Clemson entered the game with a record of 8–4 after having been ranked in the AP poll for most weeks of the season, as high as No.
Micah Johnson scored on a 1-yard touchdown run to give Kentucky a 7–0 lead over Clemson.
Clemson quarterback Will Proctor then fired a 32-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Durrell Barry, but the extra point missed, and Kentucky still led 7–6.
Kentucky quarterback André Woodson found wide receiver DeMoreo Ford for a 70-yard touchdown pass with 2:14 left in the half to take a 14–6 lead.
With 44 seconds left, Will Proctor threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Aaron Kelly.