2016 Rowan University Football Rowan University (5-2, NJAC 4-2) vs. Frostburg State University (6-1, NJAC 5-1) Saturday, October 29 - 1 p.m. Bobcat Stadium (Frostburg, MD) Rowan Quick Facts The Game Location: Glassboro, NJ 08028 Rowan University visits Frostburg State University for the first time since 1986. Founded: 1923 The Profs look to bounce back from a 24-17 defeat versus Wesley College (Oct. Enrollment: 16,900 22). The Bobcats have won five in a row, including last week's 17-6 triumph Nickname: Profs Colors: Brown and Gold against Christopher Newport University. Stadium: Coach Richard Wackar Stadium Capacity: 5,000 The Series Surface: Turf It is the 10th meeting between Rowan and Rowan-Frostburg State Affiliation: NCAA Division III Frostburg State. The Profs hold a 7-2 ad- Conference: New Jersey Athletic All-Time Series Results President: Dr. Ali Houshmand vantage and have won three straight in the 2015 15-6 W Alma Mater: University of Essex (UK) series. 1987 10-0 W Director of Athletics: Dan Gilmore 1986 13-10 W Alma Mater: Plymouth State College (‘74) Last Meeting - Rowan 15, Frostburg 1971 19-17 L Office Phone: 856-256-4686 State 6 (Oct. 31, 2015) 1970 25-0 W Office Fax: 856-256-4916 1969 14-10 W Rowan scored 15 unanswered points in the 1968 13-9 W On The Web second half to come from behind and defeat 1967 21-7 L Rowan Athletics: www.rowanathletics.com Frostburg State, 15-6. 1966 21-0 W Rowan Athletics Twitter: @RowanAthletics Rowan University: www.rowan.edu Rowan running back Withler Marcelin car- ried the ball 29 times for 101 yards and one Frostburg State Athletics: www.frostburgsports.com touchdown. Quarterback Dante Pinckney Frostburg State Twitter: @frostburgsports Frostburg State: www.frostburg.edu threw for 70 yards and one touchdown on five completions. Wide receiver Russ Forchion made two catches for 18 yards. Wideout Zac Frantz caught a 38-yard NJAC: www.njacsports.com touchdown pass. NCAA: www.ncaasports.com AFCA: www.afca.com Linebacker Darren Dungee collected 14 tackles and an interception. Defensive lineman Jeff Rodriguez made 13 stops and had a pick. Defensive lineman Josh Media Information Radio Broadcast: Rowan Radio 89.7 WGLS-FM Popper had eight tackles. Cornerback Eddie Davis accumulated four tackles, Internet Radio Broadcast: wgls.rowan.edu forced and recovered a fumble, had an interception and a pass break-up. Live Stats: http://portal.stretchinternet.com/frostburg/ For Frostburg State, quarterback Connor Cox completed 19 passes in 31 at- Live Video: tempts for 185 yards and a touchdown. He also ran the ball 14 times for 38 http://portal.stretchinternet.com/frostburg/ yards. Running back Gavin Lavat rushed 13 times for 32 yards and had four receptions for 50 yards and one score. Wide receivers Antonio Wood and Myles Athletic Communications Director: Sheila Stevenson Burgess each made five catches for 37 and 36 yards respectively. Email: [email protected] Assistant Director/Football: Rob Cunningham Defensive back Salaman Riddell tallied nine tackles. Defensive lineman William Email: [email protected] Sewell chipped in with seven tackles, including 1.5 for a loss (3 yards). Lineback- Cell Phone: 609-464-0496 er Lyle Fugate contributed with four tackles, two sacks (19 yards) and forced a Office Phone: 856-256-4252 fumble. Multi-Media Specialist: Ryan Barrett Email: [email protected] Office Fax: 856-256-4433 Profs Versus Maryland Schools Press Box Phone: 856-256-4905 Rowan is 22-18-1 all-time versus opponents from Maryland and 11-8 in games Mailing Address: 201 Mullica Hill Road played in the state (11-6 in the regular season). The Profs are 2-2 at Frostburg Glassboro, NJ 08028 State. 2016 Rowan Football Rowan Coaching Staff NJAC Championships Head Coach: Jay Accorsi Rowan has won the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Championship 19 Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator/ times, 14 outright and five shared. The Profs captured the conference title in Defensive Ends: Tom Doddy 2006, 2005, 2004, 2002, 2001, 1997, 1995, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1977, 1976, 1975 Associate Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator/ and 1974. Rowan shared the NJAC Championship in 2014, 2013, 2010, 1983 Running Backs: Pat Lancetta and 1972. Special Teams Coordinator/Linebackers/ Strength and Conditioning: Cedric Dawkins Video Coordinator/Wide Receivers: Justin Arabia NCAA Tournament Quality Control/Offense: Lee Chappine Since 1991, Rowan has made 16 appearances in the NCAA Championship Kickers/Punters: Jim Cooper Tournament. The Profs have a 31-16 mark in the national tournament. Rowan Defensive Tackles: Antonio Cordova has played in the championship game, the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl, five times Quarterbacks: Leon Harris (1999-98-96-95-93). In 2005, 2004, 