PENN KINGSMEN FOOTBALL 2002 Mishawaka

PENN KINGSMEN FOOTBALL 2002 Mishawaka, Indiana

Cory Yeoman named new head football coach at Penn (5/2/03)

CoryYeoman (pictured on the right with Coach Geesman and Dan Phillips) was named the head football coach at Penn High School. Coach Yeoman was a player at Penn and has been the defensive line coach and a assistant since 1984.

Coach Geesman (pictured with Coach Dullaghan of Ben Davis) retires from Penn after 30 years. Coach Geesman has the 2nd most victories in Indiana High School football.

Coach Geesman with Blake Bikowski & Bryan Mattison at a 2002 pre-season radio show. Blake and Bryan are North All-stars for the 2003 game on July 19.

TOP 10 ACCOMPLISHMENTS

At his retirement news conference Thursday, Penn High School football coach Chris Geesman passed out a list of 10 accomplishments he thought were special over his 30 years with the Kingsmen.

10. Northern Indiana Conference win streak of 114 games (1985-present).

9. State records -- 89-game regular-season win streak (1985-96), 22-game playoff win streak (1995-98).

8. Named top program in state since 1994 by the Indianapolis Star, both in number of wins (104) and winning percentage (92).

7. Finishing in Top 10 of state rankings 25 times and being ranked nationally by USA Today (and others) 12 times.

6. "Feeding Frenzy at Freed Field.'' Record at home the last 20 years: 117-9. Only six times in 30 years have we lost more than one game at home.

5. Wins at Penn (310, 339 overall), 16 undefeated regular seasons, five state championships.

4. In the last 20 seasons, we've finished our season in Indianapolis 40 percent of the time (eight seasons); in the last 14 years, 50 percent (seven); in the last eight seasons, 62.5 percent (five).

3. A few other factoids: We've won 30 consecutive Homecoming games (keeping the alums happy), have only lost to a team with more than one loss once in the last 17 years (none in the last 12) and have been undefeated in junior varsity football (not including "C'' team games) since the second game of the 1985 season (142-0).

2. More than 225 young men went on to play college football.

1. I am most proud of and grateful for the relationships developed and friendships made along the way, from media, fans, opposing coaches, fellow teachers, staff and administrators -- to all my associate coaches and their families. And especially to the 1,000 tough kids who made the Penn football program what it is, and who are mainly responsible for everything listed above.

Coach: Chris Geesman (30 yrs. 310-48)

Assistants: Wally Yeoman, Art Klinger, Don Monhaut, Cory Yeoman, Trent Yeoman, Pat Barrier, Joe Sassano, Rod Pawlik, Jeremy McCaskill

State Titles: 2000, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1983

State Runner-up: 1999, 1991, 1989

Regional Titles: 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1991, 1989, 1983

Sectional Titles: 2002,2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1991, 1989, 1987, 1983, 1979

NIC Titles: 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002

Stadium: Freed Field (c- 7,500)

Playoff record: 60-18

Overall record: 339-129-8

2002 Season Statistics

Coach Geesman retires after 30 years at Penn on 4/17/03)

Year-by-Year Results

2001 Season Statistics

Northern Indiana Conference

2001 Game-by-Game Results

Indiana HS Football

2002 Game-by-Game

Yearly Records
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2001: 11-2
2000: 14-1
1999: 13-2
1998: 13-1
1997: 14-1
1996: 13-1
1995: 14-0
1994: 10-1
1993: 10-1
1992: 10-1
1991: 13-1
1990:  9-1
1989: 13-1
1988: 10-1
1987: 11-1
1986: 10-1
1985:  7-3
1984:  9-2
1983: 14-0
1982:  9-2
1981:  7-3
1980:  5-5
1979: 11-1
1978: 10-1
1977:  7-3
1976:  8-2
1975: 10-1
1974:  8-2
1973:  5-5
1972:  0-10
1971:  3-7
1970: 0-9-1
1969:  1-9
1968:  3-7
1967: 4-4-1
1966:  3-7
1965: 4-5-1
1964: 5-4-1
1963:  8-2
1962: 5-4-1
1961:  6-4
1960: 2-4-3
1959:  8-2
1958:  3-5

Penn Football Game Results 2002

                                                Overall   Conference                  
     Date        Opponent           Score        Record     Record      
     ----        --------           -----       --------   --------
     Aug 23      VALPARAISO         W  31-7        1- 0       0- 0
     Aug 30   at Ben Davis          W  30-14       2- 0       0- 0     
   * Aug 06   at SB Washington      W  69-0        3- 0       1- 0
   * Sep 13      SB RILEY           W  61-12       4- 0       2- 0
     Sep 20      SAGINAW (MI)       W  49-7        5- 0       2- 0
   * Sep 27   at SB Clay            W  35-12       6- 0       3- 0
   * Oct 04   at SB Adams           W  65-0        7- 0       4- 0
   * Oct 11      MISHAWAKA          W  51-0        8- 0       5- 0
   * Oct 18   at Elkhart Central    W  63-13       9- 0       6- 0
   # Oct 25   at Elkhart Memorial   W  42-7       10- 0
   # Nov 01      ELK. CENTRAL       W  63-0       11- 0
   # Nov 08   at Goshen             W  31-0       12- 0
   # Nov 15   at Valparaiso            15-16 L    12- 1

   *indicates conference game         #indicates post-season game

Mike Pinter and J.J. Simmons after the 2002 Indiana All-Star game. Mike is going to Grand Valley State and J.J. is going to Illinois. Good luck to both of them.

Wally Yeoman was inducted into the high school football hall of fame on June 28.