2022 Maine Black Bears football team

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2022 Maine Black Bears football
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record2–9 (2–6 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAndrew Dresner (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorJared Keyte (1st season)
Home stadiumAlfond Stadium
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 8 William & Mary +^   7 1     11 2  
No. 13 New Hampshire +^   7 1     9 4  
No. 11 Richmond ^   6 2     9 4  
No. 17 Elon ^   6 2     8 4  
Rhode Island   5 3     7 4  
No. 19 Delaware ^   4 4     8 5  
Towson   4 4     6 5  
Villanova   4 4     6 5  
Monmouth   3 5     5 6  
Albany   2 6     3 8  
Maine   2 6     2 9  
Hampton   1 7     4 7  
Stony Brook   1 7     2 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2022 Maine Black Bears football team represented the University of Maine as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) in the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Black Bears, led by first-year head coach Jordan Stevens, played their home games at Alfond Stadium.

Transfers[edit]

Outgoing[edit]

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

Name Pos. New school
David Gelb P Charleston Southern
Fofie Bazzie S Charleston
Jack Corcoran TE Unknown
Chris Glass DT UMass
Logan Martin WR Husson
Joey McCracken QB Shippensburg
Richie Pekmezian K Edinboro
Kolubah Pewee, Jr. CB Georgetown
Larry St. Pierre, Jr. RB Unknown
Devin Young WR Sacred Heart

Incoming[edit]

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

Name Pos. Class Previous school
Terrence Ganyi LB JR UConn
Braeden Heald WR GR Northwestern
Cooper Heisey TE JR Rutgers
Bailey Timms P GR La Trobe University
Kobay White WR SR Boston College
Cody Williams K SR Portland State

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 38:00 p.m.at New Mexico*L 0–4115,166
September 101:00 p.m.Colgate*FloSportsL 18–215,295
September 177:30 p.m.at Boston College*ACCRSNL 17–3834,325
October 11:00 p.m. No. 14 Villanova
  • Alfond Stadium
  • Orono, ME
FloSportsL 20–457,168
October 82:00 p.m.at HamptonFloSportsW 31–244,512
October 151:00 p.m.Monmouthdagger
  • Alfond Stadium
  • Orono, ME
FloSportsW 38–286,241
October 223:30 p.m.at Stony BrookFloSportsL 27–287,174
October 291:00 p.m. No. 17 Richmond
  • Alfond Stadium
  • Orono, ME
FloSportsL 21–314,278
November 51:00 p.m.at No. 23 Rhode IslandFloSportsL 22–264,377
November 1212:00 p.m.at AlbanyFloSportsL 21–232,301
November 1912:00 p.m. No. 18 New Hampshire
FloSportsL 41–42 OT4,638
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[2]

Roster[edit]

