2019 Football

Rowan University (0-0) vs. Widener University (0-0) Saturday, September 6 - 6 p.m. Coach Stadium (Glassboro, NJ)

The Game 2019 Schedule/Results Rowan University opens the 2019 campaign by hosting Widener in a 9/7 WIDENER UNIVERSITY 6 p.m. non-conference matchup on September 6, in “Saturday Night Lights”, 9/14 LINFIELD COLLEGE 2 p.m. at Coach Richard Wackar Stadium. The Profs went 6-4 (5-4 NJAC) last 9/21 at Hobart College Noon season while Widener was 4-6 (4-4 MAC). 10/8 at Wesley College * 1 p.m. 10/12 *# 2 p.m. 60 Years in the Making Rowan vs. Widener 10/19 at Salisbury University * 1 p.m. This marks the 60th year of football All-Time Series 10/26 at William Paterson University * 1 p.m. at Rowan as the program got its start 11/2 MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY * 1 p.m. in 1947, when the school was named Rowan leads 5-1 11/9 at Christopher Newport University * 1 p.m. Glassboro State. The program was 11/16 THE COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY * 1 p.m. discontinued from 1951 to 1962, and 2007 41-0 W then returned as a junior varsity team 2014 7-19 L Home games in BOLD CAPS at Wackar Stadium in 1963, before the varsity program 2015 24-10 W 2016 19-14 W *NJAC game returned in 1964. The school's all-time 2017 6-0 W # Homecoming record is 364-219-8. 2018 41-34 W (2 ot) The Series On the Air This is the seventh all-time meeting between Rowan and Widener and Radio Broadcast: Rowan Radio 89.7 WGLS-FM marks the second year in a row that the teams are meeting in their Internet Broadcast: wgls.rowan.edu respective season openers. The Profs lead the all-time series, 5-1, and Announcers: Derek Jones (pxp), Gary Erydily (color), Joe Stauffenberg (color) have won four in a row against the Pride, including last year’s 41-34 Live Stats: double-overtime victory in Chester, PA. http://www.sidearmstats.com/rowan/football/ Live Video: Accorsi at the Helm http://www.rowan.edu/it/live/sports/feed0.html Head coach enters his 18th season as the head coach of the Profs and his 27th overall and becomes the longest-tenured coach On The Web in program history. Accorsi owns the most wins (125) and most games Rowan Athletics Website: www.rowanathletics.com coached (182) while the Profs have posted a record of .500 or better in Rowan Athletics Twitter: @RowanAthletics all but two seasons under his guidance. Rowan University Website: www.rowan.edu About the Profs NJAC: www.njacsports.com Rowan went 6-4 in 2018 and returns a trio of All-NJAC players from that NCAA: www.ncaasports.com squad - senior DE David Gajderowicz, senior WR/KR Elijah Rehm, and AFCA: www.afca.com junior OL Scott Dunscomb.

Athletic Communications Accorsi in Season Openers Assoc. Director of Athletics (Football Contact) The Profs are 13-4 in season openers under Coach Accorsi and 6-1 in Marie Wozniak season openers at home. Email: [email protected] Office Phone: 856-256-4594 Rowan and the NJAC Cell Phone: 610-999-3634 Rowan has won the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Champion- Athletic Communications Coordinator Sheila Stevenson ship 19 times, with 14 outright and five shared titles. The Profs captured Email: [email protected] the conference title in 2006, 2005, 2004, 2002, 2001, 1997, 1995, 1993, Multi-Media Specialist: Ryan Barrett 1992, 1991, 1977, 1976, 1975 and 1974. Rowan shared the NJAC Email: [email protected] Championship in 2014, 2013, 2010, 1983 and 1972. Office Fax: 856-256-4433 Flying Starts Press Box Phone: 856-256-4905 The Profs have traditionally started strong under Jay Accorsi and own a 43-17 record in games played during the month of September. There have been only two seasons in which Rowan had a losing record in the season’s first month, as it went 1-2 in both 2011 and 2014.

