GAME INFORMATION MONTCLAIR STATE vs. ROWAN UNIVERSITY LIVE VDEO: www.montclairathletics.com Saturday, October 25, 2014 1:00 pm RADIO: WMSC 90.3 FM / wmscradio.com Sitesh Shah, Charlie Hecht, Cat Barnett, WMSC Sports Director Sprague FieldMontclair, NJ LIVE STATS: www.montclairathletics.com SERIES: This will be the 54th meeting between the Red Hawks MONTCLAIR STATE-ROWAN BATTLE and Profs in a series that dates back to 1949. MSU leads 30-23 winning six of the last eight however FOR TOP SPOT IN NJAC STANDINGS Rowan has captured the last two including a 7-0 win in Glassboro in 2013. It’s a first-place showdown in the New Jersey Athletic Conference standing as Montclair State and Rowan University battle at Sprague Field on Saturday. Kickoff for the key conference contest is set for 1:00 pm HEAD COACHES: as both teams come into the game 3-0 in the NJAC. GAME 7 RICK GIANCOLA MONTCLAIR STATE RECORD: 223-103-2 (32nd Season) Montclair State (5-1) stretched its winning streak to five games with a 28-7 Homecoming victory over The OVERALL RECORD: Same College of New Jersey at home last Saturday. Pat Caggiano returned a punt 54 yards for a touchdown VS. ROWAN UNIVERSITY: 16-16 while linebacker Joshua Betts scopped up a fumble in the end zone. Running back Denzel Nieves had NOTABLE: Named the 12th head coach in program history in rushed for a score with wide receiver Aaron Williams hauling in a 16-yard TD for the game’s first score. August 1983... Entered 2013 as the active winningest coach in MSU held the Lions to 215 total yards of offense and had six sacks in the game while safety Eric Gargiulo Division III... Has led team to 10 NJAC titles and nine NCAA Division III Tournament appearances. picked off his eighth pass of the year. JAY ACCORSI The Profs (4-2) remained beaten and gave head coach Jay Accorsi a milestone victory as the Profs shut ROWAN RECORD: 100-37 (13th Season) down Morrisville State 31-0 at home last week. Accorsi picked up his 100th career victory as Rowan OVERALL RECORD: Same limited the Mustangs to just 227 total yards in posting the shutout. Running back Withler Marcelin led VS. MONTCLAIR STATE: 5-7 Rowan with 228 yards and two touchdowns on 36 carries. Quarterback Bill McCarty was 9-of-14 for 72 NOTABLE: Named the seventh coach in school history in 2002... Spent nine years as an assistant coach with the Profs before taking yards. Wide receiver Russ Forchion made four catches for 22 yards.Linebacker Darren Dungee had 11 over... Has guided Rowan to five appearances in the NCAA Division tackles, while linebacker Tyler Jenkins contributed with six. Jenkins also registered two pass breakups III Championship Tournament, two trips to the national semifinals and an interception. and five conference championships. RED HAWK STAT LEADERS TEAM COMPARISONS Montclair State (5-1, 3-0 NJAC) Rushing G Att Net TD YPG Sat., September 6 DELAWARE VALLEY ........................... L, 30-20 Denzel Nieves 6 124 678 11 113.0 MSU Category RU Sat., September 13 at Salve Regina ........................................ W, 7-6 Tariq Turner 6 48 246 1 41.0 150.5 ...................... Rushing Offense .................... 203.5 159.3 ...................... Passing Offense .................... 108.3 Sat., September 20 LINCOLN UNIVERSITY ....................... W, 27-14 Passing G C-A-I Pct. YD TD 309.8 ......................... Total Offense ........................ 311.8 Ryan Davies 6 89-143-0 62.2 897 5 Sat., October 4 at William Paterson * .............................. W, 19-6 22.7 ........................ Scoring Offense ....................... 24.5 Sat., October 11 at Southern Virginia * ............................ W, 35-15 Receiving G Rec. Yds. TD YPG Sat., October 18 THE COLLEGE OF NJ* # ...................... W, 28-7 Devon Levesque 5 20 219 1 43.8 64.2 ....................... Rushing Defense ...................... 92.8 Sat., October 25 ROWAN * ............................................ 1:00 p.m. M. Robinson 6 20 164 1 27.3 255.8 ...................... Passing Defense .................... 232.2 Sat., November 1 at Cortland * ......................................... 1:00 p.m. 320.0 ........................ Total Defense ...................... 325.0 Scoring G TD EXP FG PTS 13.0 ........................ Scoring Defense ...................... 17.5 Sat., November 8 MORRISVILLE STATE * ..................... 1:00 p.m. Denzel Nieves 6 11 0-0 0-0 66 Sat., November 16 at Kean University * .............................. 1:00 p.m. John Schubert 6 0 15-16 0-4 15 25 / 50 (31%) .......... 3rd Down Conv. ......... 27 / 90 (30%) Defense G TT SKS INT PD FF-FR 1 / 4 (25%) .............. 4th Down Conv. ........... 7 / 11 (64%) * NJAC Game; # Homecoming Bill Shimko 6 36 0.0-0 0-0 3 0-0 ALL CAPS indicate Home game; all times Eastern M. Tenpenny 6 35 2.5-14 0-0 0 1-0 19 - 92 ..................... Sacks By-Yards ..................... 