ORONO, Maine -- The University of Maine football team wraps up their two-game road trip with a trip to Merrimack on Saturday, Oct. 11.

Broadcast Details:
Saturday's game will be live streamed on ESPN+. The game can be heard locally in Bangor on 92.9 FM The Ticket, in the Portland markets on 100.5 FM and 1310 AM, and nationwide at GoBlackBears.com and on the TuneIn app.

Series History -- These two programs are set to take on each other for just the third time in history. The Black Bears are 2-0 against the Warriors, including a come-from-behind victory last season where Maine trailed 15-6 at halftime before scoring 20, unanswered points in the second half to pick up the victory, 26-15.

Last Time Out -- The Black Bears picked up their second-straight CAA victory, the first time under Coach Stevens, last time out at Bryant by a final score of 34-14. Maine scored the first 34 points of the contest, all in the first half to pick up the victory. Carter Peevy continued his recent success as he threw a for a career-high (at Maine) 338 yards and three touchdowns. Scott Woods recorded the first multi-touchdown game by a skills position this season for Maine as he had a 5-103-2 receiving line.

Peevy Finding Rhythm -- After a slow start to the season, Carter Peevy has been one of the top players in the entire CAA the last two weeks. He has thrown for back-to-back 300+ yards, the first time in his career and first time he had ever thrown for 300 yards or more in a game as a Black Bear, along with five touchdowns to no interceptions. He has completed 71 consecutive passes without throwing an interception, dating back to William & Mary on Sept. 6.

BAINES KEEPS BREAKING FREE

Sincere Baines is making the most of the RB1 spot on the depth chart as over the first six games of the season he has averaged 83.8 rushing yards per game, the fifth-highest mark in the CAA. On opening weekend at Liberty, he took a 77-yard run to the end zone on just his second carry of the season.

He heads into week seven as the fourth-leading rusher in all of the CAA with 503 yards.

He leads the CAA in yards per carry as he is averaging 6.71 yards per attempt. That mark is the 16th-highest mark in the FCS.

THOMAS CONTINUES HIS IMPACT

Christian Thomas has emerged as not only one of the best defensive players in the CAA, but the entire FCS as he is ranked 12th with 60 tackles and 35th with 7.0 tackles for loss/

In the CAA, he ranks second in total tackles and fifth in tackles for loss

Against N.C. A&T two games ago, recording 11 tackles, six being solo, along with a sack and 1.5 tackles for loss.

TOP OF THE DEPTH CHART

Scott Woods and Mo Irefin are the clear #1 and #2 wide receivers on the Black Bears and are both coming off of another big game for the Black Bears.

Woods leads Maine with 30 catches and 317 yards, trailed by Irefin's 20 receptions for 245 yards.

Woods is coming off of a 5-103-2 line while Irefin had 5 catches for 71 yards.

O-LINE PRESENCE

Maine will be leaning on a veteran group of their offensive line once again as the combination of Kocan (LT), Iliano (RT), Cruji (C) and Boutaugh (RG) while Noah Stanley (LG) is set to join the starting mix for the third-straight week.

This starting group only allowed one sack last week as two of the three sacks a week ago were intentional grounding calls. The offensive line as a whole has only allowed 13 sacks in six games, two games being played against FBS programs.

SECONDARY STRENGTH

The Black Bear secondary has recorded 19 pass breakups through the first six weeks, with a season-high 8 breakups coming against Stonehill.

Led by a pair of All-CAA Preseason Honorable Mentions in Jamaree Gibson (CB) and Devin Vaught (FS), the Black Bears broke up 31 passes a season ago and generated 10 interceptions, three of which came from Vaught. Vaught was a big performer on week one as he set a new career-high with 8 solo tackles and is coming off of a game against Stonehill in which he broke up a pair of passes.

Vaught leads the Black Bears with 4 pass breakups has registered one of the two interceptions on the season for Maine so far, a 76-yard pick-6 against Georgia Southern.

Jake Kucera is coming off of his first takeaway of his career, an interception he grabbed near the goal line that he returned 69 yards to the opposing 28 yard line.

PRESEASON HONORS

The Black Bears had five members listed on the All-CAA Preseason list.

Trevin Ewing was named to the All-CAA Preseason Team as a kick returner while Carter Peevy,        Jamaree Gibson, Devin Vaught and Christian Thomas all were named to the Honorable Mentions list.

CLOSE CALL

Since 2013, Maine is 28-21 in games decided by seven points or less.

Maine is 1-2 in one possession games in 2025. 

In 2023, Maine was on the losing end of all three of its games which were decided by 7 points or fewer and they were 1-1 on such games in 2024.

... The third win of the season for the Black Bears.

... The first time Maine was won three-straight games under Coach Stevens.

... The third straight-victory against Merrimack.

... Retain the Black Bears status inside the top half of the CAA standings.