2019 Rowan Football Familiar Foes Rowan Quick Facts This will be the 11th straight season that Rowan has played a team from Location Glassboro, NJ 08028 the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) to start the campaign, and the Founded: 1923 second year in a row that Widener is its opponent. The Profs are 7-3 in Enrollment: 19,000 the previous 10 games to begin the year. Nickname: Profs Colors: Brown and Gold Picking the Profs Stadium: Coach Richard Wackar Stadium Rowan has been picked fifth in the 2019 NJAC Preseason Coaches Poll, Capacity: 3,700 with Wesley earning the top spot. Surface: Turf Affiliation: NCAA Division III 1. Wesley (3) Conference: New Jersey Athletic 2. Salisbury (1) President: Dr. Ali Houshmand 3. Montclair State (3) Interim Director of Athletics: Dr. John Giannini 4. Christopher Newport (1) (dark horse) Office Phone: 856-256-4686 5. Rowan Mailing Address: 201 Mullica Hill Road 6. Kean Glassboro, NJ 08028 7. The College of New Jersey 8. William Paterson Rowan Coaching Staff Head Coach/Special Teams Coordinator: Jay Accorsi First place votes in ( ) Associate Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator: Pat Lancetta Captaining the Profs Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line/ The Profs will be led by four captains this season – David Gajderow- Run Game Coordinator: Tom Doddy icz (DE), Nick Grosso (WR), Anthony LaRosa (LB) and Elijah Rehm Defensive CoordinatorStrength and Conditioning: (WR). Grosso and LaRosa were both high school teammates at Wash- Cedric Dawkins ington Township High School. Defensive Backs: Kurt Kingett Run Game Coordinator/Defensive Line: Phil Petitte Early Honors Video Coordinator/Wide Receivers: Justin Arabia Senior WR/KR Elijah Rehm was selected to the D3football.com Pre- Quarterbacks: Leon Harris season All-America offense first team as a return specialist while DE Running Backs: Andrew Pierce David Gajderowicz was named to the Preseason All-America defense Assistant Defensive Line: Chuck Faisst second team. In 2018, Rehm was chosen to the D3football.com All- Graduate Assistant/Asst. Defensive Backs: America second team as a return specialist. He was also selected to the Chris Gonzalez NJAC All-Conference first team for special teams and was on the second Tight Ends: Dave Ellen team offense at wide receiver. Gajderowicz was a member of the 2018 Specialists: Jim Cooper NJAC All-Conference defense first team and the D3football.com All-East John Green Fellowship/Offense: Joe Costadina Region second team. Analytics Coordinator & Special Projects: Steve Tucker Student-Athlete Development: Jesse Eisenhart Topping the Profs Alumni & Community Affairs: Zaire Pollard Messiah Divine is the leading returning rusher for the Profs, as he aver- Analytics Coordinator & Special Projects: Steve Tucker aged 34.9 yards last season. Elijah Rehm topped the team in receiving Student Assistant/Defensive: Travelle Curry (50.8 yds) and in kick returns, with an average of 29.4. Rehm was also Student Assistant/Offense: Andrew Isola the squad's leader in all-purpose yards with an average of 156.0. Student Assistant/Video: Joe Puleio Graduate Student/Assistant Linebackers: Rowan and the NCAA’s James-Desmond Ralston Since 1991, Rowan has made 16 appearances in the NCAA Champi- onship Tournament, owning a 31-16 mark. Rowan has played in the championship game, the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl, five times (1999-98- 96-95-93). Rowan reached the semifinals of the national tournament in 2005, 2004, 2001, 1997 and 1992.

College Football - Celebrating 150 Years This season marks the 150th anniversary of college football. This an- niversary will be commemorated druing the 2019 season and will be celebrated across all divisions of college football to showcase the rich history and traditions of the sport, and its contributions to American soci- ety and culture. More information can be obtained by visiting the official website of the 150th anniversary - http://cfb150.org

