The 2025 Maine Black Bears football team represented the University of Maine as a member of the Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference (CAA) in the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season . The Black Bears were led by fourth-year head coach Jordan Stevens and played their home games at Alfond Stadium in Orono, Maine.
2025 Maine Black Bears football Conference CAA Football Conference Record 6–6 (5–3 CAA) Head coach Jordan Stevens (4th season) Offensive coordinator Mikahael Waters (2nd season) Defensive coordinator Umberto Di Meo (2nd season) Home stadium Alfond Stadium Seasons
Transfers
Outgoing Over the off-season, Maine lost nineteen players through the transfer portal. Eighteen committed to new schools.
Name Pos. New school Tavion Banks RB IUP Dorian Blackwell CB UTRGV Ayden Chabak DL Drake Zion Cheeks LB Unknown Zaheem Crawford-Patterson WR Gannon Shymell Davis DT UMass Grayson DiPietro LB Shepherd Dede Doegan CB Cumberland Harry Fuller OL Franklin Pierce Anthony Harris QB Gannon Xavier Holmes DE James Madison Alhaji Kamara CB Stony Brook Tristen Kenan RB Gannon Kylan Lamke IOL Shippensburg Jabari Odoemenem LB Duquesne Daren Omoregie CB Wagner Shakur Smalls S Arkansas Tyshawn Stewart LB Gannon Nic Swanson S Gannon
Incoming Over the off-season, Maine added twenty-one players through the transfer portal.
Name Pos. Class Previous school Sincere Baines RB Jr UNC Pembroke Cole Baird DE So Air Force Jayden Brown LB R-Fr Syracuse Ngianni Cerisier CB Sr Arizona Christian Jordon Crawford DL Jr Hawaii Ian Erickson OL Sr Villanova Malcolm Folk S R-Jr Kent State Jake Hall LB R-Sr UTEP Brayden Holmes CB So Furman Sivert Klefsaas RB Sr Northwestern - St. Paul Vincent Nwachi CB R-Sr Frostburg State Sam Oppenheimer LB So Army Anthony Pecorella P Gr Stony Brook Bryce Purnell DT Sr Virginia Elias Sherman DT R-So Central Missouri Thomas Simard WR Jr Walsh Farradj Titikpina DT R-So Coastal Carolina Kenny Walz OL R-Fr East Carolina Jaleal Williams-Evans S Sr UTEP Corey Wilson DB Sr Hampton Scott Woods II WR/KR R-Sr Harvard
Schedule Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance August 30 4:00 p.m. at Liberty * Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA ESPN+ L 7–2820,337 September 6 6:00 p.m. at William & Mary Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA FloSports L 27–288,229 September 13 6:00 p.m. Stonehill * FloSports L 10–133,966 September 20 7:00 p.m. at Georgia Southern* Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA ESPN+ L 17–4523,217 September 27 3:30 p.m. North Carolina A&T FloSports W 37–305,033 October 4 2:00 p.m. at Bryant Beirne Stadium Smithfield, RI FloSports W 34–142,867 October 11 1:00 p.m. at Merrimack * Duane Stadium North Andover, MA ESPN+ W 20–131,749 October 25 1:00 p.m. Elon FloSports W 35–145,243 November 1 1:00 p.m. Stony Brook FloSports W 28–213,325 November 8 1:00 p.m. at Hampton Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA FloSports W 35–72,179 November 15 1:00 p.m. No. 11 Rhode Island FloSports L 13–454,012 November 22 1:00 p.m. at No. 25 New Hampshire Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH (rivalry) FloSports L 27–336,876 *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
Game summaries
at Liberty (FBS) Game One – Maine Black Bears (0–0) at Liberty Flames (FBS) (0–0) – Game summary
at Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, Virginia
Date : Saturday August 30, 2025Game time : 4:00 PM ESTGame attendance : 20,337Referee : David BurgeTV announcers (ESPN+) : Matt Warner (play-by-play), Joe Jauch (analyst) and Annie Cory (sideline)
Game information First quarter No scoring plays.
