IMPORTANT LINKS:
LHU's Week 8 2-deep Depth Chart (vs. Bloomsburg)
LHU Athletics Homecoming Schedule
Full LHU Homecoming Information
Tailgating Information
LIVE COVERAGE LINKS
The Lock Haven University football team is set to host local-rival Bloomsburg University on Saturday, October 20. The game marks LHU's 2018 Homecoming game and kickoff is set for 12 p.m. at Hubert Jack Stadium.
LHU is coming off a loss to nationally-ranked Kutztown on Saturday (Oct. 13) and the Bald Eagles are 1-6 overall. Lock Haven is 1-2 in PSAC East play with the lone win coming in the PSAC East opener vs. East Stroudsburg back on September 22.
Bloomsburg is 3-4 overall and 2-2 in PSAC East play with divisional wins over Shippensburg and East Stroudsburg. Last week, Bloom downed ESU, 26-18. The Huskies are 0-2 on the road this season.
Lock Haven has won two straight vs. Bloomsburg.
Live coverage:
Live stats, video and audio links will available at
www.GoLHU.com Fans can also listen to the game on the radio locally on Bear Country Radio, 99.9FM WQBR. The Bear is the flagship radio station of LHU Athletics.
Tailgating:
Information regarding the launch of tailgating at Hubert Jack Stadium is available at
www.GoLHU.com.
LHU news, notes and storylines:
- LHU is 1-2 in PSAC East play after Saturday's (Oct. 13) loss at nationally-ranked Kutztown (ranked No. 19 at the time; ranked 15 this week).
- Kutztown marked Lock Haven's third nationally-ranked opponent of the season … Lock Haven has already played IUP (then-ranked No. 3) and Texas A&M Commerce (then-ranked No. 9) … LHU will get a crack at No. 12 West Chester on November 3.
- Under LHU head coach Dave Taynor, the Bald Eagles are 2-1 vs. Bloomsburg and LHU has won two straight vs. its local-rival since a narrow double-OT loss in 2015.
- Taynor and the Bald Eagles are 2-1 at LHU on Homecoming.
- Highlighting Lock Haven's offensive unit last week at Kutztown, was sophomore running back Chantz Swartz who rushed for 112 yards, which left him just shy of his career-high (120).
- Since Week 2, LHU has employed a two-quarterback system … Both Cameron Tobias and Ethan Persa have seen time at QB over the last six games … Tobias (R-Sr.) – still seeing the majority of snaps – has thrown for 907 yards (80 for 137, 8 INTs, 151.2 YDS/GAME) and four TDs.
- Linebacker Obadiah Asare leads Lock Haven with 55 total tackles … His 36 solo stops rank third in the PSAC … He ranks top-10 in the league in tackles-for-loss (9.5).
Series history with Bloomsburg:
88th all-time meeting
Series: Bloomsburg leads 43-41-3
First Meeting: 1908, Bloomsburg W, 6-3
Last Meeting: October 28, 2017, Lock Haven W, 27-24
Streak: LHU, won 2
Last Five Meetings:
- 2017: at Bloomsburg, Lock Haven won 27-24
- 2016: Lock Haven won 26-18 (snapped six-game losing streak to BU, first win over BU since 2003)
- 2015: at Bloomsburg, Bloomsburg won 32-28 (2OT)
- 2014: Bloomsburg won 40-3
- 2013: at Bloomsburg, Bloomsburg won 56-10 (1st meeting since 2011, 1st ever PSAC East road game)
Lock Haven on Homecoming:
The Bald Eagles have won three of their last five Homecoming games and under head coach
Dave Taynor, LHU is 2-1 on Homecoming.
- Sept. 23, 2017 vs. West Chester L, 35-14
- Oct. 15, 2016 vs. Millersville W, 29-17
- Oct. 17, 2015 vs. Cheyney W, 56-20
- Oct. 25, 2014 vs. Millersville, W, 17-10
- October 19, 2013 vs. West Chester, L, 34-13
Opened PSAC East play with a win:
On Saturday, September 22, LHU opened PSAC East play and the Bald Eagles used 31 second-half points and held off host-East Stroudsburg, 44-41, in a second-half offensive shootout.
