2017 Football

Rowan University (3-5, NJAC 2-5) vs. Montclair State University (3-5, NJAC 3-4) Saturday, November 4 - 1 p.m. Coach Stadium (Glassboro, NJ)

Rowan Quick Facts The Game Location: Glassboro, NJ 08028 Rowan University plays its final home game of the season versus New Jersey Founded: 1923 Athletic Conference (NJAC) rival Montclair State University. Last week, the Profs Enrollment: 18,000 suffered a 33-0 loss at #25 Salisbury University while the Red Hawks fell to #14 Nickname: Profs Colors: Brown and Gold Wesley College, 26-7. Stadium: Coach Richard Wackar Stadium Capacity: 3,700 The Series Surface: Turf This is the 57th meeting between Rowan Rowan-Montclair State Affiliation: NCAA Division III and Montclair State. The Red Hawks lead Conference: New Jersey Athletic All-Time Series Results the all-time series, 32-24, including a 21-14 President: Dr. Ali Houshmand 2016 14-21 L 1989 12-20 L Alma Mater: University of Essex (UK) home victory last season. The Profs are 16-13 2015 13-7 W 1988 14-36 L Director of Athletics: Dan Gilmore all-time versus Montclair State in Glassboro. 2014 16-20 L 1987 0-7 L Alma Mater: Plymouth State College (‘74) 2013 7-0 W 1986 14-42 L 2012 33-7 W 1985 16-17 L Office Phone: 856-256-4686 Last Meeting - Montclair State 21, Office Fax: 856-256-4916 2011 31-37 OT L 1984 7-34 L Rowan 14 (Sept. 24, 2016) 2010 7-26 L 1983 16-7 W 2009 7-14 L 1982 11-28 L On The Web Running back John DiStefano scored the 2008 14-30 L 1981 10-29 L Rowan Athletics: www.rowanathletics.com winning touchdown for Montclair State in a 2007 22-28 L 1980 12-32 L Rowan Athletics Twitter: @RowanAthletics 21-14 victory over Rowan at Sprague Field. 2006 20-27 OT L 1979 0-10 L Rowan University: www.rowan.edu 2005 31-14 W 1978 15-31 L 2004 42-14 W 1977 13-10 W With 49 seconds left, DiStefano crossed the 2003 20-21 L 1976 29-13 W Montclair State Athletics: www.montclairathletics.com goal line with a nine yard run. The drive was 2002 48-12 W 1975 23-12 W Montclair State Twitter: @MSURedHawks five plays and covered 57 yards. He also car- 2001 53-21 W 1974 30-6 W Montclair State: www.montclair.edu 2000 13-17 L 1973 14-41 L ried the ball for the two-point conversion. 1999 42-13 W 1972 28-13 W NJAC: www.njacsports.com Rowan's final series ended with a five-yard 24-28 L 1971 14-17 L NCAA: www.ncaasports.com 1998 27-17 W 1970 0-45 L interception return by free safety Dylan El- 1997 19-7 W 1969 13-23 L AFCA: www.afca.com liott. 1996 35-0 W 1968 27-20 W 1995 30-0 W 1967 0-14 L Media Information DiStefano ended the game with 124 yards 1994 55-49 W 1966 6-31 L Radio Broadcast: Rowan Radio 89.7 WGLS-FM 1993 41-15 W 1965 7-32 L Internet Radio Broadcast: wgls.rowan.edu rushing and two touchdowns on 35 at- 1992 42-17 W 1964 20-21 L Live Stats: tempts. Quarterback Ryan Adzima threw 1991 21-16 W 1950 13-14 L 1990 20-22 L 1949 27-6 W http://www.sidearmstats.com/rowan/football/ for 202 yards (10 completions, 21 attempts) Live Video: and one TD. Wide receivers Julanee Prince http://www.rowan.edu/it/live/sports/feed0.html and Joe Schultz each had three catches for 96 and 66 yards respectively. Prince scored with a 73-yard reception. Athletic Communications Director: Sheila Stevenson Email: [email protected] Linebacker Nick Catalano and defensive end Joe Falato led the Red Hawk Assistant Director/Football: Rob Cunningham defense with 10 tackles apiece. Cornerback Shaon Stephenson contributed Email: [email protected] with nine tackles while defensive end Jake Weber and defensive tackle Vincent Cell Phone: 609-464-0496 Cordasco each added eight. Linebacker Frank Greco recovered two fumbles Office Phone: 856-256-4252 and linebacker Chris Cimilluca had one fumble recovery. Linebacker Mauro Multi-Media Specialist: Ryan Barrett Altamura chipped in with an interception. Email: [email protected] Office Fax: 856-256-4433 Press Box Phone: 856-256-4905 For Rowan, quarterback Dante Pinckney made 18 of 27 attempts for 203 yards Mailing Address: 201 Mullica Hill Road and one touchdown. Wide receiver Jamel Smith totaled 83 yards with six catch- Glassboro, NJ 08028 es. Wide receiver Zac Frantz had four receptions for 54 yards and a four-yard TD. Running back Gawain Bragg rushed for 91 yards on 24 carries.

