2016 Football Rowan University (5-2, NJAC 4-2) vs. Frostburg State University (6-1, NJAC 5-1) Saturday, October 29 - 1 p.m. Bobcat Stadium (Frostburg, MD)

Rowan Quick Facts The Game Location: Glassboro, NJ 08028 Rowan University visits Frostburg State University for the first time since 1986. Founded: 1923 The Profs look to bounce back from a 24-17 defeat versus Wesley College (Oct. Enrollment: 16,900 22). The Bobcats have won five in a row, including last week's 17-6 triumph Nickname: Profs Colors: Brown and Gold against Christopher Newport University. Stadium: Coach Stadium Capacity: 5,000 The Series Surface: Turf It is the 10th meeting between Rowan and Rowan-Frostburg State Affiliation: NCAA Division III Frostburg State. The Profs hold a 7-2 ad- Conference: New Jersey Athletic All-Time Series Results President: Dr. Ali Houshmand vantage and have won three straight in the 2015 15-6 W Alma Mater: University of Essex (UK) series. 1987 10-0 W Director of Athletics: Dan Gilmore 1986 13-10 W Alma Mater: Plymouth State College (‘74) Last Meeting - Rowan 15, Frostburg 1971 19-17 L Office Phone: 856-256-4686 State 6 (Oct. 31, 2015) 1970 25-0 W Office Fax: 856-256-4916 1969 14-10 W Rowan scored 15 unanswered points in the 1968 13-9 W On The Web second half to come from behind and defeat 1967 21-7 L Rowan Athletics: www.rowanathletics.com Frostburg State, 15-6. 1966 21-0 W Rowan Athletics Twitter: @RowanAthletics Rowan University: www.rowan.edu Rowan running back Withler Marcelin car- ried the ball 29 times for 101 yards and one Frostburg State Athletics: www.frostburgsports.com touchdown. Quarterback Dante Pinckney Frostburg State Twitter: @frostburgsports Frostburg State: www.frostburg.edu threw for 70 yards and one touchdown on five completions. Wide receiver Russ Forchion made two catches for 18 yards. Wideout Zac Frantz caught a 38-yard NJAC: www.njacsports.com touchdown pass. NCAA: www.ncaasports.com AFCA: www.afca.com Linebacker Darren Dungee collected 14 tackles and an interception. Defensive lineman Jeff Rodriguez made 13 stops and had a pick. Defensive lineman Josh Media Information Radio Broadcast: Rowan Radio 89.7 WGLS-FM Popper had eight tackles. Cornerback Eddie Davis accumulated four tackles, Internet Radio Broadcast: wgls.rowan.edu forced and recovered a fumble, had an interception and a pass break-up. Live Stats: http://portal.stretchinternet.com/frostburg/ For Frostburg State, quarterback Connor Cox completed 19 passes in 31 at- Live Video: tempts for 185 yards and a touchdown. He also ran the ball 14 times for 38 http://portal.stretchinternet.com/frostburg/ yards. Running back Gavin Lavat rushed 13 times for 32 yards and had four receptions for 50 yards and one score. Wide receivers Antonio Wood and Myles Athletic Communications Director: Sheila Stevenson Burgess each made five catches for 37 and 36 yards respectively. Email: [email protected] Assistant Director/Football: Rob Cunningham Defensive back Salaman Riddell tallied nine tackles. Defensive lineman William Email: [email protected] Sewell chipped in with seven tackles, including 1.5 for a loss (3 yards). Lineback- Cell Phone: 609-464-0496 er Lyle Fugate contributed with four tackles, two sacks (19 yards) and forced a Office Phone: 856-256-4252 fumble. Multi-Media Specialist: Ryan Barrett Email: [email protected] Office Fax: 856-256-4433 Profs Versus Maryland Schools Press Box Phone: 856-256-4905 Rowan is 22-18-1 all-time versus opponents from Maryland and 11-8 in games Mailing Address: 201 Mullica Hill Road played in the state (11-6 in the regular season). The Profs are 2-2 at Frostburg Glassboro, NJ 08028 State.

