2023 Kentucky Wildcats football team

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 2023

| rankdivision = NCAA Division I FBS

| poll = AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after TBA) - Released prior to game

| timezone = Eastern

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 2

| time = 12:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Ball State

| site_stadium = Kroger Field

| site_cityst = Lexington, KY

| tv = SECN

| score = 44–14

| attend = 58,286

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 9

| time = 3:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Eastern Kentucky

| site_stadium = Kroger Field

| site_cityst = Lexington, KY

| tv = SECN+, ESPN+

| score = 28–17

| attend = 61,876

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 16

| time = 7:30 p.m.

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Akron

| site_stadium = Kroger Field

| site_cityst = Lexington, KY

| tv = ESPNU

| score = 35–3

| attend = 59,456

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 23

| time = 12:00 p.m.

| rank =

| w/l = w

| score = 45–28

| away = y

| opponent = Vanderbilt

| site_stadium = FirstBank Stadium

| site_cityst = Nashville, TN

| gamename = rivalry

| tv = SECN

| attend = 26,279

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 30

| time = 12:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| opponent = Florida

| opprank = 22

| site_stadium = Kroger Field

| site_cityst = Lexington, KY

| gamename = rivalry, SEC Nation

| tv = ESPN

| score = 33–14

| attend = 61,699

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 7

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| rank = 20

| opponent = Georgia

| opprank = 1

| site_stadium = Sanford Stadium

| site_cityst = Athens, GA

| tv = ESPN

| gamename = SEC Nation

| score = 13–51

| attend = 92,746

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 14

| time = 7:30 p.m.

| w/l = l

| rank = 24

| opponent = Missouri

| site_stadium = Kroger Field

| site_cityst = Lexington, KY

| tv = SECN

| score = 21–38

| attend = 61,654

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 28

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| opponent = Tennessee

| opprank = 21

| site_stadium = Kroger Field

| site_cityst = Lexington, KY

| gamename = rivalry

| tv = ESPN

| score = 27–33

| attend = 61,665

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 4

| time = 7:30 p.m.

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Mississippi State

| site_stadium = Davis Wade Stadium

| site_cityst = Mississippi State, MS

| tv = SECN

| score = 24–3

| attend = 52,329

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 11

| time = 12:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| opponent = Alabama

| opprank = 8

| site_stadium = Kroger Field

| site_cityst = Lexington, KY

| gamename = SEC Nation

| tv = ESPN

| score = 21–49

| attend = 61,936

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 18

| time = 7:30 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = South Carolina

| site_stadium = Williams–Brice Stadium

| site_cityst = Columbia, SC

| tv = SECN

| score = 14–17

| attend = 77,788

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 25

| time = 12:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Louisville

| opprank = 10

| site_stadium = L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium

| site_cityst = Louisville, KY

| gamename = Governor's Cup

| tv = ABC

| score = 38–31

| attend = 59,225

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = {{tooltip|December 29|Friday}}

| time = 12:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| neutral = y

| opponent = Clemson

| opprank = 22

| site_stadium = Everbank Field

| site_cityst = Jacksonville, FL

| gamename = Gator Bowl

| tv = ESPN

| score = 35–38

| attend = 40,132

}}

}}

{{cite web |author= |title=Kentucky Wildcats Schedule 2023 |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/96/season/2023 |publisher=ESPN |access-date=December 25, 2023 }}{{cite web |author= |title=2023 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/kentucky/2023-schedule.html |website=College Football @ Sports-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=December 25, 2023 }}{{cite web |author= |title=2023 Football Schedule |url=https://ukathletics.com/sports/football/schedule/season/2023/ |publisher=University of Kentucky |access-date=December 25, 2023 }}

{{see also|2023 Ball State Cardinals football team}}

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|time= 12:00 p.m. EST

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;First quarter

• (13:17) UK – Alex Raynor 41-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 51 yards, 1:43; Kentucky 3–0)
• (1:35) BALL – Layne Hatcher 2-yard run (Jackson Courville kick) (Drive: 13 plays, 73 yards, 7:05; Ball State 7–3)

;Second quarter

• (11:31) UK – Ray Davis 2-yard run (Alex Raynor kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 4:58; Kentucky 10–7)
• (6:58) UK – Jalen Geiger 0-yard fumble return (Alex Raynor kick) (Kentucky 17–7)
• (1:08) UK – Alex Raynor 46-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 0:10; Kentucky 20–7)
• (0:00) UK – Alex Raynor 46-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 26 yards, 0:31; Kentucky 23–7)

;Third quarter

• (6:43) UK – Dane Key 5-yard pass from Devin Leary (Alex Raynor kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 89 yards, 2:37; Kentucky 30–7)
• (0:42) BALL – Ty Robinson 5-yard pass from Kadin Semonza (Jackson Courville kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 6:01; Kentucky 30–14)
• (0:28) UK – Barion Brown 99-yard kickoff return (Alex Raynor kick) (Kentucky 37–14)

;Fourth quarter

• (0:06) UK – Ray Davis 30 yard run (Alex Raynor kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 3:16; Kentucky 44–14)

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|-

| First downs || 18 || 17

|-

| Total yards || 71–295 || 51–354

|-

| Rushing yards || 41–72 || 20–113

|-

| Passing yards || 223 || 241

|-

| Passing: Comp–Att–Int || 22–30–0 || 18–31–1

|-

| Time of possession || 38:16 || 21:44

|-

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}; text-align:center;"|Ball State || Passing || Kadin Semonza || 15/21, 165 yards, TD

|-

| Rushing || Marquez Cooper || 15 carries, 33 yards

|-

| Receiving || Ty Robinson || 5 receptions, 90 yards, TD

|-

|rowspan=3 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Kentucky Wildcats|border=1}}; text-align:center;"|Kentucky || Passing || Devin Leary || 18/31, 241 yards, TD, INT

|-

| Rushing || Ray Davis || 14 carries, 112 yards, 2 TD

|-

| Receiving || Dane Key || 5 receptions, 96 yards, TD

|}

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{{see also|2023 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team}}

