2019 Rowan University Football Rowan University (0-0) vs. Widener University (0-0) Saturday, September 6 - 6 p.m. Coach Richard Wackar Stadium (Glassboro, NJ) The Game 2019 Schedule/Results Rowan University opens the 2019 campaign by hosting Widener in a 9/7 WIDENER UNIVERSITY 6 p.m. non-conference matchup on September 6, in “Saturday Night Lights”, 9/14 LINFIELD COLLEGE 2 p.m. at Coach Richard Wackar Stadium. The Profs went 6-4 (5-4 NJAC) last 9/21 at Hobart College Noon season while Widener was 4-6 (4-4 MAC). 10/8 at Wesley College * 1 p.m. 10/12 KEAN UNIVERSITY *# 2 p.m. 60 Years in the Making Rowan vs. Widener 10/19 at Salisbury University * 1 p.m. This marks the 60th year of football All-Time Series 10/26 at William Paterson University * 1 p.m. at Rowan as the program got its start 11/2 MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY * 1 p.m. in 1947, when the school was named Rowan leads 5-1 11/9 at Christopher Newport University * 1 p.m. Glassboro State. The program was 11/16 THE COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY * 1 p.m. discontinued from 1951 to 1962, and 2007 41-0 W then returned as a junior varsity team 2014 7-19 L Home games in BOLD CAPS at Wackar Stadium in 1963, before the varsity program 2015 24-10 W 2016 19-14 W *NJAC game returned in 1964. The school's all-time 2017 6-0 W # Homecoming record is 364-219-8. 2018 41-34 W (2 ot) The Series On the Air This is the seventh all-time meeting between Rowan and Widener and Radio Broadcast: Rowan Radio 89.7 WGLS-FM marks the second year in a row that the teams are meeting in their Internet Broadcast: wgls.rowan.edu respective season openers. The Profs lead the all-time series, 5-1, and Announcers: Derek Jones (pxp), Gary Erydily (color), Joe Stauffenberg (color) have won four in a row against the Pride, including last year’s 41-34 Live Stats: double-overtime victory in Chester, PA. http://www.sidearmstats.com/rowan/football/ Live Video: Accorsi at the Helm http://www.rowan.edu/it/live/sports/feed0.html Head coach Jay Accorsi enters his 18th season as the head coach of the Profs and his 27th overall and becomes the longest-tenured coach On The Web in program history. Accorsi owns the most wins (125) and most games Rowan Athletics Website: www.rowanathletics.com coached (182) while the Profs have posted a record of .500 or better in Rowan Athletics Twitter: @RowanAthletics all but two seasons under his guidance. Rowan University Website: www.rowan.edu About the Profs NJAC: www.njacsports.com Rowan went 6-4 in 2018 and returns a trio of All-NJAC players from that NCAA: www.ncaasports.com squad - senior DE David Gajderowicz, senior WR/KR Elijah Rehm, and AFCA: www.afca.com junior OL Scott Dunscomb. Athletic Communications Accorsi in Season Openers Assoc. Director of Athletics (Football Contact) The Profs are 13-4 in season openers under Coach Accorsi and 6-1 in Marie Wozniak season openers at home. Email: [email protected] Office Phone: 856-256-4594 Rowan and the NJAC Cell Phone: 610-999-3634 Rowan has won the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Champion- Athletic Communications Coordinator Sheila Stevenson ship 19 times, with 14 outright and five shared titles. The Profs captured Email: [email protected] the conference title in 2006, 2005, 2004, 2002, 2001, 1997, 1995, 1993, Multi-Media Specialist: Ryan Barrett 1992, 1991, 1977, 1976, 1975 and 1974. Rowan shared the NJAC Email: [email protected] Championship in 2014, 2013, 2010, 1983 and 1972. Office Fax: 856-256-4433 Flying Starts Press Box Phone: 856-256-4905 The Profs have traditionally started strong under Jay Accorsi and own a 43-17 record in games played during the month of September. There have been only two seasons in which Rowan had a losing record in the season’s first month, as it went 1-2 in both 2011 and 2014. 2019 Rowan Football Familiar Foes Rowan Quick Facts This will be the 11th straight season that Rowan has played a team from Location Glassboro, NJ 08028 the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) to start the campaign, and the Founded: 1923 second year in a row that Widener is its opponent. The Profs are 7-3 in Enrollment: 19,000 the previous 10 games to begin the year. Nickname: Profs Colors: Brown and Gold Picking the Profs Stadium: Coach Richard Wackar Stadium Rowan has been picked fifth in the 2019 NJAC Preseason Coaches Poll, Capacity: 3,700 with Wesley earning the top spot. Surface: Turf Affiliation: NCAA Division III 1. Wesley (3) Conference: New Jersey Athletic 2. Salisbury (1) President: Dr. Ali Houshmand 3. Montclair State (3) Interim Director of Athletics: Dr. John Giannini 4. Christopher Newport (1) (dark horse) Office Phone: 856-256-4686 5. Rowan Mailing Address: 201 Mullica Hill Road 6. Kean Glassboro, NJ 08028 7. The College of New Jersey 8. William Paterson Rowan Coaching Staff Head Coach/Special Teams Coordinator: Jay Accorsi First place votes in ( ) Associate Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator: Pat Lancetta Captaining the Profs Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line/ The Profs will be led by four captains this season – David Gajderow- Run Game Coordinator: Tom Doddy icz (DE), Nick Grosso (WR), Anthony LaRosa (LB) and Elijah Rehm Defensive CoordinatorStrength and Conditioning: (WR). Grosso and LaRosa were both high school teammates at Wash- Cedric Dawkins ington Township High School. Defensive Backs: Kurt Kingett Run Game Coordinator/Defensive Line: Phil Petitte Early Honors Video Coordinator/Wide Receivers: Justin Arabia Senior WR/KR Elijah Rehm was selected to the D3football.com Pre- Quarterbacks: Leon Harris season All-America offense first team as a return specialist while DE Running Backs: Andrew Pierce David Gajderowicz was named to the Preseason All-America defense Assistant Defensive Line: Chuck Faisst second team. In 2018, Rehm was chosen to the D3football.com All- Graduate Assistant/Asst. Defensive Backs: America second team as a return specialist. He was also selected to the Chris Gonzalez NJAC All-Conference first team for special teams and was on the second Tight Ends: Dave Ellen team offense at wide receiver. Gajderowicz was a member of the 2018 Specialists: Jim Cooper NJAC All-Conference defense first team and the D3football.com All-East John Green Fellowship/Offense: Joe Costadina Region second team. Analytics Coordinator & Special Projects: Steve Tucker Student-Athlete Development: Jesse Eisenhart Topping the Profs Alumni & Community Affairs: Zaire Pollard Messiah Divine is the leading returning rusher for the Profs, as he aver- Analytics Coordinator & Special Projects: Steve Tucker aged 34.9 yards last season. Elijah Rehm topped the team in receiving Student Assistant/Defensive: Travelle Curry (50.8 yds) and in kick returns, with an average of 29.4. Rehm was also Student Assistant/Offense: Andrew Isola the squad's leader in all-purpose yards with an average of 156.0. Student Assistant/Video: Joe Puleio Graduate Student/Assistant Linebackers: Rowan and the NCAA’s James-Desmond Ralston Since 1991, Rowan has made 16 appearances in the NCAA Champi- onship Tournament, owning a 31-16 mark. Rowan has played in the championship game, the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl, five times (1999-98- 96-95-93). Rowan reached the semifinals of the national tournament in 2005, 2004, 2001, 1997 and 1992. College Football - Celebrating 150 Years This season marks the 150th anniversary of college football. This an- niversary will be commemorated druing the 2019 season and will be celebrated across all divisions of college football to showcase the rich history and traditions of the sport, and its contributions to American soci- ety and culture. More information can be obtained by visiting the official website of the 150th anniversary - http://cfb150.org 2019 Rowan Football - 2 Team Comparisons (2018 Final Stats) Accorsi on the Profs: RU WU First Downs 130 172 We had a really good training camp... We have more of an experienced Rushing Offense 118.8 142.4 team than we've had in the past few years. So instead of looking at fresh- Passing Offense 140.4 202.6 men and sophomores we're seeing more juniors and seniors. Total Offense 259.2 345.0 Scoring Offense 19.7 29.9 I'm not really sure which "Q" (will play). Both really have competed. Nick Rushing Defense 156.7 187.2 Couzzi, who played for us last year and transferred in from Pace. And Passing Defense 221.2 129.1 Mike Husni came in and transferred from Marist. They're two really dy- Total Defense 377.9 316.3 namic players that can run and throw. Mike came in during the spring so Scoring Defense 26.4 23.0 the battle started in the spring and has gone all the way through. It's really 3rd Down Conversions 29% 32% good when you have two guys fighting at that spot. 4th Down Conversions 13% 32% Interception Returns 13 8 Experienced offensive line and experienced running backs, wide receivers. Interception Yards 336 112 Experience on defense so I'm excited to see where we're at after a while Fumbles-Lost 9-7 14-7 of just hitting each other in min-camp. That gets tiresome and boring and Opp. Fumbles-Lost 9-5 13-9 gets on everyone's nerves so will be nice to hit somebody different. Penalties-Yards 62-575 87-818 Time of Possession 29:49 26:45 I'm excited for the Widener game Saturday night.