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Saturday, October 13 - vs. Buffalo State College, 1 p.m. (John Page Field - Glassboro, NJ)

Radio The Series The Rowan football games are broad- This is the 13th meeting between Rowan University and Buffalo State Col- cast on WGLS radio at 89.7 FM and on lege. The Profs lead the series, 11-1. Last year, Rowan defeated Buffalo State, the internet at wgls.rowan.edu. 35-7 in Cortland, NY. This is Buffalo State’s second season as a member of the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC). Rowan Fast Facts Location: Glassboro, NJ Last Meeting Founded: 1923 Enrollment: 9,758 Last season, Rowan had a 35-7 victory over Buffalo State in Cortland, NY. President: Dr. Donald J. Farish The Profs ran for 247 yards. Leading the way was superback Rob Richardson Affiliation: NCAA Division III with 86 yards rushing and one touchdown on 11 carries. Superbacks John Conference: New Jersey Athletic Impagliazzo and Davon Edwards added 68 and 52 yards, respectively. Quar- Nickname: Profs terback Mike Orihel completed 11 of 22 passes for 124 yards and one touch- Colors: Brown and Gold down. Wide receivers Emory Lester and Jim Migliore each caught three Home Field: John Page Field (turf) Director of Athletics: Joy Solomen passes for 44 yards. Rowan’s defense held Buffalo State to 113 yards of total Office Phone: 856-256-4686 offense (28 yards rushing and 85 yards passing). Linebackers Chris Pinto and Office Fax: 856-256-4916 Zach Garren each posted six tackles. Cornerback Jabrill Joseph, tackle Ed Head Coach: Jay Accorsi Kunder and end Justin Hinds had five stops apiece. Linebacker Andrew Yezzi (Nichols, MA 1985) recorded two sacks and Hinds had one. Defensive backs Dawaine Whet- Coaching Record: 50-14 (sixth season) stone and David Cafasso each had one interception. For Buffalo State, quar- Office Phone: 856-256-5465 terback Dan Aquilio threw for 85 yards, completing 13 of 31 passes. Wide Office Fax: 856-256-5604 receiver Greg Meyer made five grabs for 44 yards. Tailback Dan Lopez ran for 2007 NJAC Standings 41 yards and a touchdown on 19 carries. Defensive back Scott Forster had NJAC Overall a game-high 10 tackles. He also intercepted a pass. Linebackers Jermaine SUNY Cortland 3-0 4-1 Rose and Maurice Rice made nine and eight stops, respectively. Linebacker The College of NJ 2-0 4-1 Darryl Davis added seven tackles and an interception. Edwards scored the Montclair State 1-1 4-1 Rowan University 1-1 3-2 Profs’ first touchdown at 8:06 in the first quarter on an eight yard run. The Western Connecticut 1-1 3-2 PAT attempt failed to make the score 6-0. At 7:43 in the second quarter, Buffalo State 1-2 2-3 Richardson carried the ball into the end zone from five yards out, putting 0-2 2-3 William Paterson 0-2 2-3 Rowan ahead 12-0 after another missed PAT. Kicker Dan Roberts made a 22 yard field as time expired to give Rowan a 15-0 halftime advantage. Buffalo Sports on the Web State scored on its first possession of the second half on a one yard TD run BSC: www.buffalostate.edu/athletics by Lopez. Three and a half minutes later, Impagliazzo caught a three yard NJAC: www.njac.net touchdown pass from Orihel to make the score 22-7. Rowan added a one NCAA: www.ncaasports.com yard TD run by Orihel at 11:30 in the fourth quarter and a two yard touch- AFCA: www.afca.com down pass from quarterback Joe Rankin to tight end Jesse Eisenhart with 4:12 remaining.

2007 Rowan Football NJAC Rowan University This season, if two teams finish with identical conference records, they will 9/1 at Christopher Newport 17-23 be crowned co-champions. The automatic bid to the NCAA Division III 9/15 at Wilkes University 14-13 Championship Tournament will be decided by head-to-head results. Start- 9/21 Widener University 41-0 ing in 2008, the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) will increase from 9/29 at Western Connecticut 40-18 10/5 The College of NJ 7-10 eight to 10 teams with the addition of SUNY Brockport and Morrisville State 10/13 Buffalo State College 1 p.m. College. 10/20 at Kean University 2 p.m. 10/27 Monclair State 2 p.m. Last Week’s NJAC Results 11/3 at SUNY Cortland 1 p.m. 11/10 at William Paterson 1 p.m. Fri., Oct. 5 - The College of New Jersey 10, Rowan 7. Sat., Oct. 6 - Western Connecticut 27, William Paterson 20; Montclair State 41, Buffalo State 22; SUNY Cortland 35, Kean 14.

