American college football season
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 [ edit ] Outgoing [ edit ] 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]
Incoming [ edit ] Over the off-season, Maine added thirteen players through the transfer portal.[1]
Schedule [ edit ] Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 2 6:30 p.m. at FIU * ESPN+ L 12–1416,878 September 9 3:30 p.m. at No. 2 North Dakota State * ESPN+ L 7–4415,044 September 16 3:30 p.m. No. 21 Rhode Island FloSports L 17–344,813 September 23 3:30 p.m. at No. 5 William & Mary FloSports L 3–287,365 September 30 3:30 p.m. Stony Brook FloSports W 56–285,243 October 7 3:30 p.m. at Richmond FloSports L 31–426,099 October 14 1:00 p.m. LIU * FloSports/WFVX W 24–138,588 October 21 4:00 p.m. at Campbell FloSports L 28–345,357 October 28 1:00 p.m. Albany FloSports/WVII L 21–373,932 November 4 1:00 p.m. Hampton WVII/FloSports L 35–423,115 November 18 1:00 p.m. at New Hampshire FloSports L 25-446,727 *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
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Game summaries [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] 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
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 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] 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
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