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Friday, September 21 - vs. Widener University, 7 p.m. (John Page Field - Glassboro, NJ)

Radio The Series The Rowan football games are broad- This is the first meeting between Rowan University and Widener University. cast on WGLS radio at 89.7 FM and on the internet at wgls.rowan.edu. Rowan in the NCAA Statistics Rowan Fast Facts In the latest NCAA individual statistics, wide receiver Davon Edwards is Location: Glassboro, NJ ranked 22nd in punt returns with a 15.2 average. He is also 43rd in all-pur- Founded: 1923 pose yards per game (160.5). Defensive ends Tony Campbell and Kyle Kane Enrollment: 9,758 are tied for 38th with 1.0 sacks per game. Safety Kelvin Bellamy is tied for President: Dr. Donald J. Farish 27th in forced fumbles (0.5). In the team statistics, the Profs are ranked Affiliation: NCAA Division III 19th in Division III in sacks per game (4.0) and kickoff return defense (12.33). Conference: New Jersey Athletic Nickname: Profs Rowan is 26th in tackles for a loss per game (9.5) and 27th in rushing de- Colors: Brown and Gold fense, allowing just 63.5 yards per game. Home Field: John Page Field (turf) Director of Athletics: Joy Solomen Widener in the NCAA Statistics Office Phone: 856-256-4686 Linebacker Keith Wilson is tied for first in the country in forced fumbles (1.0), Office Fax: 856-256-4916 Head Coach: Jay Accorsi while cornerback TD Davis and linebacker Dan MacDonald are tied for 27th (Nichols, MA 1985) (0.5). Kicker Tom Laurich is ninth in field goals per game (1.5). The Pride is Coaching Record: 48-13 (sixth season) tied for first in fumbles lost (0.0), 10th in fumbles recovered (5.0), 17th in Office Phone: 856-256-5465 turnover margin (2.5) and 20th in turnovers lost (2.0). Office Fax: 856-256-5604 NJAC Championships 2007 NJAC Standings Rowan has won the NJAC Championship 16 times, 14 outright and two NJAC Overall Montclair State 0-0 2-0 shared. The Profs have been crowned the conference champion the last William Paterson 0-0 2-0 three seasons. The football team also captured the title in 2002, 2001, 1997, Buffalo State 0-0 1-1 1995, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1977, 1976, 1975 and 1974. Rowan shared the NJAC 0-0 1-1 Rowan University 0-0 1-1 Championship in 1972 and 1983. SUNY Cortland 0-0 1-1 The College of NJ 0-0 1-1 NCAA Tournament Western Connecticut 0-0 1-1 Since 1991, Rowan has made 13 appearances in the NCAA Championship Sports on the Web Tournament. The Profs have a 30-13 mark in the national tournament. WU: http://www.widener.edu/athletics/ Rowan has played in the championship game, the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl, NJAC: www.njac.net five times in the last 13 years (1999-98-96-95-93). In 2005, 2004, 2001, 1997 MAC: www.mascac.org/ and 1992, Rowan reached the semifinals of the tournament. NCAA: www.ncaasports.com AFCA: www.afca.com

2007 Rowan Football Rowan University NJAC 9/1 at Christopher Newport 17-23 This season, if two teams finish with identical conference records, they will 9/15 at Wilkes University 14-13 be crowned co-champions. The automatic bid to the NCAA Division III 9/21 Widener University 7 p.m. Championship Tournament will be decided by head-to-head results. Start- 9/29 at West Conn. State noon 10/5 The College of NJ 7 p.m. ing in 2008, the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) will increase from 10/13 Buffalo State College 1 p.m. eight to 10 teams with the addition of SUNY Brockport and Morrisville State 10/20 at Kean University 2 p.m. College. 10/27 Monclair State 2 p.m. 11/3 at SUNY Cortland 1 p.m. Last Week’s NJAC Results 11/10 at William Paterson 1 p.m. Fri., Sept. 14 - The College of New Jersey 53, FDU-Florham 7. Sat., Sept. 15 - SUNY Brockport 28, SUNY Cortland 14; Montclair State 33, Springfield 30; Western Connecticut 44, Morrisville State 16; William Paterson 41, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy 12.

