LHU Football Home Saturday with Bloomsburg
LOCK HAVEN–The Lock Haven University football team (2-6, 2-3 PSAC East) returns home to host local-rival Bloomsburg University (5-3, 3-2 PSAC East) on Saturday, October 29 in Week 9 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Division action. Kickoff Saturday is set for 12 p.m.
Despite another strong 60 minutes of football, which was sparked offensively by quarterback Caleb Walton and running back John Ford, the Bald Eagles bid for a third straight win came up short last week (Saturday, Oct. 22) at Kutztown as the Golden Bears held on for a 35-29 victory.
LHU entered the Week 8 PSAC East clash at Kutztown riding a two-game win streak, thanks to back-to-back wins over Cheyney and Millersville. Lock Haven was in search of its first three-game win streak since 1981 when the Bald Eagles opened the season 4-0.
Bloomsburg will enter the game at 5-3 overall and the Huskies are coming off a 34-14 Week 8 win over East Stroudsburg University. The PSAC East win over ESU pushed Bloomsburg to 3-2 in division action.
Week 9 notes & storylines:
• Saturday marks LHU final home game of the regular season.
• The Bald Eagles now have 14 rushing TDs on the season, the most since 1999 (15).
• John Ford rushed for a career-high 121 yards and two TDs last week.
• Ford is the third LHU back to go over 100 yards this season.
• QB Caleb Walton threw for 255 yards and one TD last week vs. Kutztown.
• Walton enters the weekend tied for the individual school record in passing TDs (60) & total TDs (71).
• Walton is just the second QB in school history to pass for over 8,000 yards (currently has 8,206; 2ndmost in school history).
• WR Shawn Seif ranks second in the nation (NCAA DII) in receiving yards/game (132.1), first in PSAC.
• Walton ranks third in the PSAC in passing yards/game (293.8).
• LB Kevin Chapple’s 75 tackles rank third in the PSAC (ranks 4th in PSAC in tackles/game, 9.4).
• Chapple and DB Isaiah Flamer are tied for second in the PSAC in solo tackles with 46.
Special promotions planned for Saturday:
Saturday will be a busy day for LHU football as a number of special events are planned. First, LHU will honor its 12 seniors as Saturday marks the Bald Eagles final home game of the 2016 regular season. LHU will also play host to a PINK OUT to raise awareness for cancer research. LHU is also set to welcome the local chapter of Team RWB as Lock Haven will play special tribute to all veterans in attendance. Lastly, it’s Community Youth Sports Day at Hubert Jack Stadium where we will host and honor our local youth athletes.
All games will be streamed online as well at www.Bear999.com.
Lock Haven vs. Bloomsburg:
• 86th all-time meeting on Saturday
• First Meeting: 1908 – Bloomsburg won, 6-3
• Bloomsburg leads all-time series: 43-39-3
• Streak: Bloomsburg has won six straight
• LHU’s last win: 2003, 17-15
• Last year: Bloomsburg won, 31-28 (2OT)
Walton by the Numbers:
Redshirt-senior QB Caleb Walton continues to rewrite the LHU record books.
2016
Passing TDs: 14
Passing Yards: 2,350
*now just the 2nd LHU QB in history to throw for more than 2,000 yards in 3 consecutive seasons.
Passing Yards/Game: 293.8
Rushing TDs: 5
2016 Passing: Game-by-Game
Season-High Passing/Career-High Passing: 457 yards (Week 5 vs. Shippensburg)
Week 1 at Clarion (292 yards, 3 TDs)
Week 2 vs. Edinboro (423 yards, 2 TDs)
Week 3 vs. Slippery Rock (268 yards, 1 TD)
Week 4 at West Chester (160 yards, 1 TD)
Week 5 vs. Shippensburg (457 yards, 2 TDs)
Week 6 at Cheyney (200 yards, 3 TDs)
Week 7 vs. Millersville (195 yards)
Week 8 at Kutztown (255 yards, 1 TD)
Career
Career Passing TDs: 60 (tied for school record)
Career Passing Yards: 8,206 (#2 all-time, school record is 10,640)
*just the 2nd QB in school history to surpass 8,000 yards
*just the 2nd QB in school history to surpass 7,000
Career Rushing TDs: 11
Career TDs responsible for: 71 (tied for school record)
200-yard + passing games: 21
300-yard + passing games: 7
400-yard + passing games: 2
Single Season Records
Passing TDs, 23 (2015)
Total TDs responsible for, 26 (2015)
Up next:
The Bald Eagles head to East Stroudsburg for a Week 10 (November 5) game. Kickoff at ESU is set for 1:05 p.m.
