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2021 Maine

6–⁠5 (4–⁠4 Colonial Athletic Association).

Schedule and results

Maine in 2021, game by game: lost vs. Delaware 24–34; lost at James Madison 7–55; won vs. Merrimack 31–26; lost at Northern Illinois 14–41; lost vs. Elon 23–33; won vs. William & Mary 27–16; won at UAlbany 19–16; won at Rhode Island 45–24; lost vs. Stony Brook 17–22; won at Massachusetts 35–10; won at New Hampshire 33–20+25−48Lost 24–34 vs. Delaware-10DelawareLost 7–55 at James Madison-48James MadisonWon 31–26 vs. Merrimack+5MerrimackLost 14–41 at Northern Illinois-27Northern Illino…Lost 23–33 vs. Elon-10ElonWon 27–16 vs. William & Mary+11William & MaryWon 19–16 at UAlbany+3UAlbanyWon 45–24 at Rhode Island+21Rhode IslandLost 17–22 vs. Stony Brook-5Stony BrookWon 35–10 at Massachusetts+25MassachusettsWon 33–20 at New Hampshire+13New Hampshire
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsDelawareL 24–⁠3447%
Sep 11atJames MadisonL 7–⁠5518%
Sep 18vsMerrimackW 31–⁠2658%
Sep 25atNorthern IllinoisL 14–⁠4133%
Oct 9vsElonL 23–⁠3359%
Oct 16vsWilliam & MaryW 27–⁠1643%
Oct 23atUAlbanyW 19–⁠1650%
Oct 30atRhode IslandW 45–⁠2438%
Nov 6vsStony BrookL 17–⁠2263%
Nov 13atMassachusettsW 35–⁠1052%
Nov 20atNew HampshireW 33–⁠2057%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat New Hampshire 33–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Colonial Athletic Association.

In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 68 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 4th in Colonial Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
275–⁠297
Coach
—
Elo
1357 +43 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−20.5 No. 49 of 128 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 174
Offensive coordinator
Andrew Dresner
Defensive coordinator
Michael Ryan

Leaders

Passing yardsJoe Fagnano QB209 yds
Passing touchdownsJoe Fagnano QB2 TD
Rushing yardsFreddie Brock RB159 yds
Rushing touchdownsElijah Barnwell RB3 TD
Receiving yardsDevin Young WR148 yds
Receiving touchdownsDevin Young WR1 TD
TacklesRay Miller LB24 tkl
SacksKhairi Manns DL1 sacks
InterceptionsRichard Carr DB1 INT

Top recruits in the 2021 class

Tyrese Baptiste ATH★★★No. 1767
Shymell Davis DL
Dorian Royal DL
Xavier Holmes DL
Darius Bell OT

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2021 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Athletes and specialists13.00.829

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Transfers in 1

The 2021 portal
Vincent Thomas Jr. S★★from Navy

Transfers out 2

Deshawn Stevens LB★no new school on file
Liam Dobson OLto Texas State

2021 Colonial Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
James Madison7–⁠112–⁠2
Villanova7–⁠110–⁠3
Elon5–⁠36–⁠5
Rhode Island4–⁠47–⁠4
Maine4–⁠46–⁠5
William & Mary4–⁠46–⁠5
Richmond4–⁠46–⁠5
Stony Brook4–⁠45–⁠6
Delaware3–⁠55–⁠6
Towson3–⁠54–⁠7
New Hampshire2–⁠63–⁠8
UAlbany1–⁠72–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.