2025 Maine Black Bears football team

2025 Maine Black Bears football
2025 Maine Black Bears football
Conference	CAA Football Conference
Record	3–4 (2–1 CAA)
Head coach	Jordan Stevens (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Mikahael Waters (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Umberto Di Meo (2nd season)
Home stadium	Alfond Stadium
	Seasons ← 2024 2026 →

Last updated October 19, 2025

2025 Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 16 Rhode Island	4	–	0	6	–	2
No. 11 Monmouth	3	–	0	6	–	1
No. 15 Villanova	4	–	1	5	–	2
William & Mary	3	–	1	4	–	3
Maine	2	–	1	3	–	4
Campbell	2	–	2	2	–	6
New Hampshire	2	–	2	4	–	4
Elon	2	–	2	4	–	4
Stony Brook	1	–	2	3	–	4
Towson	1	–	2	3	–	4
North Carolina A&T	1	–	2	1	–	6
Albany	0	–	3	1	–	6
Hampton	0	–	3	2	–	5
Bryant	0	–	3	2	–	5

As of October 19, 2025 Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2025 Maine Black Bears football team represented the University of Maine as a member of the Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference (CAA) in the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Black Bears were led by fourth-year head coach Jordan Stevens and played home games at Alfond Stadium in Orono, Maine.

Transfers

Outgoing

Over the off-season, Maine lost nineteen players through the transfer portal. Eighteen committed to new schools. ^[1]^[2]

Name	Pos.	New school
Tavion Banks	RB	IUP
Dorian Blackwell	CB	UTRGV
Ayden Chabak	DL	Drake
Zion Cheeks	LB	Unknown
Zaheem Crawford-Patterson	WR	Gannon
Shymell Davis	DT	UMass
Grayson DiPietro	LB	Shepherd
Dede Doegan	CB	Cumberland
Harry Fuller	OL	Franklin Pierce
Anthony Harris	QB	Gannon
Xavier Holmes	DE	James Madison
Alhaji Kamara	CB	Stony Brook
Tristen Kenan	RB	Gannon
Kylan Lamke	IOL	Shippensburg
Jabari Odoemenem	LB	Duquesne
Daren Omoregie	CB	Wagner
Shakur Smalls	S	Arkansas
Tyshawn Stewart	LB	Gannon
Nic Swanson	S	Gannon

Incoming

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

Name	Pos.	Class	Previous school
Sincere Baines	RB	Jr	UNC Pembroke
Cole Baird	DE	So	Air Force
Jayden Brown	LB	R-Fr	Syracuse
Ngianni Cerisier	CB	Sr	Arizona Christian
Jordon Crawford	DL	Jr	Hawaii
Ian Erickson	OL	Sr	Villanova
Malcolm Folk	S	R-Jr	Kent State
Jake Hall	LB	R-Sr	UTEP
Brayden Holmes	CB	So	Furman
Sivert Klefsaas	RB	Sr	Northwestern - St. Paul
Vincent Nwachi	CB	R-Sr	Frostburg State
Sam Oppenheimer	LB	So	Army
Anthony Pecorella	P	Gr	Stony Brook
Bryce Purnell	DT	Sr	Virginia
Elias Sherman	DT	R-So	Central Missouri
Thomas Simard	WR	Jr	Walsh
Farradj Titikpina	DT	R-So	Coastal Carolina
Kenny Walz	OL	R-Fr	East Carolina
Jaleal Williams-Evans	S	Sr	UTEP
Corey Wilson	DB	Sr	Hampton
Scott Woods II	WR/KR	R-Sr	Harvard

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	4:00 p.m.	at Liberty *	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	ESPN+	L 7–28	20,337
September 6	6:00 p.m.	at William & Mary	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	FloSports	L 27–28	8,229
September 13	6:00 p.m.	Stonehill *	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	FloSports	L 10–13	3,966
September 20	7:00 p.m.	at Georgia Southern *	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	ESPN+	L 17–45	23,217
September 27	3:30 p.m.	North Carolina A&T	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	FloSports	W 37–30	5,033
October 4	2:00 p.m.	at Bryant	Beirne Stadium Smithfield, RI	FloSports	W 34–14	2,867
October 11	1:00 p.m.	at Merrimack *	Duane Stadium North Andover, MA	ESPN+	W 20–13	1,749
October 25	1:00 p.m.	Elon	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	FloSports
November 1	1:00 p.m.	Stony Brook	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	FloSports
November 8	1:00 p.m.	at Hampton	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	FloSports
November 15	1:00 p.m.	Rhode Island	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	FloSports
November 22	1:00 p.m.	at New Hampshire	Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH (rivalry)	FloSports
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

at Liberty (FBS)

Game One – Maine Black Bears (0–0) at Liberty Flames (FBS) (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Bears	0	7	0	0	7
Flames (FBS)	0	7	0	21	28

at Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, Virginia

Date: Saturday August 30, 2025
Game time: 4:00 PM EST
Game attendance: 20,337
Referee: David Burge
TV announcers (ESPN+): Matt Warner (play-by-play), Joe Jauch (analyst) and Annie Cory (sideline)

Game information

First quarter

No scoring plays.