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|attendance= 61,876

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|referee=Ken Williamson

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|TVAnnouncers= Peter Sousa (play-by-play), Takeo Spikes (analyst)

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;First quarter

• (10:46) EKU – Parker McKinney 14-yard run (Patrick Nations kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 30 yards, 2:32; Eastern Kentucky 7-0)

;Second quarter

• (0:42) UK – Tayvion Robinson 24-yard pass from Devin Leary (Alex Raynor kick) (Drive: 1 play, 24 yards, 0:06; Tied 7-7)

;Third quarter

• (9:41) EKU – Patrick Nations 21-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 5:19; Eastern Kentucky 10-7)
• (5:47) UK – Tayvion Robinson 6-yard pass from Devin Leary (Alex Raynor kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 3:54; Kentucky 14-10)
• (1:47) UK – Barion Brown 13-yard pass from Devin Leary (Alex Raynor kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 85 yards, 2:00; Kentucky 21-10)

;Fourth quarter

• (12:04) EKU – Braedon Sloan 9-yard pass from Parker McKinney (Patrick Nations kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:43; Kentucky 21-17)
• (8:08) UK – Ray Davis 24-yard pass from Devin Leary (Alex Raynor kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 3:49; Kentucky 28-17)

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|-

| First downs || 15 || 20

|-

| Total yards || 56–311 || 61–414

|-

| Rushing yards || 27–92 || 23–115

|-

| Passing yards || 219 || 299

|-

| Passing: Comp–Att–Int || 19–29–1 || 24–38–1

|-

| Time of possession || 27:53 || 32:07

|-

|}

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rowspan=3 style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Eastern Kentucky Colonels|border=1

}; text-align:center;"|Eastern Kentucky || Passing || Parker McKinney || 19/29, 219 yards, TD, INT

|-

| Rushing || Braedon Sloan || 7 carries, 48 yards

|-

| Receiving || Bryant Johnson || 2 receptions, 53 yards

|-

|rowspan=3 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Kentucky Wildcats|border=1}}; text-align:center;"|Kentucky || Passing || Devin Leary || 24/38, 299 yards, 4 TD, INT

|-

| Rushing || Ray Davis || 12 carries, 52 yards

|-

| Receiving || Tayvion Robinson || 6 receptions, 136 yards, 2 TD

|}

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{{see also|2023 Akron Zips football team}}

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|date=Saturday, September 16, 2023

|time= 7:30 p.m. EST

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|R1=0|R2=0|R3=3|R4=0

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|H1=7|H2=7|H3=7|H4=14

|stadium=Kroger Field • Lexington, KY

|attendance= 59,456

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|referee= Lee Hedrick

|TV=ESPNU

|TVAnnouncers= Courtney Lyle (play-by-play), Hutson Mason (analyst)

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;First quarter

• (10:34) UK – Josh Kattus 6-yard pass from Devin Leary (Alex Raynor kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 4:26; Kentucky 7-0)

;Second quarter

• (0:08) UK – Tayvion Robinson 22-yard pass from Devin Leary (Alex Raynor kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 5:31; Kentucky 14-0)

;Third quarter

• (3:27) AKR – Noah Perez 36-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 27 yards, 5:33; Kentucky 14-3)
• (1:38) UK – Ray Davis 58-yard pass from Devin Leary (Alex Raynor kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 81 yards, 1:14; Kentucky 21-3)

;Fourth quarter

• (13:47) UK – Ray Davis 55-yard run (Alex Raynor kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 73 yards, 1:08; Kentucky 28-3)
• (3:04) UK – Demie Sumo-Karngbaye 4-yard run (Alex Raynor kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 62 yards, 2:03; Kentucky 35-3)

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}"|AKR!!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Kentucky Wildcats|border=1}}"|UK

|-

| First downs || 16 || 18

|-

| Total yards || 66–239 || 48–450

|-

| Rushing yards || 25–49 || 22–135

|-

| Passing yards || 190 || 315

|-

| Passing: Comp–Att–Int || 29–41–0 || 16–26–1

|-

| Time of possession || 34:47 || 25:13

|-

|}

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rowspan=3 style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Akron Zips|border=1

}; text-align:center;"|Akron || Passing || DJ Irons || 23/34, 130 yards

|-

| Rushing || Lorenzo Lingard || 7 carries, 30 yards

|-

| Receiving || Jasaiah Gathings || 5 receptions, 43 yards

|-

|rowspan=3 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Kentucky Wildcats|border=1}}; text-align:center;"|Kentucky || Passing || Devin Leary || 16/25, 315 yards, 3 TD, INT

|-

| Rushing || Ray Davis || 7 carries, 72 yards, TD

|-

| Receiving || Ray Davis || 3 receptions, 97 yards, TD

|}

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{{see also|2023 Vanderbilt Commodores football team}}