This Week’s NJAC Games Sat., Oct. 13 - Western Connecticut at SUNY Cortland, 1:00; The College of New Jersey at William Paterson, 1:00; Kean at Montclair State, 6:00.

NJAC Coaches Preseason Poll Rowan, number one, received five first place votes in the conference’s preseason poll that is voted on by the head coaches. SUNY Cortland was second with three first place votes. Kean chosen as the dark horse was third Rowan-Buffalo State followed by Montclair State fourth. Western Connecticut is fifth followed by Buffalo State sixth, The College of New Jersey and William Paterson are Series Results 2006 35-7 W seventh and eighth respectively. 2003 31-10 W 2002 28-7 W 2001 63-14 W NJAC Championships 2000 17-20 L Rowan has won the NJAC Championship 16 times, 14 outright and two 1999 43-7 W 1998 19-17 W NCAA shared. The Profs have been 28-21 W crowned the conference cham- 1996 21-20 W NCAA 1995 46-7 W NCAA pion the last three seasons. The 1993 29-6 W NCAA football team also captured the 1992 28-19 W NCAA title in 2002, 2001, 1997, 1995, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1977, 1976, Buffalo State College 1975 and 1974. Rowan shared 9/1 at Morrisville State 37-14 the NJAC Championship in 1972 9/8 St. John Fisher 12-34 and 1983. 9/22 at SUNY Cortland 27-30 9/29 Kean University 35-16 ournament 10/6 at Montclair State 22-41 NCAA T 10/13 at Rowan University 1 p.m. Since 1991, Rowan has made 13 10/20 William Paterson 1 p.m. appearances in the NCAA Cham- 10/27 at Western Connecticut noon pionship Tournament. The Profs 11/3 The College of New Jersey 1 p.m. have a 30-13 mark in the national 11/10 SUNY Brockport 1 p.m. tournament. Rowan has played in the championship game, the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl, five times in the last 13 years (1999- 98-96-95-93). In 2005, 2004, 2001, 1997 and 1992, Rowan reached the semifinals of the tournament.

2007 Rowan Football Page 2 The Coaches Rowan Head Coach Jay Accorsi This is Jay Accorsi’s sixth season as head coach of the Rowan University football team. Ac- corsi took over the position after nine years as an assistant coach. In five seasons, he has guided the Profs to four conference titles and four NCAA appearances. Last year, Rowan advanced to the quarterfinals of the national tournament. The Profs reached the national semifinals in 2005 and 2004. Accorsi was selected the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Coach of the Year in 2005, 2004 and 2002. He was also named the Maxwell Football Club Tri-State Coach of the Year in 2005. Prior to Rowan, Accorsi was an assistant coaching the wide receivers and quarterbacks at Nichols College in Dudley, MA from 1989-93. Accorsi graduated in 1985 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. He earned a master’s in sports science from the U.S. Sports Academy (Daphne, AL) in 1992 and a master’s in business administration from Rowan in 1997. At Nichols, Accorsi was a running back for four years and was captain of the football team his senior season. A native of Somers, CT, Accorsi attended Somers High School and gradu- ated in 1981. He lettered in football, wrestling and baseball. He is a member of the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) and the New Jersey Football Coaches Association (NJFCA). Accorsi continually attends various high school and youth organization clinics and is a common presenter for the Frank Glazier and Mega clin- ics. He has been the guest speaker for the Touchdown Club of South Jersey and a keynote speaker at the Rotary Bowl banquet. Accorsi resides in Mullica Hill, NJ with his wife Nancy and daughters, Gabrielle and Rachel and son, Jack.

Buffalo State College Head Coach Paul Shaffner This is Paul Shaffner’s fourth season as head coach at Buffalo State. Shaffner has accumu- lated a 12-22 record and coached 22 All-Conference players. Prior to Buffalo State, Shaffner was the head coach at Division II Glenville State (WV) for four years. He coached the Pioneers to a West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC) Championship his second season and was named the WVIAC Coach of the Year. Shaffner began his coaching career as the defensive coordinator at Maine Maritime Acad- emy from 1983-85. He spent the following two seasons as a graduate assistant under Joe Paterno at Penn State University. The Nittany Lions won the Division I National Champion- ship in his first season there. From 1988-99, Shaffner served as an assistant coach and defensive coordinator at Division I-AA Lafayette College. He helped lead Lafayette to two Patriot League Championships and a Colonial League title. Shaffner is a 1982 graduate of Ithaca College, where he earned both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in physical education. He was a co-captain and center on the football team. Shaffner played on the 1979 NCAA Division III National Championship team and the 1980 National runner-up. He received the Sebring Memorial Award his senior year for the top scholar-athlete. Paul and his wife Donna reside in Orchard Park, NY with their three children, Jessica, Sa- mantha and Jacob.

