2015 Rowan University Football Rowan University (0-0) vs. #12 Widener University (0-0) Saturday, September 5 - 1 p.m. Leslie C. Quick Jr. Stadium (Chester, PA)

Rowan Quick Facts The Game Location: Glassboro, NJ 08028 Rowan University begins the 2015 season at #12 Widener Univer- Founded: 1923 sity on Saturday. Both teams are coming off conference champi- Enrollment: 15,500 onships and appearances in the NCAA Division III Championship Nickname: Profs Colors: Brown and Gold Tournament. The Profs lost in the first round and the Pride ad- Stadium: Coach Richard Wackar Stadium vanced to the quarterfinals. Rowan had a record of 7-4 and it was Capacity: 5,000 6-2 in the conference. Widener was 12-1 and went undefeated (9-0) Surface: Turf in conference play. Affiliation: NCAA Division III Conference: New Jersey Athletic The Series President: Dr. Ali Houshmand Rowan-Widener Alma Mater: University of Essex (UK) This is the third meeting between the Director of Athletics: Dan Gilmore Profs and the Pride. Widener had a All-Time Series Results 2007 41-0 W Alma Mater: Plymouth State College (‘74) 19-7 victory in Glassboro to open the 2014 7-19 L Office Phone: 856-256-4686 2014 season. Office Fax: 856-256-4916

On The Web Last Meeting - Widener 19, Rowan 7 (September 5, 2014) Rowan Athletics: www.rowanathletics.com Widener quarterback Seth Klein threw for 220 yards and two Rowan Athletics Twitter: @RowanAthletics touchdowns, leading the Pride to a 19-7 victory over Rowan. Rowan University: www.rowan.edu Klein completed 15 passes in 26 attempts. Running back Ter- Widener Athletics: www.widenerpride.com rant Morrison carried the ball 17 times for 56 yards. Wide receiver Widener Athletics Twitter: @WidenerPride Anthony Davis caught seven passes for 136 yards and wideout Widener University: www.widener.edu Philip Ragona made three catches for 55 yards and a TD. Tight end NJAC: www.njacsports.com Haydn Warren had a four-yard reception for a touchdown. Defen- MAC: www.gomacsports.com sive backs Jamal Goodman and Sean Titus recorded two intercep- NCAA: www.ncaasports.com tions apiece. Defensive lineman Stacey Sunnerville led Widener AFCA: www.afca.com with 11 tackles.

Media Information For Rowan, quarterback Bill McCarty was 20-of-38 for 133 yards Radio Broadcast: Rowan Radio 89.7 WGLS-FM Internet Radio Broadcast: wgls.rowan.edu and one TD. Running back Withler Marcelin had 24 rushes for Live Stats: 79 yards. Wide receiver Warren Oliver made seven catches for 50 http://www.sidearmstats.com/rowan/football/ yards and a touchdown. Linebacker Darren Dungee accumulated Live Video: 12 tackles. Defensive lineman Chris Alvarez recorded eight tackles http://helix.rowan.edu/clients/events/sports/live1.html and one sack. Defensive lineman Josh Popper tallied seven tackles, 3.5 for a loss, one sack and blocked two kicks. Athletic Communications Director: Sheila Stevenson Email: [email protected] Widener got on the board first when Klein hit Ragona for a 13-yard Assistant Director/Football: Dan Drutz touchdown with 30 seconds remaining in the first quarter. The Email: [email protected] Pride went ahead 13-0 with 11:55 left in the second as Klein found Cell Phone: 516-946-4989 Warren for a four-yard score. The PAT attempt was blocked by Office Phone: 856-256-4252 Popper. Rowan scored its lone touchdown with 11:34 on the clock Multi-Media Specialist: Ryan Barrett in the fourth quarter. McCarty found Oliver in the end zone with a Email: [email protected] 14-yard pass to end a 15-play, 72-yard drive. Titus sealed the victory Office Fax: 856-256-4433 Press Box Phone: 856-256-4905 for the Pride with a 39-yard interception for a touchdown with 3:21 Mailing Address: 201 Mullica Hill Road to play. The extra point attempt failed. Glassboro, NJ 08028