Second quarter

ME – Sincere Baines 77-yard run (Samuel Trembley kick), 13:58. Black Bears 7–0. Drive: 1 play, 77 yards, 0:13.
LIB – Reese Smith 9-yard pass from Ethan Vasko (Jay Billingsley kick), 0:07. Tied 7–7. Drive: 3 plays, 38 yards, 0:17.

Third quarter

No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter

LIB – Evan Dickens 24-yard pass from Ethan Vasko (Jay Billingsley kick), 10:24. Flames 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 62 yards, 1:39.
LIB – Donte Lee Jr. 16-yard pass from Ethan Vasko (Jay Billingsley kick), 4:33. Flames 21–7. Drive: 10 plays, 48 yards, 5:03.
LIB – Ethan Vasko 13-yard run (Jay Billingsley kick), 2:38. Flames 28–7. Drive: 4 plays, 32 yards, 1:02.

Statistics	ME	LIB
First downs	15	22
Total yards	316	391
Rushing yards	184	194
Passing yards	132	197
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	13–31–1	19–33–0
Time of possession	26:26	33:34

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Maine	Passing	Carter Peevy	13/31, 132 yards, INT
	Rushing	Sincere Baines	11 carries, 118 yards, TD
	Receiving	Molayo Irefin	3 receptions, 35 yards
Liberty	Passing	Ethan Vasko	19/33, 197 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Ethan Vasko	13 carries, 63 yards, TD
	Receiving	Reese Smith	6 receptions, 46 yards, TD

at Wiliam & Mary

Maine Black Bears (0-1) at William & Mary Tribe (0-1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Bears	-	-	-	-	0
Tribe	-	-	-	-	0

at Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA

Date: September 6
Game time: 6:00 PM EDT
TV: FloSports

Statistics	ME	W&M
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Maine	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
William & Mary	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Stonehill

Stonehill Skyhawks (0-2) vs. Maine Black Bears (0-2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Skyhawks	-	-	-	-	0
Black Bears	-	-	-	-	0

at Alfond Sports Stadium • Orono, ME

Date: September 13
Game time: 6:00 PM EDT
TV announcers (FloSports): Jim Churchill (play-by-play), Jack Webb (analyst) and Allison Ouellette (sideline)

Statistics	STO	ME
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

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

at Georgia Southern (FBS)

Maine Black Bears (0-3) vs. Georgia Southern Eagles (FBS) (1-2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Bears	-	-	-	-	0
Eagles (FBS)	-	-	-	-	0

at Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA

Date: September 20
Game time: 7:00 PM EDT
TV announcers (ESPN+): Danny Waugh (play-by-play), Jayson Foster (analyst) and Skye Taylor (sideline)

Statistics	ME	GASO
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Maine	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Georgia Southern	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

North Carolina A&T

North Carolina A&T Aggies (1-3) vs. Maine Black Bears (0-4) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	0	16	0	14	30
Black Bears	7	23	7	0	37

at Alfond Sports Stadium • Orono, ME

Date: September 27
Game time: 3:30 PM EDT
TV: FloSports

Statistics	NCAT	ME
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Carolina A&T	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Maine	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Bryant

Maine Black Bears (1-4) vs. Bryant Bulldogs (2-3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Bears	17	17	0	0	34
Bulldogs	0	0	0	14	14

at Beirne Stadium • Smithfield, RI

Date: October 4
Game time: 2:00 PM EDT
Game weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 2,867
Referee: Todd Boyd
TV: FloSports

Game information

First Quarter

(11:34) ME – Scott Woods 66-yard pass from Carter Peevy, Samuel Tremblay kick (Drive: 4 plays, 79 yards, 1:38; Maine 7–0)
(8:54) ME – Samuel Tremblay 29-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 15 yards, 2:26; Maine 10–0)
(6:58) ME – Trevin Ewing 15-yard run, Samuel Tremblay kick (Drive: 2 plays, 20 yards, 0:50; Maine 17–0)