2007 Rowan Football Page 3 Rowan University The Profs 2007 Statistic Leaders Last Game Offense On Friday, Rowan was defeated 10-7 by The College of New Jersey. Rowan Rushing Att. Yds. TD held The College of New Jersey to 195 yards of total offense (78 rushing, 117 Rob Richardson 79 421 2 Jonathan Downes 46 201 1 passing). Safety Kelvin Bellamy totaled 11 tackles, two tackles for a loss (-20) John Impagliazzo 23 92 0 and one sack (-16 yards). Linebacker Andrew Yezzi followed with 10 stops. Defensive ends Randy Tosh and Tony Campbell and linebacker Chris Niszc- Passing Att.-Comp. Yds. TD Tim Hagerty 55-23 359 5 zak each contributed with five tackles. Safety Mike Barrone added an inter- Joe Rankin 70-30 267 1 ception. Superback Rob Richardson carried the ball 22 times for 105 yards. Quarterback Tim Hagerty threw for 54 yards and one touchdown, complet- Receiving No. Yds. TD Val Terebizh 12 124 2 ing five of 15 passes. Wide receiver Val Terebizh made two catches for 24 Billy Magill 9 118 2 yards and one TD. Rowan jumped out to a 7-0 lead at 13:02 in the second Mark Lisa 8 77 0 quarter. Hagerty found Terebizh in the corner of the end zone from 20 yards Davon Edwards 6 111 1 out. The College of New Jersey recorded an 82 yard interception return for Defense a touchdown at 7:33 in the fourth period to tie the game (7-7). With five Tackles Total UT AT seconds remaining, the Lions kicked an 18 yard field goal for the win. Kelvin Bellamy 38 29 9 Andrew Yezzi 35 21 14 Chris Niszczak 29 15 14 Holding Their Ground Chris Pinto 24 11 13 Rowan is led by its defensive unit. The Profs are limiting the opposition to Randy Tosh 23 13 10 221.0 yards per game, which ranks second in the New Jersey Athletic Con- Special Teams ference (NJAC). Rowan is first in rushing defense (56.6) and sacks (20) and PATs Made Att. second in scoring defense (12.8) and pass defense efficiency (92.8). Dan Roberts 14 15 orces o e eckoned ith Punting No. Yds. Avg. F T B R W Andrew Smith 34 1200 35.3 Linebacker Chris Pinto, Yezzi, Niszczak and Bellamy provide the backbone of the Profs’ stingy defense. Bellamy leads the team with 38 tackles (29 solo, nine assisted) and three pass breakups. He is also second with 6.5 tackles for AFCA Division III Coaches Poll (10/9) a loss (-30 yards). Yezzi follows with 35 stops (21 solo, 14 assisted). He is first in sacks with 7.5 (-34 yards) and tackles for a loss (-26 yards). Niszczak and 1. Mount Union (OH) Pinto have 29 and 24 tackles respectively. In the conference, Bellamy is tied 2. Mary Hardin-Baylor (TX) for seventh in tackles per game (7.6). He is also third in punt return average 3. St. John’s (MN) (8.0). Yezzi is tied for fourth in tackles for a loss (1.5) and sixth in sacks (0.7). 4. Wis.-Whitewater 5. Wheaton (IL) Running Circles Around the Opposition 6. Capital (OH) 7. Central (IA) Richardson is having a breakout season. He has gone over 100 yards in each 8. Washington and Jefferson (PA) of Rowan’ s last two contests. Through the first five games, he has totaled 9. Salisbury (MD) 421 yards and two touchdowns on 79 carries. Richardson is averaging 5.3 10. Wabash (IN) yards per carry. He has already surpassed his previous season high of 400 11. St. John Fisher (NY) rushing yards (2005). He has accounted for 47.2 percent of the Profs’ rushing 12. Wesley (DE) output this year. In the conference statistics, Richardson is fifth in rushing 13. Occidental (CA) 14. Mount St. Joseph (OH) yards per game (84.2). 15. Ohio Northern 16. Alfred (NY) Making The Grade 17. St. Olaf (MN) Six players were honored by the Rowan University Brown and Gold Grid- 18. Rensselaer (NY) iron Club at a private ceremony on August 29. The awards were created by 19. St. Norbert (WI) alumni Bill Kushner ’50 and Harry Beaudet ’50 to honor student-athletes on 20. Wis.-Eau Claire the football team that have accumulated a grade point average (GPA) of 3.2 21. Wartburg (IA) 22. Wis.-Stevens Point or higher. Each player was given a cross pen with a gold helmet and Rowan 23. Bridgewater (VA) embossed on the barrel as a symbol of academic excellence. The honorees 24. Trinity (TX) included seniors: quarterback Joe Rankin and offensive lineman Nick Cap- 25. Muhlenberg (PA) polina, juniors: tight end Charles Bupp and Pinto and sophomores: tight end Derek Piccini and Barone.

