2024 Maine Black Bears football team
American college football season
The 2024 Maine Black Bears football team represented the University of Maine as a member of the Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference (CAA) in the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season . The Black Bears were led by third-year head coach Jordan Stevens and played home games at Alfond Stadium in Orono, Maine .
Transfers
Outgoing
Over the off-season, Maine lost twenty players through the transfer portal. Seventeen committed to new schools. [ 1] [ 2]
Incoming
Over the off-season, Maine added fourteen players through the transfer portal.[ 1]
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance 7:00 p.m. Colgate * FloSports W 17–145,775
September 7 8:00 p.m. at No. 3 Montana State * ESPN+ L 24–4121,887
September 14 3:30 p.m. Monmouth FloSports L 22–514,574
September 21 1:00 p.m. at Merrimack * NESN+ /ESPN+W 26–152,547
September 28 3:30 p.m. at No. 21 Albany FloSports W 34–208,019
October 12 1:00 p.m. at Delaware FloSports L 21–4415,564
October 19 1:00 p.m. No. 5 Villanova FloSports W 35–76,860
October 26 1:00 p.m. at No. 15 Rhode Island FloSports L 14–245,450
November 2 12:00 p.m. at Oklahoma * SECN+ /ESPN+L 14–5982,831
November 9 1:00 p.m. Bryant FloSports W 38–265,548
November 16 2:00 p.m. at Elon FloSports L 25–312,835
November 23 1:00 p.m. No. 24 New Hampshire FloSports L 9–273,190
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
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Game summaries
Colgate
Colgate Raiders (0–0) at Maine Black Bears (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Raiders
0
7
0 7 14
Black Bears
0
10
0 7 17
at Alfond Sports Stadium • Orono, ME
Date : Game time : 7:00 p.m.Game weather : 0 °F (−18 °C)Game attendance : 5,775TV : FloFootball
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics
COLG
ME
First downs
18
17
Total yards
303
296
Rushing yards
129
114
Passing yards
174
182
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
17-27-1
16-21-0
Time of possession
29:45
30:15
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Colgate
Passing
Michael Brescia
17-27, 174 yards
Rushing
Michael Brescia
13 carries, 74 yards, TD
Receiving
Brady Hutchison
5 receptions, 72 yards
Maine
Passing
Carter Peevy
16-21, 182 yards
Rushing
Jaharie Martin
15 carries, 68 yards, TD
Receiving
Montigo Moss
5 receptions, 84 yards
at No. 3 Montana State
Game Two – Maine Black Bears (1–0) vs No. 3 Montana State Bobcats (2–0) – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Black Bears
0
7
7 10 24
No. 3 Bobcats
21
17
3 0 41
at Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT
Date : Saturday September 7, 2024Game time : 8:00 PM ESTGame weather : 85 °F (29 °C)Game attendance : 21,887TV announcers (ESPN+ ) : TBD
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics
ME
MTST
First downs
16
20
Total yards
373
528
Rushing yards
149
366
Passing yards
224
162
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
18-31-1
14-21-0
Time of possession
31:04
25:44
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Maine
Passing
Carter Peevy
18-31, 224 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing
Tavion Banks
7 carries, 69 yards
Receiving
Montigo Moss
5 receptions, 47 yards, TD
Montana State
Passing
Tommy Mellott
11-14, 120 yards, TD
Rushing
Scottre Humphrey
4 carries, 110 yards, 2 TD
Receiving
Ryan King
3 receptions, 39 yards
Monmouth
Game Three – Monmouth Hawks (0–2) at Maine Black Bears (1–1) – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Hawks
20
7
14 10 51
Black Bears
8
0
7 7 22
at Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME
Date : Saturday September 14, 2024Game time : 3:30 PM ESTGame weather : 78 °F (26 °C)Game attendance : 4574TV announcers (FloSports ) : TBD
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics
MONM
ME
First downs
31
17
Total yards
632
286
Rushing yards
242
128
Passing yards
390
158
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
22-37-0
17-28-0
Time of possession
33:04
26:56
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Monmouth
Passing
Derek Robertson
22-36, 390 yards, 4 TD
Rushing
Rodney Nelson
14 carries, 91 yards, TD
Receiving
Josh Derry
7 receptions, 227 yards, 2 TD
Maine
Passing
Carter Peevy
16-26, 159 yards
Rushing
Jaharie Martin
11 carries, 46 yards, TD
Receiving
Montigo Moss
7 receptions, 53 yards
at Merrimack
Game Four – Maine Black Bears (1–2) vs Merrimack Warriors (1–2) – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Black Bears
0
6
7 13 26
