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2021 Maine Black Bears football team

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2021 Maine Black Bears football
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record6–5 (4–4 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAndrew Dresner (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorMichael Ryan (3rd season)
Home stadiumAlfond Stadium
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 James Madison +^   7 1     12 2  
No. 8 Villanova +^   7 1     10 3  
Elon   5 3     6 5  
Rhode Island   4 4     7 4  
Maine   4 4     6 5  
Richmond   4 4     6 5  
William & Mary   4 4     6 5  
Stony Brook   4 4     5 6  
Delaware   3 5     5 6  
Towson   3 5     4 7  
New Hampshire   2 6     3 8  
Albany   1 7     2 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2021 Maine Black Bears football team represented the University of Maine as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Black Bears, led by third-year head coach Nick Charlton, played their home games at Alfond Stadium.

Transfers

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Outgoing

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Over the off-season, Maine lost fourteen players through the transfer portal. Of this group, twelve players committed to new schools.[1]

Name Pos. New school
Quincy Barber S Towson
John Benson TE Lafayette
Liam Dobson OL Texas State
George French OT Pitt
Donnell Henriquez CB Lackawanna C.C.
Mike-Lee Joseph S Sacred Heart
Ori Jean-Charles LB Albany
Sterling McDowell-Hagans DB Unknown
Curtis Murray RB Towson
Nnamdi Onyemelukwe DT Saint Francis
Shawn Page OG Merrimack
Deshawn Stevens LB West Virginia
Jordan Swann CB James Madison
Myles Taylor LB Merrimack
Rhakim Williams LB Unknown

Incoming

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

Name Pos. Class Previous school
PJ Barr OL GR Bucknell
Harvey Clayton, Jr. DB GR Duquesne
Jamond DuBose S GR Northern Colorado
Tyrell Edwards CB FR Dodge City C.C.
John Gay RB JR Lafayette
Brian Lee, Jr. LB JR Saint Francis
Ray Miller LB GR Campbell
Xavier Mitchell DL GR Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Vladimir Rivas K/P SR Florida Atlantic

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 2 7:00 p.m. No. 5 Delaware FloFootball L 24–34 5,548
September 11 4:00 p.m. at No. 3 James Madison NBCSW/FloFootball L 7–55 22,108
September 18 12:00 p.m. Merrimack*
  • Alfond Stadium
  • Orono, ME
FloFootball W 31–26 5,041
September 25 2:30 p.m. at Northern Illinois* ESPN3 L 14–41 10,076
October 9 12:00 p.m. Elon
  • Alfond Stadium
  • Orono, ME
FloFootball L 23–33 4,174
October 16 12:00 p.m. William & Mary
  • Alfond Stadium
  • Orono, ME
FloFootballW 27–16 6,356
October 23 1:00 p.m. at Albany FloFootball W 19–16 3,089
October 30 1:00 p.m. at No. 24 Rhode Island FloFootballW 45–34 3,368
November 6 12:00 p.m. Stony Brook
  • Alfond Stadium
  • Orono, ME
FloFootball L 17–22 4,137
November 13 3:30 p.m. at UMass* FloFootball W 35–10 5,331
November 20 1:00 p.m. at New Hampshire FloFootball W 33–20 8,573

