Football | 9/8/2015 9:17:00 PM

The LHU football team is set to hit the road for the first time this season as the Bald Eagles take on Seton Hill for just the second time in school history on Saturday.
 
Kickoff Saturday (September 12) is set for 3 p.m. in Greensburg, Pennsylvania.
 
Gameday Central:
Lock Haven (0-1) at Seton Hill (0-1) | 3 p.m. | Saturday, September 13
RADIO: Bear Country Radio – WQBR 99.9FM
VIDEO STREAM: http://www.westmorelandsports.com/broadcast
AUDIO STREAM: http://www.bear999.com/index.php/bear-country-splash/stream/sports-stre/
LIVE STATS: http://www.sidearmstats.com/setonhill/football/
 
Quick Hits:

• Saturday's game is the first of five road games in 2015.
• Saturday's game with Seton Hill is the first of three schedule games vs. PSAC West opponents. LHU is set play IUP (Week 3) and California (Week 11).
• QB Caleb Walton (R-Jr.) made his 17th career (17th consecutive) start under center for Lock Haven last week vs. Clarion.
• Senior Luke Erdman (center) made his 31st career (31st consecutive start) last week; he's started every game since Week 4 of his freshman year in 2012.
• Walton now has 26 career TD passes, tied for the fourth all-time in school history.
• WR Shawn Seif caught a pair of TD passes last week. They were the first TD catches of his LHU career.
• Seton Hill is coming off a 64-14 loss to Shippensburg in Week 1.

 
The Series with Seton Hill:
Seton Hill leads 1-0 (first & only meeting came last season)
 
Lock Haven and Seton Hill have only met once and it came in Week 2 last season (2014), and Seton Hill won 27-16. Caleb Walton threw for 240 yards and two TDs in the loss and Tony Ballon made a game-high nine tackles to lead the way for LHU.
 
Last time out:
Week 1 vs. Clarion (Thursday, Sept. 3)
 
Lock Haven opened the season and the Dave Taynor era with a 40-13 loss to former PSAC West rival Clarion last week – FULL RECAP
 
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.
 
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. He's now made 17 career/17 consecutive starts at QB for LHU. Last week his threw for 206 yards and two TDs.
 
Last season he passed 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.
 
Walton career passing yards: 3,536 – 7^th most in LHU history
Walton's career passing TDs: 26 TDs – tied for 4^th most in LHU history
 
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. 4,001 - Dan Spittal 1977-79
5. 3,986 - Jimmy Broadway 1989-91
6. 3,755 – Jarrett Kratzer 2009-12
7. 3,526 – Caleb Walton 2013-present (229 yards away from 6^th)
 
LHU Career Passing TDs:
1. 60 - Bob McLaughlin 1992-95
2. 35 - Mike Packer 1969-71
3. 28 - Dan Spittal 1977-79
T4. 26 - Ed Galiczynski 1997-00
T4. 26 – 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 (0-1)
Taynor all-time (37-41)
 
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 is 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.
 
Listen live:
Bald Eagle fans can catch every game of the 2015 season live and locally on Bear Country Radio – WQBR 99.9FM. All games will be streamed online as well at www.Bear999.com.
 
Up next:
The Bald Eagles will play their second straight road game in Week 3 (Saturday, September 19) when they travel to IUP for a 1 p.m. kickoff.