2017 Rowan University Football Rowan University (3-3, NJAC 2-3) vs. #14 Wesley College (5-1, NJAC 5-0) Saturday, October 21 - 1 p.m. Drass Field at Scott D. Miller Stadium (Dover, DE) Rowan Quick Facts The Game Location: Glassboro, NJ 08028 Rowan University begins a two-game road trip at New Jersey Athletic Confer- Founded: 1923 ence (NJAC) rival Wesley College. Last week, the Profs suffered a 20-14 setback Enrollment: 18,000 to The College of New Jersey while the Wolverines defeated Kean University, Nickname: Profs Colors: Brown and Gold 29-9. Wesley is ranked 14th in this week's D3football.com Top 25 Poll. Stadium: Coach Richard Wackar Stadium Capacity: 3,700 The Series Surface: Turf This is the 11th meeting between Rowan Rowan-Wesley Affiliation: NCAA Division III and Wesley. The Profs lead the all-time series, Conference: New Jersey Athletic All-Time Series Results 7-3 but the Wolverines have won three President: Dr. Ali Houshmand 2016 24-17 L Alma Mater: University of Essex (UK) straight, including a 24-17 victory last season 2015 38-25 L Director of Athletics: Dan Gilmore in Glassboro. 2014 37-7 L Alma Mater: Plymouth State College (‘74) 2013 24-17 W 2003 30-0 W Office Phone: 856-256-4686 Last Meeting - Wesley 24, Rowan 17 Office Fax: 856-256-4916 2002 22-20 W (Oct. 22, 2016) 2001 54-36 W Rowan registered the final 14 points of the 2000 42-32 W On The Web 1999 29-6 W Rowan Athletics: www.rowanathletics.com game but it was not enough in a 24-17 loss 1988 27-0 W Rowan Athletics Twitter: @RowanAthletics to Wesley. Rowan University: www.rowan.edu Wide receiver Alex Kemp led the Wolverines with four catches for 118 yards and Wesley Athletics: www.athletics.wesley.edu a touchdown. Running back Jamar Baynard ran the ball 27 times for 98 yards Wesley Twitter: @WesleyAthletics Wesley: www.wesley.edu and a score. Quarterback Dan Kesack was 15-for-32 passing for 248 yards with one touchdown. He also added a rushing touchdown. Wideout Bryce Shade NJAC: www.njacsports.com had five receptions for 57 yards. NCAA: www.ncaasports.com AFCA: www.afca.com Linebacker Ben Robinson recorded 12 tackles, 3.5 for a loss (20 yards), and one interception. Linebacker Samer Manna notched 11 stops, 1.5 for a loss, one sack Media Information (8 yards) and one fumble recovery. Defensive end Isaiah Ingram had two sacks Radio Broadcast: Rowan Radio 89.7 WGLS-FM Internet Radio Broadcast: wgls.rowan.edu and forced two fumbles. Live Stats: http://athletics.wesley.edu/sports/fball/2017-18/box- Rowan running back Gawain Bragg totaled 48 yards on 15 carries. Running scores/20171021_rki2.xml back Anthony Diorio added 37 yards on 11 attempts. Both reached the end Live Video: zone one time. Wide receiver Zac Frantz caught five passes for 73 yards and https://portal.stretchinternet.com/wesley/ wideout J.J. Kulcsar had four catches for 88 yards. Quarterback Dante Pinckney was 18-of-33 for 195 yards. Athletic Communications Director: Sheila Stevenson Email: [email protected] Linebacker Ryan Brenner posted a game-high 18 tackles and one sack. Line- Assistant Director/Football: Rob Cunningham backer Jeff Rodriguez tallied 10 tackles and one sack. Defensive lineman Will Email: [email protected] Flake recovered a fumble while defensive back Travelle Curry had one intercep- Cell Phone: 609-464-0496 tion. Office Phone: 856-256-4252 Multi-Media Specialist: Ryan Barrett Email: [email protected] Office Fax: 856-256-4433 Press Box Phone: 856-256-4905 Mailing Address: 201 Mullica Hill Road Glassboro, NJ 08028 2017 Rowan Football Rowan Coaching Staff Accorsi In 16th Season Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator: Jay Accorsi Head coach Jay Accorsi is in his 16th season at the helm and his 25th overall. He Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line/ is the second longest tenured coach in program history behind Richard Wackar Run Game Coordinator: Tom Doddy (17). Accorsi also has the most wins (118) and most games coached (168). The Associate Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator/ Profs have had a record of .500 or better in all but one season under his watch. Tight Ends: Pat Lancetta Special Teams Coordinator/Linebackers/ Strength and Conditioning: Cedric Dawkins Trends Under Accorsi Video Coordinator/Wide Receivers: Justin Arabia In 15-plus seasons under Accorsi, Rowan is 84-33 in NJAC games. The football Football Operations Coordinator/ team has posted a 53-33 overall mark on the road and is 38-19 in NJAC road Defensive Line - Ends: Deon Henry games. Kickers/Punters: Jim Cooper Quarterbacks: Leon Harris Defensive Intern/Defensive Backs: Kurt Kingett October Is A Haunting Month For Prof Opponents Running Backs: Tom Lake Since Jay Accorsi took over as head coach, the Profs are 47-17 in games played John Green Fellowship/Asst. Linebackers: Tim