2020 Maine Black Bears football team

2020 Maine Black Bears football
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
DivisionNorth Division
Record2–2 (2–2 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAndrew Dresner (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorMichael Ryan (2nd season)
Home stadiumAlfond Stadium
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
No. 4 Delaware x$^   4 – 0     7 – 1  
No. 18 Rhode Island †   2 – 1     2 – 1  
No. 16 Villanova   2 – 2     2 – 2  
Maine   2 – 2     2 – 2  
Stony Brook   1 – 3     1 – 3  
Albany †   1 – 3     1 – 3  
New Hampshire †   0 – 1     0 – 1  
South Division
No. 3 James Madison x^   3 – 0     7 – 1  
No. 15 Richmond   3 – 1     3 – 1  
William & Mary   1 – 2     1 – 2  
Elon   0 – 4     1 – 5  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • Notes: Due to COVID-19, the CAA suspended the fall 2020 football season.
    Towson opted out of the spring football season.
    † – Albany, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island opted out of the remainder of the spring season on March 31, April 6, and April 7 respectively.
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2020 Maine Black Bears football team represented the University of Maine in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They played their home games at Alfond Stadium. They were a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They were led by second-year head coach Nick Charlton.

On July 17, 2020, the Colonial Athletic Association announced that it would not play fall sports due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the conference is allowing the option for teams to play as independents for the 2020 season if they still wish to play in the fall.[1]

Transfers

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Outgoing

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Over the off-season, Maine lost nine players through the transfer portal.[2]

Name Pos. New school
Adam Bertrand LB Husson
Cameron Carson K/P UMass
Kenny Doak K/P SEMO
Chris Ferguson QB Liberty
Migel Garcia OL Sam Houston State
Anthony Griffin OL New Haven
Grant Hartley QB Worcester State
Zoltan Panyi QB New Haven
Maximilian Roberts DE Boston College

Incoming

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Over the off-season, Maine added eighteen players through the transfer portal.[2]

Name Pos. Class Previous school
Elijah Barnwell RB R-SO Rutgers
Fofie Bazzie S R-JR Maryland
Garrison Burnett WR R-JR UConn
Austin Chambers DT GR BYU
Charles Eberle LS/LB R-FR Ithaca
George French II OT FR Penn State
Jalen Jordan WR R-SO Rutgers
Mike-Lee Joseph S JR Pace
Sterling McDowell-Hagans DB SO Husson
Jonny Messina K GR Stetson
Shawn Page, Jr. OG GR Bloomsburg
Steve Petrick TE GR Robert Morris
Richie Pekmezian K SO Indiana State
Kolubah Pewee, Jr. CB FR Army
Zavier Scott WR R-JR UConn
Ryan Silvious IOL SO Temple
Vincent Thomas LB FR Navy
Jack Webb OG SO Sacred Heart

Schedule

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The CAA released its spring conference schedule on October 27, 2020.[3]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
March 6, 2021 12:00 p.m. at No. 25 Delaware
FloFootball L 0–37
March 13, 2021 12:00 p.m. No. 13 Albany
FloFootball W 38–34
March 20, 2021 12:00 p.m. at Stony Brook
FloFootball W 35–19
April 3, 2021 12:00 p.m. No. 16 Villanova
  • Alfond Stadium
  • Orono, ME
 FloFootball L 17–44
April 10, 2021 12:00 p.m. at No. 22 Rhode Island
FloFootball Canceled
April 17, 2021 2:00 p.m. New Hampshire
FloFootball Canceled

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References

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  1. ^ Singelais, Mark (July 16, 2020). "Reports: CAA football won't play this fall". Times Union. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "2021 Maine Football Roster". ON3.
  3. ^ Kelley, Kevin (October 27, 2020). "CAA releases Spring 2021 football schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  4. ^ "2020 Maine Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 19, 2020.


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