Warriors
10
5
0 0 15
at Duane Stadium • North Andover, MA
Date : Saturday September 21, 2024Game time : 1:00 PM ESTGame weather : 61 °F (16 °C)TV announcers (NESN+ ) : TBD
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics
ME
MRMK
First downs
21
8
Total yards
336
195
Rushing yards
112
103
Passing yards
224
92
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
18–27–0
13–25–2
Time of possession
34:47
25:13
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Maine
Passing
Carter Peevy
17/26, 225 yards, 2 TD
Rushing
Tavion Banks
13 carries, 55 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Joe Gillette
4 receptions, 86 yards
Merrimack
Passing
Justin Lewis
8/13, 67 yards, 2 INT
Rushing
Jermaine Corbett
15 carries, 81 yards
Receiving
Jared Dunn
3 receptions, 35 yards
at No. 21 Albany
Game Five – Maine Black Bears (2–2) vs No. 21 Albany Great Danes (1–2) – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Black Bears
3
7
9 15 34
No. 21 Great Danes
0
14
0 6 20
at Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium • Albany, NY
Date : Saturday September 28, 2024Game time : 3:30 PM ESTGame weather : Sunny • Temperature : 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind : SE at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)Game attendance : 8,019Referee : Paul Matt OvertonTV announcers (FloSports ) : TBD
Game information
First quarter
(9:28) UMA – Joey Bryson 40-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, 5:26; Maine 3–0 )
Second quarter
(14:19) ALB – Jojo Uga 2-yard run, John Opalko kick (Drive: 8 plays, 74 yards, 4:12; Albany 7–3 )
(1:57) UMA – Jaharie Martin 1-yard run, Joey Bryson kick (Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 3:36; Maine 10–7 )
(0:14) ALB – Seven McGee 13-yard pass from Myles Burkett, John Opalko kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 1:38; Albany 14–10 )
Third quarter
(10:14) UMA – Joey Bryson 40-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 16 yards, 3:57; Albany 14–13 )
(1:58) UMA – Cooper Heisey 2-yard pass from Carter Peevy (Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 6:15; Maine 19–14 )
Fourth quarter
(7:04) UMA – Cooper Heisey 2-yard pass from Carter Peevy, Joe Gillette pass (Drive: 12 plays, 83 yards, 7:56; Maine 27–14 )
(5:20) ALB – Seven McGee 32-yard pass from Myles Burkett (Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 1:39; Maine 27–20 )
(1:46) UMA – Jamaree Gibson 78-yard interception, Joey Bryson kick (Maine 34–20 )
Statistics
ME
ALB
First downs
27
16
Total yards
337
260
Rushing yards
135
58
Passing yards
202
202
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
20–24–0
19–32–2
Time of possession
39:10
19:21
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Maine
Passing
Carter Peevy
20/24, 202 yards, 2 TD
Rushing
Jaharie Martin
19 carries, 82 yards, TD
Receiving
Molayo Irefin
5 receptions, 68 yards
Albany
Passing
Myles Burkett
19/32, 202 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing
Griffin Woodell
9 carries, 36 yards
Receiving
Seven McGee
5 receptions, 83 yards, 2 TD
at Delaware
Game Six – Maine Black Bears (3–2) vs Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens (5–0) – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Black Bears
7
7
0 7 21
Fightin' Blue Hens
7
6
10 21 44
at Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE
Date : Saturday October 12, 2024Game time : 1:00 PM ESTGame weather : 63 °F (17 °C)Game attendance : 15564TV announcers (FloSports ) : TBD
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics
ME
DEL
First downs
16
25
Total yards
229
458
Rushing yards
82
179
Passing yards
147
279
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
15-25-3
20-31-0
Time of possession
27:50
32:10
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Maine
Passing
Carter Peevy
15-25, 147 yards, TD, 3 INT
Rushing
Brian Santana-Fis
6 carries, 31 yards
Receiving
Montigo Moss
4 receptions, 51 yards, TD
Delaware
Passing
Zach Marker
20-31, 279 yards, 3 TD
Rushing
Quincy Watson
12 carries, 68 yards, TD
Receiving
Phil Lutz
5 receptions, 133 yards, TD
No. 5 Villanova
Game Seven – No. 5 Villanova Wildcats (5–1) at Maine Black Bears (3–3) – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
No. 5 Wildcats
0
0
0 7 7
Black Bears
21
7
7 0 35
at Alfond Sports Stadium • Orono, ME
Date : Saturday October 19, 2024Game time : 1:00 PM ESTGame weather : 65 °F (18 °C)Game attendance : 6860TV announcers (FloSports ) : TBD
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics
VILL
ME
First downs
17
14
Total yards
