2023 Maine Black Bears football team

2023 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
	Rankings from STATS Poll

2023 Maine Black Bears football
2023 Maine Black Bears football
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	0–0 (0–0 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; (capacity: 10,000)

The 2023 Maine Black Bears football team will represent the University of Maine as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) in the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Black Bears are led by second-year head coach Jordan Stevens and play home games at Alfond Stadium in Orono, Maine.

Previous season

The Bears finished the 2022 season with an overall record of 2–9, 2–6 CAA play to finish in a tie for tenth place.

Transfers

Outgoing

Over the off-season, Maine lost thirteen players trough the transfer portal. Five are currently committed while the remainder are still actively pursuing new schools. [1]

Name	Pos.	New school
Austin Ambush	S	Jacksonville State
Tyrese Baptiste	WR	Unknown
Navonn Barrett	CB	Unknown
Freddie Brock	RB	Unknown
Brian Cooey	P	Charleston Southern
Antonio Corsi	TE	Unknown
Jamond DuBose	S	Unknown
Jabari Echols	CB	Merrimack
Charles Eberle	LS/LB	New Mexico State
Joe Fagnano	QB	UConn
Jaylen Long	LB	Unknown
Khairi Manns	DE	Unknown
Xavier Nurse	LB	Unknown

Incoming

Over the off-season, Maine added four players trough the transfer portal. [1]

Name	Pos.	Class	Previous school
Alex Berrouet	RB	So	Colorado State
Aidan Cadogan	P	Sr	New Hampshire
Joe Horn	IOL	So	UMass
Damon Matthews	S	Sr	Rutgers

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site
September 2	TBA	at FIU*	Riccardo Silva Stadium Miami, FL
September 9	TBA	at North Dakota State*	Fargodome Fargo, ND
September 16	3:30 p.m.	Rhode Island	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME
September 23	3:30 p.m.	at William & Mary	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA
September 30	3:30 p.m.	Stony Brook	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME
October 7	3:30 p.m.	at Richmond	E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Richmond, VA
October 14	1:00 p.m.	LIU*	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME
October 21	4:00 p.m.	at Campbell	Barker-Lane Stadium Buies Creek, NC
October 28	1:00 p.m.	Albany	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME
November 4	1:00 p.m.	Hampton	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME
November 18	1:00 p.m.	at New Hampshire	Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

[2][3]

