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The Lock Haven University football team (0-4, 0-1 PSAC East) returns home to host Shippensburg University (3-1, 1-0 PSAC East) in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Division action on Saturday, October 1 at 12 p.m.
 
The Bald Eagles are coming off a 37-7 Week 4 loss at West Chester, while the Red Raiders are coming off a 31-14 win over East Stroudsburg University.
 
Shippensburg (3-1, 1-0 PSAC East) at Lock Haven (0-4, 0-1 PSAC East)
Red Raiders vs. Bald Eagles
12 p.m. | Hubert Jack Stadium | LHU | Lock Haven, Pa.
*PSAC Eastern Division action
 
Game Day Links:
LHU Depth Chart (PDF) | Shippensburg Football | Live Coverage (stats, audio & video) | Ticket Information | PSAC Football | NCAA DII Football

LHU Week 5 storylines:

• After Week 4, LHU's passing offense ranks 4^th in the PSAC with 321.5 yards/game (No. 13 in NCAA Division II football).
• WR Shawn Seif (R-Sr.) leads all NCAA DII players in receiving yards with 155.5/game & ranks 7th among all players (II, III, FBS & FCS).
• Seif's 622 yards are also tops in DII.
• LHU's record-breaking QB Caleb Walton (R-Sr.) ranks fourth in the PSAC and 11^th in the NCAA with 310.8 passing yards per game.
• LB Kevin Chapple (R-Sr.) leads the PSAC (16^th in DII) in tackles per game with 11.
• Chapple is coming off back-to-back 12-tackle games.

 
Lock Haven vs. Shippensburg
Saturday marks the 72^nd all-time meeting between Lock Haven and Shippensburg. The Red Raiders won last year's game, 44-34 in an offensive shootout. Shippensburg leads the all-time series 50-18-3 in a series that dates back to 1929 (SU, 26-0). The Bald Eagles are looking to snap a 12-game losing streak to Shippensburg. LHU's last win in the series was 2002, 26-13.
 
Listen Live:
Bald Eagle football fans can listen to Saturday's game along with every 2016 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.
 
Coach Taynor's Week 4 takeaways:
 
- FORD AT RB – I was impressed with John Ford at running back and how he finished runs. He averaged 6.9 yards per carry on seven attempts.
 
- SEIF AT WR - Shawn Seif continues to turn in big play after big play. He had a 29-yard TD and now has four TDs this season of 25-yards are or more.
 
- CHAPPLE AT LB – Kevin Chapple continues to lead the defense. He's coming off his second straight 12-tackle game.
 
Coach Taynor is in his second season as the head coach at Lock Haven (2-13 at LHU, 39-53 career; updated Monday, September 26, 2016).
 
Walton by the Numbers:
Redshirt-senior QB Caleb Walton continues to rewrite the LHU record books.
 
2016
Passing TDs: 7
Passing Yards: 1,243
Rushing TDs: 1
Season-High Passing/Career-High Passing: 423 yards (Week 2 vs. Edinboro)
Career
Career Passing TDs: 54 (#2 all-time, school record is 60)
Career Passing Yards: 7,099 (#2 all-time, school record is 10,640)
*just the 2^nd QB in school history to surpass 7,000 career passing yards
Career Rushing TDs: 6
Career TDs responsible for: 61 (#2 all-time, school record is 71)
200-yard + passing games: 18
300-yard + passing games: 6
400-yard + passing games: 1 (Week 2 (9/10) vs. Edinboro; 423 yards, 1^st 400-yard game for LHU QB since 1995).
Single Season Records
Passing TDs, 23 (2015)
Total TDs responsible for, 26 (2015)
 
Chapple leads the defense:
After three years at Urbana, R-Sr. LB Kevin Chapple has made himself feel at home at Lock Haven. He opened his Bald Eagle career with a monster outing at Clarion in Week 1, finishing with 14 tackles. Chapple has recorded 12 tackles in each of the last two games. He's one of the leaders among all PSAC and NCAA Division II players.
 

• 11 tackles/game: ranks 1^st in PSAC, 16^th DII
• 28 solo tackles: ranks 1^st in PSAC, T 16th in DII
• 1.88 TFLs/game: ranks 4^th PSAC, 22^nd DII
• 7.5 TFLs: ranks 4^th PSAC, T 22^nd DII
• 1.50 career TFLs/game: 3^rd among all active DII players, T 6^th among all active NCAA players
• 45 career solo TFLs: 3^rd among all active DII players

 
Seif a big-time playmaker:
R-Sr. WR Shawn Seif has established himself as one of the premier players in the nation and leads all Division II players with 622 total receiving yards and 155.5 receiving yards per game. He has caught at least one TD pass in every game and has four TD receptions of 25 yards or more, including an 87-yard TD reception vs. Edinboro in Week 2 (longest receiving TD by a Bald Eagle since 1995 (96 yards) and the third longest in school history (1993; 99-yard TD reception).
 
Week 1 vs. Clarion: 170 yards (9 receptions), 1 TD
Week 2 vs. Edinboro: 197 yards (5 receptions), 2 TDs
Week 3 vs. Slippery Rock: 183 yards (11 receptions), 1 TD
Week 4 vs. West Chester: 72 yards (6 receptions), 1 TD
 
2016 Preseason Notes:
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Up next:
The Bald Eagles will head to Cheyney University on Saturday, October 8 for Week 6 action (1 p.m.).