2015 Rowan Football Rowan Coaching Staff NJAC Championships Head Coach: Jay Accorsi Rowan has won the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Cham- Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator/ pionship 19 times, 14 outright and five shared. The Profs captured Safeties: Tom Doddy the conference title in 2006, 2005, 2004, 2002, 2001, 1997, 1995, Associate Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator/ 1993, 1992, 1991, 1977, 1976, 1975 and 1974. Rowan shared the NJAC Quarterbacks: Pat Lancetta Championship in 2014, 2013, 2010, 1983 and 1972. Special Teams Coordinator/Inside Linebackers/ Strength and Conditioning: Cedric Dawkins Going For Three Straight Video Coordinator/Running Backs: Justin Arabia The Profs are going for their third straight conference champion- Wide Receivers: Paul Bachia ship. Rowan has won at least three in a row three previous times Volunteer Kickers/Punters: Jim Cooper (74-77, 91-93 and 04-06). Volunteer Outside Linebackers: Antonio Cordova 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 2004, 2001, 1997 and 1992, Rowan reached the semifinals of the John Green Fellowship/Defense: George Meyers tournament. In 2014, Rowan lost 24-16 at Johns Hopkins University in the first round. Widener Coaching Staff Head Coach: Mike Kelly Striving For Four Consecutive Postseason Appearances Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks/Receivers: Rowan is looking for its fourth consecutive appearance in the post- Manny Matsakis season. That has only happened one other time in program his- Defensive Coordinator/Front Seven: Bill Shuey tory as the Profs qualified for the NCAA Division III Championship Kicking/Punting: Ken Andres Tournament five straight times from 1995-99. Linebackers: Greg Burns Offensive Line: Charlie Carpenter A Brand New NJAC Defensive Line: Jason Henshaw The NJAC went through a drastic overhaul during the offseason. Runnings Backs: Frank Lazar The conference said goodbye to SUNY Cortland and Morrisville Defensive Backs: John O’Donnell State College. It welcomes, Christopher Newport University, Frost- Director of Analytics: Alex Oxner burg State College, Salisbury University and Wesley College. The Receivers: Oliver Taylor Assistant Defensive Backs: Gary Vinciguerra league has a nine-game schedule. Strength and Conditioning: Keith Wilford Preseason Rankings 2014 Final Team Statistics Rowan is ranked 20th in the Sporting News Preseason Poll. Wid- RU WU ener is 12th in the D3football.com Top 25 Preseason Poll and 21st in First Downs 173 279 the Sporting News poll. Rushing Offense 179.8 161.8 Passing Offense 109.9 270.62 NJAC Preseason Coaches Poll Total Offense 289.7 432.4 Newcomer Wesley College was selected to win the NJAC Champi- Scoring Offense 21.0 37.31 inship in the Preseason Coaches Poll. The Wolverines advanced to Rushing Defense 79.9 68.0 the semfinials of the NCAA Tournament last year. Passing Defense 198.3 245.4 Total Defense 278.2 313.4 1. Wesley College (9) Scoring Defense 14.6 17.4 2. Rowan University (1) 3rd Down Conversions 28% 37% 3. Salisbury University 4th Down Conversions 53% 42% 4. Monclair State University Interception Returns 20 24 5. Christopher Newport University Interception Yards 206 433 6. Frostburg State College (dark horse) Fumbles-Lost 18-11 12-7 7. Kean University Opp. Fumbles-Lost 13.6 19.14 8. William Paterson University Penalties-Yards 78-660 118-1021 9. The College of New Jersey Time of Possession 32:43 27:15 10. Southern Virginia University Sacks By-Yards 12-115 46-282 Sacks Allowed-Yards 15-86 40-255 First place votes in parenthesis.

