2022 Maine Black Bears football team

American college football season

2022 Maine Black Bears football

Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	2–9 (2–6 CAA)
Head coach	Jordan Stevens (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Andrew Dresner (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Jared Keyte (1st season)
Home stadium	Alfond Stadium
Seasons← 2021 2023 →

2022 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
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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

Outgoing

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.

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

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

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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	8:00 p.m.	at New Mexico*	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM		L 0–41	15,166
September 10	1:00 p.m.	Colgate*	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	FloSports	L 18–21	5,295
September 17	7:30 p.m.	at Boston College*	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ACCRSN	L 17–38	34,325
October 1	1:00 p.m.	No. 14 Villanova	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	FloSports	L 20–45	7,168
October 8	2:00 p.m.	at Hampton	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	FloSports	W 31–24	4,512
October 15	1:00 p.m.	Monmouth	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	FloSports	W 38–28	6,241
October 22	3:30 p.m.	at Stony Brook	Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium Stony Brook, NY	FloSports	L 27–28	7,174
October 29	1:00 p.m.	No. 17 Richmond	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	FloSports	L 21–31	4,278
November 5	1:00 p.m.	at No. 23 Rhode Island	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	FloSports	L 22–26	4,377
November 12	12:00 p.m.	at Albany	Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY	FloSports	L 21–23	2,301
November 19	12:00 p.m.	No. 18 New Hampshire	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME (Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket)	FloSports	L 41–42	4,638
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

2022 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

Jordan Stevens (Maine)

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
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: July 9, 2021

Game summaries

At New Mexico

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

Colgate

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

At Boston College

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

No. 14 Villanova

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

At Hampton

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

Monmouth

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

At Stony Brook

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

No. 17 Richmond

	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

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

At Albany

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

No. 18 New Hampshire

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
No. 18 Wildcats	7	14	7	7	7	42
Black Bears	0	14	7	14	6	41

References

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

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Venues	Alfond Sports Stadium (1947–present) Fitzpatrick Stadium (alternate)
Bowls & rivalries	1965 Tangerine Bowl New Hampshire: Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket
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