Orono, Maine -- Maine opens Colonial Athletic Association action on Saturday at 1 p.m. when it hosts #14 Villanova on Family & Friends Weekend in Orono, presented by Renewal By Andersen and Bouchard Cleaning and Restoration. Tickets are still available and can be purchased at
GoBlackBears.com/tickets or by calling the UMaine Athletics Box Office at 207.581.BEAR.
Saturday's game will be video streamed live on
FloFootball. 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.
Tailgating Information:
All tailgating lots open three (3) hours prior to kickoff and close at kickoff. There is a no-rentry policy to Alfond Stadium. For more information on tailgating rules, regulations, and guidelines, please click
here.
| University of Maine (0-3, 0-0 CAA) vs. #14 Villanova (2-2, 0-0 CAA) |
| Date & Time |
Saturday, Oct. 1 at 1:00 p.m. | Tickets | Tailgating Information |
| Venue |
Alfond Stadium (10,000) | 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 | Villanova |
| Twitter |
@BlackBearsFB |
- Fresh off the bye, Maine opens CAA play when it hosts #14 Villanova at Alfond Stadium in the 25th all-time meeting between the two programs. Maine is looking to start CAA play at 1-0 for the first time since the 2018 season.
- Maine enters at 10-14 all-time against Villanova as the teams meet for the 12th time in the last 13 seasons. This is the second consecutive match-up between the two programs in Orono with Villanova winning the 2021 meeting, 44-17. In that game, Maine posted 424 yards of offense as Joe Fagnano went 21-of-35 for 235 yards. Zavier Scott recorded six receptions and his first career 100+ yard performance with 102 yards. Freddie Brock rushed for 88 yards and his first career touchdown. Maine is 6-6 on its home turf against the Wildcats. Villanova has won six of the last seven meetings in the overall series. The two teams first met in 1988, a 20-17 Maine victory on the road. The Black Bears are 4-8 on the road in the all-time series with Villanova.
- The Black Bears, in search of their first win of the season and Coach Stevens' first win of his head coaching career, are coming off the bye and two weeks removed from a 38-17 loss at Boston College in the second FBS contest of the year for the Black Bears. In defeat, Maine's defense registered three more sacks while the offense produced a season-high 378 yards of offense. Maine which led 10-7 in the game, made it a two score game midway through the third quarter but were unable to close the deficit.
- Villanova, the CAA preseason coaches poll favorite to win the league, began CAA play with a 49-42 loss against Monmouth. The Wildcats enter play riding a two-game losing skid after falling at Army, 49-10, prior to the Monmouth loss.
- Maine has recorded 9.0 sacks through two games, just three sacks short of what the Black Bears were able to total in all of 2021. Maine's 3.0 sacks per game rank third among CAA leaders and 23rd in the FCS nation. The CAA opener for Maine pits two of the top passing defenses in the league together in Maine (184.0/4th) and Villanova (154.5/2nd). Joe Fagnano enters play just 41 yards shy of reaching 4,000 yards passing for his career and 438 yards short of moving into 10th on Maine's all-time passing list.
Tale of the Tape
| Maine (CAA rank) |
Category |
Villanova (CAA rank) |
| 11.7 (12) |
Points |
33.8 (3) |
| 286.0 (12) |
Total Offense |
447.5 (3) |
| 75.7 (7) |
Rushing Yards |
245.8 (2) |
| 210.3 (7) |
Passing Yards |
210.8 (10) |
| 1/3 |
Rushing TDs/Passing TDs |
11/7 |
| 26:39 (13) |
Offensive Time of Possession |
30:24 (5) |
| 33.3 (9) |
Points Allowed |
34.0 (10) |
| 373.7 (8) |
Total Defense |
430.3 (11) |
| 189.7 (10) |
Rushing Yards Allowed |
275.8 (13) |
| 184.0 (4) |
Passing Yards Allowed |
154.5 (2) |
| 10/4 |
Rushing/Passing TDs Allowed |
11/3 |
| 28.3 (12) |
3rd-Down Conversions |
36.4 (8) |
| 47.5 (9) |
3rd-Down Conversion Defense |
37.0 (5) |
| -1.00 (12) |
Turnover Margin |
-0.50 (10) |
A Maine Win Would...
...Be Maine's 11th win over Villanova.
...Be Maine's seventh home win over Villanova.
...Be Maine's first 1-0 start in CAA play since 2018.
..Be Maine's fifth CAA victory in its last six outings.
...Be Maine's first home win over Villanova since 2018.
...Snap a two-game losing streak against Villanova.
...Be Coach Stevens' first head coaching victory.
-UMaine-
