Orono, Maine -- The University of Maine football team hits the road when it travels to take on Richmond on Saturday, Oct. 7 at 3:30 p.m. Saturday's contest will mark the 30th meeting between the two programs.

Broadcast Details:
Saturday's game will be live streamed on FloFootball and can be heard locally on 92.9 The Ticket and nationwide at GoBlackBears.com. The game will also air locally in the Richmond area and nationally on MASN where available.
 

Maine (1-4, 1-2 CAA) at Richmond (2-3, 1-1 CAA)
Date & Time	Saturday, Oct. 7 | 3:30 p.m.
Venue	Robins Stadium (8,217) | Richmond, Va.
Watch	TV: MASN | Web Stream: FloFootball
Listen	92.9 The Ticket | GoBlackBears.com
Live Stats	GoBlackBears.com
Game Notes	Maine | Richmond
Twitter	@BlackBearsFB

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• Maine looks for its second consecutive victory when it travels to meet the Spiders in Maine's first trip to Richmond since 2018.
• Maine and Richmond will meet for the 30th time with Richmond holding a slight edge, 15-14, in the all-time series.. Maine is 8-7 on the road against the Spiders. Maine has won in three of its last four trips to Richmond including a 28-9 road victory in its last trip to Robins Stadium in 2018. Richmond has won each of the last two meetings, both coming in Orono, including a 31-21 decision in 2022. Maine's last win at home in the series came in 2014, a 33-20 decision. Maine has won four of the last seven meetings. Maine and Richmond first met in 1984, a 30-13 Spider victory in a contest played at Richmond.
• Maine, which entered its game last week against Stony Brook averaging less than 10 points a game, exploded for 56 points to earn its first win of the season. The 56 points were the most scored by the Black Bears since 2017. Quarterback Derek Robertson threw for a career-high 394 yards and career-best five touchdowns to earn CAA Co-Offensive Player of the Week honors. The five touchdowns were the most throw by a Black Bear since 2018. Maine, which forced three turnovers in the win over Stony Brook, has now forced two or more turnovers in four of its first five games.
• Richmond, 1-2 at home, is coming off a 31-14 loss to Hampton at Robins Stadium. The Spiders fell behind 17-0 at the half and were unable to stage a comeback. Richmond could only muster 260 yards in the game, including just 30 on the ground while going 1-of-11 on third down. The Spiders enter play ranked 12th in the CAA in scoring (19.2 ppg),14th in total offense (284.4), and 15th in third down conversions (21.1). Defensively, Richmond ranks fourth in the CAA as it is allowing 334.8 yards per game.

A Maine Win Would:
...Be Maine's 15th win over Richmond
...Return the all-time series to a deadlock (15-15)
...Snap a four-game CAA road losing skid
...Snap a seven-game overall road losing skid.
...Be Maine's first win over Richmond since 2018.
...Be Maine's ninth win at Richmond
...Be Maine's second consecutive win at Richmond.
...Be Maine's fourth win in its last five trips to Richmond


 

Tale of the Tape

Maine	Category	Richmond
19.0 (13)	Points	19.2 (12)
304.4 (13)	Total Offense	284.4 (14)
99.0 (15)	Rushing Yards	110.2 (14)
205.4 (6)	Passing Yards	174.2 (12)
7/5	Rushing TDs/Passing TDs	4/6
29:07 (10)	Offensive Time of Possession	29:02 (11)
29.6 (11)	Points Allowed	23.6 (5)
414.0 (12)	Total Defense	334.8 (6)
189.0 (12)	Rushing Yards Allowed	144.4 (6)
225.0 (9)	Passing Yards Allowed	190.4 (5)
10/9	Rushing/Passing TDs Allowed	8/5
28.3 (11)	3rd-Down Conversions	21.1 (15)
48.6 (15)	3rd-Down Conversion Defense	33.9 (5)
+1.0 (6)	Turnover Margin	-1.0 (9)