2015 Rowan Football Page 2 2014 NJAC Final Standings MAC Preseason Coaches Poll NJAC Overall Widener was selected to repeat as Middle Atlantic Conference Rowan University# 6-1 7-4 (MAC) champions. The Pride were an unanimous pick receiving 81 Morrisville State College 6-1 9-2 points and nine first-place votes. Montclair State University 6-1 8-2 SUNY Cortland 4-3 5-5 1. Widener College (9) Kean University 2-5 2-8 2. Delaware Valley College William Paterson University 2-5 4-6 3. Lycoming College Southern Virginia University 1-6 1-9 4. Albright College The College of New Jersey 1-6 2-8 5. Stevenson University 6. Lebanon Valley College # won tiebreaker to earn automatic berth to NCAA 7. King’s College Division III Championship Tournament 8. Wilkes University 9. Misericordia University 10. FDU-Florham 2014 MAC Final Standings MAC Overall First place votes in parenthesis. Widener University 9-0 12-1 Delaware Valley College 8-1 9-2 Eight Players Earn Preseason All-American Regognition Lycoming College 7-2 8-2 Withler Marcelin, Darren Dungee, Eddie Davis, Rashad Adams, Stevenson University 6-3 8-3 Russ Forchion, Steven Schwartz, Jared Sanchez and Tyler Knigh- Albright College 5-4 6-5 ton were all named to Preseason All-American teams. Marcelin King’s College 4-5 4-6 earned USA College Football first team and Lindy’s College Foot- Lebanon Valley College 3-6 3-7 ball and D3football.com All-American second team honors. Dun- Wilkes University 2-7 2-8 gee received USA College Football first team recognition. Davis Misericordia University 1-8 1-9 and Forchion were USA College Football second and third team FDU-Florham 0-9 0-10 selections respectively. Schwartz, Sanchez and Knighton garnered USA College Football honorable mention. D3football.com Top 25 Preseason 1. Wisc.-Whitewater Adams and Forchion Named Team Captains 2. Mount Union 3. Linfield Defensive back Rashad Adams and wide recieved Russ Forchion 4. Mary Hardin-Baylor have been named the 2015 team captains. The captains were 5. Wesley voted on by the players in the spring. 6. Wartburg 7. Wheaton (IL) 8. John Carroll Marcelin Record Watch 9. St. John’s Running back Withler Marcelin has already broken 16 University 10. Wabash records. He is on pace to break three more: 11. North Central (IL) Marcelin Record 12. Widener 13. Johns Hopkins Most Career Rushes: 618 649 14. St. Thomas Career Rushing Yards: 3,145 3,217 15. Washington and Jefferson Career All-Purpose Yards: 3,863 4,522 16. Hobart 17. Wittenburg 18. Wisc.-Oshkosh This Week In The NJAC 19. St. John Fisher Friday, Sept. 4 - Salisbury at Albright, 7 p.m. 20. Bethel Saturday, Sept. 5 - Southern Virginia at Rhodes, 1 p.m.; William 21. Texas Lutheran Paterson at Alfred State, 1 p.m.; Montclair State at Delaware Valley, 22. Centre 23. Thomas More 1 p.m.; The College of New Jersey at Christopher Newport, 4 p.m.; 24. Chapman Frostburg Statge at Geneva, 7 p.m. 25. Muhlenberg Next Week’s NJAC Games NJAC Championships Saturday, Sept. 12 - Wesley at Frostburg State, noon; FDU-Florham Total Most Recent Montclair State University 20 2014 at The College of New Jersey, noon; Bridgewater State at Kean, 1 Rowan University 19 2014 p.m.; Hampton-Sydney at Christopher Newport, 7 p.m. The College of New Jersey 8 2007 Kean University 3 2011 Ways To Follow The Profs New Jersey City University 1 1972 You can listen to the Rowan football games on WGLS 89.7 FM or on the internet at wgls.rowan.edu. All home games can be followed via live stats and live video at www.rowanathletics.com. 2015 Rowan Football Page 3 Rowan University Head Coach Jay Accorsi Jay Accorsi is heading into his 14th season as the Accorsi Year-By-Year head coach of the Rowan University football team. Year Won Lost Accorsi is the seventh coach for the sport at the 2002 10 1 2003 7 3 University. He took over the head position after nine 2004 10 3 years as an assistant coach with the Profs. Accorsi has 2005 11 2 guided Rowan to seven appearances in the NCAA 2006 9 3 Division III Championship Tournament, two trips to 2007 4 6 2008 8 2 the national semifinals and seven New Jersey Athletic 2009 7 3 Conference (NJAC) championships. 2010 9 1 2011 5 5 His coaching record stands at 103-39. Accorsi is the 2012 7 3 2013 9 3 all-time leader in coaching victories at Rowan. Last 2014 7 4 season, the Profs had a 7-4 record with a 6-1 NJAC mark. Rowan earned a share Overall 103 39 of the conference championship and received an automatic bid to the NCAA Championship Tournament. The Profs dropped their first round game at Johns Accolades Hopkins University. Accorsi was chosen the NJAC Co-Coach of the Year and 15 2002 NJAC Coach of the Year players were named to the All-Conference team. Linebacker Tyler Jenkins was 2005 NJAC Coach of the Year Maxwell Football Club selected to the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) All-America Tri-State Coach of the Year team while running back Withler Marcelin received D3football.com All-America 2006 NJAC Coach of the Year honorable mention. 2013 NJAC Coach of the Year 2014 NJAC Co-Coach of the Year Rowan had a 9-3 overall record and a 6-1 conference mark in 2013. The Profs NJAC Championships won a share of the NJAC title and received the conference’s automatic bid to 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2013, the national tournament. The football team defeated Endicott College, 24-0 2014 in the first round before falling to the University of Mary-Hardin Baylor in the second. NCAA Appearances 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2012, 2013, In 2010, the Profs were 9-1 overall and 8-1 in the conference. Rowan earned 2014 a share of the NJAC title with Montclair State University and SUNY Cortland. Profs’ Coaching Records Rowan posted a 7-3 record in 2009 and an 8-2 mark in 2008. In 2007, the Profs Yrs. Coach Record Pct. went 4-6. In 2006, Rowan finished the season with a 9-3 record. The Profs won 13 Jay Accorsi 103-39 .725 their third consecutive NJAC Championship and fifth in six years and they ad- 9 K.C. Keeler 88-21-1 .805 vanced to the quarterfinals of the national tournament. 5 John Bunting 38-14-2 .722 3 Nelio Dallolio 12-6-1 .658 7 Ted Kershner 35-34 .507 In 2005, Rowan had an 11-2 mark. The Profs captured the NJAC Championship 17 Richard Wackar 65-84-4 .438 and reached the semifinals of the NCAA Division III Championship Tournament 1 Glenn Frey 1-3 .250 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 (2002), Accorsi guided the Profs to the conference title and their 10th appearance in the NCAA Division III Championship 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 busi- ness administration from Rowan in 1997.

He is a member of the American Football Coaches Association (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 Tour- nament. He is on the Adam Taliaferro Foundation Advisory Committee and the AFCA Program Committee. Accorsi has served on the Rules, Exhibits and Division III All-America Team Selection Committees and has been a voting member of the AFCA Division III Coaches Poll and the NCAA Division III East Region Ranking Committee.

