# 2022 Maine Black Bears football team

The 2022 Maine Black Bears football team represented the University of Maine as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) in the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Black Bears, led by first-year head coach Jordan Stevens, played their home games at Alfond Stadium.

## Transfers
### Outgoing

Over the off-season, Maine lost twelve players through the transfer portal. Nine are currently committed while the remainder are still actively pursuing new schools.
| Name | Pos. | New school |
| David Gelb | P | Charleston Southern |
| Fofie Bazzie | S | Charleston |
| Jack Corcoran | TE | Unknown |
| Chris Glass | DT | UMass |
| Logan Martin | WR | Husson |
| Joey McCracken | QB | Shippensburg |
| Richie Pekmezian | K | Edinboro |
| Kolubah Pewee, Jr. | CB | Georgetown |
| Larry St. Pierre, Jr. | RB | Unknown |
| Devin Young | WR | Sacred Heart |

### Incoming

Over the off-season, Maine added six players through the transfer portal.
| Name | Pos. | Class | Previous school |
| Terrence Ganyi | LB | JR | UConn |
| Braeden Heald | WR | GR | Northwestern |
| Cooper Heisey | TE | JR | Rutgers |
| Bailey Timms | P | GR | La Trobe University |
| Kobay White | WR | SR | Boston College |
| Cody Williams | K | SR | Portland State |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 8:00 p.m. | at New Mexico* | University StadiumAlbuquerque, NM | | L 0–41 | 15,166 |
| September 10 | 1:00 p.m. | Colgate* | Alfond StadiumOrono, ME | FloSports | L 18–21 | 5,295 |
| September 17 | 7:30 p.m. | at Boston College* | Alumni StadiumChestnut Hill, MA | ACCRSN | L 17–38 | 34,325 |
| October 1 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 14 Villanova | Alfond StadiumOrono, ME | FloSports | L 20–45 | 7,168 |
| October 8 | 2:00 p.m. | at Hampton | Armstrong StadiumHampton, VA | FloSports | W 31–24 | 4,512 |
| October 15 | 1:00 p.m. | Monmouth | Alfond StadiumOrono, ME | FloSports | W 38–28 | 6,241 |
| October 22 | 3:30 p.m. | at Stony Brook | Kenneth P. LaValle StadiumStony Brook, NY | FloSports | L 27–28 | 7,174 |
| October 29 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 17 Richmond | Alfond StadiumOrono, ME | FloSports | L 21–31 | 4,278 |
| November 5 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 23 Rhode Island | Meade StadiumKingston, RI | FloSports | L 22–26 | 4,377 |
| November 12 | 12:00 p.m. | at Albany | Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey StadiumAlbany, NY | FloSports | L 21–23 | 2,301 |
| November 19 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 18 New Hampshire | Alfond StadiumOrono, ME (Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket) | FloSports | L 41–42 $^{OT}$ | 4,638 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### At New Mexico

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Black Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lobos | 0 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 41 |

### Colgate

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Raiders | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Black Bears | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 18 |

### At Boston College

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Black Bears | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Eagles | 14 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 38 |

### No. 14 Villanova

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 14 Wildcats | 10 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 45 |
| Black Bears | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 20 |

### At Hampton

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Black Bears | 7 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 31 |
| Pirates | 14 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 24 |

### Monmouth

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hawks | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 28 |
| Black Bears | 7 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 38 |

### At Stony Brook

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Black Bears | 3 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 27 |
| Seawolves | 7 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 28 |

### No. 17 Richmond

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 17 Spiders | 21 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
| Black Bears | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |

### At No. 23 Rhode Island

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Black Bears | 3 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 22 |
| No. 23 Rams | 21 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 49 |

### At Albany

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Black Bears | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Great Danes | 0 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 23 |

### No. 18 New Hampshire

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| No. 18 Wildcats | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
| Black Bears | 0 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 41 |