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.