100 wins in reach for UF coach Urban Meyer

Posted Sep 21, 2010 by Aaron Oberlin

Updated Sep 22, 2010 at 09:31 PM

He’s sitting on a milestone.

Less than a year from possibly retiring from college football due to health concerns, University of Florida football coach Urban Meyer finds himself one win away from the centennial-victory mark.

If he wins this upcoming Saturday when the Kentucky Wildcats bring their high-powered offense to the Swamp, then he’ll be the sixth fastest coach to reach the milestone in college football history. His record currently rests at 99-18.

College Football Hall of Famer Gil Dobie won 100 games quicker than any other coach, recording a 100-5-3 record on the way. Dobie’s remembered for his 39-game winning streak – second-longest in NCAA Div-1 history– and 58-0-3 record as the coach of the Washington Huskies.

“I feel very blessed with great players and assistant coaches. One hundred games just mean you have been doing it long enough,” said Meyer. “I haven’t really thought about (getting 100 wins).”

What Meyer has been thinking about, however, are the poor starts on the offensive side of the ball the past three weeks. In three games so far this season, the Gators have scored 35 of their 103 points in the first half. They haven’t scored at all in the first quarter.

Meyer knows how the Wildcats can put up big numbers.

“(Our play has been) awful,” said Meyer. “You will lose this game if you do that this week. I think we are facing the best offense we have faced so far in the 2010 season.”

The Wildcats have put 133 points on the scoreboard in three games this season.

Fewest games to 100 victories (FBS)
1. Gil Dobie 100-5-3 108
2. George Woodruff 100-9 109
3. Bud Wilkinson 100-8-3 111
4. Fielding Yost 100-10-4 114
5. Knute Rockne 100-12-5 117
6. Bob Neyland 100-12-8 120
7. Frank Leahy 100-13-8 121
8. J. Paterno/B. Switzer/H. Williams/B. Stoops 122