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|date=Saturday, September 23, 2023

|time= 12:00 p.m. EST

|road=Kentucky

|R1=21|R2=3|R3=7|R4=14

|home=Vanderbilt

|H1=0|H2=10|H3=3|H4=15

|stadium=FirstBank Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee

|attendance= 26,279

|weather= Sunny • Temperature: {{convert|75|F|C}} • Wind: NE {{convert|4|mph|km/h}}

|referee= Daniel Gautreaux

|TV=ESPN

|TVAnnouncers=Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (color) and Alyssa Lang (sideline)

|scoring=

;First quarter

• (9:51) UK – JuTahn McClain 36-yard run (Alex Raynor kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 82 yards, 3:42; Kentucky 7-0)
• (8:14) UK – Maxwell Hairston 29-yard interception return (Alex Raynor kick) (Kentucky 14-0)
• (1:56) UK – Ray Davis 2-yard run (Alex Raynor kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, 2:04; Kentucky 21-0)

;Second quarter

• (4:53) UK – Alex Raynor 27-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 74 yards, 6:25; Kentucky 24-0)
• (2:51) VAN – Jacob Borcila 41-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 2:02; Kentucky 24-3)
• (0:20) VAN – Sedrick Alexander 7-yard run (Jacob Borcila kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 57 yards, 1:38; Kentucky 24-10)

;Third quarter

• (11:25) VAN – Jacob Borcila 32-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 0:51; Kentucky 24-13)
• (6:44) UK – Ray Davis 1-yard run (Alex Raynor kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 11 yards, 2:03; Kentucky 31-13)

;Fourth quarter

• (10:35) UK – Dane Key 22-yard pass from Devin Leary (Alex Raynor kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 6:40; Kentucky 38-13)
• (8:00) VAN – Patrick Smith 2-yard run (AJ Swann pass to Quincy Skinner Jr) (Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 2:28; Kentucky 38-21)
• (4:15) UK – Maxwell Hairston 54-yard interception return (Alex Raynor kick) (Kentucky 45-21)
• (0:23) VAN – Kamrean Johnson 10-yard pass from Ken Seals (Jacob Borcila kick) (Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 3:52; Kentucky 45-28)

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}"|UK!!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Vanderbilt Commodores|border=1}}"|VAN

|-

| First downs || 18 || 20

|-

| Total yards || 60–365 || 74–328

|-

| Rushing yards || 31–160 || 27–97

|-

| Passing yards || 205 || 231

|-

| Passing: Comp–Att–Int || 15–29–2 || 20–47–4

|-

| Time of possession || 31:11 || 28:49

|-

|}

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rowspan=3 style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Kentucky Wildcats|border=1

}; text-align:center;"|Kentucky || Passing || Devin Leary || 15/29, 205 yards, TD, 2 INT

|-

| Rushing || Ray Davis || 17 carries, 78 yards, 2 TD

|-

| Receiving || Barion Brown || 4 receptions, 105 yards

|-

|rowspan=3 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Vanderbilt Commodores|border=1|}}; text-align:center;"|Vanderbilt || Passing || AJ Swann || 16/40, 189 yards, 3 INT

|-

| Rushing || Sedrick Alexander || 8 carries, 37 yards, TD

|-

| Receiving || Gamarion Carter || 2 receptions, 48 yards

|}

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{{see also|2023 Florida Gators football team}}

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|state=autocollapse

|title=Game Five – No. 22 Florida Gators (3–1) at Kentucky Wildcats (4–0) – Game summary

|date=Saturday, September 30, 2023

|time=12:07 p.m. EDT

|road=No. 22 Florida

|R1=0 |R2=7 |R3=7 |R4=0

|home=Kentucky

|H1=16 |H2=7 |H3=7 |H4=3

|stadium=Kroger Field • Lexington, Kentucky

|attendance=61,699

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|referee=Matt Loeffler

|TV=ESPN

|TVAnnouncers=Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Jesse Palmer (analyst), and Katie George (sideline reporter)[https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/sidearm.nextgen.sites/gatorzone.com/documents/2023/9/25/UF_NOTES_-_WEEK_5_-_KENTUCKY.pdf Kentucky pregame]

|reference=Pregame line: UK −1.5 Over/Under: 43.5

|scoring=

;First quarter

• (7:13) UK – Alex Raynor 24-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 81 yards, 5:02; Kentucky 3-0)
• (5:37) UK – Ray Davis 9-yard pass from Devin Leary (Alex Raynor kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 15 yards, 0:40; Kentucky 10-0)
• (0:23) UK – Ray Davis 75-yard run (Alex Raynor PAT blocked) (Drive: 4 plays, 90 yards, 0:35; Kentucky 16-0)

;Second quarter

• (8:54) UK – Ray Davis 3-yard run (Alex Raynor kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:56; Kentucky 23-0)
• (0:34) FLA – Hayden Hansen 4-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Trey Smack kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:15; Kentucky 23-7)

;Third quarter

• (10:54) UK – Ray Davis 2-yard run (Alex Raynor kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 3:56; Kentucky 30-7)
• (7:17) FLA – Ricky Pearsall 33-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Trey Smack kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:17; Kentucky 30-14)

;Fourth quarter

• (7:44) UK – Alex Raynor 50-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 15 yards, 3:40; Kentucky 33-14)

}}

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}"|FLA!!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Kentucky Wildcats|border=1}}"|UK

|-

| First downs || 15 || 23

|-

| Total yards || 59–313 || 56–398

|-

| Rushing yards || 29–69|| 36–329

|-

| Passing yards || 244|| 69

|-

| Passing: Comp–Att–Int || 25–30–1 || 9–20–0

|-

| Time of possession || 31:14|| 28:46

|-

|}

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rowspan=3 style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Florida Gators|border=1