Mickens in October. They have gone undefeated in October four times and have only Student Assistant/Film Coordinator: Joe Costadina lost two games three times in the month. Student-Athlete Development: Jesse Eisenhart John Green Fellowship/Student Defensive Assistant: Profs Name Three Captains John Furmato Offensive lineman Darryl Guilford, defensive back Shaquille Lee and defensive Analytics Coordinator/Special Projects: Steve Tucker end Kevin Stokes were selected as the 2017 team captains. The players voted Wesley Coaching Staff on the captains during training camp. Head Coach: Mike Drass Associate Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator: Chip Knapp NJAC Championships Assistant Head Coach/Wide Receivers: Steve Azzanesi Rowan has won the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Championship 19 Strength and Conditioning/Offensive Line: times, 14 outright and five shared. The Profs captured the conference title in Bernie Nowakowski Run Game Coordinator/Offensive Line: Jeff Braxton 2006, 2005, 2004, 2002, 2001, 1997, 1995, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1977, 1976, 1975 Linebackers: Arthur Smith and 1974. Rowan shared the NJAC Championship in 2014, 2013, 2010, 1983 Fullbacks: Bob Healy and 1972. Special Teams Coordinator/Running Backs: Shawn Plews Kickers/Punters: Larry Delgado NCAA Tournament Tight Ends: Dominick Massimiano Defensive Line: Eric Adams Since 1991, Rowan has made 16 appearances in the NCAA Championship Defensive Line: Devin Filliben Tournament. The Profs have a 31-16 mark in the national tournament. Rowan Secondary: Craig Pettit has played in the championship game, the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl, five times Defensive Tackles: Dan Laguerre (1999-98-96-95-93). In 2005, 2004, 2001, 1997 and 1992, Rowan reached the Cornerbacks: Kiere Fields semifinals of the tournament. Outside Linebackers: P.J. DiGati 2017 Team Statistics NJAC Preseason Coaches Poll RU WC After capturing a share of their second consecutive NJAC Championship and First Downs 69 125 claiming the league's automatic qualification to the 2016 NCAA Tournament, Rushing Offense 103.7 219.3 Wesley College has been selected as the 2017 preseason football favorite in the Passing Offense 114.7 209 NJAC. Total Offense 218.3 428.3 Scoring Offense 16.5 37.2 Rushing Defense 78.7 84.5 1. Wesley College (8) Passing Defense 194 139.2 2. Frostburg State University (2) Total Defense 272.7 223.7 3. Salisbury University Scoring Defense 17.8 9.5 4. Rowan University 3rd Down Conversions 25% 41% 5. Kean University (dark horse) 4th Down Conversions 20% 57% Interception Returns 5 9 6. Christopher Newport University Interception Yards 13 113 7. Montclair State University Fumbles-Lost 15-6 10-5 8. Southern Virginia University Opp. Fumbles-Lost 12-5 10-6 9. William Paterson University Penalties-Yards 44-422 56-527 10. The College of New Jersey Time of Possession 28:19 29:22 Sacks By-Yards 15-122 17-115 Sack Allowed-Yards 14-93 9-56 First place votes in parenthesis 2017 Rowan Football Page 2 2017 NJAC Standings Ranked In The NCAA NJAC Overall Passes Had Intercepted - 10th (2) Salisbury University 5-0 5-1 Wesley College 5-0 5-1 Blocked Kicks - 16th (4) Frostburg State University 4-1 5-1 Rushing Defense - 17th (78.7) Christopher Newport University 3-2 4-2 Montclair State University 3-2 3-3 Team Tackles For Loss - 28th (8.0) Kean University 2-3 2-4 Total Defense - 28th (272.7) Rowan University 2-3 3-3 The College of New Jersey 1-4 1-5 First Downs Defense - 33rd (85) Southern Virginia University 0-5 1-5 Kickoff Returns - 33rd (23.00) William Paterson University 0-5 0-6 D3football.com Top 25 Poll (Oct. 15) Blocked Kicks - Kevin Stokes, 2nd (3) 1. Mary Hardin-Baylor 2. Mount Union Tackles For Loss - Kevin Stokes, 2nd (2.5) 3. Wis.-Oshkosh Punt Return TDs - Jamel Smith, 3rd (1) 4. North Central (IL) 5. Hardin-Simmons Sacks - Kevin Stokes, 17th (1.08) 6. St. Thomas 7. Linfield Field Goal Percentage - Tyler Knighton, 19th (83.3) 8. St. John's Punt Returns - Jamel Smith, 19th (13.1) 9. Delaware Valley 10. Wis.-Platteville Combined Kick Returns - Jamel Smith, 28th (419) 11. Illinois Wesleyan 12. Brockport 13. Wittenberg Rowan When... 14. Wesley Scoring 0-10 points - 1-2 15. Washington and Jefferson 16. Frostburg State Scoring 11-20 points - 0-1 17. Case Western Reserve Scoring 21-30 points - 1-0 18. Berry 19. George Fox Scoring 31+ points - 1-0 20. Wartburg 21. Concordia-Moorhead 22. Johns Hopkins Opponent Scores 0-10 points - 1-0 23. Springfield Opponent Scores 11-20 points - 2-1 24. Heidelberg 25. DePauw Opponent Scores 21-30 points - 0-2 Opponent Scores 31+ points - 0-0 NJAC Championships Total Most Recent Montclair State University 20 2014 Last Week In The NJAC Rowan University 19 2014 The College of New Jersey 8 2007 Saturday, Oct.