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Conference | Mountain West Conference |
Record | 2–5 (2–5 MW) |
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Offensive coordinator | Derek Warehime (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | No-huddle spread option |
Defensive coordinator | Rocky Long (1st season) |
Base defense | 3–3–5 |
Home stadium | Sam Boyd Stadium |
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No. 24 San Jose State y$ | 7 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boise State y | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nevada | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego State | 4 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hawaii | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fresno State | 3 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Air Force | 2 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 2 | – | 4 | 2 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 2 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah State | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNLV | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: San Jose State 34, Boise State 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2020 New Mexico Lobos football team represented the University of New Mexico in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Lobos played their home games at Sam Boyd Stadium in Whitney, Nevada as members of the Mountain West Conference due to COVID-19 restrictions imposed by the state of New Mexico. They were led by first-year head coach Danny Gonzales.
On August 10, 2020, the Mountain West Conference suspended all sports competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] On September 24, the conference announced that the football season would begin on October 24.[3]
Preseason
Award watch lists
Listed in the order they were released
Award | Player | Position | Year |
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Outland Trophy[4] | Teton Saltes | OL | SR |
Wuerffel Trophy[5] |
Mountain West media days
The Mountain West media days were originally scheduled on July 16–17, 2020, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, but were canceled in favor of virtual media days due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] The virtual media days that were scheduled to take place on July 27–29, 2020, were also canceled.[7]
Media poll
The preseason poll was released on July 21, 2020. The Lobos were predicted to finish in sixth place in the MW Mountain Division.[8] The divisions were later suspended for the 2020 season.
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Boise State | 125 (20) |
2 | Wyoming | 90 (1) |
3 | Air Force | 86 |
4 | Utah State | 60 |
5 | Colorado State | 59 |
6 | New Mexico | 21 |
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | San Diego State | 122 (19) |
2 | Nevada | 100 (2) |
3 | Hawaii | 74 |
4 | Fresno State | 73 |
5 | San Jose State | 43 |
6 | UNLV | 29 |
Schedule
New Mexico announced its 2020 football schedule on February 26, 2020.[9] The Lobos' original schedule consisted of six home and seven away games in the regular season. On August 10, 2020, the Mountain West Conference announced the suspension of the football season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10][11] In late September, the Mountain West Conference announced that the season would begin on October 24.[12]
Original
Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
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August 29 | Idaho State* | No contest | |
September 5 | at Mississippi State* | No contest | |
September 12 | at USC* | No contest | |
September 19 | at New Mexico State* | No contest | |
October 3 | UMass* |
| No contest |
October 10 | at Colorado State | Rescheduled | |
October 17 | Nevada |
| Rescheduled |
October 24 | at Utah State | Rescheduled | |
October 31 | San Jose State |
| No change |
November 7 | at Hawaii | No change | |
November 14 | Boise State |
| No contest |
November 21 | at Air Force | No change | |
November 28 | Wyoming |
| Rescheduled |
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Revised
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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October 31 | 5:00 p.m. | at San Jose State | FS1 | L 21–38 | 0 | |
November 7 | 9:00 p.m. | at Hawaii | SPEC HI | L 33–39 | 0 | |
November 14 | 4:30 p.m. | Nevada |
| FS2 | L 20–27 | 250 |
November 20 | 7:30 p.m. | at Air Force | FS1 | L 0–28 | 100 | |
November 26 | 5:00 p.m. | at Utah State | FS1 | L 27–41 | 198 | |
December 5 | 8:30 p.m. | Wyoming |
| CBSSN | W 17–16 | 0 |
December 12 | 8:30 p.m. | Fresno State |
| FS1 | W 49–39 | 250 |
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Personnel
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Depth chart
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Game summaries
At Colorado State (No Contest)
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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N/A | N/A[16] |