This Week’s NJAC Games Fri., Sept. 21- The College of New Jersey at LaSalle, 7:30. Sat., Sept. 22 - Buffalo State at SUNY Cortland, 1:00; Morrisville State at Kean, 1:00; Montclair State at Wesley, 1:00; FDU-Florham at William Paterson, 1:00; Rowan-Widener Iona at Western Connecticut, 7:00. Series Results Next Week’s NJAC Games

This is the first meeting. Fri., Sept. 28- Montclair State at The College of New Jersey, 7:00. Sat., Sept. 29 - Rowan at Western Connecticut, noon; Kean at Buffalo State, 1:00; SUNY Cortland at William Paterson, 1:00.

Widener University NJAC Coaches Preseason Poll 9/8 at NC Wesleyan 27-17 Rowan, number one, received five first place votes in the conference’s 9/14 Wesley College 17-31 9/21 at Rowan University 7 p.m. preseason poll that is voted on by the head coaches. SUNY Cortland was 9/29 at Lycoming College 1:30 p.m. second with three first place votes. Kean chosen as the dark horse was third 10/6 King’s College 1 p.m. followed by Montclair State 10/13 Lebanon Valley College 1 p.m. fourth. Western Connecticut is 10/19 at FDU-Florham 7 p.m. 10/26 Delaware Valley College 7 p.m. fifth followed by Buffalo State 11/3 Albright College 1 p.m. sixth, The College of New Jersey 11/10 at Wilkes University 1 p.m. and William Paterson are seventh and eighth respectively.

MAC Preseason Poll Widener was picked to finish sec- ond in the Middle Atlantic Con- ference (MAC). Reigning confer- ence champion Wilkes University was chosen first. Delaware Valley College was picked third, fol- 2007 MAC Standings lowed by King’s College fourth. MAC Overall Lebanon Valley College was fifth Albright College 0-0 2-1 FDU-Florham 0-0 1-1 and Lycoming College was sixth. Widener University 0-0 1-1 Albright College and FDU-Flor- Lebanon Valley College 0-0 1-2 Delaware Valley College 0-0 0-2 ham were selected seventh and King’s College 0-0 0-3 eighth respectively. Lycoming College 0-0 0-3 Wilkes University 0-0 0-3

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. Accorsi 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 Confer- ence (NJAC) Coach of the Year in 2005, 2004 and 2002. He was also named the Maxwell Foot- ball Club Tri-State Coach of the Year in 2005. Prior to Rowan, Accorsi was an assistant coaching the wide receivers and quarterbacks at Nich- ols 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 graduated 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 clinics. 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.

Widener Head Coach David Wood David Wood is in his fifth season as head coach at Widener University. Wood is also the Univer- sity’s head golf coach. Wood is the only alum in the 126-year history of the program to coach the football team. He has a 27-17 record, including 21 victories over the last three years. Last season, the Pride went 7-4 and won a second consecutive ECAC bowl game. In 2005, Widener had a 5-0 home record and captured the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) South Atlantic Bowl for the University’s first postseason title since 1981. Prior, Wood was an assistant coach for Widener working with the defensive backs, running backs, linebackers and special teams from 1991-1995. He was the running backs coach at Divi- sion I-AA Lehigh University in 1996 before returning to Widener in 1997 as defensive coordina- tor. In 1998, the defense led the nation, allowing just 31.4 yards per game on the ground. The rushing defense was ranked in the top six in the country in rushing defense for two consecu- tive seasons, with the last coming in 2002. Wood graduated from Widener in 1991 with a bachelor of science degree in accounting and received a master’s of taxation degree from the University in 1993. He was a three year starter on the football team. Wood is a two-time MAC All-Star and he was named a Champion USA Division III All-American and GTE Academic All-District player as a senior. Wood resides in Boothwyn, PA with his wife Deanna and sons David, Matthew and C.J. and daughter Samantha.

