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Cory Brunson

Cory Brunson is Reitz Football’s fourteenth head coach. He took the helm on Feb. 25, 2020.

Points of interest

  • As a player for the Panthers, he was voted onto several all-star teams:
    • 1995
      • Bloomington Herald-Times Big State (All-State) special mention wide receiver
    • 1996
      • All-State (unknown selector)
      • Bloomington Herald-Times Big State (All-State) second team quarterback
      • Evansville Downtown Quarterback Club All-City quarterback
    • Quarterback for ReitzFootball.com’s 1990’s All-Decade Team
  • As a coach, he was an assistant for the Panthers from 2008 to 2012 and has been head coach since 2020
  • Member of the Greater Evansville Football Hall of Fame, Class of 2016
  • Coach of the Year
    • Evansville Downtown Quarterback Club, 2022

High School coaching record

Year Team Record Championships
Evansville Harrison (21-23, 4 years)
2013 Evansville Harrison 1-8
2014 Evansville Harrison 3-7
2015 Evansville Harrison 10-3 Class 4A Sectional 24 Championship
2016 Evansville Harrison 7-5
Mount Vernon (13-17, 3 years)
2017 Mount Vernon 2-8
2018 Mount Vernon 5-5
2019 Mount Vernon 6-4
Reitz High School (29-16, 4 years)
2020 Reitz 4-7
2021 Reitz 4-7
2022 Reitz 10-1 SIAC, City & West Side Nut Club Champions
2023 Reitz 11-1 SIAC, City & West Side Nut Club Champions
TOTAL (63-56, 11 years)

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