2023 Maine Black Bears football team

2023 Maine Black Bears football
ConferenceCAA Football Conference
Record2–9 (1–7 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSteve Cooper (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJeff Comissiong (1st season)
Base defense4-3
Home stadiumAlfond Stadium
2023 Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 5 Albany +^   7 – 1     11 – 4  
No. 6 Villanova +^   7 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 15 Richmond +^   7 – 1     9 – 4  
No. 10 Delaware ^   6 – 2     9 – 4  
Elon   6 – 2     6 – 5  
New Hampshire   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Rhode Island   4 – 4     6 – 5  
William & Mary   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Campbell   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Towson   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Hampton   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Monmouth   3 – 5     4 – 7  
  1 – 7     2 – 9  
North Carolina A&T   0 – 8     1 – 10  
Stony Brook   0 – 8     0 – 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2023 Maine Black Bears football team represented the University of Maine as a member of the Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference (CAA) in the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Black Bears were led by second-year head coach Jordan Stevens and played home games at Alfond Stadium in Orono, Maine.

The CAA, formerly known as the Colonial Athletic Association from 2007 through 2022, changed its name in July 2023 to accommodate future membership expansion outside of the Thirteen Colonies.

Transfers

Outgoing

Over the off-season, Maine lost sixteen players through the transfer portal. Twelve are currently committed while the remainder are still actively pursuing new schools.[1]

Name Pos. New school
Elijah Alexander DE Unknown
Austin Ambush S Jacksonville State
Tyrese Baptiste WR Unknown
Navonn Barrett CB Lackawanna C.C.
Shawn Bowman TE Rutgers
Freddie Brock RB Georgia State
Brian Cooey P Charleston Southern
Antonio Corsi TE St. Francis Xavier
Jamond DuBose S The Citadel
Jabari Echols CB Merrimack
Charles Eberle LS/LB New Mexico State
Joe Fagnano QB UConn
Jaylen Long LB Monroe J.C.
Khairi Manns DE Colorado
Xavier Nurse LB Samford
Justin Sambu DT Baylor

Incoming

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

Name Pos. Class Previous school
Alex Berrouet RB So Colorado State
Amir Byrd S Sr Rutgers
Aidan Cadogan P Jr New Hampshire
Joe Gillette WR Sr Lafayette
Justyn Haynesworth DL Jr East Carolina
Izaiah Henderson DL R-Sr Boston College
Joe Horn IOL So UMass
Alhaji Kamara CB So Old Dominion
Damon Matthews S Sr Rutgers
Daniel Plascencia IOL So Southwestern College
Brian Santana-Fis RB So El Camino College
Rayshad Wallace DL Gr Sacred Heart
Zachary Zoglio LS Jr Eastern Michigan

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26:30 p.m.at FIU*
ESPN+L 12–1416,878
September 93:30 p.m.at No. 2 North Dakota State*
ESPN+L 7–4415,044
September 163:30 p.m. No. 21 Rhode Island
FloSportsL 17–344,813
September 233:30 p.m.at No. 5 William & Mary
FloSportsL 3–287,365
September 303:30 p.m.Stony Brook
  • Alfond Stadium
  • Orono, ME
FloSportsW 56–285,243
October 73:30 p.m.at Richmond
FloSportsL 31–426,099
October 141:00 p.m.LIU*
  • Alfond Stadium
  • Orono, ME
FloSports/WFVXW 24–138,588
October 214:00 p.m.at Campbell
FloSportsL 28–345,357
October 281:00 p.m.Albany
  • Alfond Stadium
  • Orono, ME
FloSports/WVIIL 21–373,932
November 41:00 p.m.Hampton
  • Alfond Stadium
  • Orono, ME
WVII/FloSportsL 35–423,115
November 181:00 p.m.at New Hampshire
FloSportsL 25-446,727
  • *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

At FIU

See also: 2023 FIU Panthers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Black Bears 3 3 6 0 12
Panthers 7 7 0 0 14
Statistics Maine FIU
First downs 27 13
Total yards 378 305
Rushing yards 165 13
Passing yards 213 292
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 39:05 20:00
Team Category Player Statistics
Maine Passing Derek Robertson 21-43, 213 yards
Rushing Tristen Kenan 24 rushes, 110 yards, TD
Receiving Montigo Moss 3 receptions, 50 yards
FIU Passing Keyone Jenkins 15-30, 292 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Shomari Lawrence 7 rushes, 26 yards
Receiving Kris Mitchell 9 receptions, 201 yards, 2 TD

