# 2024 Maine Black Bears football team

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-one players through the transfer portal. Nineteen committed to new schools.
| Name | Pos. | New school |
| Cole Baker | K | Unknown |
| Darius Bell | OL | East Carolina |
| Kahzir Brown | CB | Florida Atlantic |
| Alex Berrouet | RB | Bentley |
| Stone Compton | RB | Nichols |
| Aaron Gethers | CB | Benedict |
| Rohan Jones | TE | Montana State |
| Xavier Lozowicki | OT | Cincinnati |
| BJ Mayes | LB | College of DuPage |
| Darius McKenzie | LB | South Alabama |
| Ayden Pereira | QB | Merrimack |
| Daniel Plascencia | IOL | Texas A&M–Kingsville |
| Jayden Platt | LB | William & Mary |
| Sean Pozniak | OT | Tennessee Tech |
| Clayton Ritter | LS | Albany |
| Derek Robertson | QB | Monmouth |
| Dorian Royal | DT | Georgia State |
| Charles Rulon | P | Unknown |
| Jylun Spence | S | Oklahoma Baptist |
| Abdul Stewart | S | West Chester |
| Vince Thomas | LB | CCSU |

### Incoming

Over the off-season, Maine added fourteen players through the transfer portal.
| Name | Pos. | Class | Previous school |
| Jermaine Baker | LB | Gr | Yale |
| Dorian Blackwell | CB | R-Jr | Nevada |
| Kenneth Cooper | S | Gr | Merrimack |
| Jayden Curry | S | Gr | South Florida |
| Kesean Dyson | LB | Gr | Saint Francis |
| Mason Gilbert | TE | Gr | Lafayette |
| Molayo Irefin | WR/KR | Gr | Saint Vincent |
| Andrew Kocan | IOL | So | VMI |
| Zephron Lester | DT | Gr | Stanford |
| Jaharie Martin | RB | Gr | Montana State |
| John Olmstead | OL | Gr | Lafayette |
| Carter Peevy | QB | Gr | Mercer |
| Ty'ee Stephens | WR | R-Fr | Hampton |
| Isaiah Watson | CB | Gr | Samford |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 30 | 7:00 p.m. | Colgate* | Alfond StadiumOrono, ME | FloSports | W 17–14 | 5,775 |
| September 7 | 8:00 p.m. | at No. 3 Montana State* | Bobcat StadiumBozeman, MT | ESPN+ | L 24–41 | 21,887 |
| September 14 | 3:30 p.m. | Monmouth | Alfond StadiumOrono, ME | FloSports | L 22–51 | 4,574 |
| September 21 | 1:00 p.m. | at Merrimack* | Duane StadiumNorth Andover, MA | NESN+/ESPN+ | W 26–15 | 2,547 |
| September 28 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 21 Albany | Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey StadiumAlbany, NY | FloSports | W 34–20 | 8,019 |
| October 12 | 1:00 p.m. | at Delaware | Delaware StadiumNewark, DE | FloSports | L 21–44 | 15,564 |
| October 19 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 5 Villanova | Alfond StadiumOrono, ME | FloSports | W 35–7 | 6,860 |
| October 26 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 15 Rhode Island | Meade StadiumKingston, RI | FloSports | L 14–24 | 5,450 |
| November 2 | 12:00 p.m. | at Oklahoma* | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK | SECN+/ESPN+ | L 14–59 | 82,831 |
| November 9 | 1:00 p.m. | Bryant | Alfond StadiumOrono, ME | FloSports | W 38–26 | 5,548 |
| November 16 | 2:00 p.m. | at Elon | Rhodes StadiumElon, NC | FloSports | L 25–31 | 2,835 |
| November 23 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 24 New Hampshire | Alfond StadiumOrono, ME | FloSports | L 9–27 | 3,190 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Colgate

| 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: August 30, 2024
* Game time: 7:00 p.m.
* Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
* Game attendance: 5,775
* TV: FloFootball
| 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 |
| Colgate | Rushing | Michael Brescia | 13 carries, 74 yards, TD |
| Colgate | Receiving | Brady Hutchison | 5 receptions, 72 yards |
| Maine | Passing | Carter Peevy | 16-21, 182 yards |
| Maine | Rushing | Jaharie Martin | 15 carries, 68 yards, TD |
| Maine | Receiving | Montigo Moss | 5 receptions, 84 yards |

