2017 Football

Rowan University (0-0) vs. Widener University (0-0) Saturday, September 2 - 7 p.m. Coach Stadium (Glassboro, NJ)

Rowan Quick Facts The Game Location: Glassboro, NJ 08028 Rowan University opens the 2017 campaign versus Widener University in a Founded: 1923 non-conference game. Both teams look to improve on a 6-4 record from a year Enrollment: 18,000 ago. The Profs and Pride were selected fourth in their respective conference's Nickname: Profs Colors: Brown and Gold preseason coaches polls. Stadium: Coach Richard Wackar Stadium Capacity: 3,700 The Series Surface: Turf This is the fifth meeting between Rowan and Rowan-Widener Affiliation: NCAA Division III Widener. The Profs lead the series, 3-1 and Conference: New Jersey Athletic All-Time Series Results President: Dr. Ali Houshmand have won two in a row, including a 19-14 Alma Mater: University of Essex (UK) road win last season. 2007 41-0 W 2014 7-19 L Director of Athletics: Dan Gilmore 2015 24-10 W Alma Mater: Plymouth State College (‘74) Last Meeting - Rowan 19, Widener 2016 19-14 W Office Phone: 856-256-4686 14 (Sept. 3, 2016) Office Fax: 856-256-4916 Rowan scored 16 unanswered points in the On The Web second half to come from behind and defeat Widener, 19-14 in the 2016 season Rowan Athletics: www.rowanathletics.com opener. Rowan Athletics Twitter: @RowanAthletics Rowan University: www.rowan.edu Profs' quarterback Dante Pinckney completed 17 passes in 29 attempts for 265 yards and two scores. Jamel Smith caught eight passes for 90 Widener Athletics: www.widenerpride.com yards and returned two kicks for 56 yards. Wideout Zac Frantz had four recep- Widener Twitter: @WidenerPride Widener: www.widener.edu tions for 68 yards, while wide receiver Kevin Lenart recorded 71 yards on three catches. Running back Gawain Bragg ran the ball 15 times for 58 yards. NJAC: www.njacsports.com MAC: www.gomacsports.com Linebacker Ryan Brenner led the defense with eight tackles. Defensive backs NCAA: www.ncaasports.com Bobby Barbieri and Jared Sanchez each had six tackles and one interception. AFCA: www.afca.com Defensive linemen Chris Henchy and Kevin Stokes had one blocked kick apiece.

Media Information Radio Broadcast: Rowan Radio 89.7 WGLS-FM For Widener, quarterback Alex Krivda threw for 255 yards (27-54) and one Internet Radio Broadcast: wgls.rowan.edu touchdown. Wide receiver Montrell Hicks-Taylor made six catches for 108 yards Live Stats: and one TD. He also ran the ball four times for 48 yards and one score. Running http://www.sidearmstats.com/rowan/football/ back Chris Randle had nine carries for 36 yards. Live Video: http://www.rowan.edu/it/live/sports/feed0.html Linebacker Steve Gozur recorded nine tackles, including three tackles for a loss (13 yards) and one sack (8 yards). Linebacker Jake Behornar, defensive back Kyle Athletic Communications Director: Sheila Stevenson Lowery and defensive lineman Casey Kerschner each had six tackles. Kershcher Email: [email protected] also had two tackles for a loss (25 yards). Assistant Director/Football: Rob Cunningham Email: [email protected] Accorsi Begins 16th Season Cell Phone: 609-464-0496 Head coach enters his 16th season at the helm and his 25th overall. Office Phone: 856-256-4252 He is the second longest tenured coach in program history behind Richard Multi-Media Specialist: Ryan Barrett Email: [email protected] Wackar (17). Accorsi also has the most wins (115) and most games coached Office Fax: 856-256-4433 (162). The Profs have had a record of .500 or better in all but one season under Press Box Phone: 856-256-4905 his watch. Mailing Address: 201 Mullica Hill Road Glassboro, NJ 08028

