UMaine's Joe Fitzpatrick, formerly of Cheverus, is lifted by his teammates after scoring a touchdown in the first quarter. UMaine opened its season by beating Sacred Heart 42-14.

UMaine's Emmanuel Reed gets taken down by Sacred Heart's Lamar Evans. Reed ran 10 times for 62 yards and scored two TDs.

UMaine's Devin Young makes a touchdown catch near the end zone in the second quarter against Sacred Heart.

UMaine's Earnest Edwards makes a touchdown catch in the first quarter on Friday for the game's first points.

UMaine's Joe Fitzpatrick, formerly of Cheverus, checks in with Coach Nick Charlton before the game.

UMaine's Jaquan Blair celebrates in the end zone after catching a 14-yard TD pass in the final minute of the first half.

UMaine quarterback Chris Ferguson completes a pass to Shawn Bowman. Ferguson was 23 of 29 for 423 yards and threw for 3 TDs.

UMaine's Emmanuel Reed makes a sharp cut past Sacred Heart's Denzel Williams.

A squad of Sacred Heart players tries to take down UMaine's Andre Miller.

UMaine's Joe Fitzpatrick finds a hole for some running room. Fitzpatrick carried seven times for 36 yards and scored a TD.

UMaine quarterback Chris Ferguson hands the ball off to Joe Fitzpatrick.

UMaine's Jaquan Blair runs after making a catch. Blair caught seven passes for 140 yards and scored a TD.

First-year UMaine coach Nick Charlton emerges onto Morse Field before Friday's opener.

UMaine's Joe Fitzpatrick, formerly of Cheverus, carries the Maine State Flag onto the field.