### at No. 3 Montana State

| 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, 2024
* Game time: 8:00 PM EST
* Game weather: 85 °F (29 °C)
* Game attendance: 21,887
* TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD
| 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 |
| Maine | Rushing | Tavion Banks | 7 carries, 69 yards |
| Maine | Receiving | Montigo Moss | 5 receptions, 47 yards, TD |
| Montana State | Passing | Tommy Mellott | 11-14, 120 yards, TD |
| Montana State | Rushing | Scottre Humphrey | 4 carries, 110 yards, 2 TD |
| Montana State | Receiving | Ryan King | 3 receptions, 39 yards |

### Monmouth

| 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, 2024
* Game time: 3:30 PM EST
* Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C)
* Game attendance: 4574
* TV announcers (FloSports): TBD
| 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 |
| Monmouth | Rushing | Rodney Nelson | 14 carries, 91 yards, TD |
| Monmouth | Receiving | Josh Derry | 7 receptions, 227 yards, 2 TD |
| Maine | Passing | Carter Peevy | 16-26, 159 yards |
| Maine | Rushing | Jaharie Martin | 11 carries, 46 yards, TD |
| Maine | Receiving | Montigo Moss | 7 receptions, 53 yards |

### at Merrimack

| 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, 2024
* Game time: 1:00 PM EST
* Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C)
* TV announcers (NESN+): TBD
| 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 |
| Maine | Rushing | Tavion Banks | 13 carries, 55 yards, 1 TD |
| Maine | Receiving | Joe Gillette | 4 receptions, 86 yards |
| Merrimack | Passing | Justin Lewis | 8/13, 67 yards, 2 INT |
| Merrimack | Rushing | Jermaine Corbett | 15 carries, 81 yards |
| Merrimack | Receiving | Jared Dunn | 3 receptions, 35 yards |

### at No. 21 Albany

| 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, 2024
* Game time: 3:30 PM EST
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: SE at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
* Game attendance: 8,019
* Referee: Paul Matt Overton
* TV announcers (FloSports): TBD
| 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 |
| Maine | Rushing | Jaharie Martin | 19 carries, 82 yards, TD |
| Maine | Receiving | Molayo Irefin | 5 receptions, 68 yards |
| Albany | Passing | Myles Burkett | 19/32, 202 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
| Albany | Rushing | Griffin Woodell | 9 carries, 36 yards |
| Albany | Receiving | Seven McGee | 5 receptions, 83 yards, 2 TD |

### at Delaware

| 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, 2024
* Game time: 1:00 PM EST
* Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C)
* Game attendance: 15564
* TV announcers (FloSports): TBD
| 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 |
| Maine | Rushing | Brian Santana-Fis | 6 carries, 31 yards |
| Maine | Receiving | Montigo Moss | 4 receptions, 51 yards, TD |
| Delaware | Passing | Zach Marker | 20-31, 279 yards, 3 TD |
| Delaware | Rushing | Quincy Watson | 12 carries, 68 yards, TD |
| Delaware | Receiving | Phil Lutz | 5 receptions, 133 yards, TD |

### No. 5 Villanova

| 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, 2024
* Game time: 1:00 PM EST
* Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C)
* Game attendance: 6860
* TV announcers (FloSports): TBD
| 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 |
| Villanova | Rushing | David Avit | 10 carries, 39 yards |
| Villanova | Receiving | Lucas Kopecky | 4 receptions, 43 yards |
| Maine | Passing | Carter Peevy | 16-18, 173 yards, 3 TD |
| Maine | Rushing | Brian Santana-Fis | 11 carries, 56 yards, TD |
| Maine | Receiving | Joe Gillette | 4 receptions, 81 yards, TD |

### at No. 15 Rhode Island

| 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, 2024
* Game time: 1:00 PM EST
* Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C)
* Game attendance: 5450
* TV announcers (FloSports): TBD
| 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 |
| Maine | Rushing | Brian Santana-Fis | 15 carries, 89 yards, TD |
| Maine | Receiving | Montigo Moss | 9 receptions, 80 yards |
| Rhode Island | Passing | Devin Farrell | 13-24, 202 yards |
| Rhode Island | Rushing | Malik Grant | 22 carries, 97 yards, TD |
| Rhode Island | Receiving | Tommy Smith | 3 receptions, 59 yards |