}; text-align:center;"|Florida || Passing || Graham Mertz || 25/30, 244 yards, 2 TD, INT

|-

| Rushing || Montrell Johnson Jr. || 10 carries, 42 yards

|-

| Receiving || Ricky Pearsall || 3 receptions, 62 yards, TD

|-

|rowspan=3 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Kentucky Wildcats|border=1|}}; text-align:center;"|Kentucky || Passing || Devin Leary || 9/20, 69 yards, TD

|-

| Rushing || Ray Davis || 26 carries, 280 yards, 3 TD

|-

| Receiving || Barion Brown || 4 receptions, 37 yards

|}

{{Clear}}

{{see also|2023 Georgia Bulldogs football team}}

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|bg2=#eee

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|date=Saturday, October 7, 2023

|time= 7:00 p.m. EST

|road=No. 20 Kentucky

|R1=0|R2=7|R3=6|R4=0

|home=No. 1 Georgia

|H1=14|H2=20|H3=10|H4=7

|stadium=Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia

|attendance= 92,746

|weather= -

|referee= Kyle Olson

|TV=ESPN

|TVAnnouncers=Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (color) and Molly McGrath (sideline)

|scoring=

;First quarter

• (11:26) UGA – Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint 40-yard pass from Carson Beck (Peyton Woodring kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:34; Georgia 7-0)
• (4:25) UGA – RaRa Thomas 15-yard pass from Carson Beck (Peyton Woodring kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 82 yards, 3:41; Georgia 14-0)

;Second quarter

• (11:03) UGA – Oscar Delp 5-yard pass from Carson Beck (Peyton Woodring kick) (Drive: 13 plays, 95 yards, 5:58; Georgia 21-0)
• (6:44) UK – Josh Kattus 4-yard pass from Devin Leary (Alex Raynor kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:19; Georgia 21-7)
• (5:15) UGA – Peyton Woodring 36-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 53 yards, 1:29; Georgia 24-7)
• (1:01) UGA – Kendall Milton 5-yard run (Peyton Woodring kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 55 yards, 2:39; Georgia 31-7)
• (0:00) UGA – Peyton Woodring 42-yard field goal (Drive: 3 plays, 38 yards, 0:22; Georgia 34-7)

;Third quarter

• (10:34) UK – Ray Davis 26-yard pass from Devin Leary (run failed) (Drive: 2 plays, 28 yards, 0:52; Georgia 34-13)
• (3:27) UGA – Peyton Woodring 32-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 56 yards, 7:07; Georgia 37-13)
• (0:39) UGA – Brock Bowers 21-yard pass from Carson Beck (Peyton Woodring kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 42 yards, 1:19; Georgia 44-13)

;Fourth quarter

• (2:38) UGA – Andrew Paul 7-yard pass from Brock Vandagriff (Peyton Woodring kick) (Drive: 12 plays, 92 yards, 6:38; Georgia 51-13)

}}

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}"|UK!!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Georgia Bulldogs|border=1}}"|UGA

|-

| First downs || 12 || 33

|-

| Total yards || 50–183 || 73–608

|-

| Rushing yards || 24–55 || 31–173

|-

| Passing yards || 128 || 435

|-

| Passing: Comp–Att–Int || 10–26–0 || 33–42–1

|-

| Time of possession || 22:32 || 37:28

|-

|}

class="wikitable" style="float: right;" ! Team !! Category !! Player !! Statistics

rowspan=3 style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Kentucky Wildcats|border=1

}; text-align:center;"|Kentucky || Passing || Devin Leary || 10/26, 128 yards, 2 TD

|-

| Rushing || Ray Davis || 15 carries, 59 yards

|-

| Receiving || Dane Key || 3 receptions, 65 yards

|-

|rowspan=3 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Georgia Bulldogs|border=1|}}; text-align:center;"|Georgia || Passing || Carson Beck || 28/35, 389 yards, 4 TD, INT

|-

| Rushing || Daijun Edwards || 9 carries, 54 yards

|-

| Receiving || Brock Bowers || 7 receptions, 132 yards, TD

|}

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{{see also|2023 Missouri Tigers football team}}

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|state=autocollapse

|title=Game Seven – Missouri Tigers (5–1) at No. 24 Kentucky Wildcats (5–1) – Game summary

|date=Saturday, October 14, 2023

|time=6:30 p.m. CST

|road=Missouri

|R1=0|R2=17|R3=3|R4=18

|home=No. 24 Kentucky

|H1=14|H2=0|H3=7|H4=0

|stadium=Kroger Field • Lexington, Kentucky

|attendance= 61,654

|weather= –

|referee= Daniel Gautreaux

|TV=SECN

|TVAnnouncers=Tom Hart (play-by-play), Jordan Rodgers (analyst), Cole Cubelic (sideline)

|reference=Pregame line: UK −3.5 Over/Under: 50.5

|scoring=

;First quarter

• (8:32) UK – Ray Davis 7-yard pass from Devin Leary (Alex Raynor kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 4:46; Kentucky 7-0)
• (2:09) UK – Devin Leary 13-yard run (Alex Raynor kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 4:58; Kentucky 14-0)

;Second quarter

• (11:38) MIZ – Marquis Johnson 39-yard pass from Luke Bauer (Harrison Mevis kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, 3:12; Kentucky 14-7)
• (4:44) MIZ – Harrison Mevis 25-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 56 yards, 4:55; Kentucky 14-10)
• (0:15) MIZ – Theo Wease Jr. 18-yard pass from Brady Cook (Harrison Mevis kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 1:25; Missouri 17-14)

;Third quarter

• (11:54) MIZ – Harrison Mevis 31-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 17 yards, 2:53; Missouri 20-14)
• (3:39) UK – Anthony Brown-Stephens 4-yard pass from Devin Leary (Alex Raynor kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 3:31; Kentucky 21-20)

