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The Lock Haven Bald Eagles football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania located in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania. The Bald Eagles play in the NCAA Division II and are members of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference.




History


Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania was founded in 1870, and played their first football games in 1900, when the school was known as Central State Normal School. The team was very successful in the early 1930s, winning the "Pennsylvania State Teachers College football championship" in 1930, 1931, 1933, and 1936. They were founding members of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference, joining it in 1951, and won their first conference championship in 1957. They were coached that year by Hubert Jack, who their current stadium is named after. The school's most recent conference championship was in 1979, after compiling a 9–2 record and outscoring opponents 314–168. The team declined in the following years, and have compiled a record of 2–9 or worse in eight of their last ten seasons.




= Classifications

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1939–1972: NCAA College Division
1958–1969: NAIA
1970: NAIA Division II
1973–1979: NCAA Division III
1980–present: NCAA Division II




= Conference memberships

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1900–1933: Independent
1934–1950?: Pennsylvania State Teachers Conference
1951–present: Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference




Alumni in the NFL


Lock Haven has had three alumni play in the National Football League (NFL): John Eisenhooth and Bret Shugarts as replacement players during the 1987 NFL strike, and Chris Collier in 2024.




References






External links


Official website

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• Lock Haven Bald Eagles football
• Lock Haven Bald Eagles
• Chris Collier
• 1961 Pennsylvania State College Conference football season
• 1946 Pennsylvania State Teachers College Conference football season
• Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania
• Andrew Breiner
• Dan Mulrooney
• John Eisenhooth
• Tyrone Young (American football coach)