2017 Rowan Football Rowan Coaching Staff Linebacker Jeff Rodriguez produced the Profs' second touchdown on a blocked Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator: punt return. Defensive end Kevin Stokes recorded the block. Defensive end Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line/ Chris Henchy collected eight tackles and one sack. Defensive tackles Anthony Run Game Coordinator: Tom Doddy Rizzolo and Will Flake and linebacker Ryan Brenner all tallied seven tackles. Associate Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator/ Cornerback Kori Haggie registered two picks and strong safety Shaquille Lee Tight Ends: Pat Lancetta recovered a fumble. Special Teams Coordinator/Linebackers/ Strength and Conditioning: Cedric Dawkins Accorsi In 16th Season Video Coordinator/Wide Receivers: Justin Arabia Head coach Jay Accorsi is in his 16th season at the helm and his 25th overall. He Football Operations Coordinator/ Defensive Line - Ends: Deon Henry is the second longest tenured coach in program history behind Richard Wackar Kickers/Punters: Jim Cooper (17). Accorsi also has the most wins (118) and most games coached (170). The Quarterbacks: Leon Harris Profs have had a record of .500 or better in all but one season under his watch. Defensive Intern/Defensive Backs: Kurt Kingett Running Backs: Tom Lake Trends Under Accorsi John Green Fellowship/Asst. Linebackers: Tim Mickens In 15-plus seasons under Accorsi, Rowan is 84-35 in NJAC games. The football Student Assistant/Film Coordinator: Joe Costadina team has posted a 64-16 overall mark at home and is 44-14 in NJAC home Student-Athlete Development: Jesse Eisenhart games. John Green Fellowship/Student Defensive Assistant: John Furmato Analytics Coordinator/Special Projects: Steve Tucker Accorsi Versus Montclair State Jay Accorsi is 6-9 in his career against the Red Hawks, including 3-3 at home. Montclair State Coaching Staff Montclair State had a six-game win streak from 2006-11, including two over- Head Coach: time victories, but the Profs are 3-2 since then. Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers: Todd Agresta Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks: Steve Sciarappa Closing The Season Strong Wide Receivers/Video Coordinator/Recruiting: Mike Palazzo Since Jay Accorsi took over as head coach, the Profs are 23-11 in regular season Defensive Line/Special Teams: Mike Cieri games played during November. Rowan has lost multiple games just three Defensive Line: Bill Walsh Defensive Backs: Peter Lesler times. In the last five seasons, the Profs are 8-3 in the month. Running Backs: John Walker Safeties: Bill Shimko NJAC Preseason Coaches Poll Tight Ends: Taylor Groh After capturing a share of their second consecutive NJAC Championship and Linebackers: Czar Wiley claiming the league's automatic qualification to the 2016 NCAA Tournament, Running Backs: Mike O'Neil Wesley College has been selected as the 2017 preseason football favorite in the Student Assistant/Wide Receivers: Vinny LoVerde NJAC. Student Assistant/Videographer: Sergio Rivas

2017 Team Statistics 1. Wesley College (8) RU MSU 2. Frostburg State University (2) First Downs 92 109 3. Salisbury University Rushing Offense 99.1 82.8 4. Rowan University Passing Offense 111.3 164.4 5. (dark horse) Total Offense 210.4 247.1 6. Christopher Newport University Scoring Offense 12.8 13.9 7. Montclair State University Rushing Defense 117 169.6 Passing Defense 195.1 174.8 8. Southern Virginia University Total Defense 312.1 344.4 9. William Paterson University Scoring Defense 21.8 23.8 10. The College of New Jersey 3rd Down Conversions 24% 30% 4th Down Conversions 17% 21% First place votes in parenthesis Interception Returns 6 9 Interception Yards 13 66 Rowan Hosts Military Appreciation Day Fumbles-Lost 17-7 6-5 The Profs are hosting Military Appreciation Day during this week's game. Ad- Opp. Fumbles-Lost 16-5 7-1 mission is free for all active military and veterans with valid ID. For every ticket Penalties-Yards 52-497 63-574 sold, $1 will be donated to the Honoring Sandrino's Sacrifice Fund. All fans will Time of Possession 28:47 29:44 Sacks By-Yards 17-129 18-96 be able to make a donation and receive a rally towel. Sack Allowed-Yards 22-148 27-170