2019 Rowan Football - 2 Team Comparisons (2018 Final Stats) Accorsi on the Profs: RU WU First Downs 130 172 We had a really good training camp... We have more of an experienced Rushing Offense 118.8 142.4 team than we've had in the past few years. So instead of looking at fresh- Passing Offense 140.4 202.6 men and sophomores we're seeing more juniors and seniors. Total Offense 259.2 345.0 Scoring Offense 19.7 29.9 I'm not really sure which "Q" (will play). Both really have competed. Nick Rushing Defense 156.7 187.2 Couzzi, who played for us last year and transferred in from Pace. And Passing Defense 221.2 129.1 Mike Husni came in and transferred from Marist. They're two really dy- Total Defense 377.9 316.3 namic players that can run and throw. Mike came in during the spring so Scoring Defense 26.4 23.0 the battle started in the spring and has gone all the way through. It's really 3rd Down Conversions 29% 32% good when you have two guys fighting at that spot. 4th Down Conversions 13% 32% Interception Returns 13 8 Experienced offensive line and experienced running backs, wide receivers. Interception Yards 336 112 Experience on defense so I'm excited to see where we're at after a while Fumbles-Lost 9-7 14-7 of just hitting each other in min-camp. That gets tiresome and boring and Opp. Fumbles-Lost 9-5 13-9 gets on everyone's nerves so will be nice to hit somebody different. Penalties-Yards 62-575 87-818 Time of Possession 29:49 26:45 I'm excited for the Widener game Saturday night. It's always a big crowd Sacks By-Yards 21-110 33-217 opening night at our place... They'll (Widener) be vying for their conference Sacks Allowed-Yards 18-119 30-183 championship and we'll be doing the same... I'm just really excited to see our team compete against a quality opponent. 2018 NJAC Final Standings NJAC Overall Up Next: Frostburg State 8-0 10-1 The Profs will host Linfield College on Saturday, September 14 at 2 p.m. Salisbury 7-2 8-3 at Wackar Stadium. Linfield went 7-2 last year and won its last six games. Montclair State 7-2 8-2 That matchup will serve as the season opener for the Wildcats, who begin Christopher Newport 6-2 7-2 the year ranked 12th in the D3football.com preseason rankings. Rowan 5-4 6-4 Wesley 5-4 7-4 The College of New Jersey 3-6 3-7 Southern Virginia 2-7 3-7 Kean 1-8 1-9 William Paterson 0-9 0-10

D3football.com Preseason Top 25 1 Mary Hardin-Baylor 2 Mount Union 3 St. John's 4 UW-Whitewater 5 North Central (Ill.) 6 Johns Hopkins 7 St. Thomas 8 Muhlenberg 9 Hardin-Simmons 10 Bethel 11 Whitworth 12 Linfield 13 Brockport 14 Delaware Valley 15 Illinois Wesleyan 16 Berry 17 John Carroll 18 Wittenberg 19 RPI 20 Centre 21 Washington and Jefferson 22 Wheaton (Ill.) 23 Wabash 24 Randolph-Macon 25 St. Norbert

Receiving Votes: Trine 73; UW-La Crosse 71; Wartburg 61; Wesley 59; Washington U. 58; Montclair State 49; Alfred 48; Ithaca 42; UW-Oshkosh 40; Central 29; Case Western Reserve 25; Baldwin Wallace 20; Salisbury 15; Trinity (Texas) 10; Hope 10; Redlands 6; Marietta 3; Trinity (Conn.) 3, MIT 2. (Rowan's opponents in bold)