2021 Maine Black Bears football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 1 Joe Fagnano Sr
RB 2 Elijah Barnwell  Sr
WR 5 Kobay White  Sr
WR 10 Tyrese Baptiste  Fr
QB 11 Ayden Pereira Fr
WR 12 Braeden Heald  Sr
QB 13 Derek Robertson So
QB 14 Anthony Harris So
WR 15 Zaheem Crawford-Patterson Fr
WR 17 Zavier Scott  Sr
TE 18 Shawn Bowman Sr
QB 19 Jack Kelley  Fr
RB 25 Tavion Banks Jr
RB 28 Freddie Brock Jr
RB 29 Garrison Burnett  Sr
WR 34 Daren Omoregie Fr
RB 35 Stone Compton So
RB 36 Symon Sathler Fr
RB 37 Zachariah Oja Fr
WR 41 Aaron Arteaga Fr
TE 45 Eli Mahan  Fr
RB 46 John Gay Sr
TE 48 Declan McKevitt  Fr
RB 49 Evan Wallace Fr
OL 55 Darius Bell  Fr
OL 57 David Gross So
OL 62 Michael Gerace  Sr
OL 63 Jack Webb Sr
OL 64 Jack Boutaugh Fr
OL 65 Nick Cruji Fr
OL 67 Tyler Royal  Sr
OL 68 Max Gregor Fr
OL 71 Tyler Williams Fr
OL 75 Sean Pozniak Fr
OL 76 Tyrie Francois Sr
OL 77 Kevin Jones Sr
OL 79 Max Lövblad Jr
WR 80 Jamie Lamson Jr
WR 81 Montigo Moss Jr
TE 82 Cooper Heisey  Sr
WR 83 Michael Monios Jr
WR 84 Trevin Ewing Jr
TE 85 Matt Toman So
TE 86 Antonio Corsi  Fr
WR 87 Jacob Hennie  Sr
TE 88 Rohan Jones Fr
WR 89 Gianni Rossitto Fr
TE 92 Francisco Pratts Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 0 Vince Thomas So
CB 3 Benito Speight Sr
DT 4 Justin Sambu Sr
DT 5 Josh Lezin Sr
LB 6 Adrian Otero Sr
LB 7 Xavier Nurse Jr
S 8 Robby Riobe Jr
DE 9 Jamehl Wiley  Sr
DE 11 Khairi Manns Jr
CB 13 Daniel Doegan  Fr
S 14 Harvey Clayton Jr.  Sr
LB 15 Brian Lee Jr. Sr
DE 16 Xavier Mitchell  Sr
S 20 Jylun Spence  Fr
S 21 Austin Ambush Jr
CB 22 Jabari Echols  Fr
S 23 Shakur Smalls So
CB 24 Aaron Gethers  Jr
S 26 Jamond DuBose  Sr
CB 27 Jamaree Gibson Fr
CB 30 Kahzir Brown So
LB 31 Terrence Ganyi  Jr
LB 32 Jaylen Long Fr
LB 33 Christian Thomas So
CB 35 Navonn Barrett Fr
S 37 Luca Gebhard Fr
S 38 Sherrod Hudson Fr
LB 40 Tyshawn Stewart So
LB 41 Devin Hairston Fr
S 42 Abdul Stewart So
DT 44 Raffaele Salamone  Sr
LB 47 Darius McKenzie So
DB 48 Nic Swanson Fr
DB 49 Nassir Young  Fr
LB 50 Latrell Couchman  Fr
DT 52 John Costanza Jr
LB 53 Isaac Ofielu  Fr
LB 54 Zion Cheeks Fr
DE 56 Jacob Tuiasosopo Jr
DT 58 Thomas Horton Fr
DE 90 Xavier Holmes  Fr
DT 91 Shymell Davis  Fr
DT 95 Michael Hamilton Fr
DT 96 Dorian Royal So
DE 97 Elijah Alexander Fr
DE 99 Nicolas Kalume Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
LS/LB 43 Charles Eberle So
K/P 51 Joey Bryson Fr
K/P 59 Cody Williams Sr
P/K 93 Brian Cooey Sr
LS 94 Clayton Ritter  Fr
P 95 Bailey Timms Sr
K/P 98 Cole Baker  Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Andrew Dresner (Union)
    Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
  • Jared Keyte (Utica)
    Defensive coordinator/linebackers
  • Justin Flores (Maine)
    Wide receivers/recruiting coordinator
  • Mikahael Waters (Nevada)
    Tight ends/Asst. Special Team Coord./Pro Liaison
  • Patrick Kugler (Michigan)
    Offensive line
  • Bryan Anthony Murray (Boston College)
    Defensive line
  • Tom McEntire (Thiel)
    Defensive backs
  • Jimmy Walsh (Bates)
    Special teams coordinator/cornerbacks
  • Spencer Carey (Maine)
    Outside linebackers
  • Pushaun Brown (Maine)
    Running backs
  • Thomas Hanscom (Maine)
    Director of football operations
  • Jon Lynch (Westfield State)
    Director of sports performance
  • Trey Hall (Edinboro)
    Head football sports performance coach
  • Jessica Bishop
    Athletic academic counselor – tutor/mentor coordinator
  • Kristin Gilmour
    Athletic academic counselor
  • Mark Puleo
    Assistant equipment manager

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: July 9, 2021

Game summaries[edit]

At New Mexico[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Black Bears 0 0 0 0 0
Lobos 0 21 13 7 41

Colgate[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Raiders 0 7 7 7 21
Black Bears 0 0 3 15 18

At Boston College[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Black Bears 10 0 7 0 17
Eagles 14 14 3 7 38

No. 14 Villanova[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 14 Wildcats 10 21 7 7 45
Black Bears 7 7 0 6 20

At Hampton[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Black Bears 7 10 0 14 31
Pirates 14 0 10 0 24

Monmouth[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Hawks 7 7 6 8 28
Black Bears 7 14 14 3 38

At Stony Brook[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Black Bears 3 17 7 0 27
Seawolves 7 0 14 7 28

No. 17 Richmond[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 17 Spiders 21 0 7 3 31
Black Bears 0 7 0 14 21

At No. 23 Rhode Island[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Black Bears 3 10 6 3 22
No. 23 Rams 21 21 7 0 49

At Albany[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Black Bears 7 0 7 7 21
Great Danes 0 10 7 6 23

No. 18 New Hampshire[edit]

1 2 3 4OT Total
No. 18 Wildcats 7 14 7 77 42
Black Bears 0 14 7 146 41

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "2022 Maine Football Roster". ON3.
  2. ^ "2022 Maine Black Bears Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved June 14, 2022.