Second quarter ME – Sincere Baines 77-yard run (Samuel Trembley kick), 13:58. Black Bears 7–0. Drive: 1 play, 77 yards, 0:13. LIB – Reese Smith 9-yard pass from Ethan Vasko (Jay Billingsley kick), 0:07. Tied 7–7. Drive: 3 plays, 38 yards, 0:17. Third quarter No scoring plays.
Fourth quarter LIB – Evan Dickens 24-yard pass from Ethan Vasko (Jay Billingsley kick), 10:24. Flames 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 62 yards, 1:39. LIB – Donte Lee Jr. 16-yard pass from Ethan Vasko (Jay Billingsley kick), 4:33. Flames 21–7. Drive: 10 plays, 48 yards, 5:03. LIB – Ethan Vasko 13-yard run (Jay Billingsley kick), 2:38. Flames 28–7. Drive: 4 plays, 32 yards, 1:02.
Statistics ME LIB First downs 15 22 Total yards 316 391 Rushing yards 184 194 Passing yards 132 197 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 13–31–1 19–33–0 Time of possession 26:26 33:34
Team Category Player Statistics Maine Passing Carter Peevy 13/31, 132 yards, INT Rushing Sincere Baines 11 carries, 118 yards, TD Receiving Molayo Irefin 3 receptions, 35 yards Liberty Passing Ethan Vasko 19/33, 197 yards, 3 TD Rushing Ethan Vasko 13 carries, 63 yards, TD Receiving Reese Smith 6 receptions, 46 yards, TD
at Wiliam & Mary Maine Black Bears (0-1) at William & Mary Tribe (0-1) – Game summary
at Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA
Date : September 6Game time : 6:00 PM EDTGame attendance : 8231TV : FloSports
Statistics ME W&M First downs 21 19 Total yards 323 253 Rushing yards 226 124 Passing yards 97 129 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 13–27–1 13–20–0 Time of possession 31:51 27:08
Team Category Player Statistics Maine Passing Carter Peevy 13/27, 97 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Carter Peevy 12 carries, 98 yards, TD Receiving Scott Woods 6 receptions, 48 yards, TD William & Mary Passing Tyler Hughes 13/19, 129 yards, 2 TD Rushing Tyler Hughes 10 carries, 73 yards Receiving Garrett Robertson 3 receptions, 35 yards
Stonehill Stonehill Skyhawks (0-2) vs. Maine Black Bears (0-2) – Game summary
at Alfond Sports Stadium • Orono, ME
Date : September 13Game time : 6:00 PM EDTGame attendance : 3966Referee : Alex ParrellaTV announcers (FloSports) : Jim Churchill (play-by-play), Jack Webb (analyst) and Allison Ouellette (sideline)
Statistics STO ME First downs 15 11 Total yards 196 266 Rushing yards 64 171 Passing yards 132 95 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 14-26-0 15-26-0 Time of possession 32:44 27:16
Team Category Player Statistics Stonehill Passing Jack O'Connell 14/26, 132 yards, TD Rushing Zavion Woodard 8 carries, 30 yards Receiving Brigham Dunphy 2 receptions, 43 yards, TD Maine Passing Carter Peevy 15/26, 95 yards Rushing Sincere Baines 12 carries, 106 yards Receiving Molayo Irefin 3 receptions, 39 yards
at Georgia Southern (FBS) Maine Black Bears (0-3) vs. Georgia Southern Eagles (FBS) (1-2) – Game summary
at Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA
Date : September 20Game time : 7:00 PM EDTGame attendance : 23,217TV announcers (ESPN+) : Danny Waugh (play-by-play), Jayson Foster (analyst) and Skye Taylor (sideline)
Statistics ME GASO First downs 17 28 Total yards 248 516 Rushing yards 109 206 Passing yards 139 310 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 19-34-1 22-37-1 Time of possession 31:30 28:30
Team Category Player Statistics Maine Passing Carter Peevy 13-22, 88 yards Rushing Sincere Baines 7 carries, 41 yards Receiving Rashawn Marshall 4 receptions, 25 yards Georgia Southern Passing JC French IV 19-31, 253 yards, TD, INT Rushing OJ Arnold 13 carries, 85 yards, TD Receiving Camden Brown 6 receptions, 118 yards, TD