Cameron Tobias threw for 243 yards and two touchdowns,
Nysir Minney-Gratz returned a punt 84 yards for a TD, and
Javon Whitfield finished with a team-high 11 tackles and two interceptions, sparking the comeback. The win – Lock Haven's first of the 2018 season – came in the PSAC Eastern Division opener for both LHU and host East Stroudsburg. Both teams combined for 55 second-half points, and Lock Haven came back to win after trailing 14-0 in the first quarter, 17-13 at halftime and 27-13 midway through the third quarter.
Staton holds down the O-line:
Redshirt-junior
David Staton (LT) leads the way on the offensive line. The 6-foot-6, 305-pound left tackle has played in all 29 games of his career for the Bald Eagles and is without question one of the premier lineman in the entire PSAC.
A number of 'firsts' vs. IUP:
Despite the Week 3 (Sept. 15) loss to nationally-ranked IUP, the Bald Eagles recorded a number of 'firsts' in the game. Rookie kicker
Austyn Carson knocked home his first career field goal and fellow true-freshman
Dante Graham ran for his first career TD. Sophomore tight end
Jalen Jackson hauled in his first touchdown catch of the 2018 season.
Mason makes history in Week 2:
In the narrow Week 2 (Sept. 8) loss to Clarion, redshirt-sophomore defensive back
Dontae Mason made history with three interceptions, which tied the single-game LHU record.
The 'grand re-opening' of Hubert Jack Stadium surface:
During LHU's 2018 home-opener in Week 2 (Sat, Sept. 8) action, the Bald Eagles took time to celebrate the 'grand re-opening' of the Hubert Jack Stadium surface. Prior to the coin toss, there was a special ribbon cutting ceremony. Following the ribbon cutting and as part of the grand re-opening, the LHU offense ran a ceremonial first play and it was only fitting that new LHU President Robert Pignatello scored the first touchdown on the new turf. Last spring, LHU replaced its former surface with Astroturf's Trionic fiber, one of the most technologically advanced surfaces in the world.
2018 Gridiron Greats:
On Saturday, Sept. 8 (home-opener vs. Clarion), the LHU football team honored its 2018 Gridiron Greats class at halftime: Jim Doran, Brian Sekerak, John Spinosa, Maurice Walker and Chris Kustanbauter.
Starting vs. FCS opponents:
For the second straight season, the Bald Eagles opened a new season with an NCAA Division I FCS opponent. On Saturday (Sept. 1), LHU fell to host Duquesne, 45-0. It marked the first meeting between the two Pennsylvania schools. Last year, Lock Haven dropped its 2017 opener at Saint Francis, 69-3. Last season's opener marked LHU's first game vs. an FCS team since the 2012 season-opener at Fordham. In all, Saturday's game at Duquesne marked LHU's 13th game vs. an NCAA DI FCS opponent since 2000. Nine of those games served as season-openers. LHU hasn't beaten an FCS opponent since 1971 when the Bald Eagles opened the season with a 14-7 victory over Delaware State.
Taynor in fourth season:
- Dave Taynor (Urbana, '99), fourth season at LHU (9-31, 9-15 PSAC East)
- Career Record, 11th season (46-71 overall)
For LHU head football coach
Dave Taynor, the 2018 season will mark his fourth at The Haven. On April 12, 2015 he was named the school's 24th head coach.
2018 LHU Coaching Staff
The road ahead:
The Bald Eagles will host Shippensburg in PSAC East action on Saturday, October 27 at 12 p.m. It will mark Lock Haven's final home game of the 2018 regular season and LHU will celebrate Senior Day, Veteran's Appreciation Day and it's a PINK OUT to raise awareness for cancer research. Following the Week 9 home game vs. Ship, LHU's final two games of the regular season will come on the road at West Chester (Sat, Nov. 3) and at Gannon (Sat, Nov. 10).