2016 Rowan Football Rowan Coaching Staff NJAC Championships Head Coach: Rowan has won the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Championship 19 Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator/ times, 14 outright and five shared. The Profs captured the conference title in Defensive Ends: Tom Doddy 2006, 2005, 2004, 2002, 2001, 1997, 1995, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1977, 1976, 1975 Associate Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator/ and 1974. Rowan shared the NJAC Championship in 2014, 2013, 2010, 1983 Running Backs: Pat Lancetta and 1972. Special Teams Coordinator/Linebackers/ Strength and Conditioning: Cedric Dawkins Video Coordinator/Wide Receivers: Justin Arabia NCAA Tournament Quality Control/Offense: Lee Chappine Since 1991, Rowan has made 16 appearances in the NCAA Championship Kickers/Punters: Jim Cooper Tournament. The Profs have a 31-16 mark in the national tournament. Rowan Defensive Tackles: Antonio Cordova has played in the championship game, the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl, five times Quarterbacks: Leon Harris (1999-98-96-95-93). In 2005, 2004, 2001, 1997 and 1992, Rowan reached the Football Operations Coordinator/Defensive Backs: semifinals of the tournament. In 2014, Rowan lost 24-16 at Johns Hopkins Uni- Deon Henry versity in the first round. Offensive Line: Pete Lancetta Volunteer/Athlete Development: Jesse Eisenhart Accorsi In 15th Season John Green Fellowship/Offense: John Fumato Head coach Jay Accorsi is in his 15th season at the helm and his 24th overall. John Green Fellowship/Defense: Tim Mickens He is the second longest tenured coach in program history. Accorsi also has the IAAME Intern/Defense: Nate Smith most wins and most games coached. The Profs have had a record of .500 or bet- Frostburg State Coaching Staff ter in all but one season under his watch. Head Coach: DeLane Fitzgerald Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks: Tye Hiatt Accorsi Versus Frostburg State Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers: John Kelling Accorsi has faced the Bobcats just once in his career, a 15-6 home win last Special Teams Coordinator/Defensive Backs: Pete Mayer season. Recruiting Coordinator/Defensive Ends: Kenny Johnson Video Coordinator/Defensive Tackles: Pete Hansen Trends Under Accorsi Offensive Line: Angelo Luvara In 14-plus seasons under Accorsi, Rowan is 81-28 in conference games. The Tackles/Tight Ends: John Candelas football team has posted a 51-31 overall mark on the road and is 36-17 in NJAC Running Backs: Tim Arnold road games. Wide Receivers: Nick Rosati Cornerbacks: Matt Kardulis October Is a Haunting Month for Prof Opponents Linebackers: Ken Emmons Since Jay Accorsi took over as head coach, the Profs are 47-15 in games played 2016 Team Statistics in October. They have gone undefeated in October four times and have only RU FSU lost two games twice in the month. First Downs 108 112 Rushing Offense 116.1 136 NJAC Preseason Coaches Poll Passing Offense 201.3 174.6 After capturing a share of the NJAC Championship and claiming the league’s Total Offense 317.4 310.6 automatic qualification to the 2015 NCAA Tournament, Salisbury University has Scoring Offense 20.3 23 been selected as the 2016 preseason football favorite in the NJAC. Rushing Defense 156.1 108.6 1. Salisbury University (3) Passing Defense 147.9 138.1 2. Wesley College (5) Total Defense 304 246.7 3. Frostburg State College (1) (dark horse) Scoring Defense 14.7 13 4. Rowan University (1) 3rd Down Conversions 31% 31% 5. 4th Down Conversions 60% 45% 6. Montclair State University Interception Returns 11 6 Interception Yards 152 24 7. Christopher Newport University Fumbles-Lost 13-8 11-6 8. The College of New Jersey Opp. Fumbles-Lost 11-6 15-7 9. William Paterson University Penalties-Yards 55-513 60-594 10. Southern Virginia University Time of Possession 29:57 28:54 First place votes in parenthesis Sacks By-Yards 13-77 22-137 Sack Allowed-Yards 13-95 11-87