;Fourth quarter

• (14:14) MIZ – Brady Cook 1-yard run (Cody Schrader run) (Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 4:16; Missouri 28-21)
• (11:07) MIZ – Cody Schrader 19-yard run (Harrison Mevis kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 34 yards, 0:57; Missouri 35-21)
• (3:17) MIZ – Harrison Mevis 29-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 0:58; Missouri 38-21)

}}

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}"|MIZZ!!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Kentucky Wildcats|border=1}}"|UK

|-

| First downs || 19 || 19

|-

| Total yards || 68–324 || 58–299

|-

| Rushing yards || 38–118 || 31–179

|-

| Passing yards || 206 || 120

|-

| Passing: Comp–Att–Int || 20–30–1 || 14–27–2

|-

| Time of possession || 31:07 || 28:53

|-

|}

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rowspan=3 style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Missouri Tigers|border=1

}; text-align:center;"|Missouri || Passing || Brady Cook || 19–29, 175 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT

|-

| Rushing || Cody Schrader ||20 carries, 71 yards, 1 TD

|-

| Receiving || Theo Wease Jr. || 6 receptions, 66 yards, 1 TD

|-

|rowspan=3 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Kentucky Wildcats|border=1|}}; text-align:center;"|Kentucky || Passing || Devin Leary || 14–27, 120 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT

|-

| Rushing || Ray Davis || 20 carries, 128 yards

|-

| Receiving || Justice Dingle || 2 receptions, 32 yards

|}

{{Clear}}

{{see also|2023 Tennessee Volunteers football team}}

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|title=Game Eight – No. 21 Tennessee Volunteers (5–2) at Kentucky Wildcats (5–2) – Game summary

|date=Saturday, October 28, 2023

|time=7:00 p.m. EST

|road=No. 21 Tennessee

|R1=10|R2=13|R3=3|R4=7

|home=Kentucky

|H1=0|H2=17|H3=7|H4=3

|stadium=Kroger Field, Lexington, Kentucky

|attendance= 61,665

|weather=

|referee= Steve Marlowe

|TV=ESPN

|TVAnnouncers=Mike Monaco (play-by-play), Jesse Palmer (analyst), Katie George (sideline)

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;First quarter

• (10:47) TENN – Jaylen Wright 52-yard run (Charles Campbell kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 1:48; Tennessee 7-0)
• (5:34) TENN – Charles Campbell 44-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 8 yards, 3:03; Tennessee 10-0)

;Second quarter

• (14:51) UK – Alex Raynor 28-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards, 5:43; Tennessee 10-3)
• (11:13) TENN – Charles Campbell 49-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 44 yards, 3:38; Tennessee 13-3)
• (7:38) UK – Barion Brown 11-yard pass from Devin Leary (Alex Raynor kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:35; Tennessee 13-10)
• (6:16) TENN – Chas Nimrod 39-yard pass from Joe Milton III (Charles Campbell kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:22; Tennessee 20-10)
• (1:46) UK – Ray Davis 7-yard run (Alex Raynor kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:30; Tennessee 20-17)
• (0:05) TENN – Charles Campbell 34-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 1:41; Tennessee 23-17)

;Third quarter

• (6:49) TENN – Charles Campbell 35-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 49 yards, 3:38; Tennessee 26-17)
• (2:39) UK – Dane Key 7-yard pass from Devin Leary (Alex Raynor kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 4:10; Tennessee 26-24)

;Fourth quarter

• (7:30) TENN – Dylan Sampson 12-yard run (Charles Campbell kick) (Drive: 12 plays, 65 yards, 3:27; Tennessee 33-24)
• (4:24) UK – Alex Raynor 28-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 3:06; Tennessee 33-27)

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}"|TENN!!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Kentucky Wildcats|border=1}}"|UK

|-

| First downs || 24 || 24

|-

| Total yards || 67–481 || 63–444

|-

| Rushing yards || 47–254 || 24–72

|-

| Passing yards || 227 || 372

|-

| Passing: Comp–Att–Int || 17–20–0 || 28–39–0

|-

| Time of possession || 26:56 || 33:04

|-

|}

class="wikitable" style="float: right;" ! Team !! Category !! Player !! Statistics
rowspan=3 style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Tennessee Volunteers|border=1}}; text-align:center;"|Tennessee	Passing	Joe Milton III	17/20, 227 yards, 1 TD
Rushing	Jaylen Wright	11 carries, 120 yards, 1 TD
Receiving	Dont'e Thornton Jr.	3 receptions, 63 yards
rowspan=3 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Kentucky Wildcats|border=1}}; text-align:center;"|Kentucky	Passing	Devin Leary	28/39, 372 yards, 2 TD
Rushing	Ray Davis	16 carries, 42 yards, 1 TD
Receiving	Dane Key	7 receptions, 113 yards, 1 TD

{{Clear}}

{{see also|2023 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team}}

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|title= Game Nine – Kentucky Wildcats (5–3) at Mississippi State Bulldogs (4–4) – Game summary

|date= Saturday, November 4, 2023

|time=7:30 PM EST

|road=Kentucky

|R1=7|R2=14|R3=3|R4=0

|home=Mississippi State

|H1=0|H2=3|H3=0|H4=0

|stadium=Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS

|attendance= 52,329

|weather= –

|referee= Scott Walker

|TV=SECN

|TVAnnouncers= Tom Hart (play-by-play), Cole Cubelic (color), Alyssa Lang (sideline)

|scoring=

;First quarter

• (10:11) UK – Demie Sumo–Karngbaye 4-yard pass from Devin Leary (Alex Raynor kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 4:00; Kentucky 7-0)