At No. 2 North Dakota State

See also: 2023 North Dakota State Bison football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Black Bears 0 0 0 7 7
Bison 6 10 14 14 44
Statistics Maine NDSU
First downs 13 25
Total yards 223 456
Rushing yards 106 264
Passing yards 117 192
Turnovers 4 0
Time of possession 25:00 35:00
Team Category Player Statistics
Maine Passing Derek Robertson 18-29, 117 yards, 3 INT
Rushing Tristen Kenan 14 rushes, 55 yards
Receiving Jamie Lamson 6 receptions, 42 yards
NDSU Passing Cam Miller 14-19, 152 yards
Rushing Cole Payton 8 rushes, 105 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Zach Mathis 4 receptions, 62 yards

Vs No. 21 Rhode Island

See also: 2023 Rhode Island Rams football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 3 21 3 7 34
Black Bears 7 10 0 0 17
Statistics Rhode Island Maine
First downs 25 17
Total yards 440 271
Rushing yards 206 84
Passing yards 234 187
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 32:14 27:46
Team Category Player Statistics
Rhode Island Passing Kasim Hill 18-32, 234 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Ja'Den McKenzie 17 rushes, 124 yards, TD
Receiving Kahtero Summers 6 receptions, 130 yds, 2 TD
Maine Passing Derek Robertson 21-31, 187 yards, INT
Rushing Tristen Kenan 18 rushes, 84 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Joe Gillette 6 receptions, 42 yards

At No. 5 William & Mary

See also: 2023 William & Mary Tribe football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Black Bears 0 3 0 0 3
Tribe 0 7 14 7 28
Statistics Maine William & Mary
First downs 7 18
Total yards 138 390
Rushing yards 53 331
Passing yards 85 59
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 23:08 36:52
Team Category Player Statistics
Maine Passing Derek Robertson 10-22, 85 yards, INT
Rushing Tristen Kenan 12 rushes, 30 yards
Receiving Rohan Jones 3 receptions, 33 yards
William & Mary Passing Darius Wilson 8-13, 59 yards, TD
Rushing Bronson Yoder 25 rushes, 163 yards, TD
Receiving JT Mayo 3 receptions, 29 yards, TD

Vs Stony Brook

See also: 2023 Stony Brook Seawolves football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Seawolves 0 14 7 7 28
Black Bears 28 14 14 0 56
Statistics Stony Brook Maine
First downs 19 25
Total yards 479 512
Rushing yards 131 87
Passing yards 348 425
Turnovers 3 1
Time of possession 29:25 30:35
Team Category Player Statistics
Stony Brook Passing Casey Case 22-37, 348 yards, 4 TD, INT
Rushing Shakhi Carson 9 rushes, 64 yards
Receiving Jayden Cook 7 receptions, 117 yards, 2 TD
Maine Passing Derek Robertson 25-30, 394 yards, 5 TD
Rushing Trevin Ewing 1 rush, 30 yards, TD
Receiving Montigo Moss 5 receptions, 108 yards, 2 TD

At Richmond

See also: 2023 Richmond Spiders football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Black Bears 17 7 0 7 31
Spiders 14 21 7 0 42
Statistics Maine Richmond
First downs 17 23
Total yards 421 487
Rushing yards 11 96
Passing yards 410 391
Turnovers 2 2
Time of possession 26:14 33:46
Team Category Player Statistics
Maine Passing Derek Robertson 18-25, 315 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Tristen Kenan 1 rush, 15 yards
Receiving Joe Gillette 8 receptions, 169 yards, 3 TD
Richmond Passing Camden Coleman 25-36, 365 yards, 6 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Savon Smith 12 rushes, 53 yards
Receiving Nick DeGennaro 8 receptions, 113 yards, 3 TD

Vs LIU (Homecoming)

See also: 2023 LIU Sharks football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Sharks 7 3 3 0 13
Black Bears 7 0 7 10 24
Statistics Long Island Maine
First downs 15 21
Total yards 357 339
Rushing yards 164 104
Passing yards 193 235
Turnovers 3 0
Time of possession 24:19 35:41
Team Category Player Statistics
Long Island Passing Ethan Greenwood 12-17, 186 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Ethan Greenwood 19 rushes, 100 yards
Receiving Michael Love 3 receptions, 109 yards, TD
Maine Passing Derek Robertson 20-32, 235 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Tavion Banks 21 rushes, 87 yards
Receiving Joe Gillette 8 receptions, 102 yards

