Monmouth, Robertson Drop 51 Points On Maine Black Bears In CAA Win
Monmouth, Robertson Drop 51 Points On Maine Black Bears In CAA Win
Maine hosted Monmouth at Alfond Stadium to begin CAA conference play for each team, as Derek Robertson has a huge day. Here's a recap of the game.
Derek Robertson had a huge day against his old school, throwing for nearly 400 yards and four touchdowns as the Monmouth Hawks downed the Maine Black Bears 51-22.
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With little resistance, Robertson drove the Hawks down the field to score on their first two possessions.
Maine’s offense looked lethargic for much of the first half, but managed to eventually score 22 points, with two scores coming in the second half.
Robertson transferred from Maine in the offseason, and has been lights out for the Hawks through three games this season. He’s averaging over 300 passing yards a game.
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Stat Leaders
Monmouth
Derek Robertson
- 'Completions/Attempts: 22/36
- Passing Yards: 390
- Touchdowns: 4
Rodney Nelson
- Carries: 14
- Rushing Yards: 91
- Rushing Average: 6.5
Josh Derry
- Receptions: 7
- Yards: 227
- Average: 32.4
Maine
Carter Peevy
- Completions/Attempts: 16/26
- Yards: 159
- Average: 6.1
Jaharie Martin
- Carries: 11
- Yards: 46
- Average: 4.2
Montigo Moss
- Receptions: 7
- Yards: 53
- Average: 7.6
Watch Monmouth Vs. Maine Replay
End Of Game; Monmouth 51, Maine 22
Monmouth defeats Maine on the back of a huge game from Derek Robertson and Josh Derry.
Monmouth Kicks 42-Yard FG; 4Q - 4:09
The Hawks put 51 on the board against the Black Bears.
Monmouth 48, Maine 22
About eight minutes left in the fourth quarter.
Monmouth's Josh Derry Stats
- 7 Receptions
- 227 receiving yards
- 2 touchdowns
- 32.4 average Yards per catch
Closer Look At Derry Touchdown 👀
Derry Scores 94-Yard Touchdown; 48-22
Josh Derry flames the Maine defense to score an incredible touchdown.
Monmouth 41, Maine 22
Just about a minute into the fourth quarter.
Joe Gillette Gets Rushing Touchdown; 41-22
Wide receiver Gillette is used as a rusher and scores from two yards out.
Maine offense up to 22 points today.
Closer Look At Rodney Nelson Touchdown
Black Bears Offense Looking Better; End Of Third Quarter
Maine's offense has looked far better in the second half.
Black Bears are currently threatening to score from the five-yard line.
Rodney Nelson Scores For Hawks!; 41-15
Nelson rushes for 24 yards to put Monmouth up big against the Black Bears.
Nelson has 90 yards on 12 carries.
Huge Run By Monmouth's Makhi Green
Makhi Green cuts thruogh the Black Bears defense and runs for 46 yards into Maine territory.
Maine Scores Rushing Touchdown; 34-15
Jaharie Martin rushes one yard up the middle for the touchdown.
Closer Look At Josh Derry Touchdown
No mercy from Monmouth ❌
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Derek Robertson connects with Josh Derry to extend the lead.#CAAFB | @CAAFootball | @MUHawksFB pic.twitter.com/FQYE7ZZ8LY
Peevy To Mason Gilbert For 19 Yards
Maine continues on the Monmouth 34-yard line.
Derek Robertson Stats; 3Q - 12:02
- 20-32
- 289 passing yards
- 3 touchdowns
- 0 interceptions
- 65 percent completion
Monmouth 56-Yard Touchdown!; 34-8
Robertson to Derry for a huge touchdown to start the second half.
Drive was four plays for 67 yards.
It's fair to say Derek Robertson is obliterating his old team.
Robertson To Nelson For First Down
Monmouth continues their drive with a new set of downs on the Monmouth 44.
Monmouth Takes Possession
Maine is unable to get the first down. Hawks take over.
Second Half Begins; 3Q - 15:00
Monmouth with kickoff to Maine to begin the second half.