2016 Rowan Football Page 2 2016 NJAC Standings Profs Name Four Captains NJAC Overall Defensive back Bobby Barbieri, offensive lineman Paul Gawin, defensive line- Frostburg State University 5-1 6-1 man Will Flake and running back Dante Tobler are the 2016 team captains. The Salisbury University 5-1 6-1 captains were voted on by the players during training camp. Wesley College 5-1 5-2 Christopher Newport University 4-2 5-2 Dealing With The Loss of a Legend Rowan University 4-2 5-2 Legendary Coach Richard Wackar passed away on Monday, Aug. 15. He was Montclair State University 3-3 4-3 88, and had been in declining health in the last several weeks. Coach Wackar Kean University 2-4 3-4 served as a health and physical education professor and coach at then- Southern Virginia University 1-5 2-5 Glassboro State College (now Rowan University) for 32 years from 1956-88. He William Paterson University 1-5 2-5 enjoyed great success throughout his career, including being the only coach in The College of New Jersey 0-6 0-7 the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) to ever win conference champion- D3football.com Top 25 (Oct. 22) ships in four different sports—football, golf, basketball and cross country. 1. Mount Union 2. Wis.-Whitewater Clinched Another Non-Losing Season 3. Mary Hardin-Baylor The Profs clinched their ninth season in a row with a record of .500 or better 4. St. Thomas after defeating Southern Virginia. Their last campaign below .500 was in 2007 5. Wis.-Oshkosh 6. North Central (IL) (4-6). 7. Linfield 8. St. John's Ranked In The NCAA 9. Johns Hopkins 10. Hardin-Simmons 3rd Down Conversion Percentage Defense, 28th (28.6) 11. Wis.-Platteville 4th Down Conversion Percentage, t36th (60) 12. Wheaton (IL) Blocked Kicks, t8th (4) 13. Thomas More 14. Stevenson Blocked Punts, t2nd (3) 15. Alfred First Downs Defense, 25th (100) 16. St. Lawrence Passing Yards Allowed, 18th (147.9) 17. Coe 18. East Texas Baptist Red Zone Defense, 33rd (64.7) 19. Salisbury Scoring Defense, 22nd (14.7) 20. Wabash Team Passing Efficiency Defense, 9th (92.04) 21. John Carroll 22. Denison 23. Wittenberg Last Week In The NJAC 24. St. John Fisher Saturday, Oct. 22 - Salisbury 36, Kean 14; Frostburg State 17, Christopher New- 25. Case Western Reserve port 6; Southern Virginia 26, William Paterson 17; Wesley 24, Rowan 17; Mont- NJAC Championships clair State 21, The College of New Jersey 7 Total Most Recent Montclair State University 20 2014 This Week’s NJAC Games Rowan University 19 2014 Saturday, Oct. 29 - Montclair State at Wesley, 1 p.m.; Southern Virginia at Kean, 1 The College of New Jersey 8 2007 p.m.; William Paterson at The College of New Jersey, 2 p.m.; Salisbury at Christo- Kean University 3 2011 New Jersey City University 1 1972 pher Newport, 4 p.m. Salisbury University 1 2015 Next Week’s NJAC Games Profs Ranked in the NJAC Saturday, Nov. 5 - Wesley at Salisbury, noon; The College of New Jersey at Scoring Offense - 5th (20.3 ppg) Southern Virginia, 1 p.m.; Kean at Rowan, 1 p.m.; Christopher Newport at Wil- Scoring Defense - 2nd (14.7 ppg) Total Offense - 4th (317.4 ypg) liam Paterson, 1 p.m.; Frostburg State at Montclair State, 1 p.m. Total Defense - 7th (304 ypg) Rushing Offense - 8th (116.1 ypg) NJAC Players of the Week Rushing Defense - 5th (156.1 ypg) Offensive Player of the Week: Ryan Kolb, Salisbury Pass Offense - 3rd (201.3 ypg) Pass Defense - 4th (147.9 ypg) Defensive Player of the Week: Ben Robinson, Wesley Interceptions - 1st (11) Special Teams Player of the Week: Aaron Nelson, Wesley Turnover Margin - 4th (+2) Offensive Rookie of the Week: Ty Jones, Southern Virginia Defensive Rookie of the Week: Mitch Orme, Southern Virginia Rushing - Gawain Bragg, 8th (71.4 ypg) Passing - Dante Pinckney, 3rd (201.3 ypg) Pass Efficiency - Dante Pinckney, 3rd (137.3) Ways To Follow The Profs Receptions - Jamel Smith, 2nd (5.8 pg) You can listen to the Rowan football games on WGLS 89.7 FM or on Receiving Yards - Zac Frantz, 5th (64.1 ypg) the internet at wgls.rowan.edu. All home games can be followed Total Offense - Dante Pinckney, 3rd (196.4 ypg) Passes Defended - Travelle Curry, 1st (1.4 pg) via live stats and live video at www.rowanathletics.com. Interceptions - Shaquille Lee, t4th (0.43 pg)

2016 Rowan Football Page 3 Rowan University Head Coach Jay Accorsi Jay Accorsi is heading into his 15th season as the head coach of the Accorsi Year-By-Year Year Won Lost Rowan University football team. Accorsi is the seventh coach for the 2002 10 1 sport at the University. He took over the head position after nine years 2003 7 3 as an assistant coach with the Profs. Accorsi has guided Rowan to 2004 10 3 2005 11 2 seven appearances in the NCAA Division III Championship Tournament, 2006 9 3 two trips to the national semifinals and seven New Jersey Athletic 2007 4 6 2008 8 2 Conference (NJAC) championships. 2009 7 3 2010 9 1 2011 5 5 His coaching record stands at 114-45. Accorsi is the all-time leader in 2012 7 3 coaching victories at Rowan. In 2015, the Profs finished with an overall 2013 9 3 2014 7 4 mark of 6-4 and they were 5-4 in the NJAC. Darren Dungee was named a D3football.com All-American. He 2015 6 4 was also the Sam Mills NJAC and Eastern College Athletic Conference South Defensive Player of the Year. 2016 5 2 Overall 114 45 In total, 14 players earned All-Conference recognition. Accolades In 2014, the Profs had a 7-4 record with a 6-1 NJAC mark. Rowan earned a share of the conference cham- 2002 NJAC Coach of the Year 2005 NJAC Coach of the Year pionship and received an automatic bid to the NCAA Championship Tournament. The Profs dropped their Maxwell Football Club first round game at Johns Hopkins University. Accorsi was chosen the NJAC Co-Coach of the Year and 15 Tri-State Coach of the Year 2006 NJAC Coach of the Year players were named to the All-Conference team. Linebacker Tyler Jenkins was selected to the American 2013 NJAC Coach of the Year Football Coaches Association (AFCA) All-America team while running back Withler Marcelin received 2014 NJAC Co-Coach of the Year 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 title 2014 and received the conference’s automatic bid to the national tournament. The football team defeated En- dicott College, 24-0 in the first round before falling to the University of Mary-Hardin Baylor in the second. NCAA Appearances 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2012, 2013, 2014 In 2010, the Profs were 9-1 overall and 8-1 in the conference. Rowan earned a share of the NJAC title with Montclair State University and SUNY Cortland. Rowan posted a 7-3 record in 2009 and an 8-2 mark in Profs’ Coaching Records Yrs. Coach Record Pct. 2008. In 2007, the Profs went 4-6. In 2006, Rowan finished the season with a 9-3 record. The Profs won 15 Jay Accorsi 114-45 .717 their third consecutive NJAC Championship and fifth in six years and they advanced to the quarterfinals 9 K.C. Keeler 88-21-1 .805 5 John Bunting 38-14-2 .722 of the national tournament. 3 Nelio Dallolio 12-6-1 .658 7 35-34 .507 17 Richard Wackar 65-84-4 .438 In 2005, Rowan had an 11-2 mark. The Profs captured the NJAC Championship and reached the semi- 1 Glenn Frey 1-3 .250 finals 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 (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 business 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 Tournament. 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. 2016 Rowan Football Page 4 Frostburg State University Head Coach DeLane Fitzgerald DeLane Fitzgerald is in his third season at the helm of the Frost- Fitzgerald Year-By-Year burg State University football program after being selected from Year Won Lost Tie a national search in January of 2014. Fitzgerald is the program’s 2014 4 6 0 13th head coach in 55 years as a varsity sport. 2015 6 4 0 2016 6 1 0 Fitzgerald continued the upward trend of his program after he Overall 16 11 0 led the Bobcats to a 6-4 overall record in 2015, including a 5-4 mark in their first year in the New Jersey Athletic Conference. The Bobcats’ Coaching six wins marked the most for Frostburg in a season since 2005 Records and the five-game winning streak during the middle part of the Yrs. Coach Record Pct. season was the longest for the program since the 1999 team 7 Jim Crawley 33-28-3 .541 started 6-0. 5 Dennis Riccio 32-20 .625 8 Rubin Stevenson 31-47 .397 4 Ed Sweeney 30-11 .732 FSU totaled nine All-Conference honorees, including the league’s Special Teams and Rookie of 4 Mike McGlinchey 30-11-1 .731 the Year awards. Frostburg also collected numerous D3football.com All-Region and ECAC All- 6 Dean Peterson 27-29-3 .541 Star honors. 6 Ron Van Ryswyk 21-27 .429 6 Tom Rogish 14-45 .237 In his first season, Fitzgerald led the Bobcats to a 4-6 overall record, the most wins since 2011. 4 John Peterson 14-25 .359 Frostburg finished 2-6 in its final season as a member of the Athletic Conference that 3 DeLane Fitzgerald 16-11 .593 1 Neil Hattlestad 2-6 .250 included a 38-37 double overtime upset of 25th-ranked Ithaca at Bobcat Stadium on Homecom- 2 Mike Davis 1-16 .059 ing. The Bobcats capped the season with four All-Empire 8 selections, three on defense, and a 1 Oscar Lewis 0-3 .000 USA All-American.