2017 Rowan Football Rowan Coaching Staff Accorsi In Season Openers Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator: Jay Accorsi The Profs are 11-4 in season openers under Coach Accorsi and 5-1 in season Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line/ openers at home. Run Game Coordinator: Tom Doddy Associate Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator/ Tight Ends: Pat Lancetta NJAC Championships Special Teams Coordinator/Linebackers/ Rowan has won the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Championship 19 Strength and Conditioning: Cedric Dawkins times, 14 outright and five shared. The Profs captured the conference title in Video Coordinator/Wide Receivers: Justin Arabia 2006, 2005, 2004, 2002, 2001, 1997, 1995, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1977, 1976, 1975 Football Operations Coordinator/ and 1974. Rowan shared the NJAC Championship in 2014, 2013, 2010, 1983 Defensive Line - Ends: Deon Henry and 1972. Kickers/Punters: Jim Cooper Quarterbacks: Leon Harris Defensive Intern/Defensive Backs: Kurt Kingett NCAA Tournament Running Backs: Tom Lake Since 1991, Rowan has made 16 appearances in the NCAA Championship John Green Fellowship/Asst. Linebackers: Tim Mickens Tournament. The Profs have a 31-16 mark in the national tournament. Rowan Assistant Defensive Line - Tackles: Mark Wechter has played in the championship game, the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl, five times Offense/Quality Control: Lee Chappine Student Assistant/Film Coordinator: Joe Costadina (1999-98-96-95-93). In 2005, 2004, 2001, 1997 and 1992, Rowan reached the Student-Athlete Development: Jesse Eisenhart semifinals of the tournament. John Green Fellowship/Student Defensive Assistant: John Furmato Trends Under Accorsi Analytics Coordinator/Special Projects: Steve Tucker In 15 seasons under Accorsi, Rowan is 25-10 in non-conference games. The Widener Coaching Staff football team has posted a 62-14 overall mark at home and is 13-1 in non-con- Head Coach: Mike Kelly ference home games. The Profs' only loss in a home non-conference game was Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator: Bill Shuey against Widener in 2014. Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks: Manny Matsakis Offensive Line/Strength and Conditioning: Mike Barainyak Profs Traditionally Have Strong Start Defensive Line/Head JV Coach: Jason Henshaw In Accorsi's tenure, the Profs are 37-13 in games played during the month of Linebackers: Josh Rapp Receivers: Alex Krivda September. Rowan has only had a losing record twice in the month (2011 and Cornerbacks: Gary Vinciguerra 2014). Running Backs: Rob Cormier Specialists: Ken Andres Opening The Season Against The MAC Director of Analytics: Alex Oxner This will be the ninth straight season that Rowan has played a team from the Operations/Video Coordinator: Matt Blankenstein Middle Athletic Conference (MAC) to start the campaign. The Profs are 5-3 in Offensive Quality Control: Jason Miksit the previous eight games. Special Teams Quality Control: Mario Delvecchio Defensive Quality Control: Vaughn Nichols-Taylor Defensive Line Quality Control: James Rendle NJAC Preseason Coaches Poll After capturing a share of their second consecutive NJAC Championship and 2016 Final Team Statistics claiming the league's automatic qualification to the 2016 NCAA Tournament, RU WU Wesley College has been selected as the 2017 preseason football favorite in the First Downs 155 172 Rushing Offense 112.1 168.4 NJAC. Passing Offense 193.3 189.6 Total Offense 305.4 358 1. Wesley College (8) Scoring Offense 18.3 25.5 2. Frostburg State University (2) Rushing Defense 156.6 67.9 3. Salisbury University Passing Defense 140.7 226.2 4. Rowan University Total Defense 297.3 294.1 Scoring Defense 15.1 22.5 5. Kean University (dark horse) 3rd Down Conversions 33% 30% 6. Christopher Newport University 4th Down Conversions 56% 50% 7. Montclair State University Interception Returns 14 12 8. Southern Virginia University Interception Yards 185 202 9. William Paterson University Fumbles-Lost 19-12 19-5 Opp. Fumbles-Lost 15-8 26-12 10. The College of New Jersey Penalties-Yards 69-688 93-793 Time of Possession 29:30 29:26 First place votes in parenthesis Sacks By-Yards 22-142 36-244 Sack Allowed-Yards 16-103 16-98

2017 Rowan Football Page 2 2016 NJAC Final Standings MAC Preseason Coaches Poll NJAC Overall The Delaware Valley University Aggies were selected as the favorite to win the Wesley College 8-1 9-3 2017 MAC title by the conference coaches in the MAC Preseason Coaches Poll. Frostburg State University 8-1 10-1 The Aggies received five of the 10 first-place votes. Salisbury University 6-3 8-3 Christopher Newport University 6-3 7-3 1. Delaware Valley University (5) Kean University 5-4 7-4 T2. Stevenson University (3) Rowan University 5-4 6-4 T2. Albright College (2) Montclair State University 3-6 4-6 4. Widener University The College of New Jersey 2-7 2-8 5. King's College Southern Virginia University 1-8 2-8 6. Lycoming College William Paterson University 1-8 2-8 7. Lebanon Valley College 8. Wilkes University 2016 MAC Final Standings 9. FDU-Florham MAC Overall 10. Misericordia University Stevenson University 8-1 9-2 Albright College 7-2 8-3 First place votes in parenthesis Delaware Valley University 7-2 9-2 Widener University 6-3 6-4 King’s College 5-4 5-5 Season Openers At Home Lebanon Valley College 4-5 4-6 Rowan is 11-1 in season openers at home since 1990. Its only loss was to Wid- Wilkes University 3-6 3-7 ener in 2014 (19-7). FDU-Florham 2-7 2-8 Lycoming College 2-7 3-7 Profs Name Three Captains Misericordia University 1-8 1-9 Offensive lineman Darryl Guilford, defensive back Shaquille Lee and defensive end Kevin Stokes were selected as the 2017 team captains. The players voted D3football.com Preseason Top 25 on the captains during training camp. 1. Mary Hardin-Baylor 2. Mount Union 3. Wis.-Whitewater Battling Familiar Faces 4. Wis.-Oshkosh Rowan offensive lineman Anthony Brooks played for Widener from 2013-14. 5. St. Thomas He garnered Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) All-Conference first team and 6. Wheaton (IL) 7. North Central (IL) Eastern College Athletic Conference South All-Star second team accolades in 8. John Carroll 2014. Ironically, Brooks played against the Profs in 2014, when the Pride dealt 9. Linfield Rowan a 19-7 defeat. 10. St. John's 11. Wesley 12. Hardin-Simmons This Week In The NJAC 13. Johns Hopkins Thursday, Aug. 31 - Stevenson at Frostburg State, 7 p.m.; Wesley at Delaware 14. Hobart Valley, 7 p.m.; Friday, Sept. 1 - Salisbury at Albright, 7 p.m.; FDU-Florham at The 15. UW-Platteville College of New Jersey, 7 p.m.; Saturday, Sept. 2 - William Paterson at RPI, 1 p.m.; 16. Wittenberg 17. Frostburg State Christopher Newport at Southern Virginia, 7 p.m. 18. Stevenson 19. Thomas More Next Week In The NJAC 20. Delaware Valley Saturday, Sept. 9 - Montclair State at Salve Regina, noon; Kean at Springfield, 21. Alfred 22. Case Western Reserve noon; William Paterson at Salisbury, noon; The College of New Jersey at Frost- 23. St. John Fisher burg State, 1 p.m.; Hampden-Sydney at Christopher Newport, 6 p.m.; Southern 24. Western New England Virginia at Rowan, 7 p.m. 25. Redlands Ways To Follow The Profs NJAC Championships Total Most Recent You can listen to the Rowan football games on WGLS 89.7 FM or on Montclair State University 20 2014 the internet at wgls.rowan.edu. All home games can be followed Rowan University 19 2014 via live stats and live video at www.rowanathletics.com. The College of New Jersey 8 2007 SUNY Cortland 4 2012 Kean University 3 2011 Wesley College 2 2016 New Jersey City University 1 1972 The College at Brockport 1 2013 Morrisville State College 1 2014 Salisbury University 1 2015 Frostburg State University 1 2016

