LHU Hosts West Chester

LOCK HAVEN —T he West Chester Rams come to Jack Stadium Saturday, the second straight home game for the Bald Eagles who enter the game at 0-4 overall. LHU opened PSAC East action last week and fell to East Stroudsburg, 37-34

Gameday Central:

West Chester (2-2, 1-0 PSAC East) at Lock Haven (0-4, 0-1 PSAC East)
Saturday, October 3 | 12 p.m. | “Community Day”

Community Day:

Saturday (October 3) marks Lock Haven’s 2015 Community Day.
LHU’s 2015 Community Day is presented by Bill McIntyre Chevrolet Buick, and sponsored by LHU SAS, Inc. and The Lock Haven Express. Admission to the game on Saturday will be FREE to all. On Saturday, LHU Athletics will also take time to honor and celebrate local First Responders for all the wonderful work they do in our community.

Quick Hits:

• Last week vs. East Stroudsburg, QB Caleb Walton totaled five touchdowns.
• Walton threw for four TDs tying his career-high for passing TDs (also vs. ESU).
• Walton moved into the third spot for career passing TDs and the fourth spot in career passing yards.
• Eleven of Walton’s 32 career TD passes have come vs. East Stroudsburg.
• RB Beau Swales rushed for a career-high 193 yards (27 carries).
• The 193 rushing yards are the 11^th most in a single game for an LHU player.
• It’s the most rushing yards for a Bald Eagle in a single game since 2005.
• It was Swales’ third career 100-yard rushing game.
• Swales’ 193 yards were the second most of any PSAC player last week.
• The 260 team rushing yards last week were the most since the 2013 season finale vs. Gannon (200).
• Four different Bald Eagles caught touchdown passes last week including backup QB Shaun Jones, who caught his first career TD pass.

Haven Streaks:

• QB Caleb Walton (R-Jr.) made his 20^th career (20^th consecutive) start under center for Lock Haven last week vs. East Stroudsburg.
• Senior Luke Erdman (center) made his 34^th career (34^th consecutive start) last week; he’s started every game since Week 4 of his freshman year in 2012.
• RB Beau Swales has now caught at least one pass in 16 consecutive games dating back to the final game of the 2013 season.

Where LHU ranks in the PSAC:

• Rahjeir Miles-Eubanks ranks second in total tackles with 44.
• Rahjeir Miles-Eubanks and Isaiah Flamer ranked fourth and fifth in solo tackles with 25 and 23, respectively.
• Tony Ballon’s three sacks ranked fifth.
• Beau Swales’ 89.3 rushing yards/game rank eighth.

The Series with ESU:

• Saturday marks the 28^th meeting between Lock Haven and West Chester.
• West Chester leads the all-time series 20-6-1.
• First Meeting: 1931, Lock Haven won 26-0.
• Last Meeting: 2014 (last season), West Chester won 41-16.
• Streak: West Chester has won four straight (last LHU win, 1991, 13-7

Last time out:

Week 4 vs. East Stroudsburg (Saturday, September 26)

Caleb Walton totaled five touchdowns and Beau Swales rushed for a career-high 193 yards, but the LHU football team was edged by visiting East Stroudsburg, 37-34 in a thrilling PSAC Eastern Division opener. – FULL RECAP

Week 4 Leaders:

QB Caleb Walton: 20-38, 234 YDS., 4 TD
RB Beau Swales: 27 CAR., 196 YDS.
WR Shawn Seif: 6 REC., 72 YDS. 1 TD
DB Daniel Strawbridge: 11 SOLO, 2 AST. (13 total)

Walton moving up in the record books:

Redshirt-junior QB Caleb Walton’s success under center is no longer a secret after he led Lock Haven’s offense for the second straight season last year. Last season he threw for 2,164 yards and 15 TDs. He became the first Bald Eagle quarterback since 1995 to throw for over 2,000 yards in a season. It’s just the seventh time in school history where a Lock Haven quarterback has surpassed the 2,000-yard passing mark in a single season.

LHU Career Passing Yards:

1. 10,640 – Bob McLaughlin 1992-95
2. 4,959 – Ed Galiczynski 1997-00
3. 4,570 – Mike Packer 1969-71
4. 4,169 – Caleb Walton 2013-present (401 yards away from No. 3)

LHU Career Passing TDs:

1. 60 – Bob McLaughlin 1992-95
2. 35 – Mike Packer 1969-71
3. 32 – Caleb Walton 2013-present

New Era:

The loss to Clarion in the 2015 opener spoiled Dave Taynor’s Bald Eagle debut.

Taynor was hired as the 24th head football coach in school history in April (2015). Taynor comes to LHU after seven seasons at his alma mater – Urbana. Under his guidance, the Blue Knights enjoyed the five most successful seasons in school history from 2009-2013 and he’s the winningest coach in the school’s history. Known for his offensive mind and high-flying attack, Taynor’s Urbana teams broke over 50 offensive school records from 2008-2014.

Taynor at LHU (0-4)
Taynor all-time (37-44)