ROWAN UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL Saturday, November 18, 2006 - noon Hobart College NCAA Championship Tournament - First Round (John Page Field - Glassboro, NJ) Radio The Series The Rowan football games are broadcast on This is the second meeting between Rowan University and Hobart College. The WGLS radio at 89.7 FM and the internet at Profs had a 45-14 win over the Statesmen in the second round of the 2004 NCAA wgls.rowan.edu. Division III Championship Tournament. Rowan Fast Facts How They Got There Rowan defeated William Paterson University, 38-7 on Friday, November 10 to win Location: Glassboro, NJ the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Championship and receive an automat- Founded: 1923 ic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Hobart earned an at-large bid to the NCAAs. Enrollment: 9,762 The First Seed President: Dr. Donald J. Farish Mount Union College is the top seed in the NCAA Division III Championship Affiliation: NCAA Division III Tournament. The Purple Raiders are the defending national champion. It is Mount Conference: New Jersey Athletic Union’s 18th appearance in the national tournament where it has a 47-9 record. Nickname: Profs NCAA Schedule Colors: Brown and Gold The first round of the NCAA Championship Tournament will be played on Home Field: John Page Field (turf) Saturday, November 18. The second round will take place on Saturday, November Director of Athletics: Joy Solomen 25 and the quarterfinals are on Saturday, December 2. The semifinals are slated for Office Phone: 856-256-4686 Saturday, December 9. The championship, the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl, is sched- Office Fax: 856-256-4916 uled for Saturday, December 16 at 4 p.m. in Salem, VA. Head Coach: Jay Accorsi The Undefeated (Nichols, MA 1985) This year, there are 11 undefeated teams heading into the postseason. The teams Coaching Record: 45-11 (fifth season) are: Mount Union (10-0), Concordia (WI) (10-0), Wilkes (10-0), Curry (11-0), Office Phone: 856-256-5466 Wesley (10-0), Carnegie Mellon (10-0), Wis.-Whitewater (10-0), St. Norbert (10-0), Office Fax: 856-256-5604 Whitworth (10-0), Occidental (9-0) and Central (IA) (10-0). Sports Information Director: NCAA First Round Sheila Stevenson Sat., Nov. 18 - Hope at Mount Union, noon; Wittenberg at Capital, noon; Sports Information Assistant: Washington & Lee at Wilkes, noon; Union at St. John Fisher, noon; Curry at Jon McMenamin Springfield, noon; Dickinson at Wesley, noon; Millsaps at Carnegie Mellon, noon; Office Phone: 856-256-4252 Washington & Jefferson at Christopher Newport, noon; Mt. St. Joseph at Wheaton (IL), 1:00; North Central (IL) vs. Concordia (WI), 1:00; Hardin-Simmons at Mary Office Fax: 856-256-4433 Hardin-Baylor, 1:00; St. Norbert at Wis.-Whitewater, 1:00; Bethel (MN) at Wis.-La 2006 NJAC Standings Crosse, 1:00; St. John’s (MN) at Central (IA), 1:00; Occidental at Whitworth, 3:00. NJAC Overall Rowan in the NCAA Tournament Rowan University 6-1 7-2 Since 1991, Rowan has made 13 appearances in the NCAA Championship SUNY Cortland 6-1 9-1 Tournament. The Profs have a 28-12 mark in the national tournament. Rowan has Montclair State 5-2 7-3 played in the championship game, the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl, five times in the Kean University 4-3 6-4 last 13 years (1999-98-96-95-93). In 2005, 2004, 2001, 1997 and 1992, Rowan The College of NJ 2-5 4-6 reached the semifinals of the tournament. Buffalo State 2-5 3-7 Last Year’s NCAA Tournament Western Connecticut 2-5 5-5 Rowan advanced to the semifinals and lost to eventual champion Mount Union, William Paterson 1-6 1-9 19-7 on the road. In the quarterfinals, Rowan defeated Delaware Valley, 27-21 in The Web Doylestown, PA. Rowan won 28-24 over Union in the second game in Schnectady, NY. Rowan had a 42-3 victory over visiting Wilkes in the first round. Rowan fin- Rowan: www.rowan.edu/sports ished the season with an 11-2 record. Hobart: www.hws.edu/athletics NJAC: www.njac.net NJAC Championships Liberty: www.libertyleaguesports.org Rowan has won the NJAC Championship 16 times, 14 outright and two shared. The NCAA: www.ncaasports.com Profs also captured the title in 2005, 2004, 2002, 2001, 1997, 1995, 1993, 1992, AFCA: www.afca.com 1991, 1977, 1976, 1975 and 1974. Rowan shared the NJAC Championship in 1972 and in 1983. Rowan University The Coaches 9-2 Christopher Newport 32-8 Rowan Head Coach 9-23 at Robert Morris 0-21 Jay Accorsi 9-30 Western Connecticut 24-17 This is Jay Accorsi’s fifth season as head coach of the Rowan University football team. 10-6 at The College of NJ 14-6 Accorsi took over the position after nine years as an assistant coach. 