Fitzgerald came to Frostburg after coaching at Southern Virginia University for eight years from 2006-2013, including the last five as the program's head coach. He was tasked with turning around the Knights that averaged just two wins per year over the pro- gram's history.

Fitzgerald, who had 24 wins in five seasons at the helm of Southern Virginia, helped the Knights set the single-season school record for wins twice. In 2013, he led SVU to a program-best 8-2 record behind a six-game winning streak. The Knights finished the season ranked No. 1 in the final United States Collegiate Athletic Association coaches' poll.

In 2012, he led the Knights to a 5-6 overall record, the third highest single-season total. As the offensive coordinator in 2007, Fitzgerald helped the team a 6-5 record, a then school record. That same season, the Knights set school marks in rushing, passing, total offense and points scored and finished seventh in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) in total offense (474.3 yards per game).

Prior to Southern Virginia, Fitzgerald served for one season as offensive coordinator at NAIA-affiliated Bethel University (Tenn.), helping the Wildcats to a 7-4 overall record and the 2005 Mid-South Conference Western Division Championship. Fitzgerald's offense ranked fourth in the NAIA in total offense (453.8), third in rushing offense (272.8), seventh in pass efficiency rating (140.2) and 10th in third-down conversion percentage (43.1%).

Fitzgerald served for two years on the football staff at the University of Tennessee Martin in 2003-04 as the special teams coordina- tor and running backs coach. Prior to UTM, he coached at James Madison University for the 2002 season. The Dukes posted a 5-7 overall record, but laid the ground work for JMU's NCAA I-AA National Championship two seasons later.

Fitzgerald got his coaching start at the Bridgton Academy in North Bridgton, Maine from 2000-01, serving as the school's defen- sive coordinator.

His collegiate football playing career started at Potomac State College from 1995-96. As a sophomore, he was named Team Cap- tain and was a Lough Award and Student-Athlete Award winner. After PSC, Fitzgerald transferred to James Madison for the 1997- 99 seasons. He helped lead JMU to an 8-4 record in '99 with a spot in the NCAA Playoffs and a share of the Atlantic 10 Champion- ship. He was twice selected to the Academic All-Atlantic 10 team and was the John David Kraus Award Winner as a senior at JMU.

Fitzgerald received his bachelor's degree in kinesiology from James Madison in 1999. In 2012, he earned his master's degree in education from Bethel University.

Fitzgerald and his wife Kim have three daughters - Mattie (15), Afton (6) and Laila (4).

20152016 Rowan Football Page 5 About the Profs Rowan University (5-2, NJAC 4-2) Captains: Bobby Barbieri, Paul Gawin, Will Flake Last Game: Wesley 24, Rowan 17 (Oct. 22) and Dante Tobler Basic Offense: multiple Rowan registered the final 14 points of the game but it was not enough in a Basic Defense: multiple 4-3 24-17 loss to Wesley.

