The 2015 Weekly LHU Football Game Notes are presented by Pizza City (270 Susquehanna Ave, Lock Haven, Pa.).
 
The LHU football team is set host Cheyney University on Saturday, October 17 at 2:07 p.m. as The Haven celebrates Homecoming 2015.  
 
Gameday Central:
Cheyney (0-6, 0-3 PSAC East) at Lock Haven (0-6, 0-3 PSAC East)
Saturday, October 17 | 2:07 p.m. | Homecoming 2015
TV: MYTV WQMY
RADIO: Bear Country Radio – WQBR 99.9FM
VIDEO STREAM: http://www.myfoxnepa.com/
AUDIO STREAM: http://www.bear999.com/index.php/bear-country-splash/stream/sports-stre/
LIVE STATS: http://www.sidearmstats.com/lhup/football/
 
Quick Hits:

• LHU QB Caleb Walton threw for over 300 yards for the first time in his career, establishing a new career-high with 370 passing yards last week at Shippensburg.
• Walton's four passing TDs last week vs. Ship matched a career-high.
• Walton moved into second all-time with 37 career passing TDs.
• It was Walton's 11^th game of 200 or more passing yards.
• Walton now has at least one TD pass in every game this season and seven straight dating back to the final game of last season.
• It was LHU's first 300-yard passing game since 2004.
• LHU WR Dan Krupko had a breakout game vs. Ship (11 catches) for career-high 214 yards (3 TDs).
• It was LHU's first 200-yard receiver since 1995.
• Rahjeir Miles-Eubanks made a career-high/game-high 18 tackles last week vs. Ship.
• The 18 tackles are the fourth-most ever recorded by a Bald Eagle in a single game.

 
The Series with Cheyney:

• Saturday marks the 19^th meeting between Lock Haven and Cheyney.
• Lock Haven leads the all-time series 17-1
• First Meeting: 1953, Lock Haven won, 13-0.
• Last Meeting: 2014 (last season), Lock Haven won, 28-0.
• Streak: Lock Haven has won three straight vs. Cheyney dating back to the Wolves only win in 2007, 30-19

 
Series notes: Last season's (Week 7, at Cheyney) 28-0 shutout over Cheyney marks Lock Haven's first shutout victory since 2002 … LHU snapped a 52-game losing skid vs. Cheyney in the 2012 season-finale … The 2012 finale marked LHU & Cheyney's first meeting since 2007.  
 
TV Information:
Saturday (October 17) marks Lock Haven University's 2015 Homecoming football game and the Bald Eagles play host to Cheyney in a game that will be televised live. The game, which kicks off at 2:07 p.m. will be produced by FOX56 Sports Productions and aired live on MYTV WQMY – Your TV for Local Sports. - MORE
 
Haven Streaks:

• QB Caleb Walton (R-Jr.) made his 22^nd career/consecutive start under center for Lock Haven last week vs. Shippensburg.
• LHU center Luke Erdman started his 36th career/consecutive game; he started every game since Week 4 of his freshman year in 2012.

 
PSAC Defensive Player of the Week:
On Sunday (October 11), junior defensive back Rahjeir Miles-Eubanks was named the East Defensive Player of the Week.
 
Miles-Eubanks had a historic outing for Lock Haven last Saturday at Shippensburg as he continued to put up monster numbers on the defensive side of the ball for the Bald Eagles. He finished with a game and career-high 18 tackles at Shippensburg. Of his 18 stops, 14 were solo tackles and he recorded one tackle for a loss. The 18 tackles are the fourth-most ever recorded by a Lock Haven player in a single game. On the season, Miles-Eubanks has a team-high 64 tackles. His 64 total tackles and 10.7 stops per game are the third-most in the PSAC this year. Miles-Eubanks' 41 solo stops are the second-most in the league.
 