10-15 at Buffalo State College 35-7 10-21 Kean University 16-12 In four seasons, he has guided the Profs to three conference titles and three NCAA appear- 10-28 at Montclair State 20-27 (OT) ances. Last year, Rowan advanced to the semifinals of the national tournament for the 11-4 SUNY Cortland 14-7 (OT) second consecutive season. Accorsi was selected the New Jersey Athletic Conference 11-10 William Paterson 38-7 (NJAC) Coach of the Year in 2005, 2004 and 2002. He was also named the Maxwell 11-18 Hobart College noon Football Club Tri-State Coach of the Year in 2005. Prior to Rowan, Accorsi was an assistant football coach at Nichols College in Dudley, MA from 1989-93. He coached the wide receivers and quarterbacks. Accorsi gradu- ated 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. At Nichols, Accorsi was a running back for four years and was captain of the football team his senior year. A native of Somers, CT, Accorsi attended Somers High School and Rowan-Hobart graduated in 1981. He lettered in football, wrestling and baseball. Accorsi Series Results Year-byYear He is a member of the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) 2006 7-2 and the New Jersey Football Coaches Association (NJFCA). Accorsi con- 2005 11-2 2004 45-14 W NCAA tinually attends various high school and youth organization clinics and is 2004 10-3 a common presenter for the Frank Glazier and Mega clinics. He has been 2003 7-3 the guest speaker for the Touchdown Club of South Jersey and keynote 2002 10-1 speaker at the Rotary Bowl banquet. total 45-11 Hobart College 9-9 Dickinson College 31-28 Accorsi resides in Mullica Hill, NJ with his wife Nancy and daughters, Gabrielle and 9-16 at William Paterson 31-27 Rachel and son, Jack. 9-23 at Rensselaer 24-17 9-30 WPI 19-14 Hobart Head Coach 10-14 at Merchant Marine 30-19 Mike Cragg 10-21 at St. Lawrence 27-7 Mike Cragg is in his 12th season as head coach of Hobart College. He became the 10-28 at Alfred University 21-14 school’s 23rd head coach in 1995 after serving as defensive coordinator since 1991. 11-4 Union College 14-31 Cragg joined the Statesmen football staff in 1986. 11-11 University of Rochester 31-21 11-18 at Rowan University noon Cragg has an 81-38 record and has guided the Statesmen to six postseason appearances in the last seven years. Under his direction, Hobart has won the Liberty League title five times. Cragg is Hobart’s all-time leader in career victories and wins per season. He ranks second in school history in winning percentage and games coached. Last year, the Statesmen finished the season with a 9-2 record. Hobart won the Liberty League Championship and reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Prior to Hobart, Cragg coached the varsity football team at Corry High School in Corry, PA. He led Corry to its first ever appearance in the District X Playoffs in 1986 and was named the Coach of the Year. Liberty League Standings Cragg graduated from Slippery Rock University in 1983 with a bachelor’s degree in Liberty Overall health and physical education. At Slippery Rock, he was a two-year letterwinner at free Union College 5-1 7-2 safety and linebacker. He still shares the school’s single game interception record (3 vs. Hobart College 5-1 8-1 Edinboro, 1980). His senior season, he suffered a knee injury and joined the coaching Rochester 4-2 7-3 staff as a defensive backs coach. St. Lawrence 3-3 5-4 Rensselaer 3-3 6-3 Cragg lives in Geneva, NY with his wife Holley and children, Michael and Kristen. Merchant Marine 1-5 3-7 WPI 0-6 3-6 Rowan University The Profs (7-2) 2006 Statistic Leaders Last Game Last week, Rowan defeated William Paterson University, 38-7 to capture its 16th New Offense Rushing Att. Yds. TD Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Championship. It marked the Profs’ third consecu- Davon Edwards 95 414 4 tive conference title. Leading the way was superback Jonathan Downes with three rushing Rob Richardson 67 267 2 touchdowns and 38 yards on five carries. Superbacks Davon Edwards and Rob Richardson John Impagliazzo 61 185 1 added 43 and 41 yards respectively. Quarterback Mike Orihel completed 19 of 32 passes for 222 yards and one TD. Wide receiver Dustin Katcher made seven grabs for 73 yards, Passing Att.-Comp.