2021 Maine Black Bears football team

2021 Maine Black Bears football
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; (capacity: 10,000)

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.

2021 Colonial Athletic Association football standings

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

Transfers

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

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

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

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

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

Roster
Last update: July 9, 2021

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