2019 Rowan Football - 3 Page 3 JAY ACCORSI Accorsi Year-By-Year Rowan Head Coach/Special Teams Coordinator Year Won Lost 18th Season 2002 10 1 The program's all-time leader in victories with 125, Jay Accorsi is in his 2003 7 3 18th season as the head coach of the Rowan University football team, which 2004 10 3 makes him the longest-tenured coach in school history. The seventh coach in 2005 11 2 school history, he also serves as the special teams coordinator. 2006 9 3 Accorsi took over as head coach in 2002 after nine years as an assistant 2007 4 6 coach. He has guided Rowan to seven appearances in the NCAA Division 2008 8 2 III Championship Tournament, two trips to the national semifinals and seven 2009 7 3 New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) championships. His coaching record 2010 9 1 stands at 125-57. 2011 5 5 The 2018 saw the Profs get back on the winning track with 6-4 record 2012 7 3 and go 5-4 in the NJAC. Elijah Rehm was named to the D3football.com All- 2013 9 3 America Second Team as he set numerous Rowan marks for returns. 2014 7 4 In 2016, the Profs were 6-4 overall and 5-4 in the NJAC with seven players earning All-Conference honors, 2015 6 4 including first teamers Ryan Brenner and Bobby Barbieri. 2016 6 4 In 2015, Rowan finished with a 6-4 record (5-4 NJAC), while 14 Profs were named to theAll-Conference team, 2017 4 6 2018 6 4 including Sam Mills Defensive Player of the Year Darren Dungee. Dungee also received ECAC South Defensive Overall 125 57 Player of the Year and D3football.com All-America honors. In 2014, the Profs posted a 7-4 record and went 6-1 in the NJAC to earn a share of the conference championship and receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Championship Tournament. Accorsi was chosen the NJAC Co-Coach of the Year and 15 players earned All-Conference honors. Accolades Linebacker Tyler Jenkins was selected to the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) All-America team 2002 NJAC Coach of the Year while running back Withler Marcelin received D3football.com All-America honorable mention. 2005 NJAC Coach of the Year Rowan compiled a 9-3 overall record and a 6-1 conference mark in 2013 while taking a share of the NJAC title. Maxwell Football Club The Profs received the league's automatic bid to the national tournament and defeated Endicott College, 24-0, in the Tri-State Coach of the Year first round. In 2012, Accorsi guided the Profs to a 7-3 season, and second place in the NJAC with a 6-1 mark. That 2006 NJAC Coach of the Year 2013 NJAC Coach of the Year earned Rowan an at-large bid into the NCAA Championships. 2014 NJAC Co-Coach of the Year In 2010, the Profs were 9-1 overall and 8-1 in the conference to earn a share of the NJAC title with Montclair State and SUNY Cortland. Rowan posted a 7-3 record in 2009 and an 8-2 mark in 2008. In 2006, the Profs went 9-3 and won their third consecutive NJAC Championship, and fifth in six years.Accorsi's squad also advanced to the NJAC Championships quarterfinals of the national tournament. 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2013, The 2005 season was a stellar one for Rowan and Accorsi. The Profs went 11-2, won the NJAC Championship 2014 and reached the semifinals of the NCAA Division III Championship Tournament for the second consecutive season. Accorsi was selected as the NJAC Coach of the Year and received the Maxwell Football Club Tri-State Coach of the NCAA Appearances Year Award. That followed a 10-3 campaign in 2004 which saw Rowan reach the semifinals of the national tourna- 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2012, 2013, ment, and after achieving a 7-3 record in 2003. 2014 In his first year as head coach in 2002, Accorsi guided the Profs to a 10-1 record, the conference title and their 10th appearance in the NCAA Division III Championship Tournament. That effort led him being named the NJAC Profs’ Coaching Records Coach of the Year. Yrs. Coach Record Pct. Prior to coming to Rowan as a graduate assistant in 1993, Accorsi was an assistant football and baseball coach 17 Jay Accorsi 119-53 .692 at his alma mater, Nichols College in Dudley, MA, from 1989-93. 9 K.C. Keeler 88-21-1 .805 The native of Somers, CT, graduated from Nichols in 1985 with a bachelor's degree in business administration. 17 Richard Wackar 65-84-4 .438 He earned a master's in sports science from the U.S. Sports Academy (Daphne, AL) in 1992 and a master's in busi- 5 John Bunting 38-14-2 .722 ness administration from Rowan in 1997. 7 35-34 .507 He is a member of the AFCA, Maxwell Football Club and the New Jersey Football Coaches Association and is 3 Nelio Dallolio 12-6-1 .658 on the South Jersey Chapter of the National Football Foundation committee. Accorsi served as a NCAA representa- 1 Glenn Frey 1-3 .250 tive during the 2007 NCAA Division III Championship Tournament. He is on the Adam Taliaferro Foundation Advisory Committee and previously served on the NCAA Division III East Region Advisory Committee as well as the AFCA Program and Rules & Exhibits Committees. Accorsi is a voting member of the AFCA Division III Coaches Poll and the chair of the AFCA Division III All-America Team Selection Committee. At Rowan, Accorsi has been an advisor for Delta Phi Epsilon sorority and served on the Campus Aesthetics and Environmental Concerns Committee. He has been involved with the Peer Referral Orientation and Staff (PROS) program and has represented the athletic department at freshman and transfer orientations. He has initiated and participated in several service programs at the University, including: Coach to Cure MD, Campus Clean and Green, Adopt-A-Family Thanksgiving Basket Program through the Aids Coalition of Southern New Jersey, Get in the Game. Save A Life. Bone Marrow Registry, Gloucester County Clean Communities Program, Town of Glassboro Clean Up Day and adopting the DeFillipo family through the Friends of Jaclyn Foundation. Accorsi continually attends various high school and youth organization clinics and is a common presenter for a wide variety of clinics and organizations. He has been the guest speaker for the Dr. Warren J. McClain Memorial Touchdown Club of Southern New Jersey and the Brooks-Irvine Memorial Football Club. In addition, Accorsi has been a speaker at the South Jersey Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame/Adam Taliaferro Foundation All-Star Banquet. Accorsi resides in Mullica Hill, NJ, with his wife Nancy and daughters, Gabrielle and Rachel and son, Jack.