2017 Rowan Football Page 2 2017 NJAC Standings There will be a tailgate for active military and veterans from noon until the end NJAC Overall of halftime. In addition, "Touch-a-Truck" will allow fans to see and touch various Salisbury University 7-0 7-1 Wesley College 7-0 7-1 military vehicles. Other activities include a Toys for Tots donation box, a halftime Frostburg State University 6-1 7-1 field goal contest and a beer garden. Military servicemen and servicewomen as Christopher Newport University 4-3 5-3 Kean University 4-3 4-4 well as veterans are encouraged to wear apparel that represents their branch of Montclair State University 3-4 3-5 the military. Rowan University 2-5 3-5 The College of New Jersey 2-5 2-6 Southern Virginia University 0-7 1-7 William Paterson University 0-7 0-8 Profs Name Three Captains Offensive lineman Darryl Guilford, defensive back Shaquille Lee and defensive D3football.com Top 25 Poll (Oct. 29) 1. Mary Hardin-Baylor end Kevin Stokes were selected as the 2017 team captains. The players voted 2. Mount Union on the captains during training camp. 3. Wis.-Oshkosh 4. St. Thomas 5. Hardin-Simmons 6. St. John's NJAC Championships 7. Delaware Valley Rowan has won the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Championship 19 8. Linfield 9. North Central (IL) times, 14 outright and five shared. The Profs captured the conference title in 10. Brockport 11. Illinois Wesleyan 2006, 2005, 2004, 2002, 2001, 1997, 1995, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1977, 1976, 1975 12. Wittenberg and 1974. Rowan shared the NJAC Championship in 2014, 2013, 2010, 1983 13. Wesley 14. Frostburg State and 1972. 15. Washington and Jefferson 16. Case Western Reserve 17. Berry NCAA Tournament 18. Wartburg 19. Concordia-Moorhead Since 1991, Rowan has made 16 appearances in the NCAA Championship 20. Wis.-Platteville Tournament. The Profs have a 31-16 mark in the national tournament. Rowan 21. George Fox 22. Springfield has played in the championship game, the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl, five times 23. Johns Hopkins 24. Wheaton (IL) (1999-98-96-95-93). In 2005, 2004, 2001, 1997 and 1992, Rowan reached the 25. Salisbury semifinals of the tournament. NJAC Championships Total Most Recent Montclair State University 20 2014 Last Week In The NJAC Rowan University 19 2014 Friday, Oct. 27 - Frostburg State 35, Southern Virginia 3; Saturday, Oct. 28 - Kean The College of New Jersey 8 2007 SUNY Cortland 4 2012 27, Christopher Newport 7; Wesley 26, Montclair State 7; Salisbury 33, Rowan 0; Kean University 3 2011 The College of New Jersey 20, William Paterson 0 Wesley College 2 2016 New Jersey City University 1 1972 The College at Brockport 1 2013 This Week's NJAC Games Morrisville State College 1 2014 Salisbury University 1 2015 Saturday, Nov. 4 - Salisbury at Wesley, noon; The College of New Jersey at Chris- Frostburg State University 1 2016 topher Newport, 1 p.m.; Kean at Frostburg State, 1 p.m.; Southern Virginia at Profs Ranked In The NJAC William Paterson, 1 p.m. Scoring Offense - 8th (12.8 ppg) Scoring Defense - 6th (21.8 ppg) Total Offense - 9th (211.4 ypg) Next Week In The NJAC Total Defense - 6th (312.1 ypg) Saturday, Nov. 11 - Southern Virginia at The College of New Jersey, noon; Chris- Rushing Offense - 6th (100.1 ypg) Rushing Defense - 4th (117 ypg) topher Newport at Wesley, noon; Rowan at Kean, 1 p.m.; William Paterson at Pass Offense - 7th (111.2 ypg) Montclair State, 1 p.m.; Frostburg State at Salisbury, TBA Pass Defense - 9th (195.1 ypg) Kickoff Returns - 5th (20.4 avg) Punt Return Average - 4th (9.9) NJAC Players Of The Week Red Zone Offense - 5th (77.8) Offensive Player of the Week: E.J. Lee, Wesley Rushing - Anthony Diorio, 3rd (73.1 ypg) Defensive Player of the Week: Marquis Oliver, Kean John Mannion, 10th (53.2 ypg) Passing Yards - Naldy Tavarez, 9th (81.3 ypg) Special Teams Player of the Week: Zach Warcola, The College of New Jersey Quinn Collins, 10th (75.8 ypg) Offensive Rookie of the Week: Jack Lanham, Salisbury Pass Efficiency - Quinn Collins, 9th (112.1) Naldy Tavarez, 10th (105.1) Defensive Rookie of the Week: Zach Strand, Frostburg State Receptions - Jamel Smith, 3rd (5.0 pg) Receiving Yards - J.J. Kulcsar, 7th (49.8 pg) Punt Return Average - Jamel Smith, 1st (13.9) Ways To Follow The Profs John Mannion, 10th (5.7) You can listen to the Rowan football games on WGLS 89.7 FM or on Kick Return Average - John Mannion, 4th (28.6) Jamel Smith, 10th (21.6) the internet at wgls.rowan.edu. All home games can be followed All-Purpose Yards - Jamel Smith, 4th (99.6 pg) via live stats and live video at www.rowanathletics.com. John Mannion, 7th (85.3 pg) Field Goal Percentage - Tyler Knighton, t2nd (75.0) Tackles - Chris Noesges, 9th (7.4 pg) Sacks - Kevin Stokes, 4th (6.5) Godwin Asamoah, 10th (3.5) Tackles For Loss - Kevin Stokes, 1st (16.5)

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 118-52. 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. 2017 3 5 In 2015, Rowan finished with a 6-4 record (5-4 NJAC). Fourteen Profs were named to the All-Conference Overall 118 52 team, including Sam Mills Defensive Player of the Year Darren Dungee. Dungee also received ECAC South Defensive Player of the Year and D3football.com All-America honors. Accolades 2002 NJAC Coach of the Year