Second Quarter

(9:18) ME – Nick Laughlin 64-yard pass from Carter Peevy, Samuel Tremblay kick (Drive: 3 plays, 83 yards, 1:11; Maine 24–0)
(3:55) ME – Samuel Tremblay 33-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 12 yards, 2:54; Maine 24–0)
(0:25) ME – Scott Woods 14-yard pass from Carter Peevy, Samuel Tremblay kick (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 2:00; Maine 34–0)

Third Quarter

No scoring plays

Fourth Quarter

(14:47) BRY – Jaden Keefner 12-yard run, Nicholas Stoyanovich kick (Drive: 4 plays, 60 yards, 1:30; Maine 34–7)
(1:40) BRY – Jaden Keefner 6-yard run, Nicholas Stoyanovich kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:03; Maine 34–14)

Statistics	ME	BRY
First downs	20	17
Total yards	421	253
Rushing yards	83	144
Passing yards	338	109
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	23–36–0	10–25–1
Time of possession	34:04	25:56

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Maine	Passing	Carter Peevy	23/36, 338 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Sincere Baines	13 carries, 52 yards
	Receiving	Scott Woods	5 receptions, 103 yards, 2 TD
Bryant	Passing	Jaden Keefner	5/9, 76 yards
	Rushing	Jaden Keefner	12 carries, 83 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Zyheem Collick	2 receptions, 52 yards

at Merrimack

Maine Black Bears (2-4) vs. Merrimack Warriors (3-3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Bears	7	6	0	7	20
Warriors	7	3	3	0	13

at Duane Stadium • North Andover, MA

Date: October 11
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
TV: ESPN+

Statistics	ME	MRMK
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

Elon

Elon Phoenix (0-0) vs. Maine Black Bears (3-4) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Phoenix	-	-	-	-	0
Black Bears	-	-	-	-	0

at Alfond Sports Stadium • Orono, ME

Date: October 25
Game time: 1:00 PM EDT

Statistics	ELON	ME
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

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

Stony Brook

Stony Brook Seawolves (0-0) vs. Maine Black Bears (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seawolves	-	-	-	-	0
Black Bears	-	-	-	-	0

at Alfond Sports Stadium • Orono, ME

Date: November 1
Game time: 1:00 PM EDT

Statistics	STBK	ME
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Stony Brook	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Maine	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Hampton

Maine Black Bears (0-0) vs. Hampton Pirates (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Bears	-	-	-	-	0
Pirates	-	-	-	-	0

at Armstrong Stadium • Hampton, VA

Date: November 8
Game time: 1:00 PM EST

Statistics	ME	HAMP
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

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

Rhode Island

Rhode Island Rams (0-0) vs. Maine Black Bears (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	-	-	-	-	0
Black Bears	-	-	-	-	0

at Alfond Sports Stadium • Orono, ME

Date: November 15
Game time: 1:00 PM EST

Statistics	URI	ME
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Rhode Island	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Maine	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at New Hampshire (Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket)

Maine Black Bears (0-0) vs. New Hampshire Wildcats (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Bears	-	-	-	-	0
Wildcats	-	-	-	-	0

at Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH

Date: November 22
Game time: 1:00 PM EST

Statistics	ME	UNH
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Maine	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
New Hampshire	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Roster