2001, 1997 and 1992, Rowan reached the Football Operations Coordinator/Defensive Backs: semifinals of the tournament. In 2014, Rowan lost 24-16 at Johns Hopkins Uni- Deon Henry versity in the first round. Offensive Line: Pete Lancetta Volunteer/Athlete Development: Jesse Eisenhart Accorsi In 15th Season John Green Fellowship/Offense: John Fumato Head coach Jay Accorsi is in his 15th season at the helm and his 24th overall. John Green Fellowship/Defense: Tim Mickens He is the second longest tenured coach in program history. Accorsi also has the IAAME Intern/Defense: Nate Smith most wins and most games coached. The Profs have had a record of .500 or bet- Frostburg State Coaching Staff ter in all but one season under his watch. Head Coach: DeLane Fitzgerald Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks: Tye Hiatt Accorsi Versus Frostburg State Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers: John Kelling Accorsi has faced the Bobcats just once in his career, a 15-6 home win last Special Teams Coordinator/Defensive Backs: Pete Mayer season. Recruiting Coordinator/Defensive Ends: Kenny Johnson Video Coordinator/Defensive Tackles: Pete Hansen Trends Under Accorsi Offensive Line: Angelo Luvara In 14-plus seasons under Accorsi, Rowan is 81-28 in conference games. The Tackles/Tight Ends: John Candelas football team has posted a 51-31 overall mark on the road and is 36-17 in NJAC Running Backs: Tim Arnold road games. Wide Receivers: Nick Rosati Cornerbacks: Matt Kardulis October Is a Haunting Month for Prof Opponents Linebackers: Ken Emmons Since Jay Accorsi took over as head coach, the Profs are 47-15 in games played 2016 Team Statistics in October. They have gone undefeated in October four times and have only RU FSU lost two games twice in the month. First Downs 108 112 Rushing Offense 116.1 136 NJAC Preseason Coaches Poll Passing Offense 201.3 174.6 After capturing a share of the NJAC Championship and claiming the league’s Total Offense 317.4 310.6 automatic qualification to the 2015 NCAA Tournament, Salisbury University has Scoring Offense 20.3 23 been selected as the 2016 preseason football favorite in the NJAC. Rushing Defense 156.1 108.6 1. Salisbury University (3) Passing Defense 147.9 138.1 2. Wesley College (5) Total Defense 304 246.7 3. Frostburg State College (1) (dark horse) Scoring Defense 14.7 13 4. Rowan University (1) 3rd Down Conversions 31% 31% 5. Kean University 4th Down Conversions 60% 45% 6. Montclair State University Interception Returns 11 6 Interception Yards 152 24 7. Christopher Newport University Fumbles-Lost 13-8 11-6 8. The College of New Jersey Opp. Fumbles-Lost 11-6 15-7 9. William Paterson University Penalties-Yards 55-513 60-594 10. Southern Virginia University Time of Possession 29:57 28:54 First place votes in parenthesis Sacks By-Yards 13-77 22-137 Sack Allowed-Yards 13-95 11-87 2016 Rowan Football Page 2 2016 NJAC Standings Profs Name Four Captains NJAC Overall Defensive back Bobby Barbieri, offensive lineman Paul Gawin, defensive line- Frostburg State University 5-1 6-1 man Will Flake and running back Dante Tobler are the 2016 team captains. The Salisbury University 5-1 6-1 captains were voted on by the players during training camp. Wesley College 5-1 5-2 Christopher Newport University 4-2 5-2 Dealing With The Loss of a Legend Rowan University 4-2 5-2 Legendary Coach Richard Wackar passed away on Monday, Aug. 15. He was Montclair State University 3-3 4-3 88, and had been in declining health in the last several weeks. Coach Wackar Kean University 2-4 3-4 served as a health and physical education professor and coach at then- Southern Virginia University 1-5 2-5 Glassboro State College (now Rowan University) for 32 years from 1956-88. He William Paterson University 1-5 2-5 enjoyed great success throughout his career, including being the only coach in The College of New Jersey 0-6 0-7 the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) to ever win conference champion- D3football.com Top 25 (Oct. 22) ships in four different sports—football, golf, basketball and cross country. 1. Mount Union 2. Wis.-Whitewater Clinched Another Non-Losing Season 3. Mary Hardin-Baylor The Profs clinched their ninth season in a row with a record of .500 or better 4. St. Thomas after defeating Southern Virginia. Their last campaign below .500 was in 2007 5. Wis.-Oshkosh 6. North Central (IL) (4-6). 7. Linfield 8. St. John's Ranked In The NCAA 9. Johns Hopkins 10. Hardin-Simmons 3rd Down Conversion Percentage Defense, 28th (28.6) 11. Wis.-Platteville 4th Down Conversion Percentage, t36th (60) 12. Wheaton (IL) Blocked Kicks, t8th (4) 13. Thomas More 14. Stevenson Blocked Punts, t2nd (3) 15. Alfred First Downs Defense, 25th (100) 16. St. Lawrence Passing Yards Allowed, 18th (147.9) 17. Coe 18. East Texas Baptist Red Zone Defense, 33rd (64.7) 19.