North Carolina A&T North Carolina A&T Aggies (1-3) vs. Maine Black Bears (0-4) – Game summary
at Alfond Sports Stadium • Orono, ME
Date : September 27Game time : 3:30 PM EDTGame attendance : 5033Referee : Cory HansonTV announcers (FloSports) : Jim Churchill (play-by-play), Jack Webb (analyst) and Allison Ouellette (sideline)
Statistics NCAT ME First downs 20 20 Total yards 348 483 Rushing yards 69 181 Passing yards 279 302 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 19-33-0 20-27-0 Time of possession 28:10 31:50
Team Category Player Statistics North Carolina A&T Passing Kevin White 19-32, 279 yards, 2 TD Rushing Wesley Graves 13 carries, 47 yards, TD Receiving Jayvonne Dillard 6 receptions, 70 yards, TD Maine Passing Carter Peevy 20-27, 302 yards, 2 TD Rushing Sincere Baines 15 carries, 99 yards, TD Receiving Nick Laughlin 3 receptions, 105 yards, TD
at Bryant Maine Black Bears (1-4) vs. Bryant Bulldogs (2-3) – Game summary
at Beirne Stadium • Smithfield, RI
Date : October 4Game time : 2:00 PM EDTGame weather : SunnyGame attendance : 2,867Referee : Todd BoydTV : FloSports
Game information First Quarter (11:34) ME – Scott Woods 66-yard pass from Carter Peevy, Samuel Tremblay kick (Drive: 4 plays, 79 yards, 1:38; Maine 7–0 ) (8:54) ME – Samuel Tremblay 29-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 15 yards, 2:26; Maine 10–0 ) (6:58) ME – Trevin Ewing 15-yard run, Samuel Tremblay kick (Drive: 2 plays, 20 yards, 0:50; Maine 17–0 ) Second Quarter (9:18) ME – Nick Laughlin 64-yard pass from Carter Peevy, Samuel Tremblay kick (Drive: 3 plays, 83 yards, 1:11; Maine 24–0 ) (3:55) ME – Samuel Tremblay 33-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 12 yards, 2:54; Maine 24–0 ) (0:25) ME – Scott Woods 14-yard pass from Carter Peevy, Samuel Tremblay kick (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 2:00; Maine 34–0 ) Third Quarter No scoring plays
Fourth Quarter (14:47) BRY – Jaden Keefner 12-yard run, Nicholas Stoyanovich kick (Drive: 4 plays, 60 yards, 1:30; Maine 34–7 ) (1:40) BRY – Jaden Keefner 6-yard run, Nicholas Stoyanovich kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:03; Maine 34–14 )
Statistics ME BRY First downs 20 17 Total yards 421 253 Rushing yards 83 144 Passing yards 338 109 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 23–36–0 10–25–1 Time of possession 34:04 25:56
Team Category Player Statistics Maine Passing Carter Peevy 23/36, 338 yards, 3 TD Rushing Sincere Baines 13 carries, 52 yards Receiving Scott Woods 5 receptions, 103 yards, 2 TD Bryant Passing Jaden Keefner 5/9, 76 yards Rushing Jaden Keefner 12 carries, 83 yards, 2 TD Receiving Zyheem Collick 2 receptions, 52 yards
at Merrimack Maine Black Bears (2-4) vs. Merrimack Warriors (3-3) – Game summary
at Duane Stadium • North Andover, MA
Date : October 11Game time : 1:00 p.m. EDTGame attendance : 1749TV : ESPN+
Statistics ME MRMK First downs 20 15 Total yards 400 329 Rushing yards 241 200 Passing yards 159 129 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 12-25-1 15-26-2 Time of possession 30:56 29:04
Team Category Player Statistics Maine Passing Carter Peevy 12-25, 159 yards, INT Rushing Rashawn Marshall 19 carries, 146 yards Receiving Scott Woods 4 receptions, 75 yards Merrimack Passing Ayden Pereira 14-19, 129 yards, TD Rushing Ayden Pereira 15 carries, 131 yards Receiving Seth Sweitzer 4 receptions, 51 yards, TD