2017 Rowan Football Page 3 Rowan University Head Coach Jay Accorsi Jay Accorsi is in his 16th season as the head coach of the Rowan Uni- Accorsi Year-By-Year versity football team. He is in charge of the defensive unit for the 2017 Year Won Lost season. 2002 10 1 2003 7 3

2004 10 3 Accorsi is the seventh coach for the sport at the University. He took 2005 11 2 over the head position after nine years as an assistant coach with the 2006 9 3 Profs. Accorsi has guided Rowan to seven appearances in the NCAA 2007 4 6 Division III Championship Tournament, two trips to the national semifi- 2008 8 2 2009 7 3 nals and seven New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) championships. 2010 9 1 His coaching record stands at 115-47. Accorsi is the all-time leader in 2011 5 5 coaching victories at Rowan. 2012 7 3 2013 9 3 2014 7 4 Last year, the Profs were 6-4 overall and 5-4 in the NJAC. Seven players earned All-Conference honors, 2015 6 4 including first teamers Ryan Brenner and Bobby Barbieri. Brenner was also chosen to the Eastern College 2016 6 4 Athletic Conference (ECAC) South All-Star second team and D3football.com All-East Region third team. Overall 115 47 In 2015, Rowan finished with a 6-4 record (5-4 NJAC). Fourteen Profs were named to the All-Conference team, including Sam Mills Defensive Player of the Year Darren Dungee. Dungee also received ECAC South Accolades Defensive Player of the Year and D3football.com All-America honors. 2002 NJAC Coach of the Year 2005 NJAC Coach of the Year

Maxwell Football Club In 2014, the Profs had a 7-4 record with a 6-1 NJAC mark. Rowan earned a share of the conference cham- Tri-State Coach of the Year pionship and received an automatic bid to the NCAA Championship Tournament. Accorsi was chosen the 2006 NJAC Coach of the Year NJAC Co-Coach of the Year and 15 players were named to the All-Conference team. Linebacker Tyler Jen- 2013 NJAC Coach of the Year kins was selected to the Coaches Association (AFCA) All-America team while running 2014 NJAC Co-Coach of the Year back Withler Marcelin received D3football.com All-America honorable mention. NJAC Championships 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2013, Rowan had a 9-3 overall record and a 6-1 conference mark in 2013. The Profs won a share of the NJAC 2014 title and received the conference’s automatic bid to the national tournament. The football team defeated Endicott College, 24-0 in the first round. NCAA Appearances 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2012, 2013, In 2012, he guided the Profs to a 7-3 overall record, 6-1 in the NJAC for a second place finish. Rowan was 2014 awarded an at-large bid into the NCAA Championships. In 2011, Rowan posted a 5-5 record with a 5-4 conference mark. Profs’ Coaching Records Yrs. Coach Record Pct.

16 Jay Accorsi 115-47 .710 In 2010, the Profs were 9-1 overall and 8-1 in the conference. Rowan earned a share of the NJAC title 9 K.C. Keeler 88-21-1 .805 with Montclair State University and SUNY Cortland. Rowan posted a 7-3 record in 2009 and an 8-2 mark 17 Richard Wackar 65-84-4 .438 in 2008. In 2007, the Profs went 4-6. Rowan finished the season with a 9-3 record in 2006. The Profs won 5 John Bunting 38-14-2 .722 their third consecutive NJAC Championship and fifth in six years and they advanced to the quarterfinals 7 35-34 .507 3 Nelio Dallolio 12-6-1 .658 of the national tournament. 1 Glenn Frey 1-3 .250

In 2005, Rowan had an 11-2 mark. The Profs won the NJAC Championship and reached the semifinals of the NCAA Division III Championship Tournament for the second consecutive season. Accorsi was selected the NJAC Coach of the Year and received the Maxwell Football Club Tri- State Coach of the Year Award.

The Profs finished the 2004 season with a 10-3 record and they advanced to the semifinal game of the national tournament. The Profs had a record of 7-3 in 2003. In his first year, Accorsi guided the Profs to the conference title and their 10th appearance in the NCAA Division III Champi- onship Tournament. The football team had a final record of 10-1 and Accorsi was selected the NJAC Coach of the Year.

Accorsi graduated from Nichols College (MA) 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.

He is a member of the AFCA, Maxwell Football Club and the New Jersey Football Coaches Association. He is on the South Jersey Chapter of the National Football Foundation committee. Accorsi served as a NCAA representative 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 Commit- tee. Accorsi has served on the AFCA Program and Rules & Exhibits Committees in the past. He is also a voting member of the AFCA Division III Coaches Poll. Accorsi is the chair of the AFCA Division III All-America Team Selection Committee.

Accorsi resides in Mullica Hill, NJ with his wife Nancy and daughters, Gabrielle and Rachel and son, Jack. 2017 Rowan Football Page 4 Widener University Head Coach Mike Kelly Mike Kelly is entering his fourth season as Widener’s head foot- Kelly Year-By-Year ball coach. Last season, he led the Pride to a 6-4 record with a 6-3 Year Won Lost 2014 12 1 conference mark. 2015 6 4 2016 6 4 Overall 24 9 In his first year, Kelly became the first coach in Widener history to finish his first regular season undefeated (10-0). Kelly -im Accolades proved the unbeaten mark by extending his winning streak to 12 2014 MAC Coach of the Year straight games by earning two NCAA postseason victories before eventually falling in the quarterfinals to end the season with a MAC Championships 12-1 ledger. For his efforts, Kelly was named the Middle Atlantic 2014 Conference Coach of the Year as well as the Eastern College Ath- NCAA Appearances leic Conference South Co-Coach of the Year. 2014

Pride Coaching Kelly was the head coach at Division II Valdosta State University from 1997-99. He led the team Records to a 16-15 record and coached three All-Americans and 23 All-Gulf South Conference players. Yrs. Coach Record Pct. Kelly's teams also set 13 school records during his tenure. He served as the associate head coach 1 Dutch Summer 5-0-2 .857 6 Bill Zwann 54-14 .794 at San Francisco State University (1990-92), the offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach at 23 182-53-1 .773 Capital University (1987-90), the offensive coordinator/wide receivers coach at Ohio Wesleyan 4 Edwin Stearns 27-8 .757 University (1986-87), the running backs coach at Marietta College (1983-86) and the wide receiv- 3 Isaac Collins 25-8 .756 3 Mike Kelly 24-9 .727 ers coach at Edinboro University (1982-83). 1 Bush 5-2 .714 9 50-23 .685 2 9-4 .667 Kelly has also spent time in the professional ranks. He was the head coach of the Winnipeg Blue 5 34-18-1 .651 Bombers of the Canadian Football League in 2009. Kelly also served as the Blue Bombers’ offen- 1 Bobby Acosta 6-4 .600 1 Harry Mackey 3-2 .600 sive coordinator (1992-96). His offense set 29 club records and he helped lead the squad to two 1 Frank Delabarre 3-2-1 .583 Grey Cup appearances and three division titles. Kelly also spent time as an offensive consultant 1 3-2-1 .583 7 David Wood 41-32 .562 and (NFL) scout for the Edmonton Eskimos (2000) and the Eskimos 2 10-8 .555 receivers coach (2008). 2 0 Si Pauxtis 82-74-8 .524 6 Woody Ludwig 24-24-2 .500 9 36-27-10 .494 In the NFL, Kelly was a scout and offensive assistant coach for the from 2 Rock Royer 8-11 .421 3 Art Raimo 8-19 .296 2001-02. In addition, he coached in the 2003 Pro Bowl. Kelly was a personnel assistant for the 2 Ed Lawless 5-13 .277 Washington Redskins from 2003-05 and a game advance scout for the in 2010. 2 Joe Messick 2-12 .142 1 Danny Hutchinson 0-6-1 .071 Kelly was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the XFL’s Orlando Rage during the league's lone campaign in 2001. The Rage went a league-best 8-2 during that season and won its division. Kelly’s offense led the league in red zone scoring percentage and quarterback , who is now the head coach at Western Kentucky, was named to the All-XFL First Team.

Kelly played quarterback at Bluffton University, where he was a three-year letterwinner. He ranks third in program history for career completions and fifth in career passing yardage. Kelly received a bachelor’s degree in health, physical education and recre- ation in 1980 and later earned a master’s degree in secondary school administration from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania in 1983.

Kelly is a member of the Bluffton Athletics Hall of Fame and the Delaware County (IN) Athletics Hall of Fame.

