2024 Maine Black Bears football team

2024 Maine Black Bears football
Conference	CAA Football Conference
Record	2–2 (0–1 CAA)
Head coach	Jordan Stevens (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Mikahael Waters (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Umberto Di Meo (1st season)
Home stadium	Alfond Stadium
Seasons ←  2023 2025 →

2024 Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Delaware*		1	–	0					3	–	0
No. 24 New Hampshire		1	–	0					3	–	1
No. 22 Rhode Island		1	–	0					3	–	1
Stony Brook		1	–	0					3	–	1
No. 6 Villanova		1	–	0					3	–	1
Monmouth		1	–	0					2	–	2
Hampton		0	–	0					3	–	1
No. 11 William & Mary		0	–	0					3	–	1
Richmond		0	–	0					2	–	2
No. 21 Albany		0	–	0					1	–	2
Elon		0	–	0					1	–	3
Maine		0	–	1					2	–	2
Bryant		0	–	1					1	–	3
North Carolina A&T		0	–	1					1	–	3
Towson		0	–	1					1	–	3
Campbell		0	–	2					1	–	3
* Delaware ineligible for 2024 FCS playoffs due to transition to the FBS
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant As of September 23, 2024 Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2024 Maine Black Bears football team represented the University of Maine as a member of the Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference (CAA) in the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Black Bears were led by third-year head coach Jordan Stevens and played home games at Alfond Stadium in Orono, Maine.

Transfers

Outgoing

Over the off-season, Maine lost twenty players through the transfer portal. Seventeen committed to new schools. ^{[1] [2]}

Name	Pos.	New school
Cole Baker	K	Unknown
Darius Bell	OL	East Carolina [3]
Kahzir Brown	CB	Florida Atlantic
Alex Berrouet	RB	Bentley
Stone Compton	RB	Nichols
Aaron Gethers	CB	Benedict
Rohan Jones	TE	Montana State [4]
Xavier Lozowicki	OT	Cincinnati
Darius McKenzie	LB	South Alabama [5]
Ayden Pereira	QB	Merrimack
Daniel Plascencia	IOL	Texas A&M–Kingsville
Jayden Platt	LB	William & Mary
Sean Pozniak	OT	Tennessee Tech
Clayton Ritter	LS	Albany
Derek Robertson	QB	Monmouth
Dorian Royal	DT	Georgia State [6]
Charles Rulon	P	Unknown
Jylun Spence	S	Oklahoma Baptist
Abdul Stewart	S	Unknown
Vince Thomas	LB	CCSU

Incoming

Over the off-season, Maine added fourteen players through the transfer portal. ^[1]

Name	Pos.	Class	Previous school
Jermaine Baker	LB	Gr	Yale
Dorian Blackwell	CB	R-Jr	Nevada
Kenneth Cooper	S	Gr	Merrimack
Jayden Curry	S	Gr	South Florida
Kesean Dyson	LB	Gr	Saint Francis
Mason Gilbert	TE	Gr	Lafayette
Molayo Irefin	WR/KR	Gr	Saint Vincent
Andrew Kocan	IOL	So	VMI
Zephron Lester	DT	Gr	Stanford
Jaharie Martin	RB	Gr	Montana State
John Olmstead	OL	Gr	Lafayette [7]
Carter Peevy	QB	Gr	Mercer [7]
Ty'ee Stephens	WR	R-Fr	Hampton
Isaiah Watson	CB	Gr	Samford

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	7:00 p.m.	Colgate *	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	FloSports	W 17–14	5,775
September 7	8:00 p.m.	at No. 3 Montana State *	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	ESPN+	L 24–41	21,887
September 14	3:30 p.m.	Monmouth	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	FloSports	L 22–51	4,574
September 21	1:00 p.m.	at Merrimack *	Duane Stadium North Andover, MA	NESN+	W 26–15	2,547
September 28	3:30 p.m.	at No. 21 Albany	Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY	FloSports
October 12	1:00 p.m.	at Delaware	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	FloSports
October 19	1:00 p.m.	Villanova	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	FloSports
October 26	1:00 p.m.	at Rhode Island	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	FloSports
November 2	2:30 p.m.	at Oklahoma *	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	SECN+/ESPN+
November 9	1:00 p.m.	Bryant	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	FloSports
November 16	2:00 p.m.	at Elon	Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC	FloSports
November 23	1:00 p.m.	New Hampshire	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	FloSports
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

