The 2025 Maine Black Bears football team represented the University of Maine as a member of the Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference (CAA) in the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Black Bears were led by fourth-year head coach Jordan Stevens and played their home games at Alfond Stadium in Orono, Maine.
Transfers
Outgoing Over the off-season, Maine lost nineteen players through the transfer portal. Eighteen committed to new schools. Name Pos. New schoolTavion Banks RB IUPDorian Blackwell CB UTRGVAyden Chabak DL DrakeZion Cheeks LB UnknownZaheem Crawford-Patterson WR GannonShymell Davis DT UMassGrayson DiPietro LB ShepherdDede Doegan CB CumberlandHarry Fuller OL Franklin PierceAnthony Harris QB GannonXavier Holmes DE James MadisonAlhaji Kamara CB Stony BrookTristen Kenan RB GannonKylan Lamke IOL ShippensburgJabari Odoemenem LB DuquesneDaren Omoregie CB WagnerShakur Smalls S ArkansasTyshawn Stewart LB GannonNic Swanson S Gannon
Incoming Over the off-season, Maine added twenty-one players through the transfer portal.
Name Pos. Class Previous school RB UNC Pembroke DE Air Force LB Syracuse CB Arizona Christian DL Hawaii OL Villanova S Kent State LB UTEP CB Furman RB Northwestern - St. Paul CB Frostburg State LB Army P Stony Brook DT Virginia DT Central Missouri WR Walsh DT Coastal Carolina OL East Carolina S UTEP DB Hampton WR/KR Harvard
Schedule
Game summaries
at Liberty (FBS)
Statistics ME LIB First downs 15 22 Plays–yards 63–316 73–391 Rushes–yards 32–184 40–194 Passing yards 132 197 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 13–31–1 19–33–0 Turnovers 2 0 Time of possession 26:26 33:34 Team Category Player StatisticsMaine Passing Carter Peevy 13/31, 132 yards, INT Rushing Sincere Baines 11 carries, 118 yards, TD Receiving Molayo Irefin 3 receptions, 35 yards Liberty Passing Ethan Vasko 19/33, 197 yards, 3 TD Rushing Ethan Vasko 13 carries, 63 yards, TD Receiving Reese Smith 6 receptions, 46 yards, TD
at Wiliam & Mary
Statistics ME W&M First downs 21 19 Total yards 323 253 Rushing yards 226 124 Passing yards 97 129 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 13–27–1 13–20–0 Time of possession 31:51 27:08 Team Category Player StatisticsMaine Passing Carter Peevy 13/27, 97 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Carter Peevy 12 carries, 98 yards, TD Receiving Scott Woods II 6 receptions, 48 yards, TD William & Mary Passing Tyler Hughes 13/19, 129 yards, 2 TD Rushing Tyler Hughes 10 carries, 73 yards Receiving Garrett Robertson 3 receptions, 35 yards
Stonehill
Statistics STO ME First downs 15 11 Total yards 196 266 Rushing yards 64 171 Passing yards 132 95 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 14-26-0 15-26-0 Time of possession 32:44 27:16 Team Category Player StatisticsStonehill Passing Jack O'Connell 14/26, 132 yards, TD Rushing Zavion Woodard 8 carries, 30 yards Receiving Brigham Dunphy 2 receptions, 43 yards, TDMaine Passing Carter Peevy 15/26, 95 yards Rushing Sincere Baines 12 carries, 106 yards Receiving Molayo Irefin 3 receptions, 39 yards
at Georgia Southern (FBS)
Statistics MEGASO First downs 17 28 Plays–yards 64–248 77–516 Rushes–yards 30–109 40–206 Passing yards 139 310 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 19-34-1 22-37-1 Turnovers 2 2 Time of possession 31:30 28:30 Team Category Player StatisticsMaine Passing Carter Peevy 13-22, 88 yards Rushing Sincere Baines 7 carries, 41 yards Receiving Rashawn Marshall 4 receptions, 25 yardsGeorgia Southern Passing JC French IV 19-31, 253 yards, TD, INT Rushing OJ Arnold 13 carries, 85 yards, TD Receiving Camden Brown 6 receptions, 118 yards, TD
North Carolina A&T
Statistics NCAT ME First downs 20 20 Total yards 348 483 Rushing yards 69 181 Passing yards 279 302 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 19-33-0 20-27-0 Time of possession 28:10 31:50 Team Category Player StatisticsNorth Carolina A&T Passing Kevin White 19-32, 279 yards, 2 TD Rushing Wesley Graves 13 carries, 47 yards, TD Receiving Jayvonne Dillard 6 receptions, 70 yards, TDMaine Passing Carter Peevy 20-27, 302 yards, 2 TD Rushing Sincere Baines 15 carries, 99 yards, TD Receiving Nick Laughlin 3 receptions, 105 yards, TD
