2015 Rowan University Football #21/23 Rowan University (5-1, NJAC 4-1) Vs
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2015 Rowan University Football #21/23 Rowan University (5-1, NJAC 4-1) vs. #4/4 Wesley College (6-0, NJAC 5-0) Saturday, October 24 - 1 p.m. Drass Field at Scott D. Miller Stadium (Dover, DE) Rowan Quick Facts The Game Location: Glassboro, NJ 08028 #21/23 Rowan University travels to Dover, DE to take on #4/4 Founded: 1923 Wesley College in a New Jersey Athletic Conference game. The Enrollment: 15,500 Profs defeated Southern Virginia University, 59-0 (Oct. 17) on Nickname: Profs Colors: Brown and Gold Homecoming. The Wolverines had a 56-14 Homecoming victory Stadium: Coach Richard Wackar Stadium over Kean University (Oct. 17). Capacity: 5,000 Surface: Turf The Series Rowan-Wesley Affiliation: NCAA Division III Rowan and Wesley are meeting for Conference: New Jersey Athletic All-Time Series Results the third straight season and the ninth President: Dr. Ali Houshmand Alma Mater: University of Essex (UK) time overall. Last year was the Wol- 2014 7-37 L Director of Athletics: Dan Gilmore verines’ first win over the Profs. This is 2013 24-17 W Alma Mater: Plymouth State College (‘74) the second consecutive year that the 2003 30-0 W Office Phone: 856-256-4686 teams are facing each other in Dover. 2002 22-20 W Office Fax: 856-256-4916 2001 54-36 W On The Web Last Meeting - Wesley 37, Rowan 7 2000 42-32 W Rowan Athletics: rowanathletics.com (Sept. 20, 2014) 1999 29-6 W Rowan Athletics Twitter: @RowanAthletics Wesley quarterback Joe Callahan 1988 27-0 W Rowan University: rowan.edu threw for 364 yards and three touch- downs in a 37-7 victory over Rowan. Wesley Athletics: athletics.wesley.edu Wesley Twitter: @gowesley Wesley College: wesley.edu Callahan completed 30 passes in 43 attempts. Wide receiver Steve Koudossou made eight catches for 137 yards and one TD. NJAC: njacsports.com Running back Jamar Baynard had 23 carries for 87 yards and one NCAA: ncaasports.com touchdown. He also caught five passes for 57 yards. Linebacker AFCA: afca.com Sosthene Kapepula collected five tackles, one for a loss (4 yards). Defensive tackle Payton Rose along with cornerbacks Leon Media Information Jones and Zane Campbell each had four tackles. Rose added two Radio Broadcast: Rowan Radio 89.7 WGLS-FM Internet Radio Broadcast: wgls.rowan.edu tackles for a loss (3 yards) and Jones had one tackle for a loss (10 Live Stats: portal.stretchinternet.com/wesley/ yards). Live Video: portal.stretchinternet.com/wesley/ For Rowan, running back Withler Marcelin rushed 12 times for Athletic Communications 25 yards and one touchdown. Running back Dante Tobler car- Director: Sheila Stevenson ried the ball four times for 21 yards. Quarterback Bill McCarty Email: [email protected] Assistant Director/Football: Dan Drutz threw for 73 yards (8-17). Wide receiver Russ Forchion made three Email: [email protected] catches for 48 yards. Linebacker Tyler Jenkins recorded 11 tackles. Cell Phone: 516-946-4989 Safety Kurt Kingett had 10 tackles, one for a loss (3 yards). Cor- Office Phone: 856-256-4252 nerback Eddie Davis and linebacker Darren Dungee each tallied Multi-Media Specialist: Ryan Barrett eight tackles. Dungee also had 1.5 tackles for a loss (10 yards) and Email: [email protected] Davis blocked an extra point attempt. Office Fax: 856-256-4433 Press Box Phone: 856-256-4905 Mailing Address: 201 Mullica Hill Road Profs At Wesley Glassboro, NJ 08028 The Profs are 3-1 in games played at Wesley. Rowan’s only loss came last season. 2015 Rowan Football Rowan Coaching Staff NJAC Championships Head Coach: Jay Accorsi Rowan has won the NJAC Championship 19 times, 14 outright Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator/ and five shared. The Profs captured the conference title in 2006, Safeties: Tom Doddy 2005, 2004, 2002, 2001, 1997, 1995, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1977, 1976, Associate Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator/ 1975 and 1974. Rowan shared the NJAC Championship in 2014, Quarterbacks: Pat Lancetta 2013, 2010, 1983 and 1972. Special Teams Coordinator/Inside Linebackers/ Strength and Conditioning: Cedric Dawkins Video Coordinator/Running Backs: Justin Arabia Going For Three Straight Wide Receivers: Paul Bachia The Profs are going for their third straight conference champion- Volunteer Kickers/Punters: Jim Cooper ship. Rowan has won at least three in a row three previous times Volunteer Outside Linebackers: Antonio Cordova (74-77, 91-93 and 04-06). Tight Ends: Leon Harris Football Operations Coordinator/Cornerbacks: NCAA Tournament Deon Henry Since 1991, Rowan has made 16 appearances in the NCAA Cham- Offensive Line: Pete Lancetta pionship Tournament. The Profs have a 31-16 mark in the national Defensive Line: Farid Syed tournament. Rowan has played in the championship