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Roster

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2021 Maine Black Bears football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 1 Joe Fagnano Jr
WR 2 Devin Young Sr
QB 5 Joey McCracken Fr
WR 10 Andre Miller Sr
TE 12 Daniel Rymer Sr
QB 13 Derek Robertson  Fr
QB 14 Anthony Harris  Fr
WR 17 Zavier Scott Sr
TE 18 Shawn Bowman Jr
QB 18 Jack Kelley Fr
RB 20 Elijah Barnwell  Jr
RB 25 Tavion Banks So
RB 28 Freddie Brock So
RB 33 Larry St. Pierre Fr
WR 34 Logan Martin Fr
RB 35 Jordan Rowell Sr
TE 45 Eli Mahan Fr
RB 46 John Gay Jr
TE 48 Declan McKevitt Fr
TE 49 Jack Corcoran  Fr
OL 54 Justice Olivares Fr
OL 55 Darius Bell Fr
OL 57 David Gross  Fr
OL 61 Justin Williford So
OL 62 Michael Gerace Sr
OL 63 Jack Webb Sr
OL 65 Tim Burgartz  Fr
OL 66 Matthias Staalsoe Jr
OL 67 Tyler Royal  Sr
OL 70 Marek Veal  Fr
OL 71 Gunnar Docos Sr
OL 74 P.J. Barr Sr
OL 76 Tyrie Francois Jr
OL 77 Kevin Jones Jr
OL 78 Zachary Reed So
OL 79 Max Lövblad So
WR 80 Jamie Lamson So
WR 81 Montigo Moss So
WR 83 Michael Monios So
WR 84 Trevin Ewing So
TE 85 Matt Toman  Fr
TE 86 Steve Petrick Sr
TE 86 Antonio Corsi Fr
WR 87 Jacob Hennie Sr
WR 88 Jalen Jordan  Jr
WR 89 Garrison Burnett Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 3 Richard Carr Sr
CB 4 Katley Joseph Sr
DT 5 Josh Lezin Jr
LB 6 Ray Miller Sr
LB 7 Xavier Nurse So
CB 8 Shaquille St-Lot Sr
DE 9 Jamehl Wiley Sr
DE 11 Khairi Manns So
CB 13 Tyrese Baptiste Fr
S 14 Harvey Clayton Jr. Sr
LB 15 Brian Lee Jr. Jr
DE 16 Xavier Mitchell  Sr
S 21 Austin Ambush So
CB 22 Benito Speight Sr
LB 23 Adrian Otero Sr
S 24 Fofie Bazzie  Sr
S 26 Jamond DuBose Sr
CB 27 Tyrell Edwards Fr
DT 29 Austin Chambers Sr
CB 30 Kahzir Brown Fr
S 31 Robby Riobe So
LB 32 Vince Thomas  Fr
LB 33 Christian Thomas  Fr
CB 34 Kolubah Pewee Jr.  Fr
CB 36 Jabari Echols Fr
DE 38 Bryce Henaire  Fr
DB 39 Darius Minor Sr
LB 40 Tyshawn Stewart  Fr
S 41 Shakur Smalls  Fr
S 42 Abdul Stewart Fr
DT 44 Raffaele Salamone Sr
CB 45 Daniel Doegan Fr
S 46 Jylun Spence Fr
LB 47 Darius McKenzie  Fr
DB 49 Nassir Young Fr
LB 50 Latrell Couchman Fr
DT 52 John Costanza So
LB 53 Isaac Ofielu Fr
DE 56 Jacob Tuiasosopo So
DT 58 Chris Glass So
DE 90 Xavier Holmes Fr
DT 91 Shymell Davis Fr
DT 95 Justin Sambu Jr
DE 96 Dorian Royal  Fr
DE 97 Garrett Graham Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
LS 0 Bryce Colee Sr
P 19 David Gelb Sr
K/P 20 Vladimir Rivas  Sr
K 37 Jonny Messina Sr
LS/LB 43 Charles Eberle  Fr
K 92 Richie Pekmezian Jr
K/P 93 Brian Cooey Jr
LS 94 Clayton Ritter Fr
K/P 98 Cole Baker Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Andrew Dresner (Union)
    Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
  • Michael Ryan (Connecticut)
    Defensive coordinator/linebackers
  • Jared Keyte (Utica)
    Special teams coordinator/safeties
  • Pat Denecke (Washington & Jefferson)
    Assistant head coach/run game coordinator/offensive line
  • Justin Flores (Maine)
    Wide receivers/recruiting coordinator
  • Kurt Von Bargen (East Carolina)
    Defensive line
  • Makana Garrigan (Nevada)
    Cornerbacks
  • Mikal Myers (Connecticut)
    Defensive tackles
  • Mikahael Waters (Nevada)
    Tight ends
  • Kenney Tinsley (Central State)
    Running backs
  • Kayon Whitaker (Maine)
    Defensive quality control/assistant operations
  • Thomas Hanscom (Maine)
    Director of football operations
  • Jon Lynch (Westfield State)
    Director of sports performance
  • Matthew Mulligan (Maine)
    Volunteer assistant sports performance coach/coaching assistant
  • Shelby Coker
    Assistant equipment manager
  • Jessica Bishop
    Athletic academic counselor – tutor/mentor coordinator
  • Kristin Gilmour
    Athletic academic counselor

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

Roster
Last update: July 9, 2021

References

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  1. ^ a b "2021 Maine Football Roster". ON3.
  2. ^ "2021 Maine Black Bears Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 15, 2021.