20152017 Rowan Football Page 5 About the Profs Rowan University (0-0) Captains: Darryl Guilford, Shaquille Lee and Kevin Stokes Consecutive Non-Losing Seasons Basic Offense: multiple Basic Defense: multiple 4-3 The Profs are looking for their 10th season in a row with a record of .500 or bet- ter. Their last campaign below .500 was in 2007 (4-6). History First Year of Football: 1947 New Signal Caller All-Time Bowl/Playoff Record: 0-5/31-16 Sophomore Naldy Tavarez takes over as the starting quarterback for Rowan Years in Post-Season Play: 16 Last Post-Season Appearance: 2013 after serving as the backup last year. He saw action in two contests in 2016. Result: L, 16-24 at Johns Hopkins (first round) "Naldy has separated himself during the spring and training camp. He works All-Time Record: 354-209-8 hard and has embraced the role," said Accorsi. 2016 Statistic Leaders Rushing Att. Yds. TDs Offensive Line Expected To Lead The Way Gawain Bragg 167 647 7 The Profs bring back three starters on the offensive line in Darryl Guilford, Anthony Diorio 106 446 2 Shaan Johnson and Eric Morrison. They are joined by returners Marcedius Jame- son and Brandon Williams. The veteran group is expected to create running Passing Comp.-Att. Yds. TDs lanes for the Rowan backs and protect Tavarez. Last year, Rowan ranked third Dante Pinckney 152-263 1928 11 (193.3 ypg) in the NJAC in passing offense and sacks against (16), sixth in total Receiving No. Yds. TDs offense (305.4 ypg) and scoring offense (18.3 ppg) and eighth (112.1 ypg) in Zac Frantz 33 593 5 rushing offense. Jamel Smith 43 491 2 Dashown Waller 38 380 2 Kevin Lenart 16 248 2 Defensive Line To Bring Physicality Rowan has captain Kevin Stokes back at defensive end. He started every contest Tackles UT AT Total a year ago and totaled 45 tackles (24 solo, 21 assisted), 11 for a loss (33 yards), Ryan Brenner 41 45 86 4.5 sacks (22 yards), one forced fumble, two fumble recoveries and two blocked Chris Henchy 21 34 55 Anthony Rizzolo 19 30 49 kicks. Returner David Gajderowicz will line up at the other end. He played in Shaquille Lee 32 15 47 all 10 games with one start and recorded 17 tackles (eight solo, nine assisted), Jeff Rodriguez 28 18 46 4.5 for a loss (24 yards), 3.5 sacks (20 yards), one forced fumble and one fumble John Barillo 25 20 45 recovery. Nick Fromhold and Raph Jackson are the starters at defensive tackle. Kevin Stokes 24 21 45 Bobby Barbieri 29 15 44 Veterans Eddie Hamilton, Arlen LaRue, Kristian Lewis and Ronnie Pondiscio provide depth at one of the Profs' deepest positions. Kicking PATs/Att. FG/FGA Pts. Tyler Knighton 21/22 10/13 51 "I like what I see at that spot. A lot of them are 300-plus pound guys so I think we are bigger and more physical there than we have been in a long time," said Punting No. Yds. Avg. Mark Diedrichsen 67 2523 37.7 Accorsi.

2017 Schedule Linebacker Depth Provides Numerous Options 9/2 Widener University 7 p.m. Christian Dawkins is the lone returning starter at linebacker but the Profs have 9/9 Southern Virginia University 7 p.m. a host of veterans at the position. Dawkins collected 24 tackles (13 solo, 11 as- 9/16 at William Paterson University 1 p.m. 9/23 Frostburg State University 1 p.m. sisted) and one forced fumble in 2016. Godwin Asamoah and Chris Noesges will 9/30 at Christopher Newport University 6 p.m. start at outside and middle linebacker respectively. Kyle Pierce, Dom Gadaleta 10/14 The College of New Jersey 2 p.m. and Jayson Gonzalez provide depth. 10/21 at Wesley College 1 p.m. 10/28 at Salisbury University 1 p.m. 11/4 Montclair State University 1 p.m. "With our depth at linebacker, I think we will have some opportunities to use 11/11 at Kean University 1 p.m. different packages that we haven’t done in the last few years," said Accorsi.

Knighton Looking To End Career On A High Note Kicker Tyler Knighton is back for his senior season. He already holds the school records for most field goals made in a game (4), season (12) and career (29) and highest percentage of field goals made in a season (75%). Knighton is also tied for the University mark for most points scored by kicking in a game (15).

Next Game The Profs are home again on Saturday, Sept. 9 when they open NJAC play ver- sus Southern Virginia University at 7 p.m. There will be free food, inflatables and postgame fireworks. Rowan won at the Knights, 17-7 in 2016.