Colgate

See also: 2024 Colgate Raiders football team

Colgate Raiders (0–0) at Maine Black Bears (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	0	7	0	7	14
Black Bears	0	10	0	7	17

at Harold Alfond Sports Stadium • Orono, ME

• Date: August 30, 2024
• Game time: 7:00 p.m.
• Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
• TV: FloFootball

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	COL	MAINE
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Colgate	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Maine	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at No. 3 Montana State

See also: 2024 Montana State Bobcats football team

Game Two – Maine Black Bears (1–0) vs No. 3 Montana State Bobcats (2–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Maine	0	0	0	0	0
No. 3 Montana State	0	0	0	0	0

at Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT

• Date: Saturday September 7, 2024
• Game time: 8:00 PM EST
• Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
• TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UMA	MTST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Maine	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Montana State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Monmouth

See also: 2024 Monmouth Hawks football team

Game Three – Monmouth Hawks (0–2) at Maine Black Bears (1–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Monmouth	0	0	0	0	0
Maine	0	0	0	0	0

at Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME

• Date: Saturday September 14, 2024
• Game time: 3:30 PM EST
• Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
• TV announcers (FloSports): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	MON	UMA
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Monmouth	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Maine	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Merrimack

See also: 2024 Merrimack Warriors football team

Game Four – Maine Black Bears (1–2) vs Merrimack Warriors (1–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Maine	0	0	0	0	0
Merrimack	0	0	0	0	0

at Duane Stadium • North Andover, MA

• Date: Saturday September 21, 2024
• Game time: 1:00 PM EST
• Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
• TV announcers (NESN+): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UMA	MER
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Maine	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Merrimack	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at No. 21 Albany

See also: 2024 Albany Great Danes football team

Game Five – Maine Black Bears (2–2) vs No. 21 Albany Great Danes (1–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Maine	0	0	0	0	0
No. 21 Albany	0	0	0	0	0

at Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium • Albany, NY

• Date: Saturday September 28, 2024
• Game time: 3:30 PM EST
• Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
• TV announcers (FloSports): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UMA	ALB
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Maine	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Albany	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Delaware

See also: 2024 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

Game Six – Maine Black Bears (0–0) vs Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Maine	0	0	0	0	0
Delaware	0	0	0	0	0

at Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE

• Date: Saturday October 12, 2024
• Game time: 1:00 PM EST
• Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
• TV announcers (FloSports): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UMA	DEL
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Maine	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Delaware	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Roster