Roster

2023 Maine Black Bears football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`11`	Ayden Pereira	Fr
WR	`12`	Braeden Heald	Sr
QB	`13`	Derek Robertson	Jr
QB	`14`	Anthony Harris	Sr
WR	`15`	Zaheem Crawford-Patterson	Fr
TE	`18`	Shawn Bowman
QB	`19`	Jack Kelley	Sr
RB	`25`	Tavion Banks	Sr
RB	`32`	Alex Berrouet	So
RB	`35`	Stone Compton	Jr
RB	`36`	Symon Sathler	Fr
RB	`37`	Zachariah Oja	Fr
WR	`41`	Aaron Arteaga	Fr
TE	`45`	Eli Mahan	So
RB	`46`	John Gay
TE	`48`	Declan McKevitt	So
RB	`49`	Evan Wallace	Fr
OL	`55`	Darius Bell	So
OL	`57`	David Gross	Jr
OL	`63`	Jack Webb
OL	`64`	Jack Boutaugh	Fr
OL	`65`	Nicolas Cruji	So
OL	`68`	Max Gregor	Fr
OL	`70`	Joe Horn	So
OL	`71`	Tyler Williams	Fr
OL	`73`	Nicholas Kaptein	Fr
OL	`75`	Sean Pozniak	Fr
OL	`76`	Xavier Lozowicki	Fr
OL	`77`	Kevin Jones
OL	`79`	Max Lövblad	Sr
WR	`80`	Jamie Lamson	Sr
WR	`81`	Montigo Moss	Sr
TE	`82`	Cooper Heisey	Sr
WR	`83`	Michael Monios	Sr
WR	`84`	Trevin Ewing	Sr
TE	`88`	Rohan Jones	So
WR	`89`	Gianni Rossitto	Fr
TE	`92`	Francisco Pratts	Fr
QB		Keegan Andrews	Fr
OL		Jaykob Dow	Fr
QB		Caden Drezek	Fr
OL		Pius Ejindu	Fr
OL		Anthony Iliano	Fr
WR		Kevin Jackson	Fr
RB		Tristen Kenan	Fr
TE		Jake Kucera	Fr
WR		Nick Laughlin	Fr
OL		Jack Lillie	Fr
WR		Blake Thomas	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`0`	Vince Thomas	Jr
DT	`4`	Justin Sambu
DT	`5`	Josh Lezin
S	`8`	Robby Riobe	Sr
CB	`13`	Daniel Doegan	So
S	`20`	Jylun Spence	So
CB	`21`	Jayden Platt	Fr
S	`23`	Shakur Smalls	Jr
CB	`24`	Aaron Gethers	Sr
DB	`26`	Damon Matthews	Sr
CB	`27`	Jamaree Gibson	Fr
CB	`30`	Kahzir Brown	Jr
LB	`31`	Terrence Ganyi	Sr
LB	`33`	Christian Thomas	Jr
CB	`34`	Daren Omoregie	Fr
S	`38`	Sherrod Hudson	Fr
LB	`40`	Tyshawn Stewart	Jr
LB	`41`	Devin Hairston	Fr
S	`42`	Abdul Stewart	Jr
LB	`47`	Darius McKenzie	Jr
DB	`48`	Nic Swanson	Fr
DB	`49`	Nassir Young	So
LB	`50`	Latrell Couchman	So
DT	`52`	John Costanza	Sr
LB	`53`	Isaac Ofielu	So
LB	`54`	Zion Cheeks	Fr
DE	`56`	Jacob Tuiasosopo	Sr
DT	`58`	Thomas Horton	Fr
DE	`90`	Xavier Holmes	So
DT	`91`	Shymell Davis	So
DT	`95`	Mike Hamilton	Fr
DT	`96`	Dorian Royal	Jr
DE	`97`	Elijah Alexander	Fr
DE	`99`	Nicolas Kalume	Fr
DE		Ta'Kai Chisolm	Fr
S		Na'Cire Christmas	Fr
DT/FB		Jaxon Gross	Fr
S		Amari Mack	Fr
LB		BJ Mayes	Fr
LB		Ja'Bari Odoemenem	Fr
DT		Kye Pressley	Fr
LB		Jared Tynes	Fr
CB		Devin Vaught	Fr
CB		Sheaquan Walters	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K/P	`51`	Joey Bryson	Fr
K/P	`59`	Cody Williams
LS	`94`	Clayton Ritter	So
P	`95`	Bailey Timms
K/P	`98`	Cole Baker	So
P/K		Aidan Cadogan	Sr
K/P		Michael Lewinski	Fr

Head coach

Jordan Stevens (Maine)

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Steve Cooper (Portland State)
Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
Jeff Comissiong (Maine)
Defensive coordinator/linebackers
Jimmy Walsh (Bates)
Special teams coordinator/cornerbacks
Mikahael Waters (Nevada)
Wide receivers/co-special teams coord./pro liaison
Patrick Kugler (Michigan)
Offensive line
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
John Gardner (Washington)
Tight ends
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
Muralee Das
Faculty liaison

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: April 4, 2023

References

"2023 Maine Football Roster". ON3.
"2023 Maine Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
"2023 Football Schedule". University of Maine Athletics. Retrieved 17 March 2023.

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[Transfer1-1] "2023 Maine Football Roster". ON3.

[2] "2023 Maine Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved 17 March 2023.

[3] "2023 Football Schedule". University of Maine Athletics. Retrieved 17 March 2023.

Maine Black Bears football
Venues	Alfond Stadium (1998–present) Fitzpatrick Stadium (alternate)
Bowls & rivalries	1965 Tangerine Bowl New Hampshire: Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket
Culture & lore	Black Bear Sports Network
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

2023 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Albany		0	–	0		0	–	0
Campbell		0	–	0		0	–	0
Delaware		0	–	0		0	–	0
Elon		0	–	0		0	–	0
Hampton		0	–	0		0	–	0
Maine		0	–	0		0	–	0
Monmouth		0	–	0		0	–	0
New Hampshire		0	–	0		0	–	0
North Carolina A&T		0	–	0		0	–	0
Rhode Island		0	–	0		0	–	0
Richmond		0	–	0		0	–	0
Stony Brook		0	–	0		0	–	0
Towson		0	–	0		0	–	0
Villanova		0	–	0		0	–	0
William & Mary		0	–	0		0	–	0

Rankings from STATS Poll