;Second quarter

• (8:51) MSST – Kyle Ferrie 25-yard field goal (Drive: 20 plays, 88 yards, 12:29; Kentucky 7-3)
• (6:35) UK – D'Eryk Jackson 28-yard interception return (Alex Raynor kick) (Kentucky 14-3)
• (0:52) UK – Dane Key 4-yard pass from Devin Leary (Alex Raynor kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 3:54; Kentucky 21-3)

;Third quarter

• (5:51) UK – Alex Raynor 32-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 72 yards, 5:49; Kentucky 24-3)

;Fourth quarter

• – no scoring

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}"|UK!!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Mississippi State Bulldogs|border=1}}"|MSST

|-

| First downs || 13 || 15

|-

| Total yards || 54–271 || 66–218

|-

| Rushing yards || 29–110 || 31–73

|-

| Passing yards || 161 || 145

|-

| Passing: Comp–Att–Int || 15–25–0 || 17–35–1

|-

| Time of possession || 30:38 || 29:22

|-

|}

class="wikitable" style="float: right;" ! Team !! Category !! Player !! Statistics
rowspan=3 style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Kentucky Wildcats|border=1}}; text-align:center;"|Kentucky	Passing	Devin Leary	13/22, 156 yards, 2 TD
Rushing	Ray Davis	21 carries, 80 yards
Receiving	Tayvion Robinson	5 receptions, 91 yards
rowspan=3 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Mississippi State Bulldogs|border=1}}; text-align:center;"|Mississippi State	Passing	Mike Wright	11/21, 78 yards, INT
Rushing	Seth Davis	4 carries, 24 yards
Receiving	Zavion Thomas	6 receptions, 44 yards

{{Clear}}

{{see also|2023 Alabama Crimson Tide football team}}

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|bg=#fff

|bg2=#eee

|titlestyle={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Kentucky Wildcats}} ;text-align:center;

|state=uncollapsed

|title=Game Ten – No. 8 Alabama Crimson Tide (8-1) at Kentucky Wildcats (6–3) – Game summary

|date=Saturday, November 11, 2023

|time=12:00 p.m. EST

|road=No. 8 Alabama

|R1=21|R2=7|R3=7|R4=14

|home=Kentucky

|H1=7|H2=0|H3=7|H4=7

|stadium=Kroger Field, Lexington, Kentucky

|attendance= 61,936

|weather= 49, Sunny, Wind NE @ 7 mph

|referee= Ken Williamson

|TV=ESPN

|TVAnnouncers=Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Jordan Rodgers (color), and Katie George (sideline)

|scoring=

;First quarter

• (9:38) ALA – Amari Niblack 26-yard pass from Jalen Milroe (Will Reichard kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:13; Alabama 7-0)
• (5:32) ALA – Kobe Prentice 40-yard pass from Jalen Milroe (Will Reichard kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 55 yards, 1:51; Alabama 14-0)
• (5:12) ALA – Jalen Milroe 1-yard run (Will Reichard kick) (Drive: 1 play, 1 yard, 0:14; Alabama 21-0)
• (1:30) UK – Tayvion Robinson 6-yard pass from Devin Leary (Alex Raynor kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 32 yards, 2:43; Alabama 21-7)

;Second quarter

• (10:14) ALA – Roydell Williams 26-yard pass from Jalen Milroe (Will Reichard kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 62 yards, 2:34; Alabama 28-7)

;Third quarter

• (10:53) UK – Ray Davis 2-yard run (Alex Raynor kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:07; Alabama 28-14)
• (9:36) ALA – Jalen Milroe 3-yard run (Will Reichard kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 1:10; Alabama 35-14)

;Fourth quarter

• (14:48) ALA – Jalen Milroe 1-yard run (Will Reichard kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 38 yards, 2:54; Alabama 42-14)
• (9:46) ALA – Jam Miller 3-yard run (Will Reichard kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 3:21; Alabama 49-14)
• (7:46) UK – Ray Davis 1-yard run (Alex Raynor kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:00; Alabama 49-21)

}}

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}"|ALA!!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Kentucky Wildcats|border=1}}"|UK

|-

| First downs || 23 || 11

|-

| Total yards || 64–444 || 55–253

|-

| Rushing yards || 39–159 || 24–95

|-

| Passing yards || 285 || 158

|-

| Passing: Comp–Att–Int || 16–25–1 || 17–31–1

|-

| Time of possession || 32:06 || 27:54

|-

|}

class="wikitable" style="float: right;" ! Team !! Category !! Player !! Statistics
rowspan=3 style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Alabama Crimson Tide|border=1}}; text-align:center;"|Alabama	Passing	Jalen Milroe	15/22, 234 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing	Jase McClellan	9 carries, 43 yards
Receiving	Kobe Prentice	4 receptions, 74 yards, TD
rowspan=3 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Kentucky Wildcats|border=1}}; text-align:center;"|Kentucky	Passing	Devin Leary	17/31, 158 yards, TD, INT
Rushing	Ramon Jefferson	2 carries, 73 yards
Receiving	Dane Key	4 receptions, 46 yards

{{Clear}}

{{see also|2023 South Carolina Gamecocks football team}}

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|state=autocollapse

|title=Game Eleven – Kentucky Wildcats (6-4) at South Carolina Gamecocks (4-6) – Game summary

|date=Saturday, November 18, 2023

|time= 7:30 p.m. EST

|road= Kentucky

|R1=0|R2=7|R3=7|R4=0

|home= South Carolina

|H1=10|H2=0|H3=0|H4=7

|stadium=Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina

|attendance= 77,788

|weather= –

|referee= –

|TV= SECN

|TVAnnouncers=Tom Hart (play-by-play), Jordan Rodgers (color), Cole Cubelic (sideline)

|scoring=

;First quarter

• (7:27) SC – Xavier Legette 13-yard pass from Spencer Rattler, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 11 plays, 69 yards, 5:11; South Carolina 7–0)
• (0:13) SC – Mitch Jeter 23-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 51 yards, 6:32; South Carolina 10–0)

