Mark Stoops passes Bear Bryant on Kentucky Football's all-time wins list

Step aside, Bear Bryant. Mark Stoops is now the winningest coach in Kentucky football history.

With the Wildcats’ win at Florida, Stoops has now racked up 61 career wins, pushing him to No. 1 on the school’s all-time list. Paul “Bear” Bryant was the school’s previous wins leader for almost seven decades with 60 total victories.

Now, the record is Stoops’ and Stoops’ alone.

“Fortunate. A lot of great players, coaches have been here,” the Kentucky head coach said after the win. “To be able to persevere playing in this conference, I’m fortunate.”

Stoops now sits at 61-53 overall during his ten years in Lexington.

The Kentucky head coach deservingly received the game ball after the win, presented by Vince Marrow in the locker room.

“Coach Stoops came here in 2013 when this program was on the rocks,” Marrow said. “He stayed here, and now he’s the all-time winningest coach at UK.”

“It’s on all the coaches, all the players, it really is,” Stoops responded. “I’d say it to you, I’d say it to me: none of us can do this without each other. That’s the honest-to-God truth. I love you. We’ve got something special to prove and do this year.”

Game Ball: @UKCoachStoops, the all-time winningest football coach in UK history.

"We've got something special to prove and do this year." pic.twitter.com/F8WWo1EULy

— Kentucky Football (@UKFootball) September 11, 2022

Something special indeed.

Kentucky’s All-Time Wins List

Rk	Coach	Wins	Losses	Years
1	Mark Stoops	61	53	10
2	Bear Bryant	60	23	8
3	Fran Curci	46	52	9
4	Blanton Collier	41	36	8
5	Jerry Claiborne	41	46	8
6	Rich Brooks	39	47	7
7	Harry Gamage	32	25	7
8	Bill Curry	26	52	7
9	Charley Bradshaw	25	41	7
10	A.D. Kirwan	24	28	6
11	Chet Wynne	20	19	4
12	Hal Mumme	20	26	4
13	William Juneau	13	10	3
14	Joker Phillips	13	24	3
15	Fred Murphy	12	14	3
16	J.J. Tigert	10	2	2
17	John Ray	10	33	4
18	Guy Morriss	9	14	2
19	Andrew Gill	5	5	2
20	J.J. Winn	4	3	1

Build the statue.