2023 Maine Black Bears football team

2023 Maine Black Bears football
2023 Maine Black Bears football
Conference	CAA Football Conference
Record	2–9 (1–7 CAA)
Head coach	Jordan Stevens (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Steve Cooper (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Jeff Comissiong (1st season)
Base defense	4-3
Home stadium	Alfond Stadium
	Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

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.

2023 Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference standings
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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
Maine	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 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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:30 p.m.	at FIU*	Riccardo Silva Stadium Miami, FL	ESPN+	L 12–14	16,878
September 9	3:30 p.m.	at No. 2 North Dakota State*	Fargodome Fargo, ND	ESPN+	L 7–44	15,044
September 16	3:30 p.m.	No. 21 Rhode Island	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	FloSports	L 17–34	4,813
September 23	3:30 p.m.	at No. 5 William & Mary	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	FloSports	L 3–28	7,365
September 30	3:30 p.m.	Stony Brook	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	FloSports	W 56–28	5,243
October 7	3:30 p.m.	at Richmond	E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	FloSports	L 31–42	6,099
October 14	1:00 p.m.	LIU*	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	FloSports/WFVX	W 24–13	8,588
October 21	4:00 p.m.	at Campbell	Barker-Lane Stadium Buies Creek, NC	FloSports	L 28–34	5,357
October 28	1:00 p.m.	Albany	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	FloSports/WVII	L 21–37	3,932
November 4	1:00 p.m.	Hampton	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	WVII/FloSports	L 35–42	3,115
November 18	1:00 p.m.	at New Hampshire	Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH	FloSports	L 25-44	6,727
*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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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)

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

Jordan Stevens (Maine)

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

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

[Transfer1-1] "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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