Accorsi resides in Mullica Hill, NJ with his wife Nancy and daughters, Gabrielle and Rachel and son, Jack. 2015 Rowan Football Page 4 Widener University Head Coach Mike Kelly Mike Kelly heads into his second season at the helm Kelly Year-By-Year of the Pride. Kelly led Widener to a 12-1 mark in his Year Won Lost first season. The team won the Middle Atlantic Con- 2014 12 1 ference (MAC) Championship and advanced to the Overall 12 1 quarterfinals of the NCAA Division III Championship Accolades Tournament. He received MAC Coach of the Year 2014 MAC Coach of the Year honors. Kelly has more than 30 years of coaching experience at all levels. MAC Championships 2014 Kelly was the head coach at Division II Valdosta State University from 1997-99. He led the team to a 16-15 NCAA Appearances record and coached three All-Americans and 23 All- 2014 Gulf South Conference players. He served as the associate head coach at San Francisco State University (1990-92), the offensive coordinator/quarterbacks Pride Coaching Records Yrs. Coach Record Pct. coach at Capital University (1987-90), the offensive coordinator/wide receiv- 1 Mike Kelly 12-1 .923 ers coach at Ohio Wesleyan University (1986-87), the running backs coach at 1 Dutch Summer 5-0-2 .857 Marietta College (1983-86) and the wide receivers coach at Edinboro University 6 Bill Zwann 54-14 .794 (1982-83). 23 182-53-1 .773 4 Edwin Stearns 27-8 .757 3 Isaac Collins 25-8 .756 He has spent most of his career in the professional ranks. Kelly was the head 1 Bush 5-2 .714 coach of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League in 2009. 9 George Hansell 50-23 .685 He also served as the Blue Bombers’ offensive coordinator (1992-96), an offen- 2 9-4 .667 5 34-18-1 .651 sive consultant and National Football League (NFL) scout for the Edmonton 1 Bobby Acosta 6-4 .600 Eskimos (2000) and the Eskimos receivers coach (2008). 1 Harry Mackey 3-2 .600 1 Frank Delabarre 3-2-1 .583 In the NFL, Kelly was a scout and offensive assistant coach for the Philadelphia 1 3-2-1 .583 7 David Wood 41-32 .562 Eagles in 2001-02. He also was a personnel assistant for the Washington Red- 2 10-8 .555 skins in 2003-05 and a game advance scout for the New York Giants in 2010. 2 0 Si Pauxtis 82-74-8 .524 6 Woody Ludwig 24-24-2 .500 Kelly earned his bachelor’s degree in health, physical education and recreation 9 36-27-10 .494 2 Rock Royer 8-11 .421 from Blufton University in 1980. He was a three-year letterwinner at quarter- 3 Art Raimo 8-19 .296 back for Blufton. He received his master’s degree in secondary school adminis- 2 Ed Lawless 5-13 .277 tration from Edinboro University in 1983. 2 Joe Messick 2-12 .142 1 Danny Hutchinson 0-6-1 .071 Kelly is a member of the Bluffton Athletics Hall of Fame and the Delaware County (IN) Athletics Hall of Fame.

2015 Rowan Football Page 5 About the Profs Rowan University (0-0) Captains: Rashad Adams and Russ Forchion Basic Offense: multiple Opening the Season Against the MAC Basic Defense: multiple 4-3 This will be the seventh straight season that Rowan has played a History team from the Middle Atlantic Conference to start the campaign. First Year of Football: 1947 The Profs are 3-3 in the previous six games. All-Time Bowl/Playoff Record: 0-5/31-16 Years in Post-Season Play: 16 Season Openers on the Road Last Post-Season Appearance: 2013 Result: Rowan is 7-3 in its last 10 season openers on the road, dating back L, 16-24 at Johns Hopkins (first round) to 1997. They have lost two straight, with the last win coming at All-Time Record: 342-201-8 Lycoming College, 29-9 to begin the 2009 season.

2014 Statistic Leaders Consecutive Non-Losing Seasons Rushing Att. Yds. TDs The Profs are looking for their eighth season in a row with a record Withler Marcelin 270 1447 11 Jahsiem Rover 61 243 1 of .500 or better. Their last campaign below .500 was in 2007 (4-6). Dante Tobler 73 213 2 New Starting Quarterback Passing Comp.-Att. Yds. TDs For the third straight season, the Profs will have someone new un- Billy McCarty 129-238 1204 10 der center. Sophomore Dante Pinckney takes over the quarterback Receiving No. Yds. TDs duties for the 2015 season. Rowan had new signal callers in 2013 Russ Forchion 49 483 5 (Paul Hamersma) and 2014 (Bill McCarty). Warren Oliver 27 256 3 Frankie Goris 13 111 1 New Look Offense Todd Guillaume 8 107 1 Rowan will sport a new offense this season as they have switched Tackles UT AT Total to a multiple look instead of the spread-no huddle. “We thought Darren Dungee 33 53 86 with all the new teams in the conference, it would be a good time Tyler Jenkins 46 36 82 to change what we were doing offensively and defensively so we Vinny Simone 30 30 60 switched some coaches and switched around players,” head coach Chris Alvarez 28 31 59 Eddie Davis 28 22 50 Jay Accorsi said. “We’re finding more tight ends, fullbacks and Rashad Adams 33 12 45 bigger offensive linemen as the bigger schools are going to the spread no-huddle. It’s harder to find those quick, longer, leaner Kicking PATs/Att. FG/FGA Pts. type players that the spread offense employs. We felt this was a Tyler Knighton 25/28 12/16 61 great opportunity to change to more of a power type offense.” Punting No. Yds. Avg. Mark Diedrichsen 72 2671 37.1 Profs Return Eight Players Selected to All-Conference Teams 2015 Schedule Rowan has eight players returning that were All-Conference se- 9/5 at Widener University 1 p.m. lections in 2014. Darren Dungee, Eddie Davis, Tyler Knighton and 9/19 at William Paterson University 1 p.m. 9/26 Montclair State University 7 p.m. Withler Marcelin were named to the All-Conference first team. Ra- 10/3 at Christopher Newport University 6 p.m. shad Adams and Jared Sanchez earned second team honors. Russ 10/10 at Salisbury University 1 p.m. Forchion and Steven Schwartz were honorable mention. 10/17 Southern Virginia University 2 p.m. 10/24 at Wesley College 1 p.m. 10/31 Frostburg State University 1 p.m. Marcelin Nominated for Allstate AFCA Good Works Team 11/7 at Kean University 1 p.m. Withler Marcelin has been nominated for the 2015 Allstate AFCA 11/13 The College of New Jersey 7 p.m. Good Works Team. Marcelin is one of 197 nominees from across the country to be nominated. The award has existed to pay tribute to the “good” in college football that extends beyond the wins and the losses. While balancing academics and athletics, this select group of student-athletes nominated by their respective colleges and universities has committed their limited free time to having a lasting impact on their communities.

Next Game The Profs have a week off before beginning conference play on Saturday, Sept. 19 at William Paterson University. Kickoff is sched- uled for 1 p.m. The game can be heard live on WGLS 89.7 FM.

2015 Rowan Football Page 6 About the Pride Widener University (0-0) Captains: Robert Getz, Seth Klein and Brandon Jones Basic Offense: multiple Looking To Repeat As Conference Champions Basic Defense: 4-3 The Pride won their league-record 20th MAC title in 2014. Wid- ener has won back-to-back championships five times, including a History stretch of six consecutive titles in the mid-seventies. First Year of Football: 1871 All-Time Bowl/Playoff Record: 3-2/22-14 Years in Post-Season Play: 19 Consecutive Winning Seasons Last Post-Season Appearance: 2014 Widener is looking for its fifth straight winning season and its sixth Result: L 7-45 vs. Linfield (quarterfinals) consecutive non-losing campaign. Its last losing season came in All-Time Record: 680-408-38 2009 (3-7).

2014 Statistic Leaders Memorable 2014 Campaign Rushing Att. Yds. TDs Widener reached the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division III Cham- Terrant Morrison 174 963 8 Couve LaFate 133 471 5 pionship Tournament and finished the season with a 12-1 record. Robert Getz 51 209 2 It was the Pride’s 14th appearance in the NCAA playoffs and their 12th undefeated regular season. Passing Comp.-Att. Yds. TDs Seth Klein 224-374 3296 33 Titus Named Preseason All-American Receiving No. Yds. TDs Junior safety Sean Titus was named to the D3football.com Pre- Anthony Davis 77 1247 10 season All-America second team. He was a 2014 All-MAC and ECAC Montrell Hicks-Taylor 27 527 7 South All-Star first team selection. Titus earned D3football.com All- Blaine Price 22 399 2 Philip Ragona 16 282 3 America third team honors and he led the conference with nine interceptions. Tackles UT AT Total Kevin Burns 57 41 98 O’Hara Named To Fred Mitchell Award Watch List Brandon Harper 52 33 85 Stacey Sunnerville 33 27 60 Senior kicker Ryan O’Hara was selected to the Fred Mitchell Award Sean Titus 29 23 52 watch list. The Watch List includes 41 Football Championship Sub- Philip Sakore 25 24 49 division, Division II, III, National Association of Intercollegiate Ath- Brandon Jones 25 24 49 letics, and National Junior College Athletic Association collegiate place-kickers that were nominated by their colleges for excellence Kicking PATs/Att. FG/FGA Pts. Ryan O’Hara 8-12 53/61 77 on the football field and in the community. Last season, he led the team in scoring with 77 points. Punting No. Yds. Avg. Michael Bennett 65 2167 33.3 Home Dominance Widener has lost just four games at home in the previous four 2015 Schedule 9/5 Rowan University 1 p.m. campaigns and the Pride are 87-27 in Quick Stadium. They lost to 9/12 King’s College 1 p.m. Linfield College, 45-7 in the 2014 NCAA Quarterfinals, to Lycoming 9/19 at Albright College 1 p.m. College, 14-6 in 2013 and to Ithaca College, 17-3 and Albright Col- 9/25 Lebanon Valley College 7 p.m. lege, 35-27 in 2010. 10/3 at Wilkes University 1 p.m. 10/17 Misericordia University 1 p.m. 10/24 at Stevenson University 1 p.m. Season Openers 10/31 Lycoming College 1 p.m. Widener is 9-6 in season openers since 2000. The Pride are 5-2 in 11/7 FDU-Florham 1 p.m. season openers at home. 11/14 at Delaware Valley College 1 p.m. Starting Season Against The NJAC Since 1990, this is the just the third time that Widener will start the season against a NJAC team. The Pride defeated Rowan last year, 19-7 and lost at Kean University, 15-14 in 1994.