Where LHU ranks in the PSAC:

• Daniel Strawbridge (DB) leads the PSAC in solo tackles with 42.
• Rahjeir Miles-Eubanks (DB) is second in the PSAC in solo tackles with 41.
• Tony Ballon (LB) is sixth in the PSAC in solo tackles with 34.
• Miles-Eubanks & Ballon are third & fourth in total tackles with 64 & 61, respectively.
• Caleb Walton's 13 passing TDs are eighth in the PSAC.
• Walton's 225.2 yards/game are 11^th in the PSAC.

 
Where LHU ranks in the NCAA:

• Miles-Eubanks is ranked 28^th in total tackles (64).
• Strawbridge and Miles-Eubanks are ranked fifth and seventh in solo tackles.

 
Last time out:
Week 6 at Shippensburg (Saturday, October 10)
 
The LHU football team rallied late, scoring 13 points in the fourth quarter, but it wasn't enough to top Shippensburg in a PSAC East thriller, as the Red Raiders hung on for a 44-34 victory. – FULL RECAP
 
Week 6 Leaders:
QB Caleb Walton: 26-43, career-high 370 yards, 4 TDs
RB Beau Swales: 9 CAR., 49 YDS.
WR: Dan Krupko: 11 REC., career-high 214 yards, 3 TDs
TE: Del'Vaughn Dennis: 5 REC., 71 YDS.
DB Rahjeir Miles-Eubanks: 14 SOLO, 4 AST. (18 total, career-high)
LB Tony Ballon: 7 SOLO, 7 AST. (14 total)
 
A closer look at the Week 6 numbers:

• Caleb Walton's 370 passing yards were a new career high and marked the first time in his career he threw for over 300.
• It was Lock Haven's first 300-yard plus passing game since 2004 (Tim Storino vs. Mansfield, 318 yards).
• Dan Krupko had his breakout game (11 catches, 214 yards & 3 TDs).
• It marked the first 200-yard plus receiver for LHU since 1995 (Bryan McGinty had 247 receiving yards – school record).
• Rahjeir Miles-Eubanks 18 tackles were the fourth-most ever recorded in a single game.

 
34 is the magic number:
When Lock Haven scored 34 points last week vs. Shippensburg it marked the second time this season the Bald Eagles have posted 34 points in a game. In Week 4 vs. East Stroudsburg when LHU scored 34, it marked the most points scored in a game for the Bald Eagles since the 2004 opener when Lock Haven beat Cheyney, 35-19.
 
The last time LHU had two 30-point plus games in a season was 2004.

• 2004 Week 1 vs. Cheyney, Won, 35-19
• 2004 Week 6 vs. Mansfield, Won 33-30 OT

 
Listen live:
Bald Eagle football cans can listen to Saturday's game along with every 2015 LHU Football game - both home and away - live and locally on Bear Country Radio – WQBR 99.9FM. All games will be streamed online as well at www.Bear999.com.
 
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. 4,671 – Caleb Walton 2013-present (288 yards away from No. 2)
 
LHU Career Passing TDs:
1. 60 - Bob McLaughlin 1992-95
2. 37 – 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 (0-6)
Taynor all-time (37-46)
 
Top-notch staff:
LHU first-year head coach Dave Taynor has assembled a top-notch staff. As a whole, the staff has a strong resume including 21 conference championships, two NCAA Division I Bowl Games, two NCAA National Championships, nearly 500 All-Conference players and 28 All-Americans.
 
