| Year Game Played: | 2006 |
| Title Sponsor: | Gaylord Hotels |
| Game Name: | Music City Bowl |
| Title Sponsor Suffix: | presented by Bridgestone |
| Subheader: | 9th Music City Bowl |
| Football Season: | 2006 |
| Visitor Name Short: | Clemson |
| Visitor Nickname: | Tigers |
| Visitor School: | Clemson University |
| Home Name Short: | Kentucky |
| Home Nickname: | Wildcats |
| Home School: | University of Kentucky |
| Visitor Record: | 8 - 4 |
| Visitor Conference: | ACC |
| Home Record: | 7 - 5 |
| Home Conference: | SEC |
| Visitor Coach: | Tommy Bowden |
| Home Coach: | Rich Brooks |
| Visitor 1Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 6 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 14 |
| Home 1Q: | 7 |
| Home 2Q: | 7 |
| Home 3Q: | 7 |
| Home 4Q: | 7 |
| Date Game Played: | December 29 |
| Stadium: | LP Field |
| City: | Nashville, Tennessee |
| Mvp: | QB André Woodson, Kentucky |
| Odds: | Clemson favored by 10[1] |
| Referee: | Clete Blakeman (Big 12) |
| Attendance: | 68,024[2] |
| Payout: | 1,600,000 per team [3] |
| Us Network: | ESPN |
| Us Announcers Link: | List of announcers of major college bowl games |
| Us Announcers: | Dave Pasch and Andre Ware |
The 2006 Music City Bowl featured the Clemson Tigers and the Kentucky Wildcats. 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. 10;[4] Kentucky was 7–5 and unranked. Clemson was favored by 10 points.[5] Sponsored by Gaylord Hotels and Bridgestone, it was officially named the Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl presented by Bridgestone.
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.
In the third quarter, Woodson found Dicky Lyons, Jr. for a 24-yard touchdown pass and a 21 - 6 lead. In the fourth quarter, Woodson threw a 13-yard touchdown pass to Jacob Tamme for a 28 - 6 lead. Will Proctor threw a 17-yard touchdown pass with 7:25 left, to get within 28 - 12. The 2-point conversion attempt failed. With 44 seconds left, Will Proctor threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Aaron Kelly. The 2-point conversion attempt to Michael Palmer was good, and Clemson trailed 28 - 20. The onside kick was recovered by Kentucky, who ran out the clock.
With the win, the Wildcats won their first bowl game since 1984. Kentucky would return to this same bowl the following year,
The Tigers and the Wildcats would meet again in the 2023 Gator Bowl.[6]