214
341
Rushing yards
35
155
Passing yards
179
186
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
18-40-2
18-21-0
Time of possession
29:07
30:53
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Villanova
Passing
Connor Watkins
14-31, 117 yards, 2 INT
Rushing
David Avit
10 carries, 39 yards
Receiving
Lucas Kopecky
4 receptions, 43 yards
Maine
Passing
Carter Peevy
16-18, 173 yards, 3 TD
Rushing
Brian Santana-Fis
11 carries, 56 yards, TD
Receiving
Joe Gillette
4 receptions, 81 yards, TD
at No. 15 Rhode Island
Game Eight – Maine Black Bears (3–4) vs No. 15 Rhode Island Rams (6–1) – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Black Bears
7
0
0 7 14
No. 15 Rams
0
14
0 10 24
at Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI
Date : Saturday October 26, 2024Game time : 1:00 PM ESTGame weather : 60 °F (16 °C)Game attendance : 5450TV announcers (FloSports ) : TBD
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics
ME
URI
First downs
17
14
Total yards
336
321
Rushing yards
57
119
Passing yards
279
202
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
29-39-0
13-24-0
Time of possession
34:13
25:03
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Maine
Passing
Carter Peevy
29-39, 279 yards, TD
Rushing
Brian Santana-Fis
15 carries, 89 yards, TD
Receiving
Montigo Moss
9 receptions, 80 yards
Rhode Island
Passing
Devin Farrell
13-24, 202 yards
Rushing
Malik Grant
22 carries, 97 yards, TD
Receiving
Tommy Smith
3 receptions, 59 yards
at Oklahoma (FBS)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics
ME
OU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Maine
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Oklahoma
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Bryant
Game Ten – Bryant Bulldogs (2–7) at Maine Black Bears (4–5) – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Bulldogs
0
0
0 0 0
Black Bears
0
0
0 0 0
at Alfond Sports Stadium • Orono, ME
Date : Saturday November 9, 2024Game time : 1:00 PM ESTGame weather : 0 °F (−18 °C)TV announcers (FloSports ) : TBD
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics
BRY
ME
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Bryant
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Maine
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
at Elon
Game Eleven – Maine Black Bears (0–0) vs Elon Phoenix (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Black Bears
0
0
0 0 0
Phoenix
0
0
0 0 0
at Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC
Date : Saturday November 16, 2024Game time : 2:00 PM ESTGame weather : 0 °F (−18 °C)TV announcers (FloSports ) : TBD
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics
ME
ELON
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Maine
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Elon
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
No. 24 New Hampshire (Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket)
Game Twelve – No. 24 New Hampshire Wildcats (0–0) at Maine Black Bears (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
No. 24 Wildcats
0
0
0 0 0
Black Bears
0
0
0 0 0
at Alfond Sports Stadium • Orono, ME
Date : Saturday November 23, 2024Game time : 1:00 PM ESTGame weather : 0 °F (−18 °C)TV announcers (FloSports ) : TBD
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics
UNH
ME
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
New Hampshire
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Maine
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Roster
References
^ a b "2024 Maine Football Transfer Portal" . ON3 .
^ "2024 College Football Transfer Portal" . 247Sports .
^ Igoe, Stephen (December 20, 2023). "Maine offensive line transfer Darius Bell commits to East Carolina" . 247Sports . Retrieved May 5, 2024 .
^ Flores, Victor (December 21, 2023). "Montana State Bobcats expect Maine transfer Rohan Jones to make instant impact" . 406 MT Sports . Retrieved May 5, 2024 .
^ Konkel, Doug (May 6, 2024). "Jags Add FCS Linebacker McKenzie" . 247Sports . Retrieved May 11, 2024 .
^ Moore, Ben (March 30, 2024). "GSU Football Lands Maine Transfer Defensive Lineman Dorian Royal" . 247Sports . Retrieved May 5, 2024 .
^ a b Lazarczyk, Travis (April 20, 2024). "College football: Transfers could provide spark to UMaine offense" . Portland Press Herald . Retrieved May 5, 2024 .
^ "2024 Maine Football Schedule" . FBSchedules . Retrieved May 11, 2024 .
^ "2024 Football Schedule" . University of Maine Athletics . Retrieved May 11, 2024 .
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