;Second quarter

• (10:52) UK – Barion Brown 7-yard pass from Devin Leary, Alex Raynor kick (Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards, 3:51; South Carolina 10–7)

;Third quarter

• (8:42) UK – Ray Davis 31-yard run, Alex Raynor kick (Drive: 9 plays, 92 yards, 5:20; Kentucky 14–10)

;Fourth quarter

• (7:44) SC – Xavier Legette 17-yard pass from Spencer Rattler, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 5:32; South Carolina 17–14)

}}

class="wikitable" style="float: left;" ! Statistics !! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Kentucky Wildcats|border=1

}"|UK!!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|South Carolina Gamecocks|border=1}}"|SC

|-

| First downs || 17 || 17

|-

| Total yards || 293 || 257

|-

| Rushing yards || 122 || 50

|-

| Passing yards || 171 || 207

|-

| Passing: Comp–Att–Int || 17–34–1 || 19–27–0

|-

| Time of possession || 28:21 || 31:39

|-

|}

class="wikitable" style="float: right;" ! Team !! Category !! Player !! Statistics

rowspan=3 style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Kentucky Wildcats|border=1

}; text-align:center;"|Kentucky || Passing || Devin Leary || 17/34, 171 yards, TD, INT

|-

| Rushing || Ray Davis || 12 carries, 61 yards, TD

|-

| Receiving || Dane Key || 4 receptions, 51 yards

|-

|rowspan=3 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|South Carolina Gamecocks|border=1}}; text-align:center;"|South Carolina || Passing || Spencer Rattler || 19/27, 207 yards, 2 TD

|-

| Rushing || Mario Anderson || 13 carries, 27 yards

|-

| Receiving || Xavier Legette || 6 receptions, 94 yards, 2 TD

|}

{{Clear}}

{{see also|2023 Louisville Cardinals football team}}

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|titlestyle={{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Kentucky Wildcats}}; text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Game Twelve – Kentucky Wildcats (6–5) at No. 10 Louisville Cardinals (10–1) – Game summary

|date=Saturday, November 25, 2023

|time=12:00 p.m. EST

|road=Kentucky

|R1=0 |R2=7 |R3=14 |R4=17

|home=No. 10 Louisville

|H1=7 |H2=3 |H3=14 |H4=7

|stadium=L&N Stadium • Louisville, Kentucky

|attendance= 59,225

|weather=

|referee= Lee Hendrick

|TV=ABC

|TVAnnouncers= Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Jesse Palmer (color), Katie George (sideline)

|reference=

|scoring=

;First quarter

• (3:40) LOU – Jawhar Jordan 1-yard run (Nick Lopez kick) (Drive: 14 plays, 70 yards, 8:19; Louisville 7-0)

;Second quarter

• (8:07) UK – Dane Key 9-yard pass from Devin Leary (Alex Raynor kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, 5:19; Tied 7-7)
• (4:25) LOU – Brock Travelstead 46-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 31 yards, 3:33; Louisville 10-7)

;Third quarter

• (5:50) LOU – Jawhar Jordan 1-yard run (Nick Lopez kick) (Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 9:10; Louisville 17-7)
• (5:38) UK – Barion Brown 100-yard kickoff return (Alex Raynor kick) (Drive: 0 plays, 100 yards, 0:12; Louisville 17-14)
• (2:48) LOU – Joey Gatewood 11-yard pass from Jack Plummer (Nick Lopez kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 51 yards, 2:41; Louisville 24-14)
• (1:49) UK – Ray Davis 20-yard pass from Devin Leary (Alex Raynor kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:59; Louisville 24-21)

;Fourth quarter

• (10:21) UK – Alex Raynor 46-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 20 yards, 4:45; Tied 24-24)
• (8:37) UK – Ray Davis 20-yard pass from Devin Leary (Alex Raynor kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 22 yards, 0:46; Kentucky 31-24)
• (2:33) LOU – Ahmari Huggins-Bruce 21-yard pass from Jack Plummer (Nick Lopez kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 25 yards, 2:01; Tied 31-31)
• (1:02) UK – Ray Davis 37-yard run (Alex Raynor kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:31; Kentucky 38-31)

}}

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}"|UK!!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Louisville Cardinals|border=1}}"|LOU

|-

| First downs || 16 || 23

|-

| Total yards || 47–289 || 76–403

|-

| Rushing yards || 25–83 || 43–161

|-

| Passing yards || 206 || 242

|-

| Passing: Comp–Att–Int ||12–22–1 || 24–33–1

|-

| Time of possession || 23:26 || 36:34

|-

|}

class="wikitable" style="float: right;" ! Team !! Category !! Player !! Statistics

rowspan=3 style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Kentucky Wildcats|border=1