2015 Bald Eagle Coaching Staff
Dave Taynor (1st season) – Head Coach
John Miech (1st Season) – Assistant Head Coach/Linebackers
Randi Moore (2nd season) – Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs
J. Stephen Pribble (1st Season) – Co-Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks and Wide Receivers
Bill Nickell (1st Season) – Co-Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line
Kevin Smith (1st Season) – Special Teams Coordinator/Defensive Line
Rashad Elby (1st Season) – Running Backs
Sufyan El-Geroushi (1st Season) – Tight Ends and Fullbacks
Kevin McGiveron – Student Assistant
Matthew Sexton – Student Assistant
Patrick McMullin – Student Assistant
Luke Blattenberger – Student Assistant Operations Intern
 
Defense a strength:
Last year marked Randi Moore's first season as the Bald Eagles' defensive coordinator and 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 last season. LHU ranked seventh in the PSAC in interceptions (11) and eighth in total pass defense. The Bald Eagles return four of their top-five tacklers from last season, including Daniel Strawbridge (CB) and Tony Ballon (LB).
 
Experienced O-Line:
What was a young offensive line in 2014 is now an experienced one as the Bald Eagles will be aided by all five starting offensive linemen returning for this season. Leading the way is senior-center Luke Erdman, who has 30 career starts under his belt entering the season – the fifth-most among all active PSAC players. In all Luke Erdman (11), Austin Heinbaugh (10), Shane Rafter (9), Nick Mayer (8) Chris Bonk (7) and Ryan Fink (5) combined for 50 starts a year ago on the offensive line.
 
Making The East home:
The 2015 season marks Lock Haven's third in the PSAC East. LHU enters the 2015 season 4-10 vs. PSAC East opponents in its first two seasons in Eastern Division play.
 
Moving forward:
Since Lock Haven won the 2012 season-finale vs. Cheyney – a win that snapped a 52-game losing streak - LHU has gone 5-17. LHU was 2-9 last season and 3-8 in 2013.
 
Lock Haven's week-by-week stat leaders:
 
Week 1 (Thursday, September 3) vs. Clarion: L, 40-13
Week 1 Leaders
QB Caleb Walton: 20-27, 206 YDS., 2 TD
WR Shawn Seif: 5 REC., 51 YDS., 2 TD
WR David Cook: 6 REC., 73 YDS.
RB: Malyk Harris: 8 CAR., 91 YDS.
DB: Rahjeir Miles-Eubanks: 8 SOLO, 3 AST. (11 total), 1 INT.
LB: Tony Ballon: 6 SOLO, 3 AST.
 
Week 2 (Saturday, September 12) at Seton Hill: L, 27-10
Week 2 Leaders:
QB Caleb Walton: 20-42, 244 YDS., 1 TD
WR Shawn Seif: 6 REC., 83 YDS.
WR David Cook: 6 REC., 74 YDS.
WR Dan Krupko: caught first career TD pass
DB Rahjeir Miles-Eubanks: 6 SOLO, 6 AST. (12 total)
DB Daniel Strawbridge: 6 SOLO, 6 AST. (12 total)
 
Week 3 (Saturday, September 19) at IUP: L, 38-13
Week 3 Leaders:
QB Caleb Walton: 18-35, 165 YDS., 1 TD, 2 INT
RB Beau Swales: 15 CAR., 78 YDS.
TE Del'Vaughn Dennis: 4 REC., 41 YDS.
WR Shawn Seif: 5 REC.
DB Rahjeir Miles-Eubanks: 4 SOLO, 7 AST. (11 total)
DB Daniel Strawbridge: 8 SOLO, 2 AST. (10 total)
 
Week 4 (Saturday, September 26) vs. East Stroudsburg: L, 37-34
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)
 
Week 5 (Saturday, October 3) vs. West Chester: L, 33-0
Week 5 Leaders:
QB Caleb Walton: 13-33, 132 YDS., 1 TD
RB Beau Swales: 15 CAR., 49 YDS.
TE: Del'Vaughn Dennis: 6 REC., 76 YDS., 1 TD
DB Daniel Strawbridge: 10 SOLO, 2 AST. (12 total), 1 FF, 2 BrUP
LB Tony Ballon: 8 SOLO, 2 AST. (10 total), 1 TFL
 
Up next:
The Bald Eagles head to Millersville University on Saturday, October 24 (1 p.m.) for PSAC East action.