2024 Maine Black Bears football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 0 Ty'ee Stephens  Fr WR 2 Trevin Ewing Jr WR 4 Molayo Irefin GS QB 10 Caden Drezek So QB 11 Carter Peevy GS QB 12 Noah Carpenter Fr RB 12 Evan Wallace  So WR 13 Aaron Arteaga So QB 14 Anthony Harris Sr WR 15 Zaheem Crawford-Patterson  So TE 16 Eli Mahan Jr QB 17 Eddie Buehler Fr QB 18 Keegan Andrews  Fr WR 18 Joe Gillette GS RB 19 Jaharie Martin GS WR 20 Nick Laughlin  Fr RB 21 Brian Santana-Fis Jr RB 25 Tavion Banks  Sr WR 28 Juelz Russell Fr RB 31 Rashawn Marshall Fr RB 36 Symon Sathler So TE 42 Luke Grigson Fr TE 46 Will Grant Fr TE 48 Declan McKevitt Jr TE 49 Elijah Smalls  Fr OL 57 Andrew Kocan So OL 58 Noah Stanley Fr OL 61 Harry Fuller Fr OL 62 Pius Ejindu  Fr OL 63 Evan Schaub Fr OL 64 Jack Boutaugh So OL 65 Nicolas Cruji So OL 66 Kylan Lamke Fr OL 68 Max Gregor So OL 70 Joe Horn Jr OL 71 John Olmstead GS OL 72 Tyler Williams So OL 74 Anthony Iliano  Fr OL 75 Liam Reamer Fr OL 76 Ayden Chabak Fr OL 78 Jack Lillie  Fr OL 79 Max Lövblad GS WR 80 Jamie Lamson GS WR 81 Montigo Moss Sr TE 82 Cooper Heisey GS WR 83 Michael Monios GS WR 84 Kevin Jackson  Fr WR 85 Blake Thomas  Fr TE 86 Jake Kucera  Fr TE 87 Francisco Pratts So TE 88 Mason Gilbert GS WR 89 Gianni Rossitto So	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 1 Alhaji Kamara  Jr S 3 Shakur Smalls Sr DT 5 John Costanza Sr LB 6 Jabari Odoemenem So LB 7 Latrell Couchman Jr S 8 Robby Riobe GS DE 9 Xavier Holmes Jr LB 10 Tyshawn Stewart Jr LB 11 Christian Thomas Sr CB 13 Dede Doegan Jr LB 15 Zion Cheeks So S 17 Jayden Curry GS S 20 Jake Kucera Fr DB 21 Brayden Isaiah Fr DB 22 Dorian Blackwell  Jr S 23 Amir Byrd GS S 24 Kenneth Cooper GS LB 26 Jermaine Baker GS CB 27 Jamaree Gibson So CB 28 Isaiah Watson GS CB 29 Nassir Young Jr CB 30 Na'Cire Christmas  Fr LB 33 Kesean Dyson GS CB 34 Daren Omoregie So LB 35 Devin Hairston So DB 35 Ja'Darius Steele Fr S 37 Devin Vaught  Fr S 38 Sherrod Hudson So S 39 Amari Mack  Fr DT 44 Rayshad Wallace GS DE 45 Ta'Kai Chisolm  Fr DE 47 Jared Tynes  Fr S 48 Nic Swanson So LB 52 Grayson DiPietro Fr LB 53 Isaac Ofielu GS DL 55 Nathan Lopez Fr DE 56 Jacob Tuiasosopo GS DT 73 Jace Negley Fr DT 90 Jaedin Lee Fr DT 91 Shymell Davis Jr DT 92 Izaiah Henderson GS DE 93 Kye Pressley  Fr DE 94 Chris Bacon  Fr DT 95 Mike Hamilton So DT 96 Gerald Baker III Fr DT 97 Zephron Lester GS DL 98 Dillon White Fr DE 99 Nicolas Kalume So LB Josh Sparacio Fr LB Tim Crockett Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 14 Aidan Cadogan GS K 40 Joey Bryson So K 41 Kemsley Marsters Fr K/P 43 Samuel Tremblay Fr LS 38 Landon Beal Fr LS 49 Zach Zoglio Sr	Head coach Jordan Stevens (Maine) Coordinators/assistant coaches Mikahael Waters (Nevada) Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Umberto di Meo (Springfield) Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Spencer Carey (Maine) Special Teams Coordinator/Cornerbacks Pushaun Brown (Maine) Running backs/Assistant Special Teams Coordinator/Pro Liaison Dave Bucar (Washington & Jefferson) Offensive Line/Run Game Coordinator John Gardner (Washington) Wide Receivers/Recruiting Coordinator McCormick Stephenson (Minnesota State) Tight Ends AJ McLaughlin (Husson) Defensive Line Jalen Hairston (Charleston) Safeties/Defensive Pass Game Coordinator Jeb Boudreaux (Stetson) Outside Linebackers Mike DeVito (Maine) Director of Player Development & Alumni Relations Trey Hall (Edinboro) Head Football Sports Performance Coach Nicole Earley (Temple) Director of Football Operations Thatcher Allen (Springfield) Offensive Quality Control/Video Coordinator Nathan Kue (Albany) Recruiting Assistant Julie Cheville Athletics Academic Counselor Muralee Das Faculty Liaison Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: September 9, 2024

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