Next Game On Saturday, Sept. 12, Widener hosts King’s College in the MAC opener for both teams. Last season, the Pride defeated King’s, 55-6 in Wilkes-Barre, PA.

2015 Rowan Football Page 7 Depth Charts Rowan University Profs Offense Defense Special Teams

WR 80 Kevin Lenart DE 2 Josh Popper K 37 Tyler Knighton 1 Todd Guillaume 91 Will Flake 40 Frank Bobo WR 4 Russ Forchion DT 99 Sebastian Ljoka 19 Zac Frantz 59 Kristian Lewis HD 11 Jeff Rodriguez LT 69 Chris Henigin DT 73 Anthony Rizzolo 48 Mark Diedrichsen 71 Jake Zani 95 Darrian Pierce LG 55 Steven Schwartz DE 92 Sean Borkowski P 48 Mark Diedrichsen 52 Bobby Reiss 94 Dylan DeVita 79 Mike Ficci C 56 Zaire Pollard OLB 9 John Barillo 63 Frank Cicalese 43 Ryan Brenner LS 88 Paul Rucci RG 61 Paul Gawin MLB 45 Darren Dungee 49 Zach Skesavage 66 Joe Bodenlos 44 Chris Henchy RT 77 Darryl Guilford OLB 11 Jeff Rodriguez SS 88 Paul Rucci 74 Nick Boyle 18 Will Grant 69 Chris Henigin TE 81 Matt Hughes CB 21 Jared Sanchez 88 Paul Rucci 39 Troy Sica KR 4 Russ Forchion WR 6 Jamel Smith FS 3 Bobby Barbieri 6 Jamel Smith 8 Cody Watts 32 Shaquille Lee QB 10 Dante Pinckney SS 25 Rashad Adams PR 19 Zac Frantz 12 Brendan Weinhold 31 John Albecker 6 Jamel Smith RB 5 Withler Marcelin CB 7 Eddie Davis 22 Dante Tobler 16 Kori Haggie

Widener University Pride Offense Defense Special Teams

WR 14 Haydn Warren DE 5 Brandon Jones K 39 Ryan O’Hara 87 Nick Isola 12 Casey Kerschner 91 Brandon Bowler LT 73 Steve Domonozki DT 92 James Rendle 70 Dan Viereck 90 Jalen Singleton HD 19 Max Kutler LG 75 Zach Chatman NT 8 Shakore Philip 15 Gavin Gerold 74 Austin Anderson 54 Derek Brandt C 76 Shane Phillips DE 6 Stacey Sunnerville P 91 Brandon Bowler 79 Chris Howard 96 Alex Stewart 39 Ryan O’Hara RG 66 Tyler Quinones SLB 42 Joe Fox 63 Brian Miller 52 Sherman Bernett LS 96 Alex Stewart RT 67 Matt Donahue MLB 43 Jacob Behornar 31 Kyle Lowery 77 Andrew Thomas 44 Emmanuel Fields WR 16 Phil Ragona OLB 40 Steve Gozur SS 96 Alex Stewart 28 Blaine Price 30 Tyree Nobles 79 Chris Howard WR 7 Drake Wells CB 21 Ka’shawn Garnes 3 Connor Schlegel 23 Jordan Powell KR 23 Jordan Powell WR 19 Max Kutler SS 11 Travon Barnes 36 Robert Getz 9 Eric Sharpe 1 Vaughn Nichols-Taylor QB 2 Seth Klein FS 10 Sean Titus PR 7 Drake Wells 18 Alex Krivda 31 Kyle Lowery 23 Jordan Powell SB 36 Rob Getz CB 4 Jamal Goodman 29 Chris Wickers 37 Christian Maiden