At Campbell

See also: 2023 Campbell Fighting Camels football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Black Bears 7 0 7 14 28
Fighting Camels 7 21 6 0 34
Statistics Maine Campbell
First downs 21 25
Total yards 492 410
Rushing yards -7 168
Passing yards 499 242
Turnovers 3 1
Time of possession 27:36 32:24
Team Category Player Statistics
Maine Passing Derek Robertson 36-52, 503 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Tavion Banks 4 rushes, 6 yards
Receiving Joe Gillette 6 receptions, 135 yards
Campbell Passing Hajj-Malik Williams 26-33, 242 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Lamagea McDowell 26 rushes, 114 yards, 2 TD
Receiving VJ Wilkins 8 receptions, 79 yards

Vs Albany

See also: 2023 Albany Great Danes football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Great Danes 10 14 13 0 37
Black Bears 7 7 0 7 21
Statistics Albany Maine
First downs 21 21
Total yards 473 312
Rushing yards 149 92
Passing yards 324 220
Turnovers 0 3
Time of possession 29:07 30:53
Team Category Player Statistics
Albany Passing Reese Poffenbarger 18-30, 324 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Faysal Aden 22 rushes, 142 yards, 2 TD
Receiving MarQeese Dietz 7 receptions, 150 yards
Maine Passing Derek Robertson 29-43, 220 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Brian Santana-Fis 3 rushes, 35 yards
Receiving Michael Monios 10 receptions, 96 yards, TD

Vs Hampton

See also: 2023 Hampton Pirates football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 7 7 14 14 42
Black Bears 7 21 7 0 35
Statistics Hampton Maine
First downs 14 30
Total yards 409 526
Rushing yards 323 151
Passing yards 86 375
Turnovers 0 3
Time of possession 22:53 37:07
Team Category Player Statistics
Hampton Passing Christopher Zellous 7-16, 86 yards, TD
Rushing Elijah Burris 14 rushes, 177 yards, 4 TD
Receiving Romon Copeland 3 receptions, 60 yards, TD
Maine Passing Derek Robertson 28-46, 349 yards, 5 TD, INT
Rushing Tristen Kenan 16 rushes, 88 yards
Receiving Jamie Lamson 8 receptions, 180 yards, TD

At New Hampshire

See also: 2023 New Hampshire Wildcats football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Black Bears 0 17 0 8 25
Wildcats 13 21 7 3 44
Statistics Maine New Hampshire
First downs 22 20
Total yards 346 373
Rushing yards 31 102
Passing yards 315 271
Turnovers 2 0
Time of possession 33:10 26:50
Team Category Player Statistics
Maine Passing Derek Robertson 32-51, 315 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Tristen Kenan 11 rushes, 50 yards
Receiving Trevin Ewing 7 receptions, 79 yards, TD
New Hampshire Passing Max Brosmer 16-26, 271 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Myles Thomason 16 rushes, 60 yards
Receiving Logan Tomlinson 8 receptions, 121 yards, TD

