Stephen Pribble, the offensive coordinator at Lock Haven University the past two years, completed his first season as the Fordham offensive quality control coach in 2017.
in 2017, Pribble helped the Fordham offense finish third in the Patriot League in total offense (371.7 yards/game), passing offense (238.9 yards/game) and team passing efficiency (124.11).
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At Lock Haven in 2015 and 2016, Pribble guided an offense that ranked among the school’s best. The 2015 squad set a single-season record with 4,603 yards of total offense while Lock Haven's 277 points scored that year were the second-most ever for a single-season.
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In 2016, the Bald Eagles broke school single-season marks with 4,954 total yards of offense, 3,158 passing yards and 323 points. Four offensive players earned first team All- Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference accolades in 2016, led by redshirt senior wide receiver Shawn Seif and redshirt senior quarterback Caleb Walton. Seif, LHU's first All-American pick since 2003, became just the second player in school history to go over 1,000 yards receiving in a single season. His 1,282 receiving yards set a single-season record as did his eleven touchdown receptions. Seif’s 128.2 receiving yards per game average and his 1,282 total receiving yards were two of the best offensive outputs in all of NCAA Division II football in 2016.
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Walton capped a record-breaking career at Lock Haven, throwing for 3,115 yards in 2016, becoming LHU's first quarterback to pass for over 3,000 yards in a single season. Walton's 283.2 passing yards per game led the PSAC East, ranked fourth overall in the PSAC and were 13th most in NCAA Division II. His 3,115 yards were the 10th most in DII at the end of the regular season. On the season, Walton threw for 21 touchdowns and rushed for five more. The 26 total TDs tied his own single-season school record. Walton finished his career with 8,971 passing yards, the second-most in school history. His 68 career passing TDs and 79 career touchdowns accounted for are both school records.
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Prior to returning to his alma mater, Pribble served as the offensive coordinator/quarterbacks and wide receivers coach at Urbana University in 2014. The Blue Knights’ passing offense ranked number two in the Mountain East Conference in 2014, averaging 289.6 yard per game, while tight end La’Velle Spivey became the first player in school history to earn All-Region honors.
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Prior to Urbana, Pribble was the pass-game coordinator, quarterbacks and wide receivers coach at Manchester University for three seasons (2011-2013) and wide receivers coach at Alfred University in 2010. At Manchester he helped produce a 2011 and 2012 First Team All-Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference selection at wide receiver while at Alfred he coached two All-American wide receivers and helped Alfred reach the 2010 NCAA playoffs.
A 2008 graduate of Lock Haven University where he received a degree in business management, Pribble also earned a master’s degree in education from Alfred in 2011.
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