Halftime Stat Leaders
Monmouth:
Derek Robertson (QB)
- Passing: 16-28, 193 yards, 2 TDs, 0 INTs
- Completion Percentage: 57 percent
- Rating: 138.6
R.J. Nelson (RB)
- Rushing: 9 carries, 54 yards, 0 TDs, Long: 15 yards
- Avg: 6.0 yards per carry
Maxwell James (WR)
- Receiving: 1 catch, 13 yards, 0 TDs
- Long: 13 yards
Maine:
Chris Peevy (QB)
- Passing: 7-13, 69 yards, 0 TDs, 0 INTs
- Completion Percentage: 54 percent
- Rating: 98.4
Marcus Moss (WR)
- Receiving: 4 catches, 26 yards, 0 TDs
- Long: 9 yards
Matthew Irefin (WR)
- Receiving: 2 catches, 37 yards, 0 TDs
- Long: 25 yards
Halftime Key Stats
Team Stats:
- Total Yards: Monmouth 328, Maine 109
- Passing Yards: Monmouth 218, Maine 68
- Rushing Yards: Monmouth 110, Maine 41
- Penalties: Monmouth 3-20, Maine 4-23
- 1st Downs: Monmouth 19, Maine 5
- Total Plays: Monmouth 49, Maine 26
- Avg Yds/Play: Monmouth 6.7, Maine 4.2
- Avg Yds/Completion: Monmouth 12.8, Maine 8.5
- Avg Yds/Rush: Monmouth 5.5, Maine 3.7
- Red Zone: Monmouth 3-3, Maine 0-1
- Time of Possession: Monmouth 18:04, Maine 11:56
Halftime: Monmouth 27, Maine 8
Monmouth ahead big at the half.
Monmouth To Maine 35 In Two Passes
Unable to score, but Derek Robertson is passing all over the place against this Maine defense.
Maine Settle For Field Goal, Don't Convert
Maine put together their best offensive possession of the game before getting held by the Hawks defense.
Black Bears were happy to take the field goal points, but the kicker misses.
Maine To 10-Yard Line With 1 Minute To Halftime
Peevy tosses to the sideline for a huge first down. Catch made by Molayo Irefin.
Maine Cross Into Monmouth Territory; 2Q - 2:00
Two-minute timeout has begun. Maine looking to score before halftime to close the gap on this score.
Sone Ntoh Rushing Touchdown; 27-8
Second touchdown for Sone Ntoh.
He's looking strong despite not having any huge gains so far this game.
Carter Peevy Back In After Injury Scare
The starting quarterback for Maine is back on the field.
Monmouth At Maine's 10-Yard Line
Hawks looking to score with about five minutes left until halftime.
Monmouth Offense Is Clicking
Hawks have made it to the Maine 34 with very quick plays and great rushing from Rodney Nelson.
Long Possession Ends In Punt; 2Q - 9:25
Maine had the ball for nearly five minutes, and put together some good plays but were held back by penalties and incompletions. A few Monmouth penalties kept the Bears going foward for a bit.
Snap Is Fumbled, Maine QB Peevy Injured; 2Q - 13:05
Peevy missed the stat and gets injured trying to recover the ball. An offensive lineman eventually recovers the ball.
Luckily for the Black Bears, Maine continues their drive after a penalty on Monmouth.
Anthony Harris takes over at QB for Maine.
Monmouth Goes Three And Out To Start 2Q
Hawks punt back to the Black Bears.
Trevin Ewing's 98-Yard Touchdown Return
Unbelievable run from the Maine Black Bear.
Trevin Ewing with the HUGE momentum boost for the Black Bears!
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First Quarter Ends; Monmouth 20, Maine 8
Nearly 30 points scored in the first quarter. What a game so far.
Closer Look At Second Robertson Passing TD
Derek Robertson is cooking 🔥#CAAFB | @CAAFootball | @MUHawksFB pic.twitter.com/hVTtyaLlBA
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Maine Answers With Kickoff Return Touchdown!; 20-8
Trevin Ewing comes through right when the Black Bears need it, and puts six on the board for Maine.