History Running back Gawain Bragg totaled 48 yards on 15 carries. Running back First Year of Football: 1947 All-Time Bowl/Playoff Record: 0-5/31-16 Anthony Diorio added 37 yards on 11 attempts. Both reached the end zone one Years in Post-Season Play: 16 time. Wide receiver Zac Frantz caught five passes for 73 yards and wideout J.J. Last Post-Season Appearance: 2013 Kulcsar had four catches for 88 yards. Quarterback Dante Pinckney was 18-of-33 Result: L, 16-24 at Johns Hopkins (first round) for 195 yards. All-Time Record: 353-207-8 Linebacker Ryan Brenner posted a game-high 18 tackles and one sack. Line- 2016 Statistic Leaders backer Jeff Rodriguez tallied 10 tackles and one sack. Defensive back Shaquille Rushing Att. Yds. TDs Gawain Bragg 119 500 6 Lee forced a fumble and defensive lineman Will Flake recovered one. Defensive Anthony Diorio 81 320 1 back Travelle Curry had one interception.

Passing Comp.-Att. Yds. TDs Dante Pinckney 109-177 1409 9 Turnovers Key To Victory In the Profs' five victories, they have a turnover margin of plus eight. Rowan has Receiving No. Yds. TDs scored 30 points off of turnovers in those five wins. The Profs are minus five in Jamel Smith 35 347 1 Dashown Waller 27 310 2 their two losses. Zac Frantz 23 449 5 Kevin Lenart 10 158 1 Second Half Surge Rowan has outscored its opponents, 142-103 this season. The Profs are mi- Tackles UT AT Total Ryan Brenner 31 36 67 nus-12 in the first half but are +51 after the intermission. In its five victories this Chris Henchy 16 29 45 season, Rowan has outscored opponents, 68-24 in the third and fourth quarters, Anthony Rizzolo 15 23 38 Jeff Rodriguez 20 16 36 including two shutouts. Shaquille Lee 25 10 35 Kevin Stokes 16 19 35 Airing It Out John Barillo 17 17 34 Bobby Barbieri 21 10 31 Quarterback Dante Pinckney threw for 300 yards and three scores versus Salis- bury (Oct. 8). He became the first Rowan signal caller to throw for 300 yards in a Kicking PATs/Att. FG/FGA Pts. game since Louie Bianchini totaled 306 yards at SUNY Cortland in 2012. Pinck- Tyler Knighton 16/17 8/10 40 ney was also the first QB to toss for 300 yards and three scores since Bianchini Punting No. Yds. Avg. had 338 yards and four TDs versus Buffalo State in 2011. Mark Diedrichsen 50 1881 37.6 Knighton In The History Books 2016 Schedule Junior kicker Tyler Knighton set a new career record for field goals with his two 9/3 at Widener University 19-14 W 9/16 William Paterson University 31-0 W kicks against Salisbury (Oct. 8). Knighton has 27 in just 27 career games. In com- 9/24 at Montclair State University 21-14 L parison, the previous record of 24 was set by Gaetan Leone (1989-92) and the 10/1 #22 Christopher Newport 10-7 W Profs played 44 contests in that span. 10/8 #13/11 Salisbury University 34-30 W 10/15 at Southern Virginia University 17-7 W 10/22 Wesley College 24-17 L Rare Day Off On The Ground 10/29 at Frostburg State University 1 p.m. 11/5 Kean University 1 p.m. Rowan's 63 yards rushing against Wesley was its lowest total in a conference 11/11 at The College of New Jersey 7 p.m. game since the 2011 season finale against The College of New Jersey. In that contest, the Profs registered 57 yards in a 7-0 loss.

Bouncing Back After A Loss Since 2010, the Profs are 14-3 in games after a regular season loss. Rowan has only lost two games in a row twice since the 2010 campaign.

Next Game Rowan hosts Kean University on Saturday, November 5 at 1 p.m. The Cougars won last year's meeting, 20-17 in overtime in Union.

2016 Rowan Football Page 6 About the Bobcats Frostburg State University (6-1, NJAC 5-1) Captains: J.R. Lowery, Niles Scott, Brian Taylor and Isaac Last Game: Frostburg State 17, Christopher Newport 6 (Oct. 22) Robinson Frostburg State jumped out to a 17-0 lead and the Bobcat defense held a high- Basic Offense: pro style Basic Defense: 4-3 powered Christopher Newport offense in check in a 17-6 victory.

History The Bobcat defense entered the contest with Christopher Newport ranked 11th First Year of NCAA Football: 1961 in the nation in total offense and Frostburg State held CNU to just 269 yards of All-Time Bowl/Playoff Record: 0-0/3-6 offense and forced two turnovers. Linebacker Dre'Quan Reed led the Bobcats Years in Post-Season Play: 8 with nine tackles, one for a loss and one sack. Linebacker Graylin Walker, de- Last Post-Season Appearance: 2005 fensive back Josh Washington and defensive end Will Sewell each added eight Result: L, 7-14 to Moravian (ECAC Southwest Bowl) tackles. All-Time NCAA Record: 251-279-8 Quarterback Connor Cox tallied 135 yards of offense and two scores. He threw 2016 Statistic Leaders for 111 yards on 9-of-13 passing and ran for another 24 yards. Wide receiver Rushing Att. Yds. TDs Russell Neverdon totaled over 100 yards receiving for the second time in three Jamaal Morant 101 478 4 games as he finished with 107 yards on seven catches and a touchdown. Run- Jordan Brown 36 144 2 ning back Jamaal Morant ran for 74 yards on 33 carries. Connor Cox 68 142 4

