Football
10/25/2023 1:40:00 PM
Black Bears and Great Danes kickoff at 1 p.m.
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Orono, Maine — The University of Maine football team begins a two game homestand when it hosts UAlbany on Saturday, Oct. 28 at 1 p.m. on Cub Club Youth Day at Alfond Stadium, presented by Renewal By Andersen. Tickets for Saturday’s game are still available and can be purchased at GoBlackBears.com/tickets, by phone at 207-581-BEAR, or in-person at the Maine Athletics box office.
Special Promotions:
Saturday’s game marks Bananas Cub Club Day at Alfond Stadium. All current Cub Club members can contact the Maine Athletics box office to request their free tickets to the game! Parents and guardians of Cub Club members may request discounted, $10 tickets. Tickets can be reserved in advance and picked up at the Maine Athletics box office on game day. For more information on how to become a Cub Club member, please click here.
Prior to the game, Maine Athletics has teamed with Hannaford and UMaine SAAC to put on a Trunk or Treat in the Mahaney Alley from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. All kids are encouraged to dress up in their best Halloween costume and join the Black Bears for this pre-game event. Organizations will be assembled in the alleyway near Mahaney Diamond and will be offering candy to all youth who come in costumes. All fans, 12 or under, who attend the game in costume will receive a free ticket.
Tailgate:
Tailgate lots will open at 9 a.m. for Saturday’s game. For more information on tailgating, and all game day FAQs, please click here.
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 be televised locally in the Orono area on WVII-ABC 7.
After earning a victory over Long Island University in its last appearance at Alfond Stadium, the Black Bears look to make it two in a row on their home turf when they host UAlbany in the 17th meeting between the two programs.
The Black Bears enter play 10-6 all-time against UAlbany. Maine has won seven of the last eight meeting after having its seven game win streak against the Great Danes snapped with a 23-21 loss in Albany a year ago. In the latest meeting, Maine took a 21-17 lead with 1:50 left in regulation but was unable to hold on as the Great Danes drove down the field and score the game-winning touchdown with no time on the clock. Current Black Bear Montigo Moss had a touchdown reception in the game while Buggs Brown had six tackles, a career-high four pass breakups, and blocked a kick. Maine is 4-4 at home against the Great Danes and have won each of the last three meetings in Orono. The Black Bears have not lost on home soil to UAlbany since 2014. Maine has won nine of the last 12 meetings. The first contest between the two teams came in 1977, a 42-39 victory by the Great Danes in Orono. This meeting marks the 15th consecutive season in which the two teams have faced off. Maine is 9-5 over that stretch against the Great Danes.
Maine is coming off a 34-28 loss at Campbell. In the game, the Black Bears trailed 28-7 at the half before roaring back to cut the lead to six. However, a last attempt drive came up short for Maine. Derek Robertson threw for a career-high 503 yards with a career-best 36 completions to go along with four touchdowns in the contest. Robertson’s 503 yards were the most by any FCS player this season and the most in a regulation game in Maine history (school record is 522 by Mickey Fein in a 3 OT game in 1997). His 503 yards ranks as the second highest passing total in all of FBS and FCS this season as only Shedeur Sanders (508 yds) has more passing yards in a single game this season.Jamie Lamson and Rohan Jones each recorded career-highs of two touchdown receptions at Campbell
UAlbany has won four of its last five after most recently defeating Rhode Island, 35-10. UAlbany, 2-3 on the road, earned its victory over Rhode Island thanks in part to quarterback Reese Poffenbarger’s 324 yards and four touchdowns while rushing for 221 yards for a total offensive output of 540 yards. The Great Danes feature one of the top defenses in the CAA, ranking third in points allowed (19.6), third in total defense (320.6), and tops in the CAA and fifth in the FCS in rush defense (84.2).
After having nine catches and no touchdowns in Maine’s first four games, Joe Gillette has tallied 26 catches for 502 yards and five touchdowns in his last four games. In his last three games7.3, 135.3 3, Gillette is averaging 7.3 catches, 135.3 yards with three touchdowns. Gillette ranks four in the CAA in receiving yards (563), fifth in receiving yards per game (70.4), ninth in receptions per game (4.4), and third in receiving touchdowns (5).
Maine’s defense has now forced two or more turnovers in five of its first eight games. The Black Hole ranks second in the CAA and seventh nationally with 15 turnovers gained. Maine has forced nine turnovers in its last four outings.
A Maine Win Would:
…Be Maine’s 11th win over UAlbany.
…Be Maine’s eighth win in its last nine games against UAlbany.
…Be Maine’s fourth consecutive home victory over UAlbany.
…Be Maine’s fifth home win in history over UAlbany.
…Be Maine’s 10th win over UAlbany in the two team’s last 13 meetings.
…Be Maine’s second consecutive home victory.
Tale of the Tape
Maine (CAA rank)
Category
UAlbany
22.2 (11)
Points
26.9 (7)
346.8 (11)
Total Offense
346.9 (10)
75.4 (15)
Rushing Yards
114.5 (11)
271.4 (4)
Passing Yards
232.4 (7)
7/23
Rushing TDs/Passing TDs
6/20
29:23 (8)
Offensive Time of Possession
34:36 (1)
29.6 (11)
Points Allowed
19.6 (3)
415.5 (14)
Total Defense
320.6 (3)
171.6 (10)
Rushing Yards Allowed
84.2 (1)
243.9 (13)
Passing Yards Allowed
236.4 (11)
13/18
Rushing/Passing TDs Allowed
7/11
34.7 (11)
3rd-Down Conversions
41.9 (6)
49.1 (15)
3rd-Down Conversion Defense
34.2 (6)
+2 (8)
Turnover Margin
+3 (5)
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