2019 Rowan Football - 4 Depth Charts Rowan University Profs Offense Defense Special Teams

WR John Maldonado DE Sencere Tapp K Jake Hurler Abu Kaikai Nafese Wright Alex Boyko WR Elijah Rehm DT Eddie Hamilton HD Elijah Rehm Nick Mainiero Ken Cockerill CJ Barrett LT Pat McGowan DT Antoine Alicea P Tom Brennan Matt Melamed Luke Genise Jack Dematteo LG Scott Dunscomb DE Dave Gajderowicz LS Mike Miscoli Rob Stashek AJ Akins Tyler Kelly C Pryce Bouchard OLB Cedric Jones KR Elijah Rehm Jake Stillings Jameir Taylor Messiah Devine RG Jefferson DeJean MLB Mike Miscioli PR Elijah Rehm Mike Klein Eric Matos Alec Lanza RT Colin O’Hara OLB Anthony LaRosa Tyler Kelly Tim Hutchinson TE Cody Madden CB Quincy Jenkins CJ Barrett Ryan Swenson RB Messiah Divine FS Calvin Harper Ifreke Andy Damir Washington QB Mike Husni/Nick Couzzi SS Malachi Winters Max Kras Manny Pelzer WR Nick Grosso CB Kam Kennedy Brian Battis Jared Wright

Widener University Pride Offense Defense Special Teams

QB 17 Mitchell Vierling DE 52 Darrin Di Lauro K 19 Larry Eimer 7 Sean McGaughey 96 Eric Graff 22 Michael Raczak RB 21 Tahir Cruse DT 37 Mike Pawlowski P 22 Michael Raczak 4 Chris Randle 98 Owen Kramer 19 Larry Eimer FB 43 Ben Gates DT 34 Brendan Kearns LS 10 Graham Jespersen 40 Ben Sibilla 72 Mike Maddaluna 20 Chase Lacey WR 2 James Gillespie DE 46 Mario Scotese KR 2 James Gillespie 11 Ethan Rieger 92 Adam Oldrati 21 Tahir Cruise WR 8 Joe Bristow LB 41 Kevin Davis PR 2 James Gillespie 86 Eric Riley 36 Nick Blessing 16 Ryan Beck WR 84 Ty Holbert LB 28 Sammy Ballard 10 Graham Jespersen 33 Colin Murt LT 66 Ryan Stecklein LB 48 Matt Russo 76 Alex Kristeller 27 Ben Simonica LG 71 Nathan Pizzini CB 30 Austin Rivera 62 Wyatt Buchany 31 Demitrus Hansen C 74 Sean Sabo FS 3 Anthony Jordan 51 Hunter Werkheiser 16 Ryan Beck RG 54 Tyler White SS 32 Anthony Liberatoscioli 77 Braeden Legenstein 12 Jake Fisher RT 50 Bobby Cristella CB 20 Naraye Wells-Dotson 59 Justin Ruiz 23 Devon Bess