2025 Maine Black Bears football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`0`	Ty'ee Stephens	So
WR	`2`	Trevin Ewing	Sr
RB	`3`	Sincere Baines	Jr
WR	`4`	Molayo Irefin	GS
WR	`5`	Scott Woods II	Sr
QB	`10`	Caden Drezek	So
QB	`11`	Carter Peevy	GS
WR	`12`	Evan Wallace	Jr
WR	`13`	Aaron Arteaga	Jr
WR	`14`	Juelz Russell	Fr
TE	`16`	Eli Mahan	Sr
QB	`16`	Michael McMaugh	Fr
QB	`17`	Eddie Buehler	Fr
QB	`18`	Keegan Andrews	So
WR	`19`	Daniel Batch	Fr
WR	`20`	Nick Laughlin	So
RB	`23`	Sivert Klefsaas	Sr
RB	`24`	Rashawn Marshall	Fr
RB	`29`	Mako Grant	Fr
RB	`36`	Symon Sathler	Jr
TE	`42`	Luke Grigson	Fr
TE	`48`	Declan McKevitt	Sr
OL	`57`	Andrew Kocan	Jr
OL	`58`	Noah Stanley	Fr
OL	`62`	Pius Ejindu	So
OL	`64`	Jack Boutaugh	Jr
OL	`65`	Nicolas Cruji	Jr
OL	`66`	Ian Erickson	Sr
OL	`67`	Dan O'Leary	Fr
OL	`68`	Max Gregor	Jr
OL	`70`	Liam Reamer	Fr
OL	`71`	Kenny Walz	Fr
OL	`72`	Tyler Williams	Jr
OL	`74`	Anthony Iliano	So
OL	`75`	Anton Kravchuk	Fr
OL	`77`	Noah Shimko	Fr
OL	`78`	Jack Lillie	So
TE	`80`	Elijah Smalls	So
WR	`83`	Thomas Simard	Jr
WR	`84`	Kevin Jackson	So
WR	`85`	Blake Thomas	So
TE	`86`	Jake Kucera	So
TE	`87`	Francisco Pratts	Jr
TE	`88`	Sebastian Ramery	Fr
WR	`89`	Gianni Rossitto	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
S	`1`	Devin Vaught	So
CB	`6`	Vincent Nwachi	Sr
LB	`7`	Latrell Couchman	Jr
CB	`8`	Jamaree Gibson	Jr
DE	`10`	Nicolas Kalume	Jr
LB	`11`	Christian Thomas	GS
LB	`12`	Noah Carpenter	Fr
S	`15`	Jake Kucera	Fr
CB	`17`	Na'Cire Christmas	So
CB	`21`	Brayden Isaiah	Fr
DB	`22`	Ngianni Cerisier	Sr
CB	`23`	Brayden Holmes	So
S	`25`	Isaiah Ervin	Fr
S	`26`	Armani Sullivan	Fr
S	`27`	Malcolm Folk	Jr
DB	`28`	Corey Wilson	Sr
CB	`29`	Nassir Young	Sr
LB	`30`	Lawson Foley	Fr
CB	`31`	Kamden Tiller	Fr
LB	`32`	Bryceson Wise	Fr
LB	`33`	Sam Oppenheimer	So
LB	`34`	Shane Keyes-Wilson	Fr
LB	`35`	Devin Hairston	Jr
S	`35`	Ja'Darius Steele	Fr
S	`36`	Zeb Foster	Fr
S	`37`	Kash Grewal	Fr
LB	`38`	Sherrod Hudson	Jr
S	`39`	Amari Mack	So
LB	`44`	Jake Hall	Sr
DE	`45`	Ta'Kai Chisolm	So
DL	`55`	Nathan Lopez	Fr
DT	`56`	Wazyn King	Fr
DT	`73`	Jace Negley	Fr
DT	`90`	Jaedin Lee	So
DL	`91`	Jordon Crawford	Jr
DT	`92`	Elias Sherman	So
DE	`93`	Kye Pressley	So
DE	`94`	Chris Bacon	So
DT	`95`	Mike Hamilton	Jr
DT	`96`	Bryce Purnell	Sr
DE	`97`	Cole Baird	So
DE	`98`	Dillon White	Fr
DL	`99`	Farradj Titikpina	So
DL		Raffael Thompson-Cazzetta	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`40`	Joey Bryson	Jr
K	`41`	Kemsley Marsters	Fr
K/P	`43`	Samuel Tremblay	Fr
LS	`50`	Zach Zoglio	GS
LS	`51`	Landon Beal	Fr
P	`82`	Anthony Pecorella	GS

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
McCormick Stephenson (Minnesota State)
Tight Ends
AJ McLaughlin (Husson)
Defensive Line
Jalen Hairston (Charleston)
Safeties/Defensive Pass Game Coordinator
Jeb Boudreaux (Stetson)
Outside Linebackers
James O'Hagan (Buffalo)
Offensive Line/Run Game Coordinator
Braelon Roberts (Utah State)
Wide Receivers
Jared Shibley (Springfield)
Head Football Sports Performance Coach
Mike DeVito (Maine)
Director of Player Development & Alumni Relations
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

References

1 2 "2025 Maine Football Transfer Portal". ON3.
↑ "2025 College Football Transfer Portal". 247Sports .

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2025 Maine Black Bears football team

Contents

Transfers

Outgoing

Incoming

Schedule

Game summaries

at Liberty (FBS)

at Wiliam & Mary

Stonehill

at Georgia Southern (FBS)

North Carolina A&T

at Bryant

at Merrimack

Elon

Stony Brook

at Hampton

Rhode Island

at New Hampshire (Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket)

Roster

References