Roster

2023 Maine Black Bears football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 2 Trevin Ewing So
QB 10 Caden Drezek Fr
QB 11 Ayden Pereira  Fr
WR 12 Braeden Heald GS
QB 13 Derek Robertson Sr
QB 14 Anthony Harris Sr
WR 15 Zaheem Crawford-Patterson  Fr
TE 16 Eli Mahan So
QB 17 Keegan Andrews Fr
WR 18 Joe Gillette GS
QB 19 Jack Kelley Sr
RB 19 Brian Santana-Fis So
WR 20 Nick Laughlin Fr
RB 22 Tristen Kenan Fr
RB 25 Tavion Banks Sr
RB 28 Evan Wallace  Fr
RB 32 Alex Berrouet So
RB 35 Stone Compton So
RB 36 Symon Sathler  Fr
WR 41 Aaron Arteaga  Fr
RB 46 John Gay GS
TE 48 Declan McKevitt So
TE 49 Elijah Smalls Fr
OL 55 Darius Bell So
OL 57 David Gross So
OL 62 Pius Ejindu Fr
OL 63 Jack Webb GS
OL 64 Jack Boutaugh  Fr
OL 65 Nicolas Cruji  Fr
OL 67 Jaykob Dow Fr
OL 68 Max Gregor  Fr
OL 70 Joe Horn So
OL 71 Daniel Plascencia So
OL 72 Tyler Williams  Fr
OL 73 Nicholas Kaptein Fr
OL 74 Anthony Iliano Fr
OL 75 Sean Pozniak  Fr
OL 76 Xavier Lozowicki Fr
OL 77 Kevin Jones GS
OL 78 Jack Lillie Fr
OL 79 Max Lövblad GS
WR 80 Jamie Lamson Sr
WR 81 Montigo Moss Jr
TE 82 Cooper Heisey  Sr
WR 83 Michael Monios Jr
WR 84 Kevin Jackson Fr
WR 85 Blake Thomas Fr
TE 86 Jake Kucera Fr
TE 87 Francisco Pratts  Fr
TE 88 Rohan Jones So
WR 89 Gianni Rossitto So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 0 Vince Thomas Jr
CB 1 Kahzir Brown Jr
S 3 Shakur Smalls Jr
DT 5 Josh Lezin GS
LB 6 Darius McKenzie So
LB 7 Latrell Couchman So
S 8 Robby Riobe Sr
LB 11 Christian Thomas Jr
CB 13 Dede Doegan So
S 20 Jylun Spence So
LB 21 Jayden Platt Fr
S 21 Amir Byrd Sr
CB 23 Alhaji Kamara  So
CB 24 Aaron Gethers GS
DB 25 Sheaquan Walters Fr
S 26 Damon Matthews GS
CB 27 Jamaree Gibson  Fr
CB 29 Nassir Young So
CB 30 Na'Cire Christmas Fr
LB 31 Terrence Ganyi GS
LB 33 Jabari Odoemenem Fr
CB 34 Daren Omoregie  Fr
LB 35 Devin Hairston  Fr
CB 37 Devin Vaught Fr
S 38 Sherrod Hudson  Fr
S 39 Amari Mack Fr
LB 40 Tyshawn Stewart So
S 42 Abdul Stewart Jr
LB 43 BJ Mayes Fr
DT 44 Rayshad Wallace GS
DL 45 Ta'Kai Chisolm Fr
DL 47 Jared Tynes Fr
DB 48 Nic Swanson  Fr
DT 52 John Costanza Jr
LB 53 Isaac Ofielu So
LB 54 Zion Cheeks  Fr
DE 56 Jacob Tuiasosopo Sr
DT 58 Jaxon Gross Fr
DE 90 Xavier Holmes So
DT 91 Shymell Davis So
DL 92 Izaiah Henderson  Sr
DT 93 Kye Pressley Fr
DE 94 Chris Bacon Fr
DT 95 Mike Hamilton  Fr
DT 96 Dorian Royal Jr
DT 97 Justyn Haynesworth Jr
DE 99 Nicolas Kalume  Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 14 Aidan Cadogan Jr
K 45 Joey Bryson  Fr
K/P 50 Michael Lewinski Fr
P 58 Charles Rulon Sr
K 59 Cody Williams GS
LS 81 Zach Zoglio Jr
LS 94 Clayton Ritter So
P 95 Bailey Timms GS
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Steve Cooper (Portland State)
    Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
  • Jeff Comissiong (Maine)
    Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
  • Mikahael Waters (Nevada)
    Wide Receivers/Special Teams Coord./Pro Liaison
  • Pushaun Brown (Maine)
    Running backs
  • Tom McEntire (Thiel)
    Defensive Pass Game Coordinator/Defensive Backs
  • Spencer Carey (Maine)
    Outside Linebackers/Recruiting Coordinator
  • Umberto di Meo (Springfield)
    Defensive Line
  • Dave Bucar (Washington & Jefferson)
    Offensive Line
  • John Gardner (Washington)
    Tight Ends
  • Mike DeVito (Maine)
    Director of Player Development & Alumni Relations
  • Justin Karriem (Towson)
    Cornerbacks
  • Thomas Hanscom (Maine)
    Director of Football Operations
  • Trey Hall (Edinboro)
    Head Football Sports Performance Coach
  • Jessica Bishop
    Athletic Academic Counselor – Tutor/Mentor Coordinator
  • Kristin Gilmour
    Athletic Academic Counselor
  • Muralee Das
    Faculty Liaison
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: September 17, 2023

References

  1. ^ a b "2023 Maine Football Roster". ON3.
  2. ^ "2023 Maine Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  3. ^ "2023 Football Schedule". University of Maine Athletics. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
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