2019 Rowan Football - 5 9/5/19 Rowan University 2019 Football Numerical Roster

No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School 1 Malachi Winters DB Jr. 6-0 190 Hammonton, NJ/Hammonton 2 Tommy Wyatt QB So. 6-4 221 Sicklerville, NJ/Overbrook 3 Kameron Kennedy DB Sr. 5-10 165 Palmyra, NJ/Palmyra 4 Kevin Minardi DB Fr. 5-9 180 Morris Plains, NJ/Parsippany Hills 5 Mike Husni QB So. 5-10 170 Toms River, NJ/Toms River N. 6 Elijah Rehm WR Sr. 5-10 190 Clayton, NJ/Clayton 7 John Maldonado WR So. 6-0 208 Glassboro, NJ/Glassboro 8 Nick Mainiero RB So. 5-8 150 Nutley, NJ/Nutley 9 Sunny Tapp DL Jr. 6-2 200 Hammonton, NJ/St. Joseph 10O Mike Reed WR Jr. 5-10 175 Newark, NJ/Malcolm X. Shabazz 10D AJ Kirvin DB Fr. 5-9 146 Secaucus, NJ/Secaucus 11O Eddie Rogers WR Fr. 6-0 200 Spotswood, NJ/Spotswood 11D Manny Pelzer DB Jr. 6-0 192 Pleasantville, NJ/North Cobb (GA) 12O Max Kras QB Fr. 6-0 188 Wallkill, NY/Our Lady of Lourdes 12D Zyaire Harkins DB Fr. 5-8 175 Willingboro, NJ/Willingboro 13O Nick Couzzi QB So. 5-11 195 Branchburg, NJ/Somerville 13D Jayden Cornish DB Fr. 6-0 172 Paterson, NJ/John F. Kennedy 14 Nick Grosso WR Sr. 6-0 215 Sewell, NJ/Washington Twp. 15 CJ Barrett QB So. 6-1 220 Lindenwold, NJ/Sterling 16 Ryan Mazik WR Fr. 6-2 185 Howell, NJ/Howell 17 Matt Krauss WR Fr. 6-2 205 Freehold, NJ/Freehold Borough 18 Chris Doughty RB Fr. 6-0 170 Buena, NJ/Buena Reg. 19 Sean Carey K Fr. 5-10 155 Somers Point, NJ/Mainland Reg. 20 Jared Wright DB Jr. 5-9 175 Morganville, NJ/Marlboro 21 Ryan Swenson DB So. 6-0 175 Northfield, NJ/Mainland Reg. 22O Ifreke Andy RB So. 6-0 210 Galloway, NJ/Absegami 22D Matt Durham DB Fr. 5-10 185 Nutley, NJ/Nutley 23 Quincy Jenkins DB Jr. 5-10 180 Sicklerville, NJ/Cherry Hill W. 25 Calvin Harper DB Jr. 5-11 180 Englewood, NJ/Dwight Morrow 26 Anthony LaRosa LB Sr. 5-11 210 Sewell, NJ/Washington Twp. 27 Messiah Divine RB Jr. 5-10 200 Belle Mead, NJ/Montgomery 28 Carlton Coleman RB Jr. 5-10 230 Monroe Twp., NJ/Monroe Twp. 29 Damir Washington DB Jr. 6-0 193 Clayton, NJ/Clayton 30 Jared Armitage WR Fr. 6-4 180 Dorothy, NJ/Atlantic County Institute of Tech. 31 Alec Lanza WR Fr. 5-9 188 River Edge, NJ/River Dell Reg. 32 Ray Bentley DB Fr. 5-6 175 Salem, NJ/Salem 33 Jajuan Hays RB Fr. 5-10 220 Florence, NJ/Florence Twp. Mem. 34 Gianni Butler DB Fr. 6-1 180 Sicklerville, NJ/Winslow Twp. 35 Jameir Taylor LB Fr. 6-1 235 Paterson, NJ/John F. Kennedy 36 Anthony Morisi LB Jr. 6-1 220 Ramsey, NJ/Suffern (NY) 37 Giovanni Rodriguez WR Fr. 5-9 175 Woodbury, NJ/Woodbury 38 Jake Hurler K Fr. 5-11 145 Freehold, NJ/Freehold 39 Brandon Saghafi LB Fr. 5-10 190 Holmdel, NJ/Holmdel 40 Greg Cooper LB Sr. 6-3 240 Stanhope, NJ/Lenape Valley Reg. 41 Robert Upshur LB Fr. 6-1 210 Pennsauken, NJ/Collingswood 42 Justin Torain LB Jr. 6-0 240 Irvington, NJ/Irvington 43 Eric Matos LB Fr. 6-0 230 Camden, NJ/Paul VI 44 David Gajderowicz DL Sr. 6-0 230 Tabernacle, NJ/Shawnee 45 Brayan Padron TE Jr. 6-1 