2015 Rowan Football Page 8 ROWAN UNIVERSITY 2015 FOOTBALL

No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School 1 Todd Guillaume WR Sr. 6-1 185 Irvington, NJ/Immaculate Conception 2 Josh Popper DL Sr. 6-4 260 Egg Harbor Twp., NJ/Holy Spirit 3 Bobby Barbieri DB Sr. 6-0 200 Hammonton, NJ/Hammonton 4 Russ Forchion WR Sr. 5-10 185 Clementon, NJ/Hammonton 5 Withler Marcelin RB Sr. 5-10 198 Ocean Twp., NJ/Ocean Twp. 5A Chris Jacobson DB Fr. 5-9 175 Saddle Brook, NJ/Saddle Brook 6 Jamel Smith WR So. 6-0 190 Pine Hill, NJ/New Egypt 7 Eddie Davis DB Sr. 6-0 185 Camden, NJ/Camden 8 Cody Watts WR Sr. 6-3 215 Hillsborough, NJ/Hillsborough 9 John Barillo LB Jr. 6-1 220 Ventnor, NJ/St. Augustine Prep 10 Dante Pinckney QB So. 6-1 205 Lawnside, NJ/Haddon Heights 11 Jeff Rodriguez LB Jr. 5-10 200 Woodbridge, NJ/Woodbridge 12 Brendan Weinhold QB Fr. 6-3 205 Fallston, MD/Fallston 13 Aaron Furnbach QB Fr. 6-3 185 West Milford, NJ/West Milford 14 Dior Hightower RB Jr. 5-9 165 Sicklerville, NJ/Paul VI 15 Gawain Bragg RB So. 5-8 185 Sicklerville, NJ/Winslow Twp. 16 Kori Haggie DB Jr. 6-2 200 Paterson, NJ/Passaic County Tech 17 Andrew Alford DB Fr. 6-1 180 Paulsboro, NJ/Kingsway Reg. 18 Will Grant LB So. 5-11 235 Winslow, NJ/Winslow Twp. 19 Zac Frantz WR Jr. 5-11 180 Moorestown, NJ/Moorestown 20 Jahsiem Rover RB So. 5-10 225 Willingboro, NJ/Burlington Twp. 21 Jared Sanchez DB Jr. 6-0 185 Hammonton, NJ/Hammonton 22 Dante Tobler RB Jr. 5-8 185 New Milford, NJ/New Milford 23 Jordan Smith WR So. 5-9 170 Arlington, VA/Yorktown 25 Rashad Adams DB Sr. 6-1 200 Perth Amboy, NJ/Perth Amboy Vo-Tech 25A John Mannion RB Fr. 5-4 180 Caldwell, NJ/Caldwell 26 Franco Rifici DB So. 5-8 180 Galloway, NJ/Holy Spirit 27 Quincey Lambert RB Fr. 6-0 205 Browns Mills, NJ/Pemberton Twp. 28 Chad Scott RB So. 5-9 191 Robbinsville, NJ/Robbinsville 29 Matt Rhodes DB So. 5-9 165 Marlton, NJ/Cherokee 30 Patrick Landrigan DB So. 5-9 170 Rutherford, NJ/Rutherford 31 John Albecker DB Jr. 5-10 182 Monroe Twp., NJ/Monroe Twp. 32 Shaquille Lee DB So. 6-0 210 Millville, NJ/Millville 33 Travelle Curry DB Fr. 5-6 155 Paterson, NJ/Passaic County Tech 34 Justin Fucetola LB Fr. 5-10 205 Hammonton, NJ/Hammonton 35 Juan Ibarrondo RB So. 5-8 195 Marlton, NJ/Cherokee 36 Christian Dawkins LB So. 6-0 215 Vineland, NJ/St. Augustine Prep 37 Tyler Knighton K So. 5-10 185 Gibbstown, NJ/Paulsboro 38 Eric Johnson RB Fr. 5-10 242 Palisades Park, NJ/Trinity Pawling 39 Troy Sica DB Jr. 5-9 170 Sewell, NJ/Clearview Reg. 40 Frank Bobo K Jr. 6-5 185 Southampton, NJ/Seneca 41 Logan Sheehan DB Fr. 5-10 188 West Creek, NJ/Southern Reg. 42 Shawn Turner RB Jr. 5-10 186 Blackwood, NJ/Winslow Twp. 43 Ryan Brenner LB Jr. 6-1 220 Northfield, NJ/Mainland Reg. 44 Chris Henchy LB So. 6-2 230 Egg Harbor City, NJ/Absegami 45 Darren Dungee LB Sr. 6-3 230 Morristown, NJ/Morristown 46 Tyler Bowen DB Fr. 6-0 160 Sewell, NJ/Clearview Reg. No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School 47 Kelvin White RB So. 5-9 185 Lumberton, NJ/Rancocas Valley Reg. 48 Mark Diedrichsen P/K Jr. 6-1 190 Wayside, NJ/Ocean Twp. 49 Zach Skesavage LB So. 6-3 215 Howell, NJ/Monsignor Donovan 50 Drew Lindsay LB Fr. 5-9 185 Paterson, NJ/Passaic County Tech 51 Godwin Asamoah LB Fr. 5-11 236 Edison, NJ/Edison 52 Bobby Reiss OL So. 6-0 265 Weehawkin, NJ/Weehawkin 53 Jermey Brown DB Fr. 5-7 150 Paterson, NJ/DePaul Catholic 54 Jayson Gonzalez LB Fr. 5-11 195 Roselle Park, NJ/Roselle Park 55 Steven Schwartz OL Sr. 6-4 295 Galloway, NJ/Absegami 56 Zaire Pollard OL Sr. 6-2 315 Camden, NJ/Woodrow Wilson 57 Chris Noesges LB So. 5-10 207 Freehold, NJ/Manalapan 58 KaeLen Crawley OL So. 6-0 260 West