Elon Elon Phoenix (4-4) vs. Maine Black Bears (3-4) – Game summary
at Alfond Sports Stadium • Orono, ME
Date : October 25Game time : 1:00 PM EDTGame attendance : 5243Referee : Todd BowmanTV announcers (FloSports) : Jim Churchill (play-by-play), Jack Webb (analyst) and Allison Ouellette (sideline)
Statistics ELON ME First downs 15 24 Total yards 231 409 Rushing yards 103 149 Passing yards 128 260 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 16-23-1 24-34-0 Time of possession 27:09 32:51
Team Category Player Statistics Elon Passing Landen Clark 16-23, 128 yards, TD, INT Rushing Jimmyll Williams 7 carries, 48 yards, TD Receiving Isaiah Fuhrmann 3 receptions, 31 yards, TD Maine Passing Carter Peevy 24-24, 260 yards, 2 TD Rushing Rashawn Marshall 15 carries, 141 yards, TD Receiving Scott Woods 6 receptions, 69 yards
Stony Brook Stony Brook Seawolves (4-4) vs. Maine Black Bears (4-4) – Game summary
at Alfond Sports Stadium • Orono, ME
Date : November 1Game time : 1:00 PM EDTGame attendance : 3325Referee : Jeremy DeAnguloTV announcers (FloSports) : Jim Churchill (play-by-play), Jack Webb (analyst) and Allison Ouellette (sideline)
Statistics STBK ME First downs 21 20 Total yards 302 392 Rushing yards 3 204 Passing yards 299 188 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 33-60-0 14-25-2 Time of possession 23:39 36:21
Team Category Player Statistics Stony Brook Passing Quinn Boyd 33-59, 299 yards, TD, 5 sacks Rushing Roland Dempster 14 carries, 22 yards, 2 TD Receiving Dez Williams 9 receptions, 129 yards, TD Maine Passing Carter Peevy 14-25, 188 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing Sincere Baines 12 carries, 86 yards, TD Receiving Aaron Arteaga 1 reception, 44 yards
at Hampton Maine Black Bears (5-4) vs. Hampton Pirates (2-7) – Game summary
at Armstrong Stadium • Hampton, VA
Date : November 8Game time : 1:00 PM ESTGame attendance : 2179Referee : Marc QueenTV : FloSports
Statistics ME HAMP First downs 22 9 Total yards 311 189 Rushing yards 183 92 Passing yards 128 97 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18-26-0 11-14-0 Time of possession 35:30 24:30
Team Category Player Statistics Maine Passing Carter Peevy 17-24, 121 yards, 4 TD Rushing Rashawn Marshall 11 carries, 64 yards, TD Receiving Molayo Irefin 4 receptions, 48 yards Hampton Passing Earl Woods III 9-10, 81 yards, TD Rushing Donovan Shepard 3 carries, 61 yards Receiving Tae'Shaun Johnson 5 receptions, 58 yards
No. 11 Rhode Island No. 11 Rhode Island Rams (8-2) vs. Maine Black Bears (6-4) – Game summary
at Alfond Sports Stadium • Orono, ME
Date : November 15Game time : 1:00 PM ESTTV announcers (FloSports) : Jim Churchill (play-by-play), Jack Webb (analyst) and Allison Ouellette (sideline)
Statistics URI ME First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Passing: Comp–Att–Int Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Rhode Island Passing Rushing Receiving Maine Passing Rushing Receiving
at No. 25 New Hampshire (Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket) Maine Black Bears (6-5) vs. New Hampshire Wildcats (7-4) – Game summary
at Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH
Date : November 22Game time : 1:00 PM ESTTV : FloSports
Statistics ME UNH First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Passing: Comp–Att–Int Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Maine Passing Rushing Receiving New Hampshire Passing Rushing Receiving