2007 Rowan Football Page 3 Rowan University The Profs 2007 Statistic Leaders Last Game Offense On Saturday, Rowan posted a 14-13 come from behind victory at Wilkes Rushing Att. Yds. TD Davon Edwards 2 68 1 University. With the Profs trailing 13-0 late in the third quarter, rookie Jonathan Downes 13 61 0 quarterback Tim Hagerty entered the game. He led Rowan down the Rob Richardson 18 44 0 field and completed a 26 yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Val Ter- U. Encarnacion 11 22 0 ebizh to make the score 13-7 with 22 seconds left in the third. At 10:17 Passing Att.-Comp. Yds. TD in the fourth quarter, Hagerty carried the ball into the end zone from Joe Rankin 62-26 225 1 Tim Hagerty 9-5 118 1 one yard out and kicker Dan Robert’s extra point gave the Profs the lead for good. Hagerty completed five of nine passes for 118 yards and one Receiving No. Yds. TD Val Terebizh 7 88 1 touchdown over the final 16 minutes. Starting quarterback Joe Rankin Mark Lisa 6 54 0 threw for 59 yards, completing eight of 27 pass attempts. Terebizh led all Davon Edwards 5 100 1 Vinnie Graff 2 26 0 Prof receivers with three grabs for 49 yards and one touchdown. Wideout Davon Edwards added two receptions for 59 yards. Superback Jonathan Defense Downes rushed for 51 yards on nine carries. Rowan’s defense limited Tackles Total UT AT Kelvin Bellamy 16 11 5 Wilkes to just eight yards on the ground. Safety Kelvin Bellamy recorded Chris Niszczak 15 8 7 nine tackles, one sack (-1 yard), two pass breakups, one interception Andrew Yezzi 13 6 7 David Cafasso 12 2 10 and one forced fumble. Linebackers Chris Niszczak and Matthew Bailey added eight and seven stops respectively. Bailey also had 1.5 sacks (-5 Special Teams PATs Made Att. yards). Dan Roberts 4 4 Stepping Up Punting No. Yds. Avg. Andrew Smith 18 640 35.6 Hagerty stepped up big for the Profs on Saturday, leading them to a much needed victory over Wilkes. Hagerty entered the game with 3:19 remaining the third quarter. He completed his first pass attempt for AFCA Division III Coaches Poll (9-18) 58 yards to Edwards and helped put the Profs into field goal range on his first drive. The field goal was blocked, but Hagerty completed a 26 1. Mount Union (OH) yard TD pass to Terebizh on Rowan’s second play of its next possession. 2. Mary Hardin-Baylor (TX) Hagerty then had a one yard touchdown run on fourth and goal at 10:17 3. St. John’s (MN) 4. Wis.-La Crosse in the fourth period. 5. St. John Fisher (NY) 6. Wheaton (IL) Sensational Safety 7. Wesley (DE) A team captain, Bellamy is one of the best defensive backs in the confer- 8. Capital (OH) ence. He leads the team with 16 tackles (11 solo, five assisted), 3.5 tackles 9. Wis.-Whitewater 10. Central (IA) for a loss (-5 yards), two pass breakups and one forced fumble. He has 11. Baldwin-Wallace (OH) also added one sack (-1 yard) and one interception. In the NJAC statis- 12. Ohio Northern tics, Bellamy is currently tied for second in forced fumbles (one), tied for 13. Washington and Jefferson (PA) 14. Linfield (OR) fourth in passes defended (three), eighth in tackles for a loss (1.75) and 15. Trinity (TX) tied for ninth in tackles per game (8.0). 16. Bridgewater (VA) 17. Wartburg (IA) Youth Movement 18. Salisbury (MD) The Profs have turned to their younger players to step up this season. In 19. North Central (IL) 20. Wabash (IN) addition to Hagerty, wide receivers Mark Lisa and Terebizh, linebackers 21. St. Olaf (MN) Andrew Yezzi and Bailey and Downes are all first and second year players 22. Rowan (NJ) that are becoming valuable assets to the team. Terebizh is first on the 23. Occidental (CA) squad with seven receptions for 88 yards and one TD. Lisa follows with 24. Montclair State (NJ) 25. Mount St. Joseph (OH) six grabs for 54 yards. Yezzi is third with 13 tackles and Bailey has added eight stops. Downes is second in rushing with 61 yards on 13 carries.

