2025 Maine Black Bears football team

2025 Maine Black Bears football
ConferenceCAA Football Conference
Record0–0 (0–0 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMikahael Waters (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorUmberto Di Meo (2nd season)
Home stadiumAlfond Stadium
2025 Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Albany   0 0     0 0  
Bryant   0 0     0 0  
Campbell   0 0     0 0  
Elon   0 0     0 0  
Hampton   0 0     0 0  
Monmouth   0 0     0 0  
  0 0     0 0  
New Hampshire   0 0     0 0  
North Carolina A&T   0 0     0 0  
Rhode Island   0 0     0 0  
Stony Brook   0 0     0 0  
Towson   0 0     0 0  
Villanova   0 0     0 0  
William & Mary   0 0     0 0  
As of July 7, 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 fourteen players through the transfer portal. Nine committed to new schools. [1][2]

Name Pos. New school
Tavion Banks RB Unknown
Dorian Blackwell CB UTRGV
Zion Cheeks LB Unknown
Zaheem Crawford-Patterson WR Gannon
Shymell Davis DT UMass
Dede Doegan CB Unknown
Xavier Holmes DE James Madison
Alhaji Kamara CB Stony Brook
Tristen Kenan RB Unknown
Kylan Lamke IOL Shippensburg
Jabari Odoemenem LB Duquesne
Daren Omoregie CB Wagner
Shakur Smalls S Arkansas
Tyshawn Stewart LB Unknown

Incoming

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

Name Pos. Class Previous school
Sincere Baines RB Jr UNC Pembroke
Jayden Brown LB So Syracuse
Jordon Crawford DL R-Jr Hawaii
Ethan Davies WR/KR R-Sr Virginia
Ian Erickson OL Sr Villanova
Malcolm Folk S R-Jr Kent State
Jake Hall LB R-Sr UTEP
Brayden Holmes CB So Furman
Connor Noble LB R-Sr West Chester
Vincent Nwachi CB R-Sr Frostburg State
Sam Oppenheimer LB R-Fr Army
Anthony Pecorella P Gr Stony Brook
Bryce Purnell DT R-Jr 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 R-Jr UTEP
Corey Wilson DB Sr Hampton
Scott Woods II WR/KR R-Sr Harvard

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResult
August 304:00 p.m.at Liberty*ESPN+
September 66:00 p.m.at William & MaryFloSports
September 136:00 p.m.Stonehill*FloSports
September 207:00 p.m.at Georgia Southern*ESPN+
September 273:30 p.m.North Carolina A&T
  • Alfond Stadium
  • Orono, ME
FloSports
October 42:00 p.m.at BryantFloSports
October 11TBAat Merrimack*FloSports
October 251:00 p.m.Elon
  • Alfond Stadium
  • Orono, ME
FloSports
November 11:00 p.m.Stony Brook
  • Alfond Stadium
  • Orono, ME
FloSports
November 81:00 p.m.at HamptonFloSports
November 151:00 p.m.Rhode Island
  • Alfond Stadium
  • Orono, ME
FloSports
November 221:00 p.m.at New HampshireFloSports

Game summaries

at Liberty

Maine Black Bears (0–0) (0–0) at Liberty Flames (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Black Bears 0 0 000
Flames 0 0 000
  • Date: August 30, 2025
  • Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
  • TV: FloFootball
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter


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
WR 4 Molayo Irefin GS
WR 5 Scott Woods II  Sr
QB 10 Caden Drezek So
QB 11 Carter Peevy GS
QB 12 Noah Carpenter  Fr
WR 13 Aaron Arteaga Jr
QB 14 Anthony Harris GS
TE 16 Eli Mahan Sr
QB 17 Eddie Buehler  Fr
QB 18 Keegan Andrews So
WR 19 Daniel Batch Fr
WR 20 Nick Laughlin So
RB 21 Brian Santana-Fis Sr
RB 22 Sincere Baines Jr
RB 24 Rashawn Marshall  Fr
WR 26 Ethan Davies  Sr
WR 28 Juelz Russell  Fr
RB 29 Mako Grant Fr
RB 32 Griffin Denbow  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 61 Harry Fuller  Fr
OL 62 Pius Ejindu So
OL 64 Jack Boutaugh Jr
OL 65 Nicolas Cruji Jr
OL 66 Ayden Chabak  Fr
OL 68 Max Gregor Jr
OL 70 Liam Reamer  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
QB Michael McMaugh Fr
OL Dan O'Leary Fr
OL Ian Erickson Fr
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
S 15 Jake Kucera  Fr
CB 17 Na'Cire Christmas So
CB 21 Brayden Isaiah  Fr
CB 23 Brayden Holmes So
S 25 Isaiah Ervin Fr
S 27 Malcolm Folk  Jr
CB 29 Nassir Young Sr
LB 30 Lawson Foley Fr
CB 31 Kamden Tiller Fr
LB 33 Bryceson Wise Fr
LB 34 Shane Keyes-Wilson Fr
LB 35 Devin Hairston Jr
S 35 Ja'Darius Steele  Fr
S 37 Kash Grewal Fr
S 38 Sherrod Hudson Jr
S 39 Amari Mack So
LB 44 Jake Hall  Sr
DE 45 Ta'Kai Chisolm So
S 48 Nic Swanson Jr
LB 52 Grayson DiPietro  Fr
LB 54 Tim Crockett  Fr
DL 55 Nathan Lopez  Fr
DT 56 Wazyn King Fr
DT 73 Jace Negley  Fr
DT 90 Jaedin Lee So
DT 92 Elias Sherman  So
DE 93 Kye Pressley So
DE 94 Chris Bacon So
DT 95 Mike Hamilton Jr
DL 97 Raffael Thompson-Cazzetta Fr
DE 98 Dillon White  Fr
DL 99 Farradj Titikpina  So
DL Jordon Crawford  Jr
LB Connor Noble  Sr
LB Sam Oppenheimer  Fr
S Armani Sullivan Fr
DB Corey Wilson Sr
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 96 Anthony Pecorella GS
Head coach
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. ^ a b "2025 Maine Football Transfer Portal". ON3.
  2. ^ "2025 College Football Transfer Portal". 247Sports.