Roster 2025 Maine Black Bears football team roster Players Coaches Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 0 Ty'ee Stephens So WR 2 Trevin Ewing Sr RB 3 Sincere Baines Jr WR 4 Molayo Irefin GS WR 5 Scott Woods II Sr QB 10 Caden Drezek So QB 11 Carter Peevy GS WR 12 Evan Wallace Jr WR 13 Aaron Arteaga Jr WR 14 Juelz Russell Fr TE 16 Eli Mahan Sr QB 16 Michael McMaugh Fr QB 17 Eddie Buehler Fr QB 18 Keegan Andrews So WR 19 Daniel Batch Fr WR 20 Nick Laughlin So RB 23 Sivert Klefsaas Sr RB 24 Rashawn Marshall Fr RB 29 Mako Grant Fr RB 36 Zeb Foster Fr RB 36 Symon Sathler Jr TE 42 Luke Grigson Fr TE 48 Declan McKevitt Sr OL 57 Andrew Kocan Jr OL 58 Noah Stanley Fr OL 62 Pius Ejindu So OL 64 Jack Boutaugh Jr OL 65 Nicolas Cruji Jr OL 66 Ian Erickson Sr OL 67 Dan O'Leary Fr OL 68 Max Gregor Jr OL 70 Liam Reamer Fr OL 71 Kenny Walz Fr OL 72 Tyler Williams Jr OL 74 Anthony Iliano So OL 75 Anton Kravchuk Fr OL 77 Noah Shimko Fr OL 78 Jack Lillie So TE 80 Elijah Smalls So WR 83 Thomas Simard Jr WR 84 Kevin Jackson So WR 85 Blake Thomas So TE 86 Jake Kucera So TE 87 Francisco Pratts Jr TE 88 Sebastian Ramery Fr WR 89 Gianni Rossitto Jr
Defense Pos. # Name Class S 1 Devin Vaught So CB 6 Vincent Nwachi Sr LB 7 Latrell Couchman Jr CB 8 Jamaree Gibson Jr DE 10 Nicolas Kalume Jr LB 11 Christian Thomas GS LB 12 Noah Carpenter Fr S 15 Jake Kucera Fr CB 17 Na'Cire Christmas So CB 21 Brayden Isaiah Fr DB 22 Ngianni Cerisier Sr CB 23 Brayden Holmes So S 25 Isaiah Ervin Fr S 26 Armani Sullivan Fr S 27 Malcolm Folk Jr DB 28 Corey Wilson Sr CB 29 Nassir Young Sr LB 30 Lawson Foley Fr CB 31 Kamden Tiller Fr LB 32 Bryceson Wise Fr LB 33 Sam Oppenheimer So LB 34 Shane Keyes-Wilson Fr LB 35 Devin Hairston Jr S 35 Ja'Darius Steele Fr S 37 Kash Grewal Fr LB 38 Sherrod Hudson Jr S 39 Amari Mack So LB 44 Jake Hall Sr DE 45 Ta'Kai Chisolm So DL 55 Nathan Lopez Fr DT 56 Wazyn King Fr DT 73 Jace Negley Fr DT 90 Jaedin Lee So DL 91 Jordon Crawford Jr DT 92 Elias Sherman So DE 93 Kye Pressley So DE 94 Chris Bacon So DT 95 Mike Hamilton Jr DT 96 Bryce Purnell Sr DE 97 Cole Baird So DE 98 Dillon White Fr DL 99 Farradj Titikpina So
Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 40 Joey Bryson Jr K 41 Kemsley Marsters Fr K/P 43 Samuel Tremblay Fr LS 50 Zach Zoglio GS LS 51 Landon Beal Fr P 82 Anthony Pecorella GS
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Mikahael Waters (Nevada) Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Umberto di Meo (Springfield) Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Spencer Carey (Maine) Special Teams Coordinator/Cornerbacks Pushaun Brown (Maine) Running backs/Assistant Special Teams Coordinator/Pro Liaison McCormick Stephenson (Minnesota State) Tight Ends AJ McLaughlin (Husson) Defensive Line Jalen Hairston (Charleston) Safeties/Defensive Pass Game Coordinator Jeb Boudreaux (Stetson) Outside Linebackers James O'Hagan (Buffalo) Offensive Line/Run Game Coordinator Braelon Roberts (Utah State) Wide Receivers Jared Shibley (Springfield) Head Football Sports Performance Coach Mike DeVito (Maine) Director of Player Development & Alumni Relations Nicole Earley (Temple) Director of Football Operations Thatcher Allen (Springfield) Offensive Quality Control/Video Coordinator Nathan Kue (Albany) Recruiting Assistant Julie Cheville Athletics Academic Counselor Muralee Das Faculty Liaison Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Roster Last update: September 9, 2024
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