2007 Rowan Football Page 4 Widener University The Pride 2007 Statistic Leaders Last Game Offense At home last Friday, Widener lost to seventh ranked Wesley College, 31- Rushing Att. Yds. TD Steve Cook 12 79 0 17. Tight end Tim Kilkenny caught a 33 yard pass from quarterback Matt Marc Patricelli 29 70 0 Campbell at 12:02 in the first quarter to give the Pride a 6-0 lead after a Ian Decker 13 52 1 missed PAT. Wesley answered with a 79 yard TD pass at 8:06 and a 29 yard Andre Payton 11 33 0 touchdown pass at 12:46 in the second stanza to go up 14-6. Campbell Passing Att.-Comp. Yds. TD connected with wide receiver Jamie Schild for a five yard touchdown Matt Campbell 77-45 418 3 reception at 6:20. Tailback Marc Patricelli ran in the two-point conver- Receiving No. Yds. TD sion. Wesley kicked a 34 yard field goal and kicker Tom Laurich made an Jamie Schild 12 111 1 Mike Falkenstein 10 120 0 18 yard field goal to tie the game (17-17) at halftime. Wesley returned Tim Kilkenny 7 72 1 the opening kickoff of the third quarter 89 yards for a TD. The Wolverines Ian Decker 5 35 1 added a two yard touchdown pass in the fourth to preserve the victory. Defense Campbell completed 25 of 44 passes for 249 yards and two TDs. Running Tackles Total UT AT back Steve Cook carried the ball nine times for 76 yards. Wideouts Schlid John Martorell 14 9 5 Joe Favinger 12 10 2 and Mike Falkenstein recorded 59 and 53 yards receiving respectively. Mike McFadden 10 7 3 The defense forced four fumbles, recovering three. Defensive backs TD Orlando Brown 9 7 2 TD Davis 7 7 0 Davis and John Martorell each made seven tackles.

Special Teams Armed and Dangerous PATs Made Att. Tom Laurich 3 4 Campbell has taken control of the Pride’s offense in his second season as its starting quarterback. In two games, he has completed 45 of 77 passes Punting No. Yds. Avg. Robert McHugh 14 525 37.5 for 418 yards and three touchdowns. His pass efficiency rating stands at 111.70. Campbell is currently third in the MAC in passing yards per game (209.0) and total offense (203.0). 2007 Team Statistics RU WU Triple Threat 28 First Downs 33 Schild, Falkenstein and Kilkenny provide Widener with an excellent re- ceiving corp. Schild leads the Pride with 12 receptions for 111 yards and 88.0 Rushing Offense 111.0 171.5 Passing Offense 209.0 one touchdown. Falkenstein has 10 grabs for 120 yards, while Kilkenny 259.5 Total Offense 320.0 has seven catches for 72 yards and one touchdown from the tight end 15.5 Scoring Offense 17.0 position. Schild is tied for second in the conference with 6.0 receptions 63.5 Rushing Defense 237.0 per game and Falkenstein is fifith with 6.0. 206.0 Passing Defense 187.0 269.5 Total Defense 424.0 Strong Secondary 18.0 Scoring Defense 24.0 Widener has a strong, experienced secondary with cornerbacks Orlando 11/41 3rd-Down Conv. 12/35 Brown and Martorell and Davis at safety. Martorell is the Pride’s tackle 2/5 4th-Down Conv. 2/5 leader with 14 (nine solo, five assisted). He also has one pass breakup and one blocked kick. Brown has nine stops (seven solo, two assisted), two 2 INT Returns 6 2 INT Yards 69 pass breakups and one interception. Davis has contributed seven tackles (all solo) and one forced fumble. 7-1 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 Middle Men 12-97 Penalties-Yards 9-70 25:53 Time of Possession 32:41 Linebackers Joe Favinger and Mike McFadden provide Widener with a force in the middle of its defensive unit. Favinger is second on the team 8-48 Sacks By - Yards 4-24 with 12 tackes (10 solo, two assisted) and McFadden follows, third with 10 10-58 Sacks Allowed 3-20 stops (seven solo, three assisted). Favinger is first on the squad with 3.5 tackles a loss (-16) yards.

