Week 9 LHU Depth Chart (PDF)

Setting the stage:
The Lock Haven University football team is set to make the short trip east to take on local-rival Bloomsburg University in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Division action. Kickoff Saturday (Oct. 28) at BU's Danny Hale Field at Redman Stadium is set for 2 p.m.
 
LHU is 1-7 overall and 1-4 in PSAC East action. The Bald Eagles are coming off a 55-26 home-loss to Kutztown.
 
It marks the second straight week where Lock Haven will take on an opponent who shares the PSAC East lead. The Huskies are 6-2 overall and 4-1 in PSAC East play. Last week, BU rallied to take down East Stroudsburg, 38-28.  
 
Haven hits:

• Despite the loss last week to Kutztown, the Bald Eagles got a pair of rushing TDs from RB John Ford.
• For Ford it was his second straight two-TD game.
• On the season, the Bald Eagles have 13 rushing touchdowns. 11 of those 13 rushing TDs have come in the last three games.
• DB Carlos Balkcom recorded his fifth INT of the season and took it 51 yards for a TD. Balkcom also returned a blocked PAT 90-plus yards for two points.
• Balcom's five INTs are the second most in the PSAC this season.
• DB Isaiah Flamer leads LHU with 74 tackles, including 50 solo.
• Flamer leads the PSAC in solo tackles with 50 and is tied for 5^th in the PSAC in total tackles (74).
• A pair of true freshmen from Williamsport, Pennsylvania led the receiving corps vs. Kutztown. WR Elliot Walker finished with six catches and a game-high 84 receiving yards and TE Jalen Jackson made four catches for 30 yards.
• LHU head coach Dave Taynor (Urbana, '99) is in his third season as head coach at LHU (3rd season (7-23 at LHU), 10th overall (44-63).

 
The series with Bloomsburg:

• Saturday marks the 87^th meeting in the series
• Bloomsburg has a slight edge in the series at 43-40-3
• First meeting: 1908: Bloomsburg, W, 6-3
• Last season: Lock Haven, W, 26-18
• Streak: Lock Haven, 1
• Notes: Last year's LHU win snapped a six-game losing streak to Bloomsburg and marked the Bald Eagles first win over BU since 2003

 
Up next:
Next week the Bald Eagles open a two-game homestand to wrap up the 2017 season. On Saturday, Nov. 4 (Week 10), LHU hosts East Stroudsburg at 12 p.m. Lock Haven will close the 2017 season on Saturday, Nov. 11 vs. Mercyhurst at 12 p.m.