2017 Rowan Football Page 6 About the Pride Widener University (0-0) Captains: Joe Fox, Montrell Hicks-Taylor and Michael Raczak Consecutive Winning Seasons Basic Offense: multiple Widener is looking for its seventh straight winning season and its eighth con- Basic Defense: 4-3 secutive non-losing campaign. The Pride's last losing season came in 2009 (3-7). History First Year of Football: 1871 Opening Versus The NJAC All-Time Bowl/Playoff Record: 3-2/22-14 This is the fifth time in the last six years that the Pride have begun the season Years in Post-Season Play: 19 facing a team from the NJAC. Three of the previous four occurrances have been Last Post-Season Appearance: 2014 against Rowan. Widener had a 63-17 victory over Western Connecticut State Result: L 7-45 vs. Linfield (quarterfinals) University in 2012. All-Time Record: 692-416-38 MAC Championships 2016 Statistic Leaders Since the MAC began awarding a single championship for football in 1983, Rushing Att. Yds. TDs Chris Randle 154 623 9 Widener has captured the crown 11 times, eight outright and three shared. The Donte Harrell 76 443 4 Pride claimed the crown in 2014, 2012, 2007, 2001, 2000, 1995, 1994 and 1984. Widener shared the MAC Championship in 2002, 1988 and 1987. Passing Comp.-Att. Yds. TDs Alex Krivda 128-231 1351 5 Sean McGaughey 43-81 545 2 Centennial, MAC To Continue Bowl Series For Third Year The Centennial Conference and the MAC will continue with its postseason bowl Receiving No. Yds. TDs series in 2017. The Third Annual Centennial-MAC Bowl Series will take place on Montrell Hicks-Taylor 33 488 1 Saturday, November 18 at locations to be determined following the final week- Blaine Price 24 416 2 end of regular season action. The Centennial-MAC Bowl Series will involve the D'Andre Sapp 45 348 1 top two teams from each conference that are not selected to the NCAA Division Tackles UT AT Total III Championship Tournament. Steve Gozur 57 32 89 Tyrone Bundy 29 19 48 New Man Under Center Byron Cooper 32 11 43 Sophomore Sean McGaughey enters 2017 as the Widener starting quarterback. Casey Kerschner 24 16 40 James Rendle 25 12 37 He took over the job for the final two games last year. McGaughey went 43-of- Vince Char 23 14 37 81 for 545 yards and two touchdowns in six contests overall. Kyle Lowery 19 13 32 Kenny Watson 22 8 30 Pride Return Seven All-Conference Performers Kicking PATs/Att. FG/FGA Pts. Widener boasts seven players that made the MAC All-Conference Team in 2016. Michael Raczak 18/21 6/10 36 Defensive linemen Vince Char and Casey Kerschner were first team selections. The second team included defensive back Jordan Powell and punter Michael Punting No. Yds. Avg. Raczak. Running back Chris Randle, wide receiver Montrell Hicks-Taylor and Michael Raczak 58 2307 39.8 offensive lineman Dan Viereck received honorable mention. Randle was also chosen the MAC Rookie of the Year. 2017 Schedule 9/2 at Rowan University 7 p.m. 9/9 FDU-Florham 1:07 p.m. Offense 9/16 Misericordia University 1:07 p.m. The Pride bring back six starters on the offensive side of the ball, including their 9/23 at Albright College 1 p.m. top two pass-catchers, D'Andre Sapp and Hicks-Taylor. They caught 45 and 33 9/30 Lebanon Valley College 1:07 p.m. 10/7 at Wilkes University 1 p.m. passes respectively in 2016. Randle rushed for a team-high 623 yards and nine 10/14 Lycoming College 1:07 p.m. scores on 154 attempts. His efforts helped Widener rank third in the MAC in 10/28 at Stevenson University 1 p.m. rushing with 174.9 ypg. 11/4 King's College 1:07 p.m. 11/11 at Delaware Valley University 1 p.m. Defense A strong front leads the Widener defense, which returns six starters. Char and Kerschner tallied seven and five sacks respectively, helping the Pride lead the conference in that category (42). Widener also led the MAC in rushing defense, surrendering just 77.4 ypg. The defense picked off 12 passes, good for fourth in the MAC. Defensive back Kyle Lowery paced the team with three interceptions.

Next Game Widener plays its home and MAC opener versus FDU-Florham on Saturday, Sept. 9 at 1 p.m. The Pride had a 40-7 win at the Devils last season.

2017 Rowan Football Page 7 Depth Charts Rowan University Profs Offense Defense Special Teams

WR 1 J.J. Kulcsar DE 9 Kevin Stokes K 37 Tyler Knighton 14 Nick Grosso 98 Ronnie Pondiscio 55 Alex Boyko WR 11 Jamel Smith DT 93 Nick Fromhold 5 Quincy Jenkins 59 Kristian Lewis HD 12 Aaron Furnbach LT 66 Brandon Williams DT 95 Raph Jackson 38 Mike Ragno 76 Colin O'Hara 53 Arlen LaRue LG 62 Eric Morrison DE 44 David Gajderowicz P 38 Mike Ragno 75 Pat McGowan 57 Eddie Hamilton 48 Christian Ireland C 50 Shaan Johnson OLB 51 Godwin Asamoah 58 Jake Stillings 42 Kyle Pierce LS 52 Ray Philipp RG 65 Marcedius Jameson MLB 43 Chris Noesges 79 Vito Nucci 71 John Maguire 41 Dom Gadaleta RT 77 Darryl Guilford OLB 36 Christian Dawkins SS 79 Vito Nucci 63 Devine Lewis 45 Jayson Gonzalez 52 Ray Philipp TE 85 Cody Madden CB 21 Nate Lanier 86 Mika Graham 29 Jermey Brown KR 11 Jamel Smith WR 2 Nick Smith FS 31 Joe DiBari 21 Nate Lanier 82 DaVon Harper 25 Tyler Bowen QB 18 Naldy Tavarez SS 32 Shaquille Lee PR 11 Jamel Smith 12 Aaron Furnbach 23 Kevin Fields 21 Nate Lanier RB 22 Anthony Diorio CB 13 Travelle Curry 8 John Mannion 17 Kameron Kennedy

Widener University Pride Offense Defense Special Teams

WR 2 James Gillespie DE 50 Craig Johnson K 22 Michael Raczak 83 Pat Downey 91 Chris Saunders 18 Ryan Gallagher WR 19 D'Andre Sapp DT 9 Vince Char 81 Jarod Reinhart 72 Mike Maddaluna P 22 Michael Raczak LT 53 Will Pope DT 91 Jalen Singleton 16 Graham Jespersen 66 Ryan Stecklein 97 Mike Pawlowski LG 51 Brian Miller DE 12 Casey Kerschner LS 31 Kyle Lowery 54 Bobby Cristella 95 James Cranmer 94 Dane Burke C 63 Mark Funk LB 35 Cole Cusanelli 49 Trevor Price 48 Matt Kraynik HD 16 Graham Jespersen RG 79 Tyler White LB 10 Joe Fox 54 Bobby Cristella 34 Brendan Kearns PR 3 Rob Ennis, Jr. RT 62 Jake Keim LB 45 Aaron Mastriani 2 James Gillespie 53 Will Pope 28 Sammy Ballard WR 80 Donell Shuler DB 5 Jordan Powell KR 3 Rob Ennis, Jr. 85 Justin Brown 25 Rae'Quan Williams 2 James Gillespie WR 89 Erik Smeltz DB 21 Brian Armstrong 18 Ryan Gallagher 27 Anthony Jordan QB 7 Sean McGaughey DB 31 Kyle Lowery 16 Graham Jespersen 17 Zach Thatcher RB 46 Muhammad Abdur-Razzaq DB 6 Tyree Nobles, Jr. 39 Corbin Melle 13 Justin Hardy