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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 11 Matias Spahn WR 25 Davon Edwards NG 74 Frank Giannetti HD 10 David Cafasso 15 Vinnie Graff 96 Frank Simmons 17 Tim Hagerty LT 79 Kenneth Siano DE 34 Rany Tosh 66 Joshua Olivero 56 Tony Campbell LG 77 Joshua Weiss CB 6 Cordel High P 43 Andrew Smith 61 Anthony O’Hara 38 Ahmad Stokes 85 Charles Bupp C 61 Anthony O’Hara OLB 41 Kevin Taylor LS 55 Ryan Leafey 64 Nick Cappolina 54 Daniel Hopkins 44 Josh Bonzella RG 68 Dan Lee MLB 4 Andrew Yezzi SS 55 Ryan Leafey 64 Nick Cappolina 57 Matthew Bailey 71 Ted Allen RT 71 Ted Allen OLB 42 Chris Niszczak 60 Tom Menendez 54 Daniel Hopkins TE 85 Charles Bupp CB 8 Kenneth Quinones KR 7 Kelvin Bellamy 88 Derek Piccini 36 Clarence Days 22 Ben Boursiquot WR 23 Val Terebizh SS 10 David Cafasso 89 Billy Magill 55 Ryan Leafey QB 17 Tim Hagerty FS 5 Eric Bailey PR 7 Kelvin Bellamy 12 Joe Rankin 18 Mike Barone 21 Shavon Mears SB 20 Rob Richardson SS 7 Kelvin Bellamy 9 John Impagliazzo 31 Jimmy DiPaolo

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Offense defense Special Teams WR 5 Jamie Schild DE 58 Evan Snydman K 3 Tom Laurich 7 Marc Bandola 96 Nate Higgins LT 72 Harry Rannels NG 92 James Woodley HD 82 Daniel Phelps 65 Brian McNichol 69 Keith Terlizzi LG 75 Chris Waldron DE 85 Tom Gallo 60 Frank Naylor 93 Jim Fitzgerald C 78 Shane Bigelow OLB 41 Dan MacDonald P 13 Robert McHugh 75 Chris Waldron 54 Adam Wiley RG 50 Justin Leipert ILB 40 Mike McFadden LS 89 Tim Shaub 61 Justin Williams 47 Kyle Sweitzer 82 Daniel Phelps RT 63 Mike Chambers ILB 32 Joe Favinger 67 Terry Woolverton 49 Eric Feinschil TE 35 Tim Kilkenny OLB 48 Keith Wilson 89 Tim Shaub 94 Shane Szumski WR 81 Mike Falkenstein CB 4 Orlando Brown KR 2 Andre Payton 16 Bill Calhoun 19 Kevin Franklin 25 Kevin Fisher QB 15 Matt Campbell CB 22 John Martorell 1 Anthony Beston 9 Gus Lopez FB 36 Ian Decker S 17 Zach Smith PR 2 Andre Payton 33 Jesse Jayne 21 Bruce Berry 34 Steve Cook TB 27 Marc Patricelli S 12 TD Davis 2 Andre Payton 23 EJ Stroman

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