2007 Rowan Football Page 4 Buffalo State College The Bengals 2007 Statistic Leaders Last Game Offense On Saturday, Buffalo State lost on the road, 41-22 to Montclair State Uni- Rushing Att. Yds. TD versity. Quarterback Dan Aquilio passed for 254 yards and two touchdown Dan Lopez 113 474 5 Bob Vesona 33 140 0 on 22 completions in 47 pass attempts. Wide receiver Greg Meyer had nine receptions for 137 yards and one TD. Wideouts Joe Russell and Jarrett Smith Passing Att.-Comp. Yds. TD added 54 and 42 yards receiving. Running back Dan Lopez carried the ball Dan Aquilio 142-87 1123 11 26 times for 75 yards and one touchdown. The defensive was led by cor- Receiving No. Yds. TD nerback Peter Nguyen with nine tackles, two tackles for a loss (-4 yards), Greg Meyer 28 511 7 two pass deflections and one blocked field goal. Linebacker Jermaine Rose Dan McEntire 21 227 1 Jarrett Smith 10 164 2 made seven stops and 1.5 tackles for a loss (-5 yards). Defensive end Tom Bob Vesona 10 80 0 LaPann and free safety Kurt Martino each had six tackles. LaPann forced two Joe Russell 6 72 1 fumbles. Kicker Eric Beyler made a 27 yard field goal at 5:12 in the first quar- Defense ter to give the Bengals a 3-0 lead. The Red Hawks answered with a 24 yard Tackles Total UT AT touchdown run at the end of the period to go up 7-3. At 4:32 in the second Jermaine Rose 48 15 33 stanza, Montclair State had a three yard TD pass. Buffalo State cut the deficit Darryl Davis 47 11 36 Tom LaPann 37 15 22 to four (14-10) following a 54 yard touchdown pass from Aquilio to Meyer at Matt Pacana 37 19 18 4:08. The Red Hawks added a five yard TD run with 57 seconds left in the half Peter Nguyen 33 23 10 to take a 21-10 lead into intermission. In the third, Montclair State had a nine Scott Forster 29 14 15 yard touchdown run at 13:54. Aquilio connected with Russell on a 17 yard Special Teams TD pass at 11:14. The Red Hawks tacked on a 76 yard touchdown reception PATs Made Att. at 10:12 to go ahead 34-16. In the final quarter, Lopez scored on a one yard Eric Beyler 9 11 rush at 9:45 and Montclair State recorded a 22 yard TD catch at 5:24. Punting No. Yds. Avg. Jake Schum 21 729 34.7 Airing It Out The Bengals’ offense is led by its passing game. Buffalo State ranks first in the NJAC in pass efficiency (146.6), second in passing (224.6) and third 2007 Team Statistics in total offense (351.0) and scoring (26.6). The key to the Bengals’ success RU BSC through the air is Aquilio. He has completed 87 of 142 passes for 1,123 yards 81 First Downs 85 and 11 touchdowns. He is second in the conference in passing average (224.6), total offense (214.6) and pass efficiency (147.6). 178.4 Rushing Offense 126.4 125.2 Passing Offense 224.6 303.6 Total Offense 351.0 Hot Hands 23.8 Scoring Offense 26.6 The wide receivers are putting up big numbers for the Bengals. Meyer has totaled 511 yards and seven touchdowns on 28 receptions. He is first in the 56.6 Rushing Defense 121.6 conference statistics in receiving yards per game (102.2) and scoring (9.6), 164.4 Passing Defense 237.6 221.0 Total Defense 359.2 second in receptions per game (5.6) and third in all-purpose yards per game 12.8 Scoring Defense 27.0 (111.2). Wideout Dan McEntire has contributed with 227 yards and one TD on 21 grabs. McEntire is tied for third in the NJAC in receptions per game 37/94 3rd-Down Conv. 25/70 (4.2). Smith has 10 catches for 164 yards and two touchdowns. 3/9 4th-Down Conv. 2/11 wo ack ombo 8 INT Returns 7 T B C 116 INT Yards 163 Fullback Bob Vesona and Lopez provide an excellent one-two combination in Buffalo State’s backfield. Lopez has 474 yards and five touchdowns on 113 13-4 Fumbles-Lost 9-7 rushes. He is third in the NJAC with 94.8 rushing yards per game. Vesona has 140 yards on 33 carries and 10 receptions for 80 yards. He was named to the 33-262 Penalties-Yards 31-267 27:40 Time of Possession 29:08 2006 All-Conference first team, while Lopez earned second team honors. 20-126 Sacks By-Yards 12-97 23-157 Sacks Allowed 13-80 Lethal Linebackers Linebackers Darryl Davis and Rose led Buffalo State’s defense. Rose has totaled 48 tackles (15 solo, 33 assisted), while Davis has 47 (11 solo, 36 as- sisted). In the NJAC, Rose is second in tackles (9.6) and Davis is third (9.4).