2017 Rowan Football Page 8 The Automated ScoreBook Rowan University Combined Team Statistics (as of Aug 29, 2017) All games

Date Opponent Score Att. Record: Overall Home Away Neutral 09/03/16 at Widener W 19-14 2800 All games 6-4 3-2 3-2 0-0 * Sep 16, 2016 WILLIAM PATERSON W 31-0 5000 Conference 5-4 3-2 2-2 0-0 * Sep 24, 2016 at Montclair State L 14-21 3115 Non-Conference 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 * Oct 01, 2016 #22 CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT W 10-7 2348 * Oct 08, 2016 #13 SALISBURY UNIVERSITY W 34-30 5000 Team Statistics ROW OPP * Oct 15, 2016 at Southern Virginia W 17-7 350 FIRST DOWNS 155 141 * Oct 22, 2016 WESLEY L 17-24 3000 R u s h in g 63 67 * Oct 29, 2016 at Frostburg State L 14-24 863 P a s s in g 78 59 * Nov 05, 2016 KEAN L 10-24 800 P e n a l ty 14 15 * Nov 11, 2016 at TCNJFB W 17-0 324 RUSHING YARDAGE 1121 1566 Rushing Attempts 368 395 Rushing gp-gs att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Average Per Rush 3.0 4.0 Gawain Bragg 10-7 167 701 54 647 3.9 7 48 64.7 Average Per Game 112.1 156.6 Anthony Diorio 10-0 106 469 23 446 4.2 2 36 44.6 TDs Rushing 10 11 Isaiah Gibson 5 - 0 11 31 5 26 2.4 0 17 5.2 PASSING YARDAGE 1933 1407 Dante Tobler 5 - 3 11 21 7 14 1.3 0 7 2.8 C o m p - A t t- In t 153-266-11 116-243-14 Naldy Tavarez 2 - 0 1 13 0 13 13.0 0 13 6.5 Average Per Pass 7.3 5.8 Zac Frantz 10-10 3 9 0 9 3.0 0 5 0.9 Average Per Catch 12.6 12.1 Dashown Waller 10-0 3 7 0 7 2.3 0 4 0.7 Average Per Game 193.3 140.7 Total 10 368 1395 274 1121 3.0 10 48 112.1 TDs Passing 11 7 Opponents 10 395 1817 251 1566 4.0 11 62 156.6 TOTAL OFFENSE 3054 2973 Average Per Play 4.8 4.7 Passing gp-gs effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Average Per Game 305.4 297.3 Dante Pinckney 10-10 124.81 152-263-11 57.8 1928 11 75 192.8 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 26-519 30-563 Naldy Tavarez 2 - 0 71.00 1-2-0 50.0 5 0 5 2.5 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 21-98 22-228 Zac Frantz 10-10 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 14-185 11-86 Total 10 123.94 153-266-11 57.5 1933 11 75 193.3 FUMBLES-LOST 19-12 15-8 Opponents 10 94.36 116-243-14 47.7 1407 7 73 140.7 PENALTIES-Yards 69-688 63-588 PUNTS-AVG 67-37.7 68-33.2 Receiving gp-gs no. yds avg td lg avg/g TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 9 :3 0 3 0 :2 7 Jamel Smith 8 - 8 43 491 11.4 2 31 61.4 3RD-DOWN Conversions 46/141 42/149 Dashown Waller 10-0 38 380 10.0 2 64 38.0 4TH-DOWN Conversions 5/9 5/17 Zac Frantz 10-10 33 593 18.0 5 75 59.3 Kevin Lenart 10-10 16 248 15.5 2 61 24.8 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Gawain Bragg 10-7 10 55 5.5 0 15 5.5 Travelle Curry 3 42 14.0 0 38 J.J. Kulcsar 5 - 1 6 115 19.2 0 36 23.0 Bobby Barbieri 3 24 8.0 0 24 Anthony Diorio 10-0 4 25 6.2 0 16 2.5 Shaquille Lee 3 17 5.7 0 15 Nick Smith 5 - 0 1 13 13.0 0 13 2.6 Kori Haggie 2 31 15.5 0 26 Franco Rifici 5 - 1 1 12 12.0 0 12 2.4 Ryan Brenner 2 71 35.5 0 42 Mika Graham 10-8 1 1 1.0 0 1 0.1 Jared Sanchez 1 0 0.0 0 0 Total 10 153 1933 12.6 11 75 193.3 Opponents 10 116 1407 12.1 7 73 140.7 Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk Mark Diedrichsen 67 2523 37.7 61 11 12 16 7 0 Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Tyler Knighton 10-13 76.9 0-0 4-5 5-6 1-2 0-0 40 2 Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg Zac Frantz 7 59 8.4 0 26 PAT John Mannion 5 13 2.6 0 5 Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Dashown Waller 4 6 1.5 0 19 Tyler Knighton - 10-13 21-22 - - - - - 51 Jamel Smith 3 -5 -1.7 0 0 Gawain Bragg 7 ------42 Kevin Stokes 2 19 9.5 0 0 Zac Frantz 5 ------30 Jeff Rodriguez 0 0 0.0 1 0 Kevin Lenart 2 ------12 Kevin Lenart 0 6 0.0 0 6 Dashown Waller 2 ------12 Total 21 98 4.7 1 26 Jamel Smith 2 ------12 Opponents 22 228 10.4 0 48 Anthony Diorio 2 ------12 Jeff Rodriguez 1 ------6 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Dante Pinckney 1 ------6 John Mannion 10 247 24.7 0 30 Total 22 10-13 21-22 - - - - - 183 Jamel Smith 9 186 20.7 0 30 Opponents 19 6-10 15-17 1-1 - 0-1 - 1 151 Zac Frantz 3 53 17.7 0 25 Cody Madden 2 22 11.0 0 11 Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Dashown Waller 1 0 0.0 0 0 Rowan University 37 36 56 54 0 183 Chris Henchy 1 11 11.0 0 11 Opponents 41 57 20 33 0 151 Total 26 519 20.0 0 30 Opponents 30 563 18.8 0 34 All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Zac Frantz 10 9 593 59 53 0 714 71.4 Gawain Bragg 10 647 55 0 0 0 702 70.2 Jamel Smith 8 -5 491 -5 186 0 667 83.4 Anthony Diorio 10 446 25 0 0 0 471 47.1 Dashown Waller 10 7 380 6 0 0 393 39.3 Total 10 1121 1933 98 519 185 3856 385.6 Opponents 10 1566 1407 228 563 86 3850 385.0 The Automated ScoreBook Rowan University Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Aug 29, 2017) All games