235 Millville, NJ/Weehawken 46 Tim Hutchison LB Jr. 6-1 215 Schnecksville, PA/Nazareth Area 47 Cedric Jones LB Jr. 6-0 195 Pennsauken, NJ/Pennsauken 48 Nafeese Wright DL So. 6-3 185 Newark, NJ/Malcolm X Shabazz 49 AJ Akins DL So. 6-2 215 Somerville, NJ/Somerville 50 Ahmad Gantt DL Fr. 6-4 240 Cinnaminson, NJ/Cinnaminson 51 Trevon Reid LB Fr. 5-10 175 Budd Lake, NJ/Mount Olive 52 Pryce Bouchard OL Fr. 6-1 280 Gloversville, NY/Gloversville 53 Tristan White OL Fr. 6-3 270 Point Pleasant Beach, NJ/Point Pleasant Beach 54 Mike Chmura OL Fr. 5-10 240 Jackson, NJ/Jackson Liberty 55 Mike Mascioli LB So. 5-10 225 Hammonton, NJ/St. Joseph 56 Antoine Alicea DL Sr. 6-2 270 Philadelphia, PA/Glassboro (NJ) 57 Eddie Hamilton DL Sr. 6-4 264 Chesapeake, VA/Western Branch 58 Jake Stillings OL Sr. 6-1 225 Audubon, NJ/Camden Catholic 59 Adrien Radlinger LB Fr. 5-11 220 Gloucester City, NJ/Gloucester City 60 Brady Smith TE Fr. 6-0 240 Middletown, NJ/Middletown S. 61 Tyler Kelly OL Fr. 6-3 270 Monroeville, NJ/Delsea Reg. 62 JT Plasteras LS/OL Fr. 6-1 235 Eatontown, NJ/Monmouth Reg. 63 Connor Smith TE Fr. 6-2 230 Point Pleasant Beach, NJ/Point Pleasant Beach 64 Tom Brennan K So. 6-1 190 Sewell, NJ/Washington Twp. 65 Robert Stashek OL Fr. 6-0 260 Raritan, NJ/Bridgewater-Raritan 67 Jake Piccoli OL Jr. 6-3 295 Sewell, NJ/Washington Twp. 68 Alex Boyko K Jr. 5-9 180 East Brunswick, NJ/East Brunswick 69 Anthony Tigano K So. 5-10 230 Sewell, NJ/St. Joseph's Prep (PA) 70 Scott Dunscomb OL So. 6-2 275 Hamilton, NJ/Hamilton W. 71 Donte Marrow OL So. 6-4 295 Bordentown, NJ/Bordentown 73 Luke Genise DL Jr. 5-10 265 Somerville, NJ/Somerville 74 Matt Melamed OL Jr. 6-5 260 Toms River, NJ/Toms River N. 75 Pat McGowan OL Sr. 6-2 280 Middletown, NJ/Middletown N. 76 Colin O'Hara OL Jr. 6-5 270 Tinton Falls, NJ/Red Bank Catholic 77 Jeff DeJean OL So. 6-3 290 Egg Harbor Twp., NJ/Egg Harbor Twp. 78 Malik Boyde OL So. 6-3 290 Edgewater, NJ/Leonia 79 Mike Klein OL So. 6-4 285 Howell, NJ/Howell 80 Abu Kaikai WR So. 6-5 215 Edison, NJ/Edison 81 Hussain Abidi WR So. 6-5 180 Monmouth Jct., NJ/South Brunswick 82 Eli Acosta WR Fr. 6-4 190 Maywood, NJ/Nutley 83 Brian Batts WR Sr. 6-1 189 Atlantic City, NJ/Atlantic City 84 Bobby Pinder OL So. 6-3 235 Mullica Hill, NJ/Clearview Reg. 85 Cody Madden TE Sr. 6-4 245 Hightstown, NJ/Hightstown 88 Dan Madsen TE Fr. 6-6 250 Waretown, NJ/Toms River N. 89 Dean Deveney LB Jr. 6-4 215 Northfield, NJ/Mainland Reg. 90 Jack DeMatteo P Fr. 6-0 175 Manalapan, NJ/Manalapan 91 Stephen Haynes DL Jr. 6-2 300 Millville, NJ/Millville 92 Josh Giles DL Fr. 6-1 290 Clifton, NJ/Passaic County Technical Institute 93 Colbe Eldridge DL Fr. 6-0 265 Moorestown, NJ/Moorestown 94 Kenny Cockerill DL Fr. 6-1 230 Turnersville, NJ/Washington Twp. 96 Albert Piccoli DL Sr. 6-1 250 Sewell, NJ/Washington Twp. 97 Xavier Brown DL Fr. 6-1 290 Voorhees, NJ/Collingswood 98 Nick Alonge DL Fr. 5-9 290 Flemington, NJ/Hunterdon Central Reg.

