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DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK MIKE BARONE • Rowan University Senior • Free Safety • Hammonton, NJ/Hammonton Barone earns NJAC Defensive Player of the Week honors after helping the Profs secure a homeopening 56-20 NJAC victory over Brockport. In the win, he garnered two interceptions, including one that he returned 100 yards for a touchdown. [...]

After three straight road games to open the season, the Profs were finally home.  Home is now a remodeled John Page Field with new stands and press box.  The stadium will be named after Coach Richard “Dick” Wacker.  Coach Wacker restarted a football program that went dormant after the 1950 season when the college did [...]

The Profs (1-1, 2-1)are looking to build on last week and start a winning streak to the NJAC title and/or playoff bid.  It starts with Brockport on Saturday. Only three NJAC teams remain undefeated in the NJAC: TCNJ (3-0, 3-0), Kean (2-0, 2-1), and Montclair (2-0, 2-1). TCNJ travels to Kean this Saturday night which [...]

OFFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE WEEK TJ PRATT • Rowan University Freshman • Wide Receiver • Swedesboro, NJ/Kingsway Pratt becomes the second different Prof to earn NJAC Offensive Rookie of the Week honors after helping Rowan secure a 28-13 NJAC road victory at William Paterson. In the win, he recorded the first collegiate reception of his [...]

Rowan is back in the hunt for the NJAC crown with a win over William Paterson.  The win marks the 300th victory of the Prof football program for an overall record of 300-183-8. Quarterback Frank Wilczynski was back in action after missing last week with an ankle injury.  He led the team in rushing with [...]

During his 32-year career at then-Glassboro State, Richard Wackar was known to everyone simply as “Coach.” But on Saturday, he also will be known as the man for whom the Rowan football stadium is named. In a halftime ceremony during Rowan’s Homecoming football game against Buffalo State, the new athletic facility will officially be christened [...]

Profs will be looking to get back on track in the NJAC race against the Pioneers this Saturday. Rowan owns a 31-7 series advantage, last losing 21-20 in 2007.  Profs will also make their second attempt to win the 300th game of the program. Frank Wilczynski was out nursing an ankle injury last week.  He [...]

Junior Tim Hagerty started at quarterback replacing the injured Frank Wilczynski.  Hagerty  threw for 114 yards on nine completions in 17 attempts with one interception. Hagerty also had a 34 yard touchdown run. The Profs stayed pretty consevative and tried to rely on the defense to keep them in the game.  The defense had two [...]

Like most young football stars, Clinton Tabb always wanted to play in the NFL. But he had another dream, too. He wanted to coach at his alma mater. Tabb calls himself “a Pennsauken guy, through and through.” The 30-year-old former star for the Indians as well as Rowan University isn’t on an NFL roster, but [...]

The 2009 season heats up early for the Profs.  Rowan begin its second week on the road seeking to snaps Cortland’s two game win streak against the Profs.  A win would be the program’s 300th victory. The last time Rowan lost two in a row to the Red Dragons was during the 1964-65 season. The [...]