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Clemson heading south for bowl game: Here's who the Tigers will be facing and where

Despite having five losses in six games, Kentucky upset No. 16 Louisville and captured their fifth consecutive Governor’s Cup to close out the regular season.

Credit: (AP Photo/Artie Walker Jr.)

Clemson's Dabo Swinney celebrates a 50-yard field goal by place-kicker Jonathan Weitz during the first half of the team's game against South Carolina.

CLEMSON, S.C. — The Clemson Tigers (8-4, 4-4) know where they are headed for the postseason.

They will face the University of Kentucky Wildcats (7-5, 3-5) in Jacksonville for the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl. This will be Clemson's 10th appearance in the Gator Bowl. A win would even the team's victories to 5-5 in the game. It will also be a somewhat familiar matchup for both teams, which have met 13 times before over roughly 100 years.

Despite having five losses in six games, Kentucky upset No. 16 Louisville on their home turf and captured their fifth consecutive Governor’s Cup to close out the regular season.

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Kentucky has made it to its eighth consecutive bowl game, a school record.

The TaxSlayer Gator will air on ESPN at noon.

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