Maine goes for two-point conversion and converts.
Still The First Quarter
This game is in danger if very quickly getting out of hand for the Maine Black Bears.
Derek Robertson looks better than he has all year.
Monmouth Scores Again! Monmouth 20, Maine 0
Quick possession for the Hawks. This time. Robertson is slicing and dicing the Maine defense, this time for a 25-yard touchdown.
Three And Out For Maine Again
Black Bears haven't had a first down yet. Meanwhile, their former quarterback has led two drives that ended in scores against them.
Closer Look At Neri Touchdown
Monmouth tight end Jack Neri gets the touchdown reception.
The Hawks are rolling!
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Derek Robertson connects with Jack Neri for six.#CAAFB | @CAAFootball | @MUHawksFB pic.twitter.com/yk1CSKJkvH
Robertson To Neri Touchdown!; 13-0
Monmouth already has two touchdowns against the Maine defense in the first quarter.
Maine goes for the two-point conversion, but doesn't convert.
Robertson Commanding Hawks Offense; 1Q - 4:27
Derek Robertson has been switching between quick, short throws and airing it out, with a lot of success so far.
Monmouth are currently 1st and 10 on the 11-yard line.
Huge Throw From Robertson To Derry
Josh Derry gets another great reception, this one for 21 yards.
Three And Out For Black Bears
Hawks defense shuts down Maine's first offensive possession.
Closer Look At Sone Ntoh Touchdown
Sone Ntoh making it happen!
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Monmouth strikes first in Maine.#CAAFB | @CAAFootball | @MUHawksFB pic.twitter.com/9GW29TRqwL
Maine Offense Takes Over; 1Q - 7:49
Carter Peevy leads the Black Bears offense.
Sone Ntoh Scores Touchdown!; Monmouth 7, Maine 7
Ntoh up the middle to put the first points of the game on the board.
Robertson To Nelson For First Down On 5
Robertson is really crushing this first drive.
Long Drive For Monmouth
They are at the 17-yard line, but working their way towards a score.
3rd and 11 on the 17.
Two First Downs For Monmouth; 1Q - 12:25
They've worked their way up to near the 30-yard line of Maine.
Big Drop By Monmouth; 1Q - 13:24
Robertson tried to air it out to Maxwell James, but the receiver topped it.
Would've likely been a touchdown.
Robertson To Derry For 23 Yards
Big throw to start the first quarter.
Game Has Started; Monmouth 0, Maine 0 - 4Q - 15:00
Here we go.
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FCS Passing Yards Leaders
Here's an assortment of top passing yards leaders in the FCS, currently. Monmouth quarterback Derek Robertson is currently No. 3 overall, while Maine QB Carter Peevy is ranked No. 34 overall.
No. 1 Maverick McIvor - Abilene Christian
Passing Touchdowns: 6
Passing Yards: 803
No. 2 Paxton DeLaurent - Southeast Mo. St.
Passing Touchdowns: 8
Passing Yards: 767
No. 3 Derek Robertson - Monmouth
Passing Touchdowns: 7
Passing Yards: 745
No. 4 Brady Meitz - Stetson
Passing Touchdowns: 8
Passing Yards: 730
No. 8 Dean Denobile - Lafayette
Passing Touchdowns: 3
Passing Yards: 556
No. 9 Mark Gronowski - South Dakota St.
Passing Touchdowns: 6
Passing Yards: 549
No. 14 Chad Mascoe - Campbell
Passing Touchdowns: 3
Passing Yards: 486
No. 17 Tommy Mellott - Montana St.
Passing Touchdowns: 4
Passing Yards: 477
No. 19 Myles Burkett - UAlbany
Passing Touchdowns: 2
Passing Yards: 471
No. 24 Cam Miller - North Dakota St.
Passing Touchdowns: 4
Passing Yards: 458
No. 27 Carlos Davis - Towson
Passing Touchdowns: 3
Passing Yards: 453
No. 31 Jarrett Guest - Bryant
Passing Touchdowns: 4
Passing Yards: 428
No. 34 Carter Peevy - Maine
Passing Touchdowns: 2
Passing Yards: 406
Maine, Monmouth FCS Rankings
While neither Maine nor Monmouth are currently ranked in the top 25, we can get a sense of how the teams are fairing based on Warren Nolan's ELO ranking. ELO, originally used for chess, ranks a team based on the other teams they have played and how they fared against those teams.