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd # Defensive Leaders gp-gs ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 43 Ryan Brenner 10-10 41 45 86 4.0-19 2.0-18 2-71 2 . . 1 . . 44 Chris Henchy 9-9 21 34 55 9.0-35 5.0-30 . 1 . . 1 1 . 73 Anthony Rizzolo 10-10 19 30 49 5.0-10 0.5-4 . 2 . 1-4 . . . 32 Shaquille Lee 10-10 32 15 47 6.0-17 1.0-7 3-17 3 1 1-0 1 . . 11 Jeff Rodriguez 8-0 28 18 46 8.0-25 2.0-15 ...... 90 Kevin Stokes 10-10 24 21 45 11.0-33 4.5-22 . . . 2-57 1 2 . 9 John Barillo 10-10 25 20 45 2.5-11 1.0-9 . 3 1 . . . . 3 Bobby Barbieri 10-9 29 15 44 3.0-10 1.0-6 3-24 3 . . 1 . . 28 Travelle Curry 8-5 24 12 36 2.5-3 . 3-42 9 . . . 1 . 91 Will Flake 10-10 9 19 28 2.0-8 0.5-5 . . . 1-0 1 . . 36 Christian Dawkins 10-10 13 11 24 0.5-1 . . . . . 1 . . 21 Jared Sanchez 9-7 15 6 21 1.0-10 . 1-0 5 . . . . . 97 David Gajderowicz 10-1 8 9 17 4.5-24 3.5-20 . . . 1-0 1 . . 51 Godwin Asamoah 9-0 12 2 14 2.0-10 ...... 47 Chris Noesges 9-0 6 8 14 ...... 16 Kori Haggie 8-8 11 2 13 1.0-3 . 2-31 2 . . . . . 19 Khan Clark 7-1 7 6 13 ...... 38 Dior Hightower 7-0 4 2 6 ...... 29 Jermey Brown 10-0 3 2 5 ...... 20 Cedre Small 6-0 3 2 5 ...... 93 Nick Fromhold 8-0 2 2 4 . . . . 1 1-0 1 . . 56 Luke Venskus 7-0 3 1 4 ...... 2 Gawain Bragg 10-7 4 . 4 ...... 80 Kevin Lenart 10-10 3 1 4 ...... 98 Ronnie Pondiscio 3-0 1 2 3 ...... 58 Jayson Gonzalez 7-0 3 . 3 ...... 42 Kyle Pierce 9-0 . 2 2 ...... 48 Mark Diedrichsen 10-0 2 . 2 ...... 40 Colton Henry 3-0 1 1 2 ...... 54 David Still 1-0 1 1 2 1.0-6 1.0-6 ...... 59 Kristian Lewis 1-0 1 . 1 ...... 95 Raph Jackson 4-0 1 . 1 . . . . 1 . . . . 99 Frank Bobo 10-0 1 . 1 ...... 88 Paul Rucci 9-2 . 1 1 ...... 63 Frank Cicalese 8-3 1 . 1 ...... 61 Paul Gawin 10-10 1 . 1 ...... 8 John Mannion 6-0 1 . 1 ...... 4 Dashown Waller 10-0 1 . 1 ...... TM TEAM 4-0 1 . 1 . . . . . 1-0 . . . 1 Zac Frantz 10-10 1 . 1 ...... 77 Darryl Guilford 9-9 ...... 1 . 6 Jamel Smith 8-8 ...... 1 . . Total 10 363 290 653 63-225 22-142 14-185 30 4 8-61 10 5 . Opponents 10 348 338 686 77-288 16-103 11-86 31 2 12-49 10 2 1