The Penguins open up the season with a home game against
Clarion University, located in beautiful Clarion, PA. Last year, the Penguins rolled to a
44-0 win in front of over 16,000 faithful. The Penguins can only hope to do the same in
2002. Pete's would like to thank head coach Malen Luke for his contribution to Coaches
Corner. If the name sounds familiar to many of us, it because of two things... 1) he is a
former coach at YSU and 2)a coach at Canfield High School. Last year, a young Golden
Eagles team finished the year at 4-7. However, it is important to realize that 4 of those
losses were by less than 1 score.
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Quick Facts:
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Coach: Malen Luke
Tenure: 8 Years (14 overall as a collegiate coach)
Record: 78-67 (career)
Conference:
Pennsylvania State Athletic
Conference
2000 PSAC West Champions & Coach of the year
1996 PSAC & AFCA Coach of the year
1996 NCAA final-4, 8th ranked nationally and
winners of the Lambert trophy
NCAA Division II
Nickname & Mascot: The Golden Eagle
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2001 Game Statistics:
Total Offense:
Clarion: 167 -67 - 234;
YSU 451 - 90 - 541
Individual Rushing:
CLARION: Robert Walker 4- 57; A. Almashy 24- 47; Glenn Lovelace 5- 42; Demetric Gardner 8-
31; Alan Miller 1- 4; Chris Roberts 1- 0; Justin Sickeri 1- (-1); Monty Duke 1- (-1):
YSU: Mays 9- 188- 2; Peterson 12- 111- 2; Colby Street 7- 61; Mike Burns 14- 55; Greg
Giannios 4- 30; Jeff Ryan 5- 13; Marcum 3- 2; Bair 1- (-1):
Passing:
CLARION: Adam Almashy 15- 5- 2 (65 yards), Monty Duke 1- 1- 0 (2 yards):
YSU: Ryan 4 - 2 - 0 (69 yards), Street 6 - 2 - 0 (29 yards), Bair 1 - 0 - 0:
Receiving:
CLARION Mike McCullum 3- 37; Chris Roberts 1- 14; Justin Sickeri 1- 14; Alan Miller 1- 2:
YSU: Jerald Burley 2- 76- 1; Sean Gueerriero 1- 13; Greg Giannios 1- 1.
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The following is his Coach Luke's Bio...
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Malen Luke, 49, an
experienced and highly successful head football coach, was named Clarion’s 10th head
coach on December 28, 1993, and begins his ninth season at Clarion. A dedicated,
hard-working and fiercely competitive coach, Malen’s teams always provide Golden
Eagle football fans with an aggressive,
disciplined and high-powered style. In eight years Luke’s Golden Eagles have posted a
41-46 overall record, a 22-26 PSAC-West mark and have averaged nearly 30ppg and 400+ yards
of offense over that time. Luke’s top seasons came in 2000 and 1996. In 2000 Clarion
was 7-4 overall and be-came PSAC-West champs for the 10 th time since 1966 with a 5-1
league mark. Luke was rewarded by being named the PSAC-West
"Coach of the Year" by his peers. In 1996 Luke led the Golden Eagles to an 11-3
overall record and a 5-1 mark in the PSAC-West. Clarion won the PSAC-West and NCAA East
Region titles and advanced to the NCAA "Final Four" before losing in the final
seconds to Northern Colorado, who went on to win the NCAA National Championship. The
Golden Eagles ended the season ranked 8 th in the final NCAA Division II Poll and were
awarded the Lambert Cup in February 1997 at the Meadowlands in New Jersey. Luke was voted
AFCA Region 1 and PSAC-West "Coach of the Year" in 1996. Malen directed Clarion
to a 6-4 mark in 1995, 4-6 in 1994, 4-7 in 2001, 3-7 in 1999 and 97 and 3-8 in 1998.
Malen’s 14-year collegiate record is 78-67, a 54% winning rate. "Clarion has a
tremendous football product and is rich in football tradition. I’m honored to be the
head coach here and will work hard to continue that tradition." Malen Luke "I
love Clarion and continue to be excited to be the head football coach here," stated
Luke. "Clarion has an outstanding academic and athletic reputation, along with the
leadership and commitment to stay on top. Clarion has a tremendous football product and is
rich in football tradition. I’m honored to be the head coach here and will work hard
to continue that tradition." Luke came to Clarion from The Defiance College in
Defiance, Ohio, where he was 37-21 in six years. He turned around a losing program, which
was 8-27-1 in the four years prior to his arrival.After using 1988 and 89 to rebuild,
Luke led his team to a 7-3 mark in 1990 and was named NAIA District 22 "Coach of the
Year". In 1991 Defiance moved to NCAA Division III and his team improved to an 8-2
record. His final two seasons (1992 & 93) saw Luke’s teams forge 9-1 records. The
1992 squad ranked 6th in the North Region, while 1993’s team ranked 5th in the North
Region. Defiance narrowly missed the NCAA Division III Playoffs both seasons. Luke’s
record those final four years was an incredible 33-7, a winning percentage of 82.5%. His
37 career wins at Defiance remain as a school record today.
LUKE’S COLLEGIATE COACHING
CAREER
| YEAR |
SCHOOL |
RECORD |
PSAC-WEST |
Rank |
| 2001 |
Clarion |
4-7 |
2-4 |
5th |
| 2000 |
Clarion |
7-4 |
5-1 |
1st |
| 1999 |
Clarion |
3-7 |
2-4 |
4th |
| 1998 |
Clarion |
3-8 |
1-5 |
6th |
| 1997 |
Clarion |
3-7 |
2-4 |
4th |
| 1996* |
Clarion |
11-3 |
5-1 |
1st |
| 1995 |
Clarion |
6-4 |
3-3 |
4th |
| 1994 |
Clarion |
4-6 |
2-4 |
8th |
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NCAA DII Final-4 in 1996. PSAC Champions |
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| YEAR |
SCHOOL |
RECORD |
Winning % |
REGION RANK |
| 1993 |
Defiance |
9-1 |
90.00 |
5th |
| 1992 |
Defiance |
9-1 |
90.00 |
6th |
| 1991 |
Defiance |
8-2 |
80.00 |
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| 1990 |
Defiance |
7-3 |
70.00 |
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| 1999 |
Defiance |
3-6 |
33.33 |
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| 1998 |
Defiance |
1-8 |
11.10 |
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A native of Wellsboro, Pa., Malen attended Wellsboro High and
was an outstanding three-sport athlete. He lettered in football, track and basketball.
Graduating from Wellsboro in 1972, Luke attended Westminster College and was graduated in
1976 with a B.S. Degree in Mathematics. Malen moved on to teach Math at Canfield High
(Oh.) from 1976-80. During that time he was the offensive coordinator and defensive backs
coach, plus coached track. An assistant coach at Edinboro from 1981-83, Malen coached the
defensive backs and helped the Fighting Scots to a #11 ranking in 1982 and a #13 ranking
in 1983 with records of 9-1 and 8-2 respectively. He also earned his Masters Degree in
1982 in Guidance and Counseling. Luke moved on to coach defensive backs at Youngstown
State under Bill Narduzzi from 1984-85, was guest coach in the Summer of 1986 with the CFL
Edmonton Eskimos, a part-time coach tutoring defensive backs at Kent State in 1986, and
the defensive coordinator at Bethany College in 1987 before going to Defiance. Malen, wife
Hedy, son Brock and daughter Quinn reside in Shippenville, Pa.
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| The Interview:I must
apologize as I was not able to get an interview with coach Luke. We would like to
wish the Golden Eagles the best-of-luck and look forward to seeing coacg Luke on Thursday.
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