2017 Coaching Responsibilities:
On-Field: Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Coach
Off-Field: Recruiting Coordinator/Campus Operatrions/Football Camp Director
Randi Moore enters his fourth season with the Bald Eagles in 2017.
The 2016 season was a special one for LHU football. The Bald Eagles finished the season at 4-7 overall and Lock Haven finished at 4-3 in PSAC East play.
The four wins were the most since Lock Haven won four games during the 2002 season. The four wins in 2016 were also all PSAC Divisional wins, which marked the most since the 1979 season. Those four PSAC Eastern Division wins included the first win since 2003 over local-rival and perennial NCAA Division II power Bloomsburg and a historic 66-41 win over East Stroudsburg. The 66 points vs. ESU marked a single-game school record.
Following the season, LHU saw four different individual players account for five different All-American selections, including Shawn Seif, Del’Vaughn Dennis, Kevin Chapple and Trent Fielding. Those four, including record-breaking quarterback Caleb Walon, all earned All-Region status.
A total of seven players earned All-Conference honors including five who earned a spot on the Eastern Division First Team. The seven total All-PSAC players were the most since LHU had seven total honorees in 2001. The five first-teamers were the most since 1982 when LHU also had five.
Walton, who re-wrote LHU’s record books, was LHU's first quarterback to earn First Team All-PSAC honors since Dan Spittal in 1979.
Walton was sensational in 2016 and capped a record-breaking career in style. In all, Walton threw for 3,115 yards this past season, becoming LHU's first quarterback to pass for over 3,000 yards in a single season. Walton's 283.2 passing yards per game led the PSAC East, ranked fourth overall in the PSAC and were the 14th most in NCAA Division II. His 3,115 yards were the 10th most in DII at the end of the regular season. On the season, Walton threw for 21 touchdowns and rushed for five more. The 26 total TDs tied his own single-season school record.
Walton finished his career with 8,971 passing yards, the second-most in school history. His 68 career passing TDs and 79 career touchdowns accounted for were both school records.
Other individual highlights included Seif (WR), an AP Little All-American, who became just the second player in school history to go over 1,000 yards receiving in a single season. His 1,282 receiving yards set a single-season record as did his 11 TD-receptions.
Linebacker Kevin Chapple was nominated for the 2016 Cliff Harris Award, given annually to the nation's top small college defensive player and Trent Fielding (OL) was nominated for the Gene Upshaw Division II Lineman of the Year award.
As a team, LHU broke single season records for total points (323 pts.), total offense (4,954 yds.) and team passing offense (3,158 yds.).
Despite the 2-9 overall record, the 2015 season proved that LHU football had embarked on a new journey and the Bald Eagles were without question playing in a new era.
At the time, Lock Haven's 2015 offense went down as the one of the best in school history. LHU set a single-season record with 4,603 total yards of offense. Lock Haven's 277 points scored were the second-most ever for a single-season. The 2015 offense ranks sixth all-time in rushing yards with 1,839 yards and fourth in passing yards with 2,764. On paper the 2016 offense has all the right pieces and should bring another exciting season.
Under Taynor’s leadership and his prolific offense, record-breaking quarterback Caleb Walton continued to shine.
Walton was nothing short of sensational during the 2015 season and threw for 2,541 yards, marking his second straight season over the 2,000-yard mark. Walton finished the season with 23 passing TDs, a single-season school record.
To cap the 2015 highlights, three players earned All-Region honors including Tony Ballon (LB, Third Team Defense), Luke Erdman (C, Third Team Offense) and Del’Vaughn Dennis (TE, Third Team Offense). Luke Erdman, Tony Ballon and Daniel Strawbrige (DB) all earned a spot on the 2015 PSAC East First Team and Malyk Harris (RB) and Del’Vaughn Dennis both grabbed spots on the second team.
In 2014, Moore's first season as the Bald Eagles' defensive coordinator he made an immediate impact as Lock Haven's defense was key all year long. LHU forced at least one turnover in all, but one game in 2014. LHU ranked seventh in the PSAC in interceptions (11) and eighth in total pass defense.
Prior to LHU, Moore was an assistant coach at his alma mater – LIU Post.
Moore, a 2003 LIU Post graduate, began coaching at his alma mater in 2007, serving first as the safeties coach until 2009. From 2009 until his move to The Haven, he was the linebackers coach.
Following his graduation from LIU Post, Moore spent four years at Holy Cross High School in Flushing, New York (defensive coordinator/JV Head Coach) and one year at Allegheny College (cornerbacks coach).
While at LIU Post, Moore helped guide several defensive standouts to a number of individual awards, including All-American, All-Region and All-Conference honors.
He also led the Pioneers to the Co-PSAC East Championship in 2011.
As a player at LIU Post, Moore was a three-year starter at linebacker. He played on two Northeast 10 Conference Championship teams and was part of the Pioneers defense that led all NCAA Division II teams in fewest rushing yards allowed on three different occasions. Twice, Moore played on Pioneer teams that led the NCAA Division II field in total defense.
