2021 Maine Black Bears football team

2021 Maine Black Bears football
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	6–5 (4–4 CAA)
Head coach	Nick Charlton (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Andrew Dresner (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Michael Ryan (3rd season)
Home stadium	Alfond Stadium

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

Outgoing

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

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

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

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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:00 p.m.	No. 5 Delaware	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	FloFootball	L 24–34	5,548
September 11	4:00 p.m.	at No. 3 James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	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*	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	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	FloFootball	W 27–16	6,356
October 23	1:00 p.m.	at Albany	Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY	FloFootball	W 19–16	3,089
October 30	1:00 p.m.	at No. 24 Rhode Island	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	FloFootball	W 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*	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	FloFootball	W 35–10	5,331
November 20	1:00 p.m.	at New Hampshire	Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH	FloFootball	W 33–20	8,573
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

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 Nick Charlton (Boston College) 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 Redshirt Roster Last update: July 9, 2021