Passing Comp.-Att. Yds. TDs Bobcats Ranked In The NJAC Connor Cox 91-155 1205 8 Scoring Offense - 4th (23 ppg) Scoring Defense - 1st (13 ppg) Receiving No. Yds. TDs Total Offense - 6th (310.6 ypg) Russell Neverdon 34 557 6 Austin Bonsall 16 235 0 Total Defense - 1st (246.7 ypg) Joe Beckford 16 167 1 Rushing Offense - 6th (136 ypg) Rushing Defense - 3rd (108.6 ypg) Tackles UT AT Total Passing Offense - 4th (174.6 ypg) William Sewell 20 37 57 Passing Defense - 3rd (138.1 ypg) Dre'Quan Reed 16 28 44 Niles Scott 12 22 34 Turnover Margin - t6th (0) Matt Capozza 17 16 33 Graylin Walker 10 23 33 Rushing - Jamaal Morant, 6th (79.7 ypg) Josh Scales 21 10 31 Passing - Connor Cox, 4th (172.1 ypg) Monte Jones 13 17 30 Lyle Fugate 13 14 27 Pass Efficiency - Connor Cox, 5th (133.3) Receptions - Russell Neverdon, t3rd (4.9 pg) Kicking PATs/Att. FG/FGA Pts. Receiving Yards - Russell Neverdon, 3rd (79.6 ypg) Isaac Robinson 14/18 7/12 35 Total Offense - Connor Cox, 4th (192.4 ypg) Punt Return Average - Russell Neverdon, 1st (10.8) Punting No. Yds. Avg. Joe Guididas 30 1128 37.6 Kick Return Average - Austin Bonsall, 3rd (22.1) All-Purpose Yards - Russell Neverdon, 4th (114.9 ypg) 2016 Schedule Tackles - Will Sewell, t6th (8.1 pg) 9/3 Geneva College 31-10 W Tackles For Loss - Will Sewell, 1st (2.4 pg) 9/10 at #17 Wesley College 43-7 L Sacks - Niles Scott, 4th (0.8 pg) 9/17 Southern Virginia University 24-7 W 10/1 at Kean University 25-18 W 10/8 William Paterson University 23-0 W Balancing Act 10/15 at The College of New Jersey 34-7 W Frostburg State has been a balanced squad this season, outscoring opponents 10/22 Christopher Newport University 17-6 W 161-91. The Bobcats have scored at least 20 points in all but two contests, with a 10/29 Rowan University 1 p.m. 11/5 at Montclair State University 1 p.m. season-high output of 34 at The College of New Jersey. On the other side of the 11/12 Salisbury University 1 p.m. ball, the Frostburg State defense has held opposing offenses under 20 points six times and to 10 points or less on five of those occasions.

Starting Strong The Bobcats have outscored opponents, 107-38 in the first half this season. The only game in which Frostburg State has not outscored its opponent in the first and second quarters was its loss at Wesley. Adversely, the Bobcats are just +1 after the intermission.

Next Game The Bobcats visit Montclair State University for their final road game of the sea- son on Saturday, November 5 at 1 p.m. The Red Hawks won, 33-27 in 2015. 2016 Rowan Football Page 7 Depth Charts Rowan University Profs Offense Defense Special Teams

WR 80 Kevin Lenart DE 44 Chris Henchy K 37 Tyler Knighton 81 Nick Smith 97 David Gajderowicz 99 Frank Bobo WR 7 J.J. Kulcsar DT 73 Anthony Rizzolo 13 Kelvin White 93 Nick Fromhold HD 48 Mark Diedrichsen LT 79 Sean Henigin DT 91 Will Flake 11 Jeff Rodriguez 75 Frank Malecki 95 Raph Jackson LG 62 Eric Morrison DE 90 Kevin Stokes P 48 Mark Diedrichsen 74 Anthony Speziale 98 Ronnie Pondiscio 3 Bobby Barbieri C 50 Shaan Johnson OLB 9 John Barillo 63 Frank Cicalese 51 Godwin Asamoah LS 88 Paul Rucci RG 61 Paul Gawin MLB 43 Ryan Brenner 63 Frank Cicalese 65 Marcedius Jameson 56 Luke Venskus RT 77 Darryl Guilford OLB 36 Christian Dawkins SS 88 Paul Rucci 75 Frank Malecki 11 Jeff Rodriguez 91 Will Flake TE 86 Mika Graham CB 28 Travelle Curry 88 Paul Rucci 21 Jared Sanchez KR 8 John Mannion WR 1 Zac Frantz FS 3 Bobby Barbieri 4 Dashown Waller 4 Dashown Waller 20 Cedre Small QB 5 Dante Pinckney SS 32 Shaquille Lee PR 8 John Mannion 18 Naldy Tavarez 19 Khan Clark 1 Zac Frantz RB 2 Gawain Bragg CB 16 Kori Haggie 34 Anthony Diorio 29 Jermey Brown