Here are both teams' ELO Rankings with a few others to provide context.
- No. 1 Montana State, 3-0
- No. 2 Villanova, 2-0
- No. 3 South Dakota State, 1-1
- No. 8 William & Mary, 1-1
- No. 13 Elon, 1-1
- No. 20 Delaware 1-0
No. 88 Maine, 1-1
No. 103 Monmouth, 0-2
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Maine Vs. Monmouth Football Kickoff Time
Maine and Monmouth kickoff at 3:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, September 14 at Alfond Sports Stadium in Orono, Maine.
Monmouth Football Schedule 2024
All Times Eastern.
- Thursday, August 29 - Monmouth 27, Eastern Washington 42
- Saturday, September 7 - Monmouth 35, Lafayette 40
- Saturday, September 14 - Monmouth at Maine - 3:30 p.m. - Orono, ME
- Saturday, September 21 - Monmouth at FIU - 6:00 p.m. - Miami, FL
- Saturday, September 28 - Monmouth vs. Fordham - 1:00 p.m. - West Long Branch, NJ (Kessler Stadium)
- Saturday, October 5 - Monmouth vs. Delaware - 1:00 p.m. - West Long Branch, NJ (Kessler Stadium)
- Saturday, October 19 - Monmouth vs. Bryant - 1:00 p.m. - West Long Branch, NJ (Kessler Stadium)
- Saturday, October 26 - Monmouth vs. Towson - 1:00 p.m. - West Long Branch, NJ (Kessler Stadium)
- Saturday, November 2 - Monmouth at Rhode Island - 1:00 p.m. - Kingston, RI
- Saturday, November 9 - Monmouth at New Hampshire - 1:00 p.m. - Durham, NH
- Saturday, November 16 - Monmouth vs. Villanova - 12:00 p.m. - West Long Branch, NJ (Kessler Stadium)
- Saturday, November 23 - Monmouth at Stony Brook - 1:00 p.m. - Stony Brook, NY
Maine Black Bears Football Schedule 2024
All Times Eastern.
- Friday, August 30 - Maine 17, Colgate University 14
- Saturday, September 7 - Maine 24, Montana State 41
- Saturday, September 14 - Maine vs. Monmouth University - 3:30 p.m. - Orono, ME
- Saturday, September 21 - Maine at Merrimack College - 1:00 p.m. - North Andover, MA
- Saturday, September 28 - Maine at University at UAlbany - 3:30 p.m. - Albany, NY
- Saturday, October 12 - Maine at University of Delaware - 1:00 p.m. - Newark, DE
- Saturday, October 19 - Maine vs. Villanova University - 1:00 p.m. - Orono, ME
- Saturday, October 26 - Maine at University of Rhode Island - 1:00 p.m. - Kingston, RI
- Saturday, November 2 - Maine at University of Oklahoma - 2:30 p.m. - Norman, OK
- Saturday, November 9 - Maine vs. Bryant University - 1:00 p.m. - Orono, ME
- Saturday, November 16 - Maine at Elon University - 2:00 p.m. - Elon, NC
- Saturday, November 23 - Maine vs. University of New Hampshire - 1:00 p.m. - Orono, ME
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College Football Rankings 2024 - Sept. 14
AFCA Coaches Poll
- South Dakota State (22) - 1-1 (Last Week: 1)
- North Dakota State (2) - 1-1 (Last Week: 2)
- Montana State (2) - 3-0 (Last Week: 3)
- Villanova - 2-0 (Last Week: 5)
- Idaho - 1-1 (Last Week: 7)
- South Dakota - 1-1 (Last Week: 6)
- Central Arkansas - 1-1 (Last Week: 9)
- Southern Illinois - 1-1 (Last Week: 12)
- Montana - 1-1 (Last Week: 4)
