| Year: | 2020 |
| Team: | Maine Black Bears |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Colonial Athletic Association |
| Division: | North Division |
| Short Conf: | CAA |
| Record: | 2–2 |
| Conf Record: | 2–2 |
| Head Coach: | Nick Charlton |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Off Coach: | Andrew Dresner |
| Oc Year: | 2nd |
| Def Coach: | Michael Ryan |
| Dc Year: | 2nd |
| Stadium: | Alfond Stadium |
The 2020 Maine Black Bears football team represented the University of Maine in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They played their home games at Alfond Stadium. They were a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They were led by second-year head coach Nick Charlton.
On July 17, 2020, the Colonial Athletic Association announced that it would not play fall sports due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the conference is allowing the option for teams to play as independents for the 2020 season if they still wish to play in the fall.[1]
Over the off-season, Maine lost nine players through the transfer portal.[2]
| Name | Pos. | New school | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Bertrand | LB | Husson | |
| Cameron Carson | K/P | UMass | |
| Kenny Doak | K/P | SEMO | |
| Chris Ferguson | QB | Liberty | |
| Migel Garcia | OL | Sam Houston State | |
| Anthony Griffin | OL | New Haven | |
| Grant Hartley | QB | Worcester State | |
| Zoltan Panyi | QB | New Haven | |
| Maximilian Roberts | DE | Boston College |
Over the off-season, Maine added eighteen players through the transfer portal.[2]
| Name | Pos. | Class | Previous school | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB | Rutgers | |||
| S | Maryland | |||
| WR | UConn | |||
| DT | BYU | |||
| LS/LB | Ithaca | |||
| OT | Penn State | |||
| WR | Rutgers | |||
| S | Pace | |||
| DB | Husson | |||
| K | Stetson | |||
| OG | Bloomsburg | |||
| TE | Robert Morris | |||
| K | Indiana State | |||
| CB | Army | |||
| WR | UConn | |||
| IOL | Temple | |||
| LB | Navy | |||
| OG | Sacred Heart |
The CAA released its spring conference schedule on October 27, 2020.[3] [4]