Frostburg State University Bobcats Offense Defense Special Teams

WR 2 Russell Neverdon DE 55 Jordan Procter K 10 Isaac Robinson 16 Deondray Sumpter 38 Pacom Tsague 35 Noah Brummer LT 67 Jake Townsend NG 54 J.R. Lowery 69 Riley Hartman 95 Jace Denham P 41 Joe Guididas LG 60 Zach Zagone DT 33 Niles Scott 10 Isaac Robinson 75 Jeff Pollard 93 Boakum Vital C 64 O'Shane McCall DE 5 William Sewell KR 2 Russell Neverdon 61 Eli Mitchell 35 Gordon Rowe 15 Austin Bonsall RG 78 Brian Taylor LB 51 Lyle Fugate 71 Joey Powell 22 Aaron Gibson PR 15 Austin Bonsall RT 74 Christian Walsh LB 8 Dre'Quan Reed 2 Russell Neverdon 69 Riley Hartman 56 Jovan Alexander TE 83 Aaron Turner LB 43 Graham Brochart 87 Christian Dipaola 47 Graylin Walker WR 15 Austin Bonsall DB 14 Vinny Persichetti 4 Joe Beckford 6 Thomas Moore QB 3 Connor Cox DB 17 Matt Capozza 12 Brady Ludwig 31 Anthony Parker FB 44 Corey Dennee DB 27 Josh Scales 36 Raheem Ramsey 25 Dante Chinnery RB 24 Jamaal Morant DB 9 Josh Washington 28 Jordan Brown 26 Trevon Jacks

2016 Rowan Football Page 8 The Automated ScoreBook Rowan University Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 24, 2016) All games