}; text-align:center;"|Kentucky || Passing || Devin Leary || 12/22, 206 yards, 3 TD, INT

|-

| Rushing || Ray Davis || 14 carries, 76 yards, TD

|-

| Receiving || Izayah Cummings || 1 reception, 55 yards

|-

|rowspan=3 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Louisville Cardinals|border=1}}; text-align:center;"|Louisville || Passing || Jack Plummer || 24/33, 242 yards, 2 TD, INT

|-

| Rushing || Jawhar Jordan || 17 carries, 67 yards, 2 TD

|-

| Receiving || Jamari Thrash || 6 receptions, 60 yards

|}

{{Clear}}

{{see also|2023 Clemson Tigers football team}}

{{Americanfootballbox

|bg=#fff

|bg2=#eee

|titlestyle= {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Kentucky Wildcats}}; text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=No. 22 Clemson Tigers (8-4) vs. Kentucky Wildcats (7-5) (2023 TaxSlayer Gator Bowl)

|date=Friday, December 29, 2023 {{cite web | last=Long | first=Mark | title=Mafah runs for 4 TDs, Clemson rallies to beat Kentucky 38-35 in a wild Gator Bowl | website=AP News | date=2023-12-29 | url=https://apnews.com/article/gator-bowl-clemson-kentucky-shipley-eea331b86f43de94309e0064b618e6a1 | access-date=2024-12-28}}

|time=12:00 p.m. EST

|road=No. 22 Clemson

|R1=3|R2=7|R3=0|R4=28

|home=Kentucky

|H1=7|H2=7|H3=7|H4=14

|stadium= EverBank Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida

|attendance=40,132

|weather=Sunny • Temperature: {{convert|51|F|C}} • Wind: {{convert|10|mph|kph|abbr=on}} W

|referee=John Love

|TV=ESPN

|TVAnnouncers=Wes Durham (play-by-play), Tim Hasselbeck (color), Taylor Tannebaum (sideline)

|reference= [https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore/_/gameId/401551766 Box score]

|scoring=

First quarter

• (11:16) CLEM – Johnathan Weitz 39-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 39 yards, 3:37; Clemson 3–0)
• (5:00) UK – Barion Brown 22-yard run (Alex Raynor kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 73 yards, 2:14; Kentucky 7–3)

Second quarter

• (10:17) CLEM – Phil Mafah 1-yard run (Jonathan Weitz kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 59 yards, 3:02; Clemson 10–7)
• (7:44) UK – Dane Key 5-yard pass from Devin Leary (Alex Raynor kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:33; Kentucky 14–10)

Third quarter

• (14:47) UK – Barion Brown 100-yard kickoff return (Alex Raynor kick) (Drive: 0 plays, 100 yards, 0:13; Kentucky 21–10)

Fourth quarter

• (14:56) CLEM – Phil Mafah 1-yard run (pass failed) (Drive: 14 plays, 70 yards, 6:35; Kentucky 21–16)
• (7:00) CLEM – Jonathan Weitz 28-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 26 yards, 3:08; Kentucky 21–19)
• (6:45) CLEM – Phil Mafah 1-yard run (Cade Klubnik pass to Tyler Brown) (Drive: 1 plays, 29 yards, 0:07; Clemson 27–21)
• (6:12) UK – Barion Brown 60-yard pass from Devin Leary (Alex Raynor kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:33; Kentucky 28–27)
• (4:20) CLEM – Jonathan Weitz 52-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 1:42; Clemson 30–28)
• (2:39) UK – Ray Davis 1-yard run (Alex Raynor kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:41; Kentucky 35–30)
• (0:17) CLEM – Phil Mafah 3-yard run (Cade Klubnik pass to Josh Sapp) (Drive: 12 plays, 68 yards, 2:17; Clemson 38–35)

}}

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}"|CLEM!!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Kentucky Wildcats|border=1}}"|UK

|-

| First downs || 24|| 12

|-

| Total yards || 80–367|| 51–398

|-

| Rushing yards || 39–103|| 23–92

|-

| Passing yards || 264|| 306

|-

| Passing: Comp–Att–Int || 30–41–1 || 16–28–2

|-

| Time of possession || 34:58|| 25:02

|-

|}

class="wikitable" style="float: right;" ! Team !! Category !! Player !! Statistics

rowspan=3 style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Clemson Tigers|border=1

}; text-align:center;"|Clemson || Passing || Cade Klubnik || 30/41, 264 yards, INT

|-

| Rushing || Phil Mafah || 11 carries, 71 yards, 4 TD

|-

| Receiving || Jake Briningstool || 9 receptions, 91 yards

|-

|rowspan=3 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Kentucky Wildcats|border=1|}}; text-align:center;"|Kentucky || Passing || Devin Leary || 16/28, 306 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT

|-

| Rushing || Ray Davis || 13 carries, 63 yards, TD

|-

| Receiving || Barion Brown || 3 receptions, 100 yards, TD

|}

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{{NCAA Division I FBS CFP ranking movements

| year = {{2023}}

| finalpollweek = 15

| cfpfirstweek = 9

| AP_pre = RV

| coaches_pre = RV

| AP_1 = RV

| coaches_1 = RV

| AP_2 = RV

| coaches_2 = RV

| AP_3 = RV

| coaches_3 = RV

| AP_4 = RV

| coaches_4 = RV

| AP_5 = 20

| coaches_5 = 20

| AP_6 = 24

| coaches_6 = 23

| AP_7 = RV

| coaches_7 = RV

| AP_8 = RV

| coaches_8 = RV

| AP_9 = NR

| coaches_9 = RV

| cfp_9 = NR

| AP_10 = NR

| coaches_10 = RV

| cfp_10 = NR

| AP_11 = NR

| coaches_11 = NR

| cfp_11 = NR

| AP_12 = NR

| coaches_12 = NR

| cfp_12 = NR

| AP_13 = RV

| coaches_13 = NR

| cfp_13 = NR

| AP_14 = RV

| coaches_14 = NR

| cfp_14 = NR

| AP_15 = RV

| coaches_15 = NR

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