Orono, Maine -- Maine looks for its second consecutive win on its home turf when it welcomes Elon to Alfond Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 9 for a Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) clash on Maine State Pride and Mental Health Awareness Day in Orono. Saturday's contest is presented by Mainely Supplements and Orono Brewing Company.

Tickets are still available for Saturday's game and can be purchased by calling 207.581.BEAR, in-person at the UMaine Athletics Box Office located at Alfond Arena, or online at GoBlackBears.com/tickets. Tailgate lots open three hours prior to kickoff. For all tailgate rules, regulations, and guidelines, please click here.

Saturday's game will be streamed live via the FloFootball platform. The game can also be heard worldwide on the Black Bear Sports Network and locally in Maine on 103.9 FM, 101.3 FM, 95.1 FM, 100.5 FM, 1450 AM, 1310 AM.

• State Pride Day - Celebrate the best of Maine and all our wonderful state has to offer as the Black Bears host Elon. Make sure to fill the stands and 'fill your steins' as the first 2,500 fans through the gates will receive a free 'Fill the Steins' koozie.
• Mental Health Awareness Day – Join the Black Bears in working together to raise awareness on mental health as the Black Bears will support the efforts and initiatives that take place to help our community end the stigma around mental health.
• Food Frenzy - UMaine's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee will be collecting canned goods and non-perishable items at Saturday's game. Fans who bring an item, or donate to the cause, will receive a ticket voucher for a free ticket to an upcoming Maine Men's Basketball 'Pit' game.

University of Maine (1-3, 0-2 CAA) vs. Elon (2-3, 1-1 CAA)
Date & Time	Saturday, Oct. 9 at 12:08 p.m.
Venue	Morse Field at Harold Alfond Sports Stadium | Orono, Maine
Watch	Web Stream: FloFootball
Listen	103.9 FM, 101.3 FM, 95.1 FM, 100.5 FM, 1450 AM, 1310 AM | GoBlackBears.com | TuneIn
Live Stats	GoBlackBears.com
Game Notes	Maine | Elon
Twitter	@BlackBearsFB

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• Maine looks for its second consecutive win at Alfond Stadium when it hosts Elon for the first time since 2018 and the third time in the all-time history between the two programs. A win for Maine would be the Black Bears' eighth home win in the month of October in their last nine outings.
• Maine and Elon will meet for the fifth time in history. The Black Bears enter with a 3-1 advantage in the all-time series and have won each of the past two meetings between the two programs. Maine is 1-1 at home against the Phoenix, including a 27-26 victory in Elon's most recent visit to Orono in a win which clinched the 2018 outright CAA title for the Black Bears. Maine captured the most recent meeting, a 31-17 triumph at Elon. In that win, Maine jumped out to a 28-0 lead in the first quarter on three first quarter touchdown passes from Joe Fagnano. Maine, which outgained Elon 215-6 in the first quarter, registered six sacks in the win as Adrian Otero led the Black Bears with a game-high 11tackles. Two of the last three meetings between Maine and Elon have been decided by five or fewer points.
• Maine has been efficient once entering the red zone, ranking fourth among CAA leaders with an 85.7-percent rating inside the red zone.
• Offensively, Maine has began to see success from its run game as the Black Bears have produced back-to-back single game season-high efforts in rushing (124, 125 yards). Freddie Brock is averaging 4.7 yards per carry with a pair of rushing touchdowns and one receiving score, in his last two outings.
• After forcing no turnovers in the first two outings, Maine's defense has forced six turnovers in each of its last two games. Maine forced four turnovers in its win over Merrimack, its most turnovers in a single game since registering four interceptions in 2018 at Weber State.
• Elon is coming off a 20-7 win on the road over #22 Richmond. Elon's defense came up big in the win, holding Richmond scoreless on its final three possessions, despite the Spiders driving inside the Elon 10-yard line on all three of its final possessions. Cole Coleman was named the CAA Defensive Player of the Week after tallying eight tackles, one for loss, and a pass break-up. Elon quarterback Davis Cheek leads the CAA in total offense (310.5) as he is averaging a league-best 297.5 passing yards per game for the CAA's second-ranked passing offense.

Tale of the Tape

Maine (CAA rank)	Category	Elon (CAA rank)
19.0 (9)	Points	21.4 (6)
275.5 (11)	Total Offense	376.6 (4)
93.0 (10)	Rushing Yards	99.2 (9)
182.5 (10)	Passing Yards	277.4 (2)
4/4	Rushing TDs/Passing TDs	6/8
28:05 (10)	Offensive Time of Possession	31:14 (6)
39.0 (12)	Points Allowed	26.5 (7)
462.8 (12)	Total Defense	391.2 (9)
161.5 (9)	Rushing Yards Allowed	172.4 (10)
301.3 (12)	Passing Yards Allowed	218.8 (6)
9/9	Rushing/Passing TDs Allowed	9/8
31:55	Defensive Time of Possession	28:46
+2 (8)	Turnover Margin	+7 (2)

A Maine Win Would...
...Be Maine's fourth win over Elon.
...Be Maine's second home win over Elon.
...Be Maine's second-straight win over Elon.
...Be Maine's second consecutive home victory.
...Move Coach Charlton to 2-0 all-time against Elon.
... Be Maine's eighth home win in October in its last nine outings.

-UMaine-