Date Opponent Score Att. Record: Overall Home Away Neutral 09/03/16 at Widener W 19-14 2800 All games 5-2 3-1 2-1 0-0 * Sep 16, 2016 WILLIAM PATERSON W 31-0 5000 Conference 4-2 3-1 1-1 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 108 100 * Oct 22, 2016 WESLEY L 17-24 3000 R u s h in g 45 46 P a s s in g 54 44 Rushing gp-gs att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g P e n a l ty 9 10 Gawain Bragg 7 - 4 119 531 31 500 4.2 6 48 71.4 RUSHING YARDAGE 813 1093 Anthony Diorio 7 - 0 81 342 22 320 4.0 1 36 45.7 Rushing Attempts 270 274 Isaiah Gibson 3 - 0 9 29 4 25 2.8 0 17 8.3 Average Per Rush 3.0 4.0 Naldy Tavarez 1 - 0 1 13 0 13 13.0 0 13 13.0 Average Per Game 116.1 156.1 Dante Tobler 3 - 3 8 15 5 10 1.2 0 7 3.3 TDs Rushing 7 9 Zac Frantz 7 - 7 3 9 0 9 3.0 0 5 1.3 PASSING YARDAGE 1409 1035 Dashown Waller 7 - 0 2 6 0 6 3.0 0 4 0.9 C o m p - A t t- In t 109-178-7 87-183-11 Total 7 270 1041 228 813 3.0 7 48 116.1 Average Per Pass 7.9 5.7 Opponents 7 274 1242 149 1093 4.0 9 62 156.1 Average Per Catch 12.9 11.9 Average Per Game 201.3 147.9 Passing gp-gs effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g TDs Passing 9 5 Dante Pinckney 7 - 7 137.32 109-177-7 61.6 1409 9 75 201.3 TOTAL OFFENSE 2222 2128 Zac Frantz 7 - 7 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Average Per Play 5.0 4.7 Total 7 136.55 109-178-7 61.2 1409 9 75 201.3 Average Per Game 317.4 304.0 Opponents 7 92.04 87-183-11 47.5 1035 5 73 147.9 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 18-355 25-450 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 17-89 15-148 Receiving gp-gs no. yds avg td lg avg/g INT RETURNS: #-Yards 11-152 7-23 Jamel Smith 6 - 6 35 347 9.9 1 31 57.8 FUMBLES-LOST 13-8 11-6 Dashown Waller 7 - 0 27 310 11.5 2 64 44.3 PENALTIES-Yards 55-513 40-351 Zac Frantz 7 - 7 23 449 19.5 5 75 64.1 PUNTS-AVG 50-37.6 48-32.6 Kevin Lenart 7 - 7 10 158 15.8 1 61 22.6 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 9 :5 7 2 9 :5 9 Gawain Bragg 7 - 4 5 11 2.2 0 13 1.6 3RD-DOWN Conversions 31/100 30/105 J.J. Kulcsar 3 - 0 4 88 22.0 0 36 29.3 4TH-DOWN Conversions 3/5 5/15 Anthony Diorio 7 - 0 3 21 7.0 0 16 3.0 Nick Smith 3 - 0 1 13 13.0 0 13 4.3 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Franco Rifici 5 - 1 1 12 12.0 0 12 2.4 Shaquille Lee 3 17 5.7 0 15 Total 7 109 1409 12.9 9 75 201.3 Travelle Curry 2 38 19.0 0 38 Opponents 7 87 1035 11.9 5 73 147.9 Bobby Barbieri 2 24 12.0 0 24 Kori Haggie 2 31 15.5 0 26 Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Jared Sanchez 1 0 0.0 0 0 Tyler Knighton 8-10 80.0 0-0 2-3 5-6 1-1 0-0 40 1 Ryan Brenner 1 42 42.0 0 42 PAT Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Mark Diedrichsen 50 1881 37.6 61 8 11 13 6 0 Tyler Knighton - 8-10 16-17 - - - - - 40 Gawain Bragg 6 ------36 Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg Zac Frantz 5 ------30 Zac Frantz 7 59 8.4 0 26 Dashown Waller 2 ------12 Dashown Waller 4 6 1.5 0 19 Jeff Rodriguez 1 ------6 Jamel Smith 3 -5 -1.7 0 0 Jamel Smith 1 ------6 Kevin Stokes 2 19 9.5 0 0 Anthony Diorio 1 ------6 John Mannion 1 4 4.0 0 4 Kevin Lenart 1 ------6 Kevin Lenart 0 6 0.0 0 6 Total 17 8-10 16-17 - - - - - 142 Jeff Rodriguez 0 0 0.0 1 0 Opponents 14 2-5 11-12 1-1 - 0-1 - - 103 Total 17 89 5.2 1 26 Opponents 15 148 9.9 0 27 Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Rowan University 30 23 42 47 0 142 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Opponents 34 31 17 21 0 103 Jamel Smith 7 143 20.4 0 30 John Mannion 6 137 22.8 0 28 Zac Frantz 3 53 17.7 0 25 Cody Madden 1 11 11.0 0 11 Chris Henchy 1 11 11.0 0 11 Total 18 355 19.7 0 30 Opponents 25 450 18.0 0 29 All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Zac Frantz 7 9 449 59 53 0 570 81.4 Gawain Bragg 7 500 11 0 0 0 511 73.0 Jamel Smith 6 -5 347 -5 143 0 480 80.0 Anthony Diorio 7 320 21 0 0 0 341 48.7 Dashown Waller 7 6 310 6 0 0 322 46.0 Total 7 813 1409 89 355 152 2818 402.6 Opponents 7 1093 1035 148 450 23 2749 392.7 The Automated ScoreBook Rowan University Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Oct 24, 2016) 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 7-7 31 36 67 3.0-18 2.0-18 1-42 2 . . 1 . . 44 Chris Henchy 7-7 16 29 45 7.0-15 3.0-10 . 1 . . 1 1 . 73 Anthony Rizzolo 7-7 15 23 38 4.0-9 0.5-4 . 2 . . . . . 11 Jeff Rodriguez 7-0 20 16 36 3.5-17 2.0-15 ...... 32 Shaquille Lee 7-7 25 10 35 5.0-10 . 3-17 3 1 1-0 1 . . 90 Kevin Stokes 7-7 16 19 35 9.0-28 3.5-19 . . . 2-57 1 2 . 9 John Barillo 7-7 17 17 34 1.5-2 . . 2 1 . . . . 3 Bobby Barbieri 7-7 21 10 31 1.5-4 . 2-24 2 . . 1 . . 91 Will Flake 7-7 7 15 22 1.5-7 0.5-5 . . . 1-0 1 . . 36 Christian Dawkins 7-7 10 7 17 ...... 1 . . 28 Travelle Curry 5-2 11 6 17 1.5-2 . 2-38 5 . . . 1 . 21 Jared Sanchez 6-5 12 4 16 1.0-10 . 1-0 4 . . . . . 16 Kori Haggie 7-7 11 2 13 1.0-3 . 2-31 2 . . . . . 47 Chris Noesges 6-0 4 6 10 ...... 51 Godwin Asamoah 6-0 7 2 9 1.0-7 ...... 97 David Gajderawicz 7-0 3 5 8 2.5-10 1.5-6 . . . 1-0 . . . 20 Cedre Small 6-0 3 2 5 ...... 19 Khan Clark 4-0 2 3 5 ...... 38 Dior Hightower 5-0 4 1 5 ...... 2 Gawain Bragg 7-4 4 . 4 ...... 29 Jermey Brown 7-0 3 1 4 ...... 56 Luke Venskus 4-0 2 . 2 ...... 80 Kevin Lenart 7-7 2 . 2 ...... 1 Zac Frantz 7-7 1 . 1 ...... 42 Kyle Pierce 7-0 . 1 1 ...... 48 Mark Diedrichsen 7-0 1 . 1 ...... 4 Dashown Waller 7-0 1 . 1 ...... 99 Frank Bobo 7-0 1 . 1 ...... 88 Paul Rucci 6-2 . 1 1 ...... 93 Nick Fromhold 5-0 . 1 1 . . . . 1 . . . . 95 Raph Jackson 3-0 1 . 1 . . . . 1 . . . . 8 John Mannion 3-0 1 . 1 ...... 98 Ronnie Pondiscio 1-0 . 1 1 ...... TM TEAM 4-0 1 . 1 . . . . . 1-0 . . . 58 Jayson Gonzalez 4-0 1 . 1 ...... 77 Darryl Guilford 7-7 ...... 1 . 6 Jamel Smith 6-6 ...... 1 . . Total 7 254 218 472 43-142 13-77 11-152 23 4 6-57 8 5 . Opponents 7 249 250 499 58-244 13-95 7-23 15 1 8-35 6 1 .