Captains David Gajderowicz, Nick Grosso, Anthony LaRosa and Elijah Rehm

Coaching Staff Jay Accorsi - Head Coach/Special Teams Coordinator Pat Lancetta - Associate Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator Tom Doddy - Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line/Run Game Coordinator Cedric Dawkins – Defensive Coordinator/Strength and Conditioning Justin Arabia - Video Coordinator/Wide Receivers Jim Cooper - Specialists Joe Costadina - John Green Fellowship/Offense Dave Ellen - Tight Ends Chuck Faisst - Assistant Defensive Line Chris Gonzalez - Coach Richard Wackar Graduate Assistant/Assistant Defensive Backs Leon Harris - Quarterbacks Kurt Kingett - Defensive Backs Andrew Pierce - Running Backs Phil Petitte - Run Game Coordinator/Defensive Line Jesse Eisenhart - Student-Athlete Development /Volunteer Zaire Pollard – Alumni & Community Affairs/Volunteer Steve Tucker - Analytics Coordinator & Special Projects/Volunteer Travelle Curry – Student Assistant/Defense Andrew Isola – Student Assistant/Offense Joe Puleio – Student Assistant/Video James-Desmond Ralston – Graduate Student/Assistant Linebackers

ROWAN UNIVERSITY 2019 FOOTBALL PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

NO. NAME 1 Malachi Winters – Mal-uh-key 5 Mike Husni – Huss-knee 7 John Maldonado – Mall-dah-nah-doe 8 Nick Mainiero – Mah-nair-o 9 Sunny Tapp – Sun-knee 13 Nick Couzzi – Coo-zee 22 Ifreke Andy – Eye-Freak-EE 30 Jared Armitage – Armi-tedge 33 Jajuan Hays – Joe-Juan 39 Brandon Saghafi – Sah-gauf-e 42 Justin Torain – Tore-rain 44 David Gajderowicz – Gator-oh-vich 48 Nafeese Wright – Nah-fees 52 Pryce Bouchard – Price Boo-shard 54 Mike Chmura – Chew-more-a 55 Mike Mascioli – Ma-show-lee 56 Antoine Alicea – Al-eh-say-ah 62 JT Plasteras – Plus-terrace-s 65 Robert Stashek – Stash-ick 80 Abu Kaikai – Ah-Boo Ky-Ky 81 Hussain Abidi – Huh-sane Ah-bed-ee 96 Albert Piccoli – Pe-coal-e 98 Nick Alonge – A-loung

Head Coach: Jay Accorsi Uh-core-see