at Bryant
Statistics ME BRY First downs 20 17 Total yards 421 253 Rushing yards 83 144 Passing yards 338 109 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 23–36–0 10–25–1 Time of possession 34:04 25:56 Team Category Player StatisticsMaine Passing Carter Peevy 23/36, 338 yards, 3 TD Rushing Sincere Baines 13 carries, 52 yards Receiving Scott Woods II 5 receptions, 103 yards, 2 TDBryant Passing Jaden Keefner 5/9, 76 yards Rushing Jaden Keefner 12 carries, 83 yards, 2 TD Receiving Zyheem Collick 2 receptions, 52 yards
at Merrimack
Statistics ME MRMK First downs 20 15 Total yards 400 329 Rushing yards 241 200 Passing yards 159 129 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 12-25-1 15-26-2 Time of possession 30:56 29:04 Team Category Player StatisticsMaine Passing Carter Peevy 12-25, 159 yards, INT Rushing Rashawn Marshall 19 carries, 146 yards Receiving Scott Woods II 4 receptions, 75 yardsMerrimack Passing Ayden Pereira 14-19, 129 yards, TD Rushing Ayden Pereira 15 carries, 131 yards Receiving Seth Sweitzer 4 receptions, 51 yards, TD
Elon
Statistics ELON ME First downs 15 24 Total yards 231 409 Rushing yards 103 149 Passing yards 128 260 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 16-23-1 24-34-0 Time of possession 27:09 32:51 Team Category Player StatisticsElon Passing Landen Clark 16-23, 128 yards, TD, INT Rushing Jimmyll Williams 7 carries, 48 yards, TD Receiving Isaiah Fuhrmann 3 receptions, 31 yards, TDMaine Passing Carter Peevy 24-24, 260 yards, 2 TD Rushing Rashawn Marshall 15 carries, 141 yards, TD Receiving Scott Woods II 6 receptions, 69 yards
Stony Brook
Statistics STBK ME First downs 21 20 Total yards 302 392 Rushing yards 3 204 Passing yards 299 188 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 33-60-0 14-25-2 Time of possession 23:39 36:21 Team Category Player StatisticsStony Brook Passing Quinn Boyd 33-59, 299 yards, TD, 5 sacks Rushing Roland Dempster 14 carries, 22 yards, 2 TD Receiving Dez Williams 9 receptions, 129 yards, TDMaine Passing Carter Peevy 14-25, 188 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing Sincere Baines 12 carries, 86 yards, TD Receiving Aaron Arteaga 1 reception, 44 yards
at Hampton
Statistics ME HAMP First downs 22 9 Total yards 311 189 Rushing yards 183 92 Passing yards 128 97 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18-26-0 11-14-0 Time of possession 35:30 24:30 Team Category Player StatisticsMaine Passing Carter Peevy 17-24, 121 yards, 4 TD Rushing Rashawn Marshall 11 carries, 64 yards, TD Receiving Molayo Irefin 4 receptions, 48 yardsHampton Passing Earl Woods III 9-10, 81 yards, TD Rushing Donovan Shepard 3 carries, 61 yards Receiving Tae'Shaun Johnson 5 receptions, 58 yards
No. 11 Rhode Island
Statistics URI ME First downs 21 15 Plays–yards 62–497 62–323 Rushes–yards 39–264 28–45 Passing yards 233 278 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 17-23-0 21-34-0 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 29:27 30:33 Team Category Player StatisticsRhode Island Passing Devin Farrell 16/22, 221 yards, 2 TD Rushing Antwain Littleton, Jr. 21 carries, 202 yards, 2 TD Receiving Marquis Buchanan 6 receptions, 138 yards, TDMaine Passing Carter Peevy 21/34, 278 yards, TD Rushing Sincere Baines 11 carries, 36 yards Receiving Scott Woods II 5 receptions, 114 yards, TD
at No. 25 New Hampshire (Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket)
Statistics ME UNH First downs 18 20 Plays–yards 52–369 68–396 Rushes–yards 25–189 40–130 Passing yards 180 266 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 15-27-2 16-28-0 Turnovers 2 0 Time of possession 23:07 36:53 Team Category Player StatisticsMaine Passing Carter Peevy 15/27, 180 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Carter Peevy 8 carries, 114 yards, 2 TD Receiving Ty'ee Stephens 1 reception, 68 yardsNew Hampshire Passing Matt Vezza 16/27, 266 yards, TD Rushing Myles Thomason 22 carries, 73 yards, TD Receiving Caleb Burke 1 reception, 63 yards
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