2005 NJAC Coach of the Year In 2014, the Profs had a 7-4 record with a 6-1 NJAC mark. Rowan earned a share of the conference cham- Maxwell Football Club pionship and received an automatic bid to the NCAA Championship Tournament. Accorsi was chosen the Tri-State Coach of the Year NJAC Co-Coach of the Year and 15 players were named to the All-Conference team. Linebacker Tyler Jen- 2006 NJAC Coach of the Year kins was selected to the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) All-America team while running 2013 NJAC Coach of the Year 2014 NJAC Co-Coach of the Year back Withler Marcelin received D3football.com All-America honorable mention. NJAC Championships Rowan had a 9-3 overall record and a 6-1 conference mark in 2013. The Profs won a share of the NJAC 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2013, title and received the conference’s automatic bid to the national tournament. The football team defeated 2014 Endicott College, 24-0 in the first round. NCAA Appearances In 2012, he guided the Profs to a 7-3 overall record, 6-1 in the NJAC for a second place finish. Rowan was 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2012, 2013, awarded an at-large bid into the NCAA Championships. In 2011, Rowan posted a 5-5 record with a 5-4 2014 conference mark. Profs’ Coaching Records Yrs. Coach Record Pct. In 2010, the Profs were 9-1 overall and 8-1 in the conference. Rowan earned a share of the NJAC title 16 Jay Accorsi 118-52 .694 with Montclair State University and SUNY Cortland. Rowan posted a 7-3 record in 2009 and an 8-2 mark 9 K.C. Keeler 88-21-1 .805 in 2008. In 2007, the Profs went 4-6. Rowan finished the season with a 9-3 record in 2006. The Profs won 17 Richard Wackar 65-84-4 .438 their third consecutive NJAC Championship and fifth in six years and they advanced to the quarterfinals 5 John Bunting 38-14-2 .722 7 35-34 .507 of the national tournament. 3 Nelio Dallolio 12-6-1 .658

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 Montclair State University Head Coach Rick Giancola Rick Giancola is in his 35th season as head coach at Montclair Giancola Year-By-Year State University. He took over as head coach after serving eight Year Won Lost Tied 1983 7 2 1 years as an assistant. 1984 7 3 0 1985 10 2 0 Giancola’s overall record stands at 237-121-2 for a .661 winning 1986 10 2 0 percentage. He has the most wins in school history and was first 1987 8 2 0 1988 8 2 0 in Division III and fifth overall amongst active coaches entering 1989 9 2 1 this season. Giancola was also ninth all-time in victories. 1990 7 3 0 1991 5 5 0 Giancola collected his 200th career victory in a 21-8 win at Wil- 1992 6 3 0 1993 7 3 0 liam Paterson University on November 13, 2010. He has guided 1994 4 6 0 the Red Hawks to 11 NJAC Championships and nine trips to the 1995 3 6 0 NCAA Division III Championship Tournament. Montclair State has advanced to the quarterfinals 1996 4 6 0 of the national tournament four times. 1997 6 4 0 1998 8 3 0 1999 9 2 0 In 2014, Montclair State earned a share of the conference championship, finishing with an over- 2000 7 3 0 all mark of 8-2 and a 6-1 record in the NJAC. In 2010, the Red Hawks were 10-2 overall and 8-1 in 2001 9 2 0 the conference. Montclair State shared the conference title with SUNY Cortland and Rowan. The 2002 5 5 0 2003 9 2 0 Red Hawks earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and advanced to the second round. 2004 4 4 0 Giancola was named the NJAC Coach of the Year. 2005 5 5 0 2006 7 3 0 The Red Hawks won the conference championship in 2009. Montclair State had a 10-2 record 2007 9 2 0 2008 8 3 0 with a perfect 9-0 mark in the NJAC. The football team reached the second round of the national 2009 10 2 0 tournament. In 2007, the Red Hawks went 9-2 overall and 5-2 in the conference. Montclair State 2010 10 2 0 played in the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) South Atlantic Bowl. 2011 8 2 0 2012 5 5 0 2013 4 6 0 In 2003, the football team was 9-2 overall and 5-0 in the NJAC. The Red Hawks advanced to the 2014 8 2 0 second round of the NCAA Division III Championship Tournament. Giancola was selected the 2015 4 6 0 NJAC Coach of the Year. Montclair State made three straight appearances in the national tourna- 2016 4 6 0 ment from 1999-2001. The Red Hawks won the conference championship in 1999 and 2000 2017 3 5 0 Overall 237 121 2 to earn an automatic bid and received an at-large bid in 2001. The football team reached the national quarterfinals in 1999. Giancola was chosen the conference’s Coach of the Year in 1999 NJAC Coach of the Year and 2000. 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2009, 2010 Giancola guided the Red Hawks to an 8-3 mark in 1998. Montclair State won the ECAC Southeast Championship. In 1993, the football team posted a 7-3 record and captured the ECAC Southwest NJAC Championships title. 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2014

In 1989, Montclair State was 9-2-1 overall and 5-0-1 in the conference. The Red Hawks won the NCAA Appearances NJAC and advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament. Giancola earned his first NJAC 1985, 1986, 1989, 1999, 2000, 2001, Coach of the Year honor. He led the team to the conference title and to the NCAA Championship 2003, 2009, 2010 Tournament quarterfinals in 1985 and 1986. The Red Hawks won the conference championship in 1984 and shared the crown in 1983. Red Hawks’ Coaching Records Giancola graduated from Glassboro State College (now Rowan University) in 1968 where he Yrs. Coach Record Pct. 35 Rick Giancola 237-121-2 .661 played tight end for the football team and was an outfielder on the team. He was 7 52-16-4 .722 inducted into the Rowan-Glassboro State Athletic Hall of Fame in 1992 and the Montclair State 7 Clary Anderson 46-20-3 .688 Athletics Hall of Fame in 2007. 9 Chett Pittser 41-20-3 .665 6 Jerry Edwards 36-12 .750 10 Alden C. Coder 29-33-6 .469 3 Hank Ferris 9-17 .346 3 Ray Yagiello 8-14-1 .365 1 George Brown 4-1 .800 2 4-5 .444 2 2-6-1 .277 2 Ernest McCoy 1-8-2 .227

20152017 Rowan Football Page 5 About the Profs Rowan University (3-5, NJAC 2-5) Captains: Darryl Guilford, Shaquille Lee and Kevin Stokes Last Game: Salisbury 33, Rowan 0 (Oct. 28) Basic Offense: multiple Basic Defense: multiple 4-3 Rowan suffered a 33-0 loss at 25th-ranked Salisbury in a NJAC game.

