2022 Maine Black Bears football team

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.

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

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

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 OT	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

See also: 2022 New Mexico Lobos football team

Colgate

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

See also: 2022 Colgate Raiders football team

At Boston College

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

See also: 2022 Boston College Eagles football team

No. 14 Villanova

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

See also: 2022 Villanova Wildcats football team

At Hampton

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

See also: 2022 Hampton Pirates football team

Monmouth

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

See also: 2022 Monmouth Hawks football team

At Stony Brook

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

See also: 2022 Stony Brook Seawolves football team

No. 17 Richmond

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

See also: 2022 Richmond Spiders football team

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

See also: 2022 Rhode Island Rams football team

At Albany

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

See also: 2022 Albany Great Danes football team

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

See also: 2022 New Hampshire Wildcats football team and Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket