momentum Matters from year to year a win on Friday should help Kentucky has QB Devon ly RB Ray Davis and the most