History Running back John Mannion rushed for 47 yards on 11 attempts and running First Year of Football: 1947 back Anthony Diorio added 39 yards on 15 carries. Quarterback Quinn Collins All-Time Bowl/Playoff Record: 0-5/31-16 was 11-of-16 for 74 yards. Wide receiver Nick Grosso made five receptions while Years in Post-Season Play: 16 wideouts J.J. Kulcsar and Jamel Smith each caught four passes. Last Post-Season Appearance: 2013 Result: L, 16-24 at Johns Hopkins (first round) Linebackers Chris Noesges and Godwin Asamoah registered six tackles apiece. All-Time Record: 357-214-8 Defensive end Kevin Stokes, linebacker Dom Gadaleta and defensive backs Quincy Jenkins and Joe DiBari each totaled five stops. Linebackers Kyle Pierce 2017 Statistic Leaders and Anthony LaRosa and Noesges all forced one fumble. Rushing Att. Yds. TDs Anthony Diorio 130 585 6 John Mannion 73 319 2 Consecutive Non-Losing Seasons The Profs are looking for their 10th season in a row with a record of .500 or bet- Passing Comp.-Att. Yds. TDs ter. Their last campaign below .500 was in 2007 (4-6). Naldy Tavarez 51-90 488 2 Quinn Collins 43-65 379 0 Rowan When... Receiving No. Yds. TDs Scoring 0-10 points - 1-4 J.J. Kulcsar 27 398 1 Scoring 11-20 points - 0-1 Jamel Smith 35 234 1 Scoring 21-30 points - 1-0 Nick Grosso 11 60 0 Scoring 31+ points - 1-0 Tackles UT AT Total Chris Noesges 25 34 59 Opponent Scores 0-10 points - 1-0 Godwin Asamoah 20 25 45 Opponent Scores 11-20 points - 2-1 Shaquille Lee 21 13 34 Kevin Stokes 20 14 34 Opponent Scores 21-30 points - 0-2 Joe DiBari 13 15 28 Opponent Scores 31+ points - 0-2 Nate Lanier 16 9 25 Christian Dawkins 11 13 24 Takeaway Streak Comes To A Halt Kristian Lewis 11 12 23 Rowan's streak of eight consecutive games with a takeaway ended last week Kicking PATs/Att. FG/FGA Pts. at Salisbury. It was just the fifth time in 39 games since the start of the 2014 Tyler Knighton 12/12 6/8 30 season that the Profs did not force a turnover.

Punting No. Yds. Avg. Mike Ragno 50 1705 34.1 Stokes A Regular Sight In The Backfield Christian Ireland 10 324 32.4 Profs' defensive end Kevin Stokes has been difficult to block all season. He leads the NJAC with 16.5 tackles for a loss and is fourth with 6.5 sacks. Even special 2017 Schedule teamers have felt Stokes' wrath, as he has blocked three kicks. Stokes has been 9/2 Widener University 6-0 W named the NJAC Defensive Player of the Week twice this year. 9/9 Southern Virginia University 28-19 W 9/16 at William Paterson University 41-14 W 9/23 Frostburg State University 24-10 L Going For A Long Drive 9/30 at Christopher Newport University 30-0 L Rowan has put together five scoring drives of 75-plus yards this season. The 10/14 The College of New Jersey 20-14 L Profs have tallied three touchdowns and two field goals. The team's longest 10/21 at Wesley College 34-3 L 10/28 at Salisbury University 33-0 L drive this year is 95 yards on 13 plays versus Frostburg State. The possession 11/4 Montclair State University 1 p.m. ended with an 11-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Naldy Tavarez to 11/11 at Kean University 1 p.m. wideout Jamel Smith.

Looking To End Rare Slide The Profs' current five-game losing streak is their first since 1971. Rowan has not dropped six straight contests since the 1965 season.

Next Game Rowan concludes the 2017 campaign at Kean University on Saturday, Nov. 11 at 1 p.m. The Cougars defeated the Profs, 24-10 last year in Glassboro.

2017 Rowan Football Page 6 About the Red Hawks Montclair State University (3-5, NJAC 3-4) Captains: Josh Betts, Vincent Cordasco and Kevin Merkle Last Game: Wesley 26, Montclair State 7 (Oct. 28) Basic Offense: multiple Fourteenth-ranked Wesley pulled away from Montclair State in the fourth quar- Basic Defense: 4-3 ter for a 26-7 victory at Sprague Field.

