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Move over, Bear: Mark Stoops becomes winningest coach in Kentucky football history

Move over, Paul "Bear" Bryant.

Mark Stoops became the winningest coach in Kentucky football history on Saturday with the Wildcats' 26-16 victory at Florida, breaking a record that weathered 11 coaching changes across 69 years.

Stoops, who is in his 10th season at UK, had to orchestrate a second-half comeback to notch win No. 61 and pass Bryant on the program's all-time leaderboard. The No. 20 Wildcats had a myriad of issues during the first half — from poor offensive line play to special teams miscues — and trailed the No. 12 Gators 16-13 at the intermission.