The New Mexico at Colorado State game was canceled by the Mountain West, due to COVID-19 restrictions and the game was not rescheduled.[17]
At San Jose State
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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SJSU –13.5 | 56[18] |
Statistics | New Mexico | San Jose State |
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First downs | 23 | 23 |
Total yards | 443 | 579 |
Rushing yards | 149 | 98 |
Passing yards | 294 | 481 |
Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
Time of possession | 28:26 | 31:34 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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New Mexico | Passing | Tevaka Tuioti | 20/35, 294 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT |
Rushing | Tevaka Tuioti | 14 carries, 69 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Andre Erickson | 3 receptions, 72 yards, 1 TD | |
San Jose State | Passing | Nick Starkel | 34/47, 467 yards, 5 TDs |
Rushing | Isaiah Holiness | 9 carries, 31 yards | |
Receiving | Bailey Gaither | 10 receptions, 208 yards, 1 TD |
At Hawaii
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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UH –14 | 66.5[19] |
Statistics | New Mexico | Hawaii |
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First downs | 24 | 23 |
Total yards | 499 | 503 |
Rushing yards | 279 | 93 |
Passing yards | 220 | 410 |
Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
Time of possession | 32:22 | 27:38 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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New Mexico | Passing | Tevaka Tuioti | 17/31, 181 yards, 2 TDs |
Rushing | Nathanie Jones | 13 carries, 96 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Jordan Kress | 3 receptions, 93 yards, 2 TDs | |
Hawaii | Passing | Chevan Cordeiro | 33/43, 410 yards, 4 TDs, 2 INTs |
Rushing | Chevan Cordeiro | 10 carries, 39 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Nick Mardner | 6 receptions, 147 yards, 1 TD |
Nevada
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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NEV –17.5 | 63[20] |
Statistics | Nevada | New Mexico |
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First downs | 19 | 21 |
Total yards | 392 | 352 |
Rushing yards | 52 | 141 |
Passing yards | 340 | 211 |
Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
Time of possession | 27:45 | 32:15 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Nevada | Passing | Carson Strong | 24/38, 336 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT |
Rushing | Toa Taua | 15 carries, 62 yards | |
Receiving | Romeo Doubs | 5 receptions, 172 yards, 3 TDs | |
New Mexico | Passing | Trae Hall | 17/32, 195 yards, 1 INT |
Rushing | Bobby Cole | 17 carries, 90 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Emmanuel Logan–Greene | 5 receptions, 56 yards |
At Air Force
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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AF –8 | 55.5[21] |
Statistics | New Mexico | Air Force |
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First downs | 19 | 23 |
Total yards | 304 | 422 |
Rushing yards | 83 | 356 |
Passing yards | 221 | 66 |
Turnovers | 3 | 7 |
Time of possession | 23:31 | 36:29 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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New Mexico | Passing | Trae Hall | 23/42, 221 yards, 1 INT |
Rushing | Nathanie Jones | 6 carries, 29 yards | |
Receiving | Emmanuel Logan–Greene | 3 receptions, 64 yards | |
Air Force | Passing | Haaziq Daniels | 4/5, 66 yards |
Rushing | Brad Roberts | 28 carries, 177 yards, 3 TDs | |
Receiving | Kyle Patterson | 2 receptions, 34 yards |
At Utah State
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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NM –6 | 49[22] |
Statistics | New Mexico | Utah State |
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First downs | 25 | 22 |
Total yards | 348 | 452 |
Rushing yards | 196 | 209 |
Passing yards | 152 | 243 |
Turnovers | 4 | 5 |
Time of possession | 31:05 | 28:55 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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New Mexico | Passing | Trae Hall | 11/21, 63 yards |
Rushing | Trae Hall | 13 carries, 70 yards | |
Receiving | Andre Erickson | 5 receptions, 55 yards, 1 TD | |
Utah State | Passing | Andrew Peasley | 14/21, 239 yards, 3 TDs |
Rushing | Andrew Peasley | 11 carries, 118 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Justin McGriff | 4 receptions, 99 yards, 1 TD |
Wyoming
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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WYO –15.5 | 51[23] |
Statistics | Wyoming | New Mexico |
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First downs | 12 | 16 |
Total yards | 374 | 315 |
Rushing yards | 283 | 223 |
Passing yards | 91 | 92 |
Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
Time of possession | 25:28 | 34:32 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Wyoming | Passing | Levi Williams | 4/12, 73 yards, 1 INT |
Rushing | Trey Smith | 24 carries, 154 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Isaiah Neyor | 1 reception, 54 yards | |
New Mexico | Passing | Isaiah Chavez | 5/10, 55 yards, 1 TD |
Rushing | Bobby Cole | 22 carries, 131 yards | |
Receiving | Bobby Cole | 2 receptions, 53 yards, 1 TD |
Fresno State
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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FS –14.5 | 55.5[24] |
Statistics | Fresno State | New Mexico |
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First downs | 23 | 24 |
Total yards | 408 | 495 |
Rushing yards | 58 | 299 |
Passing yards | 350 | 196 |
Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
Time of possession | 28:27 | 31:33 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Fresno State | Passing | Jake Haener | 26/43, 350 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT |
Rushing | Jordan Mims | 3 carries, 85 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Jalen Cropper | 12 receptions, 134 yards, 1 TD | |
New Mexico | Passing | Isaiah Chavez | 14/18, 196 yards, 1 TD |
Rushing | Bobby Cole | 18 carries, 138 yards, 3 TDs | |
Receiving | Emmanuel Logan–Greene | 7 receptions, 55 yards |
Notes
- ↑ The October 31 game originally scheduled at University Stadium in Albuquerque was relocated to San Jose due to COVID-19 cases related to contact tracing in Bernalillo County, New Mexico.[13]
- ↑ The November 14 game against Nevada, originally scheduled to be played at University Stadium in Albuquerque, was moved to Sam Boyd Stadium as a home game due to COVID-19 restrictions imposed by the state of New Mexico.[14]
References
- ↑ "WE'RE BACK". twitter.com/MountainWest. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
- ↑ "Mountain West Postpones 2020 Fall Sports". TheMW.com. August 10, 2020. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
- ↑ "2020 Mountain West Football Season to Begin on October 24". themw.com (Press release). September 25, 2020. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
- ↑ "Saltes on Outland Preseason Watch List". University of New Mexico Athletics. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
- ↑ "Saltes on Wuerffel Preseason Watch List". University of New Mexico Athletics. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
- ↑ Khan Jr., Sam (April 29, 2020). "Mountain West, MAC planning virtual preseason media days". ESPN. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
- ↑ "Mountain West Postpones 2020 Football Virtual Media Days". Mountain West Conference. July 20, 2020. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
- ↑ "Boise State, San Diego State Picked to Win 2020 Mountain West Football Divisional Titles". Mountain West Conference. July 21, 2020. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
- ↑ "Lobo 2020 Football Schedule Released". University of New Mexico. February 26, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
- ↑ "MWC cancels fall sports, including Lobo football". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
- ↑ "Mountain West postpones football, fall sports". ESPN.com. August 10, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
- ↑ "2020 Mountain West Football Season to Begin on October 24". themw.com (Press release). September 25, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- ↑ Crowley, Kerry (October 26, 2020). "Coronavirus: San Jose State game moved from New Mexico to Bay Area due to health order". The Mercury News. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
- ↑ Murray, Chris (November 12, 2020). "Nevada weighs in on playing neutral-site game at Sam Boyd Stadium". nevadasportsnet.com. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- ↑ "2020 New Mexico Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
- ↑ "New Mexico Lobos vs Colorado State Rams". Odds Shark. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
- ↑ Bonagura, Kyle (October 20, 2020). "Colorado State Rams-New Mexico Lobos football game canceled due to coronavirus". ESPN. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- ↑ "New Mexico Lobos vs San Jose State Spartans". Odds Shark. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
- ↑ "New Mexico Lobos vs Hawaii Rainbow Warriors". Odds Shark. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
- ↑ "Nevada Wolf Pack vs New Mexico Lobos". Odds Shark. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
- ↑ "New Mexico Lobos vs Air Force Falcons". Odds Shark. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
- ↑ "New Mexico Lobos vs Utah State Aggies". Odds Shark. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
- ↑ "Wyoming Cowboys vs New Mexico Lobos". Odds Shark. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
- ↑ "Fresno State Bulldogs vs New Mexico Lobos". Odds Shark. Retrieved December 8, 2020.