History Quarterback John Apicella was 14-of-24 for 185 yards and a touchdown. Run- First Year of Football: 1928 ning back Anthony Travisano rushed for 78 yards on 14 carries. Wide receiver All-Time Bowl/Playoff Record: 0-0/13-12 Years in Post-Season Play: 11 Joe Schultz had four catches for 53 yards with wideouts Julanee Prince and Taj Last Post-Season Appearance: 2010 Huggins each pulling in three receptions for 87 and 35 yards respectively. Result: L, 7-44 at Wesley (second round) All-Time Record: 470-273-20 Defensive back Shaon Stephenson totaled 10 tackles for the Red Hawks while linebackers Josh Betts and Mauro Altamura had eight apiece. Betts added one 2017 Statistic Leaders sack. Defensive back Tyquese Jackson and defensive lineman Nick Volpe each Rushing Att. Yds. TDs made seven stops. Anthony Travisano 140 505 2 Willie Barr 30 113 1 Red Hawks Ranked In The NJAC Scoring Offense - 6th (13.9 ppg) Passing Comp.-Att. Yds. TDs John Apicella 79-159 980 5 Scoring Defense - 7th (23.8 ppg) Ryan Adzima 17-56 332 5 Total Offense - 7th (247.1 ypg) Total Defense - 7th (344.4 ypg) Receiving No. Yds. TDs Rushing Offense - 7th (82.8 ypg) Julanee Prince 29 456 3 Rushing Defense - 8th (169.6 ypg) Taj Huggins 21 235 1 Pass Offense - 6th (164.4 ypg) Joe Schultz 13 178 1 Pass Defense - 6th (174.8 ypg) Tackles UT AT Total Pass Efficiency - 9th (99.8) Mauro Altamura 44 26 70 Pass Defense Efficiency - 5th (118.7) Shaon Stephenson 36 21 57 Punt Return Average - 1st (11.4) Nick Catalano 30 22 52 Interceptions - 3rd (9) Josh Betts 25 18 43 Sacks By - 5th (18) Chris Palma 24 16 40 Nick Volpe 22 12 34 Michael Stradford 24 9 33 Rushing - Anthony Travisano, 6th (63.2 ypg) Jabari Ray Garvin 23 7 30 Passing - John Apicella, 6th (140 ypg) Ryan Adzima, 8th (83 ypg) Kicking PATs/Att. FG/FGA Pts. Receptions - Julanee Prince, 10th (3.6 pg) Hunter Daly 10/10 7/9 31 Receiving Yards - Julanee Prince, 6th (57 ypg) Punting No. Yds. Avg. Total Offense - John Apicella, 7th (141.7 ypg) Hunter Daly 52 1943 37.4 Kick Scoring - Hunter Daly, 4th (3.9 ppg) Punt Return Average - Julanee Prince, 2nd (12.9) 2017 Schedule Jack Castiglia, 6th (8.0) 9/9 at Salve Regina University 26-20 L Kick Return Average - Ray Iodice, 7th (24.0) 9/16 at Southern Virginia University 24-0 W Nick Sodano, 9th (22.7) 9/23 Christopher Newport University 16-8 L Field Goal Percentage - Hunter Daly, 1st (77.8) 9/30 Kean University 18-15 W 10/7 at The College of New Jersey 21-17 W Tackles - Mauro Altamura, 4th (8.8 pg) 10/14 Salisbury University 28-10 L Sacks - Josh Betts, 9th (4) 10/21 at Frostburg State University 62-3 L Tackles For Loss - Josh Betts, 5th (12) 10/28 Wesley College 26-7 L Nick Volpe, 7th (10) 11/4 at Rowan University 1 p.m. Passes Defended - Jabari Ray Garvin and Tyquese Jackson, t6th (0.75) 11/11 William Paterson University 1 p.m. Interceptions - Dylan Elliott and Shaon Stephenson, t6th (0.38) Jabari Ray Garvin, t9th (0.25)

Giancola Versus Rowan Montclair State head coach Rick Giancola is 18-17 all-time against his alma ma- ter. The Red Hawks are 8-9 in Glassboro during his tenure.

Next Game Montclair State ends the campaign at home versus William Paterson University on Saturday, Nov. 11 at 1 p.m. The Pioneers were victorious by an 18-13 score in Wayne 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 82 DaVon Harper 94 Devion Stokes 55 Alex Boyko WR 14 Nick Grosso DT 59 Kristian Lewis 82 DaVon Harper 73 Luke Genise HD 38 Mike Ragno LT 66 Brandon Williams DT 95 Raph Jackson 12 Aaron Furnbach 76 Colin O'Hara 93 Nick Fromhold LG 62 Eric Morrison DE 44 David Gajderowicz P 38 Mike Ragno 65 Marcedius Jameson 98 Ronnie Pondiscio 48 Christian Ireland C 50 Shaan Johnson OLB 51 Godwin Asamoah 58 Jake Stillings 45 Jayson Gonzalez LS 52 Ray Philipp RG 75 Pat McGowan MLB 43 Chris Noesges 14 Nick Grosso 65 Marcedius Jameson 42 Kyle Pierce RT 77 Darryl Guilford OLB 36 Christian Dawkins SS 52 Ray Philipp 63 Devine Lewis 54 Anthony LaRosa 14 Nick Grosso TE 86 Mika Graham CB 21 Nate Lanier 85 Cody Madden 13 Travelle Curry KR 19 Messiah Divine WR 2 Nick Smith FS 3 Malachi Winters 11 Jamel Smith 82 DaVon Harper 31 Joe DiBari QB 15 Quinn Collins SS 32 Shaquille Lee PR 11 Jamel Smith 10 Brian Furlong 46 Eli Carlos 8 John Mannion RB 22 Anthony Diorio CB 5 Quincy Jenkins 8 John Mannion 17 Kameron Kennedy

