BUFFALO, NY - Buffalo State struck first against the #3 ranked team in the nation, but Rowan stormed back with 28 unanswered points to improve to 6-0 on a 28-7 victory. The Bengals fell to 0-6 on the season.

Buffalo State forced the Profs to punt on the opening series, and then drove the ball 77 yards on 14 plays, using 7:55, capped off by a Jeff Shostak 10-yard touchdown run. Eric Buchanan's extra point gave the Bengals a 7-0 lead. Rowan found the endzone for the first time at 6:14 of the second quarter when Patrick Thompson's 32-yard run set up a Creg Bethea 20-yard scoring scamper. After a missed point-after-attempt, the score was 7-6 in favor of Buffalo State. Rowan took the lead for good on its next possession when Jon Berry reeled in a 21-yard pass in the endzone from Tony Racioppi, giving Rowan a 13-7 lead.

The Profs turned the tables on the Bengals in the second half, forcing Buffalo State to punt on its first possession, and drove 84 yards on six plays to put seven more points on the board. Racioppi hit Michael Osborne on an 18-yard touchdown strike, and a Racioppi rush for the two-point conversion made the score 21-7. Tyree Jackson added a score a two-yard reception from Racioppi on the final play of the third quarter, and Nick Frade's extra-point made the score 28-7. Both teams struggled to move the ball in the final stanza as the game would finish with posting a 21-point victory.

Racioppi led the Profs throwing 20-for-30 for 259 yards and three touchdowns. Berry had three catches for 80 yards, Osborne had seven grabs for 77 yards, and Joe D'Imperio caught four passes for 63 yards. Nick Lopez led the Rowan defense with nine tackles including six solo stops.

Curtis Hathcock led the Bengals offensive attack with 147 yards on 22 carries in his first start at tailback, and added 80 yards on three kick returns. Sterling Anderson added 58 yards on 15 carries, and Nick Warren led the Bengals' defense with 12 tackles including two for loss.