game, the Volunteer/Athlete Development: Jesse Eisenhart Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl, five times (1999-98-96-95-93). In 2005, John Green Fellowship/Offense: John Kumpf John Green Fellowship/Defense: George Meyers 2004, 2001, 1997 and 1992, Rowan reached the semifinals of the tournament. In 2014, Rowan lost 24-16 at Johns Hopkins Univer- Wesley Coaching Staff sity in the first round. Head Coach: Mike Drass Associate Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator: Striving For Four Consecutive Postseason Appearances Chip Knapp Rowan is looking for its fourth consecutive appearance in the Assistant Head Coach/Wide Receivers: postseason. That has only happened one other time in program Steve Azzanesi history as the Profs qualified for the NCAA Division III Champion- Special Teams Coordinator/Running Backs: ship Tournament five straight times from 1995-99. Shawn Plews Offensive Line: Jeff Braxton Defensive Backs: Mike Brandenburg Eight Players Earn Preseason All-American Recognition Defensive Tackles: Matt Cochran Withler Marcelin, Darren Dungee, Eddie Davis, Rashad Adams, Kickers/Punters: Larry Delgado Russ Forchion, Steven Schwartz, Jared Sanchez and Tyler Knigh- Linebackers: Joel Elliott ton were all named to Preseason All-American teams. Marce- Fullbacks: Bob Healy lin earned USA College Football first team and Lindy’s College Tight Ends: Dominick Massimaiano Football and D3football.com All-American second team honors. Defensive Backs: Ariel Morales Dungee received USA College Football first team recognition. Offensive Line: Bernie Nowakowski Davis and Forchion were USA College Football second and third Assistant Coach: Jackie Robinson team selections respectively. Schwartz, Sanchez and Knighton Defensive Line: Tom Smith garnered USA College Football honorable mention. 2015 Team Statistics RU WC Adams and Forchion Named Team Captains First Downs 80 166 Defensive back Rashad Adams and wide reciever Russ Forchion Rushing Offense 175.8 226.8 have been named the 2015 team captains. The captains were Passing Offense 107.8 374.8 voted on by the players in the spring. Total Offense 283.7 601.7 Scoring Offense 27.3 49.7 Profs Remain In The Top 25 Rushing Defense 109.0 97.5 Rowan is ranked 21 in the D3football.com Top 25 Poll this week. Passing Defense 115.5 199.2 In the American Football Coaches Association Top 25 Poll, the Total Defense 224.5 296.7 Profs are 23rd. Scoring Defense 10.0 18.3 3rd Down Conversions 29% 50% 4th Down Conversions 63% 75% Clinched Another Non-Losing Season Interception Returns 11 8 The Profs clinched their eighth season in a row with a record of Interception Yards 130 101 .500 or better after defeating Southern Virginia. Their last cam- Fumbles-Lost 7-5 10-9 paign below .500 was in 2007 (4-6). Opp. Fumbles-Lost 9-3 8-7 Penalties-Yards 39-388 59-589 October Is a Haunting Month for Prof Opponents Time of Possession 32:14 27:48 Since Jay Accorsi took over as head coach, the Profs are 43-13 in Sacks By-Yards 9-51 15-84 games played in October. They have gone undefeated in October Sacks Allowed-Yards 6-51 6-47 four times and have only lost two games twice in the month. 2015 Rowan Football Page 2 2015 NJAC Standings Trends Under Accorsi NJAC Overall In 13-plus seasons under head coach Jay Accorsi, Rowan is 76-23 Wesley College 5-0 6-0 in conference games. The football team has posted a 49-28 over- Salisbury University 4-0 4-1 all mark on the road and is 35-14 in NJAC road games. Frostburg State University 4-1 5-1 Rowan University 4-1 5-1 Another Record Falls Kean University 3-2 4-2 Running back Withler Marcelin set the 22nd record of his career Montclair State University 3-2 3-3 against Southern Virginia. He scored four rushing touchdowns, Christopher Newport University 1-4 1-5 which set the University mark for rushing TDs in a game. The pre- The College of New Jersey 0-4 0-5 vious record of three was set by several players. William Paterson University 0-5 1-5 Southern Virginia University 0-5 0-6 Ranked in the NCAA 4th Down Conversion Percentage Defense - 1st (77) D3football.com Top 25 Poll First Downs Defense - 11th (73) (10/18/15) Passes Had Intercepted - 4th (1) 1. Mount Union Passes Intercepted - 17th (11) 2. Linfield 3. Mary Hardin-Baylor Passing Yards Allowed - 4th (115.5 ypg) 4. Wesley Red Zone Defense - 5th (50%) 5. Wis.-Oshkosh Scoring Defense - 8th (10.0 ppg) 6. Wis.-Whitewater Team Passing Efficiency Defense - 1st (70.24) 7. St. Thomas 8. Wheaton (IL) Total Defense - 6th (224.5 ypg) 9. Wabash 10. Johns Hopkins Field Goal Percentage - Tyler Knighton, 7th (85.7) 11. Thomas More Forced Fumbles - Darren Dungee, 6th (0.50 pg) 12. Wis.-Platteville 13. St. John’s Punting - Mark Diedrichsen, 11th (41.6 ypk) 14. Hardin-Simmons Rushing Touchdowns - Withler Marcelin, 7th (11) 15. Washington and Jefferson Scoring - Withler Marcelin, 9th (12.0 ppg) 16.