- North Dakota - 1-1 (Last Week: 20)
- Sacramento State - 0-2 (Last Week: 8)
- UC Davis - 1-1 (Last Week: 18)
- William & Mary - 1-1 (Last Week: 14)
- UIW - 1-1 (Last Week: 11)
- UAlbany - 1-1 (Last Week: 13)
- Chattanooga - 0-2 (Last Week: 10)
- Tarleton State - 2-1 (Last Week: 21)
- Lafayette - 1-1 (Last Week: 19)
- Illinois State - 1-1 (Last Week: 22)
- Youngstown State - 1-1 (Last Week: 23)
- Northern Iowa - 2-0 (Last Week: NR)
- Florida A&M - 2-1 (Last Week: 24)
- Nicholls - 0-2 (Last Week: 25)
- Mercer - 2-0 (Last Week: NR)
- Weber State - 1-1 (Last Week: NR)
Others Receiving Votes: Southeast Missouri State (61); Furman (51); Richmond (49); Wofford (46); Abilene Christian (38); Elon (37); Southern Utah (31); Eastern Illinois (28); Western Carolina (27); North Carolina Central (16); Northern Arizona (14); Delaware State (13); New Hampshire (13); Harvard (11); UT Martin (10); Missouri State (8); Yale (8); Saint Francis (Pa.) (6); Drake (5); Alabama A&M (4); Alabama State (2); Georgetown (D.C.) (2); McNeese (2); Rhode Island (2); Campbell (1); Indiana State (1); Lamar (1); Prairie View A&M (1); Stephen F. Austin (1).
Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Poll
- South Dakota State (44) - 1-1 (Last Week: 1)
- North Dakota State (6) - 1-1 (Last Week: 2)
- Montana State (6) - 3-0 (Last Week: 3)
- Idaho - 1-1 (Last Week: 7)
- Villanova - 2-0 (Last Week: 5)
- South Dakota - 1-1 (Last Week: 6)
- Central Arkansas - 1-1 (Last Week: 9)
- Montana - 1-1 (Last Week: 4)
- Southern Illinois - 1-1 (Last Week: 10)
- North Dakota - 1-1 (Last Week: 23)
- Sacramento State - 0-2 (Last Week: 8)
- UIW - 1-1 (Last Week: 12)
- William & Mary - 1-1 (Last Week: 13)
- Chattanooga - 0-2 (Last Week: 11)
- UC Davis - 1-1 (Last Week: 18)
- Tarleton State - 2-1 (Last Week: 20)
- UAlbany - 1-1 (Last Week: 16)
- Illinois State - 1-1 (Last Week: 21)
- Lafayette - 1-1 (Last Week: 19)
- Weber State - 1-1 (Last Week: 24)
- Youngstown State - 1-1 (Last Week: 25)
- Elon - 1-1 (Last Week: NR)
- Mercer - 2-0 (Last Week: NR)
- Nicholls - 0-2 (Last Week: 22)
- Abilene Christian - 1-1 (Last Week: NR)
Others Receiving Votes (schools listed on two or more ballots): Southeast Missouri - 111; Richmond - 100; Wofford - 85; Northern Iowa - 70; Florida A&M - 69; Western Carolina - 67; Eastern Illinois - 64; Furman - 52; Campbell - 49; Southern Utah - 48; Lamar - 15; Alabama State - 13; North Carolina Central - 12; Saint Francis - 11; Austin Peay - 8; Charleston Southern - 7; Harvard - 5; Drake - 4
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Saturday, September 14
- Delaware vs. North Carolina A&T - 1:00 p.m.
- Charleston Southern vs. Richmond - 2:00 p.m.
- Holy Cross vs. Bryant - 2:00 p.m.
- Towson vs. Villanova - 3:00 p.m.
- Monmouth vs. Maine - 3:30 p.m.
- Campbell vs. Rhode Island - 6:00 p.m.
- Stonehill College vs. New Hampshire - 6:00 p.m.
- Western Carolina vs. Elon - 6:00 p.m.
- Hanover vs. Butler - 6:00 p.m.
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