Jay Accorsi
{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1963)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{BLP sources|date=September 2021}}
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| name = Jay Accorsi
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1963|10|1}}
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| player_years1 = 1981–1984
| player_team1 = Nichols
| player_positions = Running back
| coach_years1 = 1989–1992
| coach_team1 = Nichols (assistant)
| coach_years2 = 1993
| coach_years3 = 1994
| coach_team3 = Rowan (QB)
| coach_years4 = 1995
| coach_team4 = Rowan (DB)
| coach_years5 = 1996–1998
| coach_team5 = Rowan (AHC/DB)
| coach_years6 = 1999–2001
| coach_team6 = Rowan (AHC/DC)
| coach_years7 = 2002–2023
| coach_team7 = Rowan
| overall_record = 143–78
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| championships = 7 NJAC (2002, 2004–2006, 2010, 2013, 2014)
| awards = 5× NJAC Coach of the Year (2002, 2004, 2005, 2013, 2014)
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John "Jay" Accorsi Jr. (born October 1, 1963) is an American former college football coach. He was the head football coach at Rowan University,{{cite news |last1=Cosentino |first1=Matt |title=With full support from his dad, Clearview's Accorsi starring in soccer, not football |url=https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2019/09/with-full-support-from-his-dad-clearviews-accorsi-starring-in-soccer-not-football.html |access-date=27 September 2021 |work=nj |date=3 September 2019 |language=en}} an NCAA Division III program in Glassboro, New Jersey. He began coaching at Rowan in 2002, and in his first season he led the Profs to a New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) championship, which was their second in a row. He has guided them to seven outright or tied NJAC championships in all. In 2010, Rowan was the co-champion with Montclair State, but due to a tiebreaker they did not qualify for the postseason. In 2013, Rowan received the playoff bid because of their tiebreaker over SUNY Brockport. He retired following the 2023 season.{{Cite web |date=2024-04-12 |title=Jay Accorsi Announces Retirement as Rowan Head Football Coach After 22 Seasons of Leading the Profs |url=https://www.rowanathletics.com/news/2024/4/12/jay-accorsi-announces-retirement-as-rowan-head-football-coach-after-23-seasons-of-leading-the-profs.aspx |access-date=2024-04-13 |website=Rowan University Athletics |language=en}}
He played for Nichols.{{cite news |title=Maine College Clubs Beaten |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kgsgAAAAIBAJ&dq=%22Jay+Accorsi%22&pg=PA6&article_id=1794,1928954 |access-date=27 September 2021 |work=The Lewiston Journal |publisher=The Lewiston Journal |date=17 October 1983 |language=en}}
He is a member of the South Jersey branch of the National Football Foundation.{{cite news |last1=Mulranen |first1=Patrick |title=National Football Foundation South Jersey Chapter earns national honor |url=https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/high-school/national-football-foundation-south-jersey-chapter-earns-national-honor/article_b37b88fe-1631-11ec-80d7-7b5e5f82fa54.html |access-date=27 September 2021 |work=Press of Atlantic City |date=15 September 2021 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917040150/https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/high-school/national-football-foundation-south-jersey-chapter-earns-national-honor/article_b37b88fe-1631-11ec-80d7-7b5e5f82fa54.html |archive-date=17 September 2021}} His son, Jack, is a soccer player.
Head coaching record
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Rowan Profs
| conf = New Jersey Athletic Conference
| startyear = 2002
| endyear = 2023
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = 2002
| name = Rowan
| overall = 10–1
| conference = 6–0
| confstanding = 1st
| bowlname = NCAA Division III First Round
| bowloutcome = L
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2003
| name = Rowan
| overall = 7–3
| conference = 3–2
| confstanding = 3rd
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = 2004
| name = Rowan
| overall = 10–3
| conference = 6–0
| confstanding = 1st
| bowlname = NCAA Division III Semifinal
| bowloutcome = L
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = 2005
| name = Rowan
| overall = 11–2
| conference = 5–1
| confstanding = 1st
| bowlname = NCAA Division III Semifinal
| bowloutcome = L
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = 2006
| name = Rowan
| overall = 9–3
| conference = 6–1
| confstanding = 1st
| bowlname = NCAA Division III Quarterfinal
| bowloutcome = L
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2007
| name = Rowan
| overall = 4–6
| conference = 2–5
| confstanding = T–6th
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2008
| name = Rowan
| overall = 8–2
| conference = 7–2
| confstanding = T–2nd
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| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2009
| name = Rowan
| overall = 7–3
| conference = 6–3
| confstanding = 4th
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = 2010
| name = Rowan
| overall = 9–1
| conference = 8–1
| confstanding = T–1st
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2011
| name = Rowan
| overall = 5–5
| conference = 5–4
| confstanding = T–5th
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2012
| name = Rowan
| overall = 7–3
| conference = 6–1
| confstanding = 2nd
| bowlname = NCAA Division III First Round
| bowloutcome = L
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = 2013
| name = Rowan
| overall = 9–3
| conference = 6–1
| confstanding = T–1st
| bowlname = NCAA Division III Second Round
| bowloutcome = L
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = 2014
| name = Rowan
| overall = 7–4
| conference = 6–1
| confstanding = T–1st
| bowlname = NCAA Division III First Round
| bowloutcome = L
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2015
| name = Rowan
| overall = 6–4
| conference = 5–4
| confstanding = 6th
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2016
| name = Rowan
| overall = 6–4
| conference = 5–4
| confstanding = T–5th
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2017
| name = Rowan
| overall = 4–6
| conference = 3–6
| confstanding = 8th
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2018
| name = Rowan
| overall = 6–4
| conference = 5–4
| confstanding = T–5th
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2019
| name = Rowan
| overall = 4–6
| conference = 4–3
| confstanding = 4th
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2020–21
| name = No team—COVID-19
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| ranking = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2021
| name = Rowan
| overall = 2–7
| conference = 2–4
| confstanding = T–4th
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| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2022
| name = Rowan
| overall = 7–3
| conference = 4–2
| confstanding = 3rd
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| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2023
| name = Rowan
| overall = 5–5
| conference = 4–2
| confstanding = T–2nd
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| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Rowan
| overall = 143–78
| confrecord = 104–51
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record End
| overall = 143–78
| bowls = no
| poll = no
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References
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External links
- [https://www.rowanathletics.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/jay-accorsi/1731 Rowan profile]
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