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Rowan University Two-Deep Offense defense Special Teams WR 29 Mark Lisa DE 49 Justin Hinds K 26 Dan Roberts 13 Darnell Norman 44 Josh Bonzella 43 Andrew Smith WR 15 Vinnie Graff NG 74 Frank Giannetti HD 12 Joe Rankin 1 Adam Preciado 96 Frank Simmons 17 Tim Hagerty LT 79 Ken Siano DE 34 Rany Tosh 66 Joshua Olivero 56 Tony Campbell LG 67 Michael Welfield CB 38 Ahmad Stokes P 43 Andrew Smith 77 Joshua Weiss 45 Elijah Bynum 85 Charles Bupp C 61 Anthony O’Hara OLB 40 Chris Pinto LS 55 Ryan Leafey 64 Nick Cappolina 57 Matthew Bailey 44 Josh Bonzella RG 68 Dan Lee MLB 4 Andrew Yezzi SS 55 Ryan Leafey 65 Brian Kenyon 54 Daniel Hopkins 71 Ted Allen RT 71 Ted Allen OLB 42 Chris Niszczak 60 Tom Menendez 41 Kevin Taylor TE 85 Charles Bupp CB 6 Cordel High KR 21 Shavon Mears 88 Derek Piccini 36 Clarence Days 1 Adam Preciado WR 89 Billy Magill SS 5 Eric Bailey 23 Val Terebizh 10 David Cafasso QB 17 Tim Hagerty FS 18 Mike Barone PR 7 Kelvin Bellamy 12 Joe Rankin 5 Eric Bailey 21 Shavon Mears SB 20 Rob Richardson SS 7 Kelvin Bellamy 28 Jonathan Downes 31 Jimmy DiPaolo

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Offense defense Special Teams TE 88 Andrew Krug DE 50 Tom LaPann K 11 Eric Beyler 80 Paul Nieman 91 Sean Fallon LT 78 Adam Mielcarek DT 92 Luke Ingram 70 David Miller 43 Joe Perez LG 73 Khente Koram DT 51 Ron Webber 66 Doug Neubecker 96 Craig Klemick C 71 Jacob Button LB 8 Jermaine Rose P 10 Jake Schum 77 Rob Vaccarelli 41 Jeffery Wilhelm 4 Scott Forster RG 61 Bill Travis LB 44 Darryl Davis S 80 Paul Nieman 52 Doug Tyma 58 Jeff Weise 58 Jeff Weise RT 76 Scott Ordway LB 36 Matt Pacana 65 Frank Krayer 93 Paul Gruber WR 2 Dan McEntire LB 49 Puka Hoching 13 Robert Smith 48 Ryan Harold WR 9 Greg Meyer CB 5 Peter Nguyen KR 29 Sammy Smith 86 Jarrett Smith 16 Greg Chadwick 5 Peter Nguyen QB 12 Dan Aquilio SS 4 Scott Forster 17 Jeremy Mountain 22 Eric Wild FB 7 Bob Vesona FS 3 Kurt Martino PR 4 Scott Forster 37 E. Todd Hurlbut 18 Brian Lavis 86 Jarrett Smith RB 32 Dan Lopez CB 33 Mike Sanders 29 Sammy Smith 23 Selvin Hammick

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