9 - 91 7 - 44 ........................ Sacks Allowed ...................... 5 - 26 PROFS STAT LEADERS 42 - 399 .................. Penalties - Yards ................ 44 - 363 Rowan University (4-2, 3-0 NJAC) Rushing G Att Net TD YPG Whitler Marcelin 6 149 868 8 143.0 Fri. September 5 WIDENER ............................................... L, 19-7 Jahsiem Rover 4 32 141 1 35.2 10 - 6 ........................ Fumbles-Lost ......................... 9 - 6 Sat., September 13 at Framingham State ............................ W, 31-21 Sat., September 20 at Wesley ................................................. L, 37-7 Passing G C-A-I Pct. YD TD 31:40 .................... Avg. Time of Poss. .................. 32:49 Sat., October 4 at SUNY Cortland * .............................. W, 38-14 Bill McCarty 6 76-136-6 55.9 650 6 Sat., October 11 WILLIAM PATERSON* ........................ W, 33-14 Receiving G Rec. Yds. TD YPG Sat., October 18 MORRISVILLE STATE * ........................ W, 31-0 Russ Forchion 6 21 188 2 31.3 NEXT UP: Sat., October 25 at Montclair State * ............................... 1:00 p.m. Frankie Goris 4 13 111 1 27.8 GAME 8 - Nov. 1 at SUNY Cortland Sat., November 1 SOUTHERN VIRGINIA * ..................... 1:00 p.m. Scoring G TD EXP FG PTS TIME: 1:00 pm Sat., November 8 KEAN * ................................................ 1:00 p.m. Withler Marcelin 6 8 0-0 0-0 48 VENUE: Cortland Stadium Sat., November 15 at The College of NJ * ........................ 12:00 p.m. Tyler Knighton 6 0 18-18 7-10 39 LIVE STATS: cortlandreddragons.com SERIES: COR Leads 18-11-1 Defense G TT SKS INT PD FF-FR LAST MEETING: 2013 - COR 48, MSU 14 * NJAC Game Darren Dungee 6 54 0.5-9 0-0 1 0-0 at Montclair State ALL CAPS indicate Home game; all times Eastern Tyler Jenkins 6 51 3.0-30 1-10 6 0-0 ROWAN UNIVERSITY in the INSIDE THE SERIES HEAD COACH JAY ACCORSI Jay Accorsi is in his 13th season as the head coach of the Rowan TRENCHES University football team. Accorsi is the seventh coach for the sport SERIES HISTORY: Montclair State Leads, 30-23 at the University. He took over the head position after nine years SERIES MEETINGS: 54th Meeting as an assistant coach with the Profs. Accorsi has guided Rowan Below is a comparison - based on the average size of to six appearances in the NCAA Division III Championship Tour- each team’s starters - of Montclair State and Rowan FIRST MEETING: 1949: University offensive and defensive lines: Glassboro State 27, Montclair State 6 nament, two trips to the national semifinals and six conference championships. at Montclair State : MSU Leads 16-9 6-2, 266 lbs. 6-3, 258 lbs. at Rowan: Series Tied 13-13 His coaching record stands at 100-37 and he is the all-time wins MSU O-Line MSU D-Line leader at Rowan. He passed K.C. Keeler on September 27, 2013 vs. vs. SERIES NOTES after a 7-0 victory over Montclair State. Last season, he led the RU D-Line RU O-Line Profs to a 9-3 overall record, a 6-1 mark in the New Jersey Ath- The teams first met in 1949 and again the letic Conference (NJAC) and a share of the conference champi- 6-1, 261 lbs. 6-3, 295 lbs. following season before taking a 14-year hiatus. onship. Accorsi was named the NJAC Coach of the Year for the The rivalry resumed in 1964 and the teams have fourth time. Rowan earned the NJAC’s automatic berth to the met every year since, including two contests NCAA Division III Championship Tournament and advanced to during the 1999 campaign. Montclair won the the second round. SCOUTING THE PROFS regular-season game 28-24 to clinch the NJAC The Rowan University football team won 31-0 over Championship with the Profs gaining a measure In 2012, he guided the Profs to a 7-3 overall record and 6-1 in the NJAC for a second place finish. Rowan was awarded an at-large Morrisville State College on Homecoming last Saturday of revenge in the NCAA Division III Quarterfinals. afternoon. MSU has won six of the last seven contests. bid into the NCAA Division III Championship Tournament. The victory marked head coach Jay Accorsi's 100th career 1949 GSC 27, MSC 6 1989 MSC 20, GSC 12 In 2005, Rowan had an 11-2 mark. The Profs captured the NJAC win. He is the first coach in the program's 55-year history to 1950 MSC 14, GSC 13 1990 MSC 22, GSC 20 Championship and reached the semifinals of the NCAA Division reach the milestone. The Profs improve to 4-2 overall with a 1964 MSC 21, GSC 20 1991 GSC 21, MSC 16 III Championship Tournament for the second consecutive sea- 3-0 New Jersey Athletic Conference mark. son. Accorsi was selected the NJAC Coach of the Year and re- 1965 MSC 34, GSC 8 1992 RC 42, MSC 17 Running back Withler Marcelin led Rowan with 228 yards 1966 MSC 31, GSC 6 1993 RC 41, MSC 15 ceived the Maxwell Football Club Tri-State Coach of the Year and two touchdowns on 36 carries.