Montclair State University Red Hawks Offense Defense Special Teams

SE 1 Julanee Prince DE 54 Jake Weber KO 11 Ryan DeLeon 81 Kason Campbell 56 Rodney DiPrenda 19 Hunter Daly LT 70 Luc Excellent DT 50 Brandon Burdge 68 Nick O'Leary 69 Juan Mejia PK 19 Hunter Daly LG 76 Matt Schnoll DT 94 Chris Palma 11 Ryan DeLeon 65 David McDevitt 50 Brandon Burdge C 66 Stephen Gaffney DE 15 Nick Volpe HD 26 Joe Savaittieri 75 Dayvid Field 53 Michael LaBianca 19 Hunter Daly RG 73 Erik Witten OLB 4 Josh Betts 65 David McDevitt 33 Nick Nespoli P 19 Hunter Daly RT 77 Kevin Merkle MLB 52 Nick Catalano 26 Joe Savaittieri 78 Mike Isiofia 39 Isaiah James TE 89 James Bartleson OLB 49 Mauro Altamura LS 90 Justin Taylor 88 Brandon Gross 44 Liam Nelson 36 Tim Santiago FL 22 Joe Schultz CB 3 Jabari Ray Garvin 87 Stepp Oziegbe 34 Adens Georges KR 21 Anthony Travisano QB 16 John Apicella SS 2 Michael Stradford 23 Ray Iodice 13 Ryan Adzima 23 Ray Iodice FB 45 David Luttinger FS 6 Shaon Stephenson PR 1 Julanee Prince 88 Brandon Gross 24 Dylan Elliott 14 Jack Castiglia RB 21 Anthony Travisano CB 7 Tyquese Jackson 29 Willie Barr 47 Jalen Harris

2017 Rowan Football Page 8 Rowan University Football Rowan University Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 30, 2017) All games

Date Opponent Score Att. Record: Overall Home Away Neutral Sep 2, 2017 WIDENER W 6-0 868 All games 3-5 2-2 1-3 0-0 * Sep 09, 2017 SOUTHERN VIRGINIA W 28-19 1500 Conference 2-5 1-2 1-3 0-0 * Sep 16, 2017 at William Paterson W 41-14 625 Non-Conference 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 * Sep 23, 2017 #11 FROSTBURG STATE L 10-24 2067 * Sep 30, 2017 at Chris. Newport L 0-30 3577 Team Statistics ROW OPP * Oct 14, 2017 THE COLLEGE OF NJ L 14-20 2019 FIRST DOWNS 92 126 * Oct 21, 2017 at #14 Wesley L 3-34 789 R u s h in g 40 60 * Oct 28, 2017 at #25 Salisbury L 0-33 891 P a s s in g 38 56 P e n a l ty 14 10 Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g RUSHING YARDAGE 793 936 Anthony Diorio 8 130 623 38 585 4.5 6 69 73.1 Rushing Attempts 283 317 John Mannion 6 73 326 7 319 4.4 2 46 53.2 Average Per Rush 2.8 3.0 Messiah Divine 5 11 65 1 64 5.8 0 18 12.8 Average Per Game 99.1 117.0 Juan Ibarrondo 8 9 25 0 25 2.8 0 7 3.1 TDs Rushing 8 13 Kabriel Jackson 1 4 16 0 16 4.0 0 7 16.0 PASSING YARDAGE 890 1561 Marc Woodard 6 4 6 2 4 1.0 0 4 0.7 C o m p - A t t- In t 99-165-4 114-180-6 Total 8 283 1100 307 793 2.8 8 69 99.1 Average Per Pass 5.4 8.7 Opponents 8 317 1251 315 936 3.0 13 46 117.0 Average Per Catch 9.0 13.7 Average Per Game 111.2 195.1 Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g TDs Passing 2 11 Naldy Tavarez 6 105.10 51-90-2 56.7 488 2 43 81.3 TOTAL OFFENSE 1683 2497 Quinn Collins 5 112.06 43-65-1 66.2 379 0 48 75.8 Average Per Play 3.8 5.0 Brian Furlong 2 49.32 5-10-1 50.0 23 0 8 11.5 Average Per Game 210.4 312.1 Jamel Smith 7 0.00 0-0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 28-571 23-467 Total 8 104.46 99-165-4 60.0 890 2 48 111.2 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 16-159 23-148 Opponents 8 149.68 114-180-6 63.3 1561 11 92 195.1 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 6-13 4-1 FUMBLES-LOST 17-7 16-5 Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g PENALTIES-Yards 52-497 56-513 Jamel Smith 7 35 234 6.7 1 29 33.4 PUNTS-AVG 61-33.3 50-36.4 J.J. Kulcsar 8 27 398 14.7 1 48 49.8 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 8 :4 7 3 1 :1 3 Nick Grosso 8 11 60 5.5 0 14 7.5 3RD-DOWN Conversions 25/103 39/110 Mika Graham 8 9 58 6.4 0 11 7.2 4TH-DOWN Conversions 1/6 6/13 Josh Bevan 7 4 45 11.2 0 20 6.4 V. Solis-Mays 6 3 37 12.3 0 13 6.2 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Nick Smith 8 3 23 7.7 0 16 2.9 Kameron Kennedy 2 2 1.0 0 2 John Mannion 6 3 16 5.3 0 10 2.7 Joe DiBari 2 -1 -0.5 0 0 T. Fox-Ballard 1 2 8 4.0 0 7 8.0 Chris Noesges 1 7 7.0 0 7 Cody Madden 7 1 15 15.0 0 15 2.1 Godwin Asamoah 1 5 5.0 0 5 Jamar Clark 4 1 -4 -4.0 0 0 -1.0 Total 8 99 890 9.0 2 48 111.2 Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk Opponents 8 114 1561 13.7 11 92 195.1 Mike Ragno 50 1705 34.1 63 4 7 10 1 0 C. Ireland 10 324 32.4 44 0 1 2 0 1 Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk TEAM 1 1 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Tyler Knighton 6-8 75.0 0-0 4-4 2-4 0-0 0-0 34 0 Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg PAT Jamel Smith 9 125 13.9 1 47 Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts John Mannion 6 34 5.7 0 13 Anthony Diorio 6 ------36 DaVon Harper 1 0 0.0 0 0 Tyler Knighton - 6-8 12-12 - - - - - 30 Total 16 159 9.9 1 47 Jamel Smith 2 ------12 Opponents 23 148 6.4 0 20 John Mannion 2 ------12 Kameron Kennedy 1 ------6 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg J.J. Kulcsar 1 ------6 Jamel Smith 16 345 21.6 0 45 Total 12 6-8 12-12 - - - - - 102 John Mannion 5 143 28.6 0 49 Opponents 25 1-4 17-24 1-1 - - - 1 174 Marc Woodard 4 54 13.5 0 21 Shai Mumford 1 9 9.0 0 9 Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Mika Graham 1 8 8.0 0 8 Rowan University 20 48 27 7 0 102 B. Thelismond 1 12 12.0 0 12 Opponents 54 54 24 42 0 174 Total 28 571 20.4 0 49 Opponents 23 467 20.3 0 41 All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Jamel Smith 7 -7 234 125 345 0 697 99.6 Anthony Diorio 8 585 0 0 0 0 585 73.1 John Mannion 6 319 16 34 143 0 512 85.3 J.J. Kulcsar 8 0 398 0 0 0 398 49.8 Mika Graham 8 0 58 0 8 0 66 8.2 Total 8 793 890 159 571 13 2426 303.2 Opponents 8 936 1561 148 467 1 3113 389.1 Rowan University Football Rowan University Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Oct 30, 2017) All games