### at Oklahoma (FBS)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Black Bears | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Sooners (FBS) | 7 | 28 | 14 | 10 | 59 |
at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK
* Date: Saturday November 2, 2024
* Game time: 12:00 PM EST
* Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C)
* TV announcers (SECN+/ESPN+): Brian Custer (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (analyst) and Lauren Sisler (sideline)
| Statistics | ME | OU |
| First downs | 14 | 26 |
| Total yards | 251 | 665 |
| Rushing yards | 107 | 381 |
| Passing yards | 144 | 284 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 17-33-0 | 18-26-0 |
| Time of possession | 30:16 | 29:44 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Maine | Passing | Carter Peevy | 13-24, 123 yards, TD |
| Maine | Rushing | Carter Peevy | 6 carries, 47 yards |
| Maine | Receiving | Joe Gillette | 3 receptions, 64 yards |
| Oklahoma | Passing | Jackson Arnold | 15-21, 224 yards, 2 TD |
| Oklahoma | Rushing | Jovantae Barnes | 18 carries, 203 yards, 3 TD |
| Oklahoma | Receiving | JJ Hester | 4 receptions, 112 yards, TD |

### Bryant

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 26 |
| Black Bears | 14 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 38 |
at Alfond Sports Stadium • Orono, ME
* Date: Saturday November 9, 2024
* Game time: 1:00 PM EST
* Game weather: 44 °F (7 °C)
* Game attendance: 5548
* TV announcers (FloSports): TBD
| Statistics | BRY | ME |
| First downs | 25 | 19 |
| Total yards | 356 | 435 |
| Rushing yards | 105 | 166 |
| Passing yards | 251 | 269 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 23-41-2 | 19-24-0 |
| Time of possession | 28:41 | 31:19 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Bryant | Passing | Brennan Myer | 23-41, 251 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT |
| Bryant | Rushing | Dylan Kedzior | 16 carries, 60 yards |
| Bryant | Receiving | Markiel Cockrell | 4 receptions, 71 yards |
| Maine | Passing | Carter Peevy | 19-24, 269 yards, 4 TD |
| Maine | Rushing | Brian Santana-Fis | 13 carries, 104 yards, TD |
| Maine | Receiving | Montigo Moss | 7 receptions, 122 yards, 2 TD |

### at Elon

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Black Bears | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 25 |
| Phoenix | 7 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 31 |
at Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC
* Date: Saturday November 16, 2024
* Game time: 2:00 PM EST
* Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C)
* Game attendance: 2835
* TV announcers (FloSports): TBD
| Statistics | ME | ELON |
| First downs | 17 | 17 |
| Total yards | 330 | 486 |
| Rushing yards | 59 | 187 |
| Passing yards | 271 | 299 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 22-38-1 | 17-26-0 |
| Time of possession | 28:27 | 31:33 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Maine | Passing | Carter Peevy | 22-38-1, TD, INT |
| Maine | Rushing | Jaharie Martin | 7 carries, 26 yards, 2 TD |
| Maine | Receiving | Montigo Moss | 5 receptions, 89 yards, TD |
| Elon | Passing | Matthew Downing | 17-26-0, TD |
| Elon | Rushing | Rushawn Baker | 27 carries, 168 yards, 3 TD |
| Elon | Receiving | Chandler Brayboy | 3 receptions, 138 yards, TD |

### No. 24 New Hampshire (Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 24 Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 27 |
| Black Bears | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
at Alfond Sports Stadium • Orono, ME
* Date: Saturday November 23, 2024
* Game time: 1:00 PM EST
* Game weather: 43 °F (6 °C)
* Game attendance: 3190
* TV announcers (FloSports): TBD
| Statistics | UNH | ME |
| First downs | 19 | 8 |
| Total yards | 286 | 198 |
| Rushing yards | 122 | 30 |
| Passing yards | 164 | 168 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 22-34-1 | 12-26-0 |
| Time of possession | 39:11 | 20:43 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| New Hampshire | Passing | Seth Morgan | 22-34, 164 yards, INT |
| New Hampshire | Rushing | Caleb Mead | 19 rushes, 118 yards, TD |
| New Hampshire | Receiving | Logan Perez | 3 receptions, 41 yards |
| Maine | Passing | Carter Peevy | 12-25, 168 yards, TD |
| Maine | Rushing | Carter Peevy | 7 rushes, 43 yards |
| Maine | Receiving | Trevin Ewing | 1 reception, 64 yards |