Clemson defeats Kentucky football 21-13 in Music City Bowl

UK had won three consecutive bowl games, but not this time around.
The Wildcats made the only turnover in the game and were denied a fourth straight bowl victory, dropping a 21-13 decision in the Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl before an announced crowd of 57,280 at LP Field.
The win by Clemson (9-5), which lost in the ACC championship game, avenges a 28-20 loss to Kentucky in the Music City Bowl in 2006. The loss also snaps an 18-game non-conference winning streak by UK.
UK (7-6) slowed All-American C.J. Spiller for much of the game but he scored the game-clinching touchdown and then helped ice the victory.
Playing a mistake-free game on offense, UK was trailing 14-13 when Gene McCaskill made a 6-yard reception but was stripped by linebacker Kavell Conner and the ball was recovered by Jarvis Jenkins at the UK 19.
Three plays later, Spiller - sixth in the Heisman Trophy balloting - scored in his 14th consecutive game on an 8-yard run to make it 21-13 with 10:14 left.
Kentucky had one final shot, driving the ball down the field behind a 15-yard run by Moncell Allen and a 14-yard pass from Morgan Newton to Randall Cobb.
The Wildcats even converted a fake punt with Ryan Tydlacka carrying nine yards around the right side on fourth-and-three from the 43 with 6:38 left. But Clemson then held on its next four down, with Newton throwing two incomplete passes and running for eight yards on a fourth-and-nine with 5:27 left.
Spiller then helped ice the win with three key runs, including a 6-yard gain on third-and-two from the 37 with 1:23 left in the game.
Clemson then took a knee and started to celebrate.