Palm Beach, FL/Peddie School (NJ) 59 Kristian Lewis DL Jr. 6-2 280 Union, NJ/Union 60 John Newnom LB So. 5-11 212 Toms River, NJ/Toms River N. 61 Paul Gawin OL Jr. 6-1 261 Saddle Brook, NJ/Saddle Brook 62 Marcedius Jameson OL Fr. 5-11 260 Westampton, NJ/Rancocas Valley Reg. 63 Frank Cicalese OL So. 6-0 250 Sewell, NJ/Washington Twp. 64 Shaan Johnson OL So. 6-0 280 Hamilton, NJ/Hamilton W. 65 Josh Newkirk DL Fr. 6-2 265 North Cape May, NJ/Lower Cape May Reg. 66 Brandon Williams OL Fr. 6-3 287 Carteret, NJ/Carteret 67 Dustin Kollman DB Fr. 6-0 190 Hightstown, NJ/Hightstown 68 Joe Bodenlos OL Sr. 6-2 280 Linwood, NJ/Holy Spirit 69 Sean Henigin OL Fr. 6-6 335 Bridgeton, NJ/Bridgeton 70 T.J. Clayton OL Fr. 6-1 260 Galloway, NJ/Holy Spirit 71 Jake Zani OL Fr. 6-5 290 Middletown, NJ/Middletown N. 73 Anthony Rizzolo DL Jr. 6-0 300 Green Brook, NJ/Watchung Hills Reg. 74 Nick Boyle OL So. 6-4 281 Mine Hill, NJ/Dover 75 Frank Malecki OL So. 6-5 290 South Plainfield, NJ/South Plainfield 77 Darryl Guilford OL So. 6-7 365 Atlantic City, NJ/Buena Reg. 78 Jeramy Hudson OL Jr. 6-5 335 Egg Harbor Twp., NJ/Egg Harbor Twp. 79 Mike Ficci K Fr. 6-2 190 Ewing, NJ/Ewing 80 Kevin Lenart WR Jr. 5-11 192 Roosevelt, NJ/Hightstown 81 Matt Hughes TE Sr. 6-2 225 Allendale, NJ/Northern Highlands Reg. 82 Curtis Gunter WR So. 5-9 165 Long Branch, NJ/Long Branch 83 Arkeem Graves WR So. 5-10 187 Williamstown, NJ/Williamstown 84 Brian Batts WR So. 6-1 180 Atlantic City, NJ/Atlantic City 85 Troy Beck WR Fr. 6-2 205 Absecon, NJ/Holy Spirit 86 Christopher Leary TE So. 6-3 200 Williamstown, NJ/Williamstown 87 Nick Cetrulo TE So. 6-1 220 Cedar Knolls, NJ/Whippany Park 88 Paul Rucci TE Jr. 6-2 230 Mullica Hill, NJ/Clearview Reg. 89 Mackenzie Henry RB Fr. 5-11 228 Hamilton, NJ/Hamilton North-Nottingham 90 Dan Cirrincione DL Fr. 6-4 220 Woodland Park, NJ/Passaic Valley 91 Will Flake DL Jr. 6-2 250 Tabernacle, NJ/Seneca 92 Sean Borkowski DL Sr. 6-1 220 Ridgefield Park, NJ/Ridgefield Park 93 Nick Fromhold DL Fr. 6-1 245 Monroe Twp., NJ/Monroe Twp. 94 Dylan DeVita DL Fr. 6-3 256 Shrewsbury, NJ/Red Bank Reg. 95 Darrian Pierce DL Sr. 6-3 270 Lawnside, NJ/Haddon Heights 96 Kevin Stokes OL Fr. 6-3 207 Mays Landing, NJ/Oakcrest 97 Jamie Van Allen DL Fr. 6-2 195 Garfield, NJ/St. Mary 98 Ronnie Pondiscio DL So. 6-4 200 Sparta, NJ/Sparta 99 Sebastian Ljoka DL Sr. 6-4 255 Absecon, NJ/Holy Spirit Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School Amir Arrington LB Fr. 5-9 190 Newark, NJ/DePaul Catholic Caine Bachman DL Fr. 6-6 260 Penns Grove, NJ/Penns Grove Fred Ball RB Fr. 5-6 200 Voorhees, NJ/Eastern Reg. Michael Barillo QB Fr. 6-0 160 Ventnor, NJ/Atlantic City Luis Clavijo DB Fr. 6-0 180 Mount Laurel, NJ/Lenape Danny Conte K Fr. 5-9 160 Maywood, NJ/Paramus Catholic Nasir Evans RB Fr. 5-11 198 Wayne, NJ/Paramus Catholic Mike Halawani LB Fr. 5-11 200 Ocean, NJ/Ocean Twp. Elijah Hines OL Fr. 5-10 195 Haddon Twp., NJ/Paul VI Kenny Hirose DB Fr. 5-4 135 New Milford, NJ/Bergen County Tech Donovan Howard DL Fr. 6-1 236 Cape May Court House, NJ/Middle Twp. John Laird DL So. 6-2 255 Toms River, NJ/Toms River E. Pat Miles TE Fr. 6-2 190 Collingswood, NJ/Collingswood Jorge Ortez WR Fr. 5-8 180 West New York, NJ/Memorial Joe Petrone WR Fr. 5-10 165 Branchburg, NJ/Somerville Ray Philipp LB Fr. 5-9 205 Collingswood, NJ/Collingswood Peter Selnek WR Fr. 6-0 190 Cinnaminson, NJ/Cinnaminson Matthew Shine OL Fr. 6-2 370 Willingboro, NJ/Willingboro Chris Solomon DB So. 6-0 170 Richmond, VA/Old Bridge (NJ) Luke Venskus LB Fr. 6-1 205 Vernon, NJ/Vernon Twp. Myles Williams DB Fr. 5-10 165 Old Bridge, NJ/Old Bridge

Captains: Rashad Adams and Russ Forchion