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd # Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 43 Chris Noesges 8 25 34 59 5.5-9 . 1-7 . 1 1-0 2 . . 51 Godwin Asamoah 8 20 25 45 9.0-40 3.5-29 1-5 . . . 1 . . 9 Kevin Stokes 8 20 14 34 16.5-88 6.5-59 . 1 1 . 1 3 . 32 Shaquille Lee 8 21 13 34 3.0-15 ...... 31 Joe DiBari 8 13 15 28 . . 2--1 ...... 21 Nate Lanier 6 16 9 25 1.0-2 . . 3 . 1-7 . . . 36 C. Dawkins 8 11 13 24 1.5-2 ...... 59 Kristian Lewis 8 11 12 23 6.0-13 2.5-9 . . 1 . . . . 44 D. Gajderowicz 7 11 10 21 6.5-37 2.5-24 ...... 17 Kameron Kennedy 8 18 3 21 . . 2-2 2 . 1-52 . . . 94 Devion Stokes 8 7 11 18 2.0-4 0.5-2 ...... 5 Quincy Jenkins 7 14 4 18 1.0-1 ...... 95 Raph Jackson 8 8 9 17 1.0-2 0.5-2 ...... 3 Malachi Winters 7 10 7 17 1.0-6 ...... 13 Travelle Curry 6 10 7 17 1.0-1 . . 2 . 1-0 . . . 29 Jermey Brown 8 12 4 16 . . . 2 . . . . . 45 Jayson Gonzalez 7 9 5 14 0.5-0 ...... 41 Dom Gadaleta 5 8 5 13 1.5-3 0.5-2 ...... 42 Kyle Pierce 8 8 3 11 1.0-3 . . . . . 1 . . 93 Nick Fromhold 7 . 8 8 0.5-1 ...... 98 R. Pondiscio 7 3 4 7 ...... 54 Anthony LaRosa 8 2 4 6 0.5-1 . . . . . 1 . . 6A Cory Hardy 2 3 3 6 ...... 91 Jake DiGiovanni 5 3 2 5 2.0-10 ...... 53 Arlen LaRue 6 1 3 4 1.0-3 0.5-2 ...... 25 Tyler Bowen 2 2 2 4 ...... 40 Greg Cooper 4 2 2 4 ...... 57 Eddie Hamilton 5 3 1 4 ...... 46 Eli Carlos 4 2 1 3 ...... 7 V. Solis-Mays 6 3 . 3 ...... 35 Juan Ibarrondo 8 . 2 2 ...... 23 Kevin Fields 3 1 1 2 ...... 33 Dom DiCarlo 1 2 . 2 ...... 49 Anthony Morisi 5 2 . 2 ...... 85 Cody Madden 7 2 . 2 ...... 34 Marc Woodard 6 2 . 2 ...... 78 Cedric Jones 2 1 1 2 ...... 82 DaVon Harper 8 1 1 2 ...... 1 . 37 Tyler Knighton 8 1 . 1 ...... 14 Nick Grosso 8 1 . 1 ...... TM TEAM 7 1 . 1 1.0-6 . . . . . 1 . . 8 John Mannion 6 1 . 1 . . . . . 1-0 . . . 22 Anthony Diorio 8 1 . 1 ...... 1 . . 11 Jamel Smith 7 1 . 1 ...... Total 8 293 238 531 63-247 17-129 6-13 10 3 5-59 8 4 . Opponents 8 233 328 561 57-221 22-148 4-1 10 6 7-0 8 1 1