2020 New Mexico Lobos football team

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 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.

2020 New Mexico Lobos football
ConferenceMountain West Conference
2020 record2–5 (2–5 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDerek Warehime (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorRocky Long (1st season)
Base defense3–3–5
Home stadiumSam Boyd Stadium
(Capacity: 35,000)
Uniform
2020 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
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 –2  
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
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
  • Note: Due to COVID-19, the Mountain West suspended the season, but later decided to begin play on October 24.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

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]

Previous season

The Lobos finished the 2019 season 2–10 and 0–8 in Mountain West play to finish in last place in the Mountain Division and did not qualify for a bowl game. Head coach Bob Davie was replaced by Danny Gonzales.

Preseason

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.[4] The virtual media days that were scheduled to take place on July 27–29, 2020, were also canceled.[5]

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.[6] The divisions were later suspended for the 2020 season.

Mountain
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Boise State125 (20)
2Wyoming90 (1)
3Air Force86
4Utah State60
5Colorado State59
6New Mexico21
West
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1San Diego State122 (19)
2Nevada100 (2)
3Hawaii74
4Fresno State73
5San Jose State43
6UNLV29

Schedule

New Mexico announced its 2020 football schedule on February 26, 2020.[7] 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.[8][9] In late September, the Mountain West Conference announced that the season would begin on October 24.[10]

Original
DateOpponentSiteResult
August 29Idaho State*
No Contest
September 5at Mississippi State*
No Contest
September 12at USC*
No Contest
September 19at New Mexico State*
No Contest
October 3UMass*
  • Dreamstyle Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
No Contest
October 10at Colorado State
Rescheduled
October 17Nevada
  • Dreamstyle Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM (Battle of the Wolves)
Rescheduled
October 24at Utah State
Rescheduled
October 31San Jose State
  • Dreamstyle Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
No Change
November 7at Hawaii
No Change
November 14Boise State
  • Dreamstyle Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
No Contest
November 21at Air Force
No Change
November 28Wyoming
  • Dreamstyle Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
Rescheduled
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

Revised
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
October 247:00 p.m.at Colorado State
FS2No Contest —
October 315:00 p.m.at San Jose State
FS1L 21–380
November 79:00 p.m.at Hawaii
SPEC HIL 33–390
November 144:30 p.m.Nevada
FS2L 20–27250
November 207:30 p.m.at Air Force
FS1L 0–28100
November 265:00 p.m.at Utah State
FS1L 27–41198
December 58:30 p.m.Wyoming
  • Sam Boyd Stadium
  • Whitney, NV
CBSSNW 17–160
December 128:30 p.m.Fresno State
  • Sam Boyd Stadium
  • Whitney, NV
FS1W 49–39250

Source:[13]

Personnel
2020 New Mexico Lobos football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 3 Jace Taylor Fr
WR 4 Bobby Wooden Fr
RB 5 Daevon Vigilant  Jr
RB 6 Bryson Carroll  Jr
WR 7 Anselem Umeh  Sr
QB 8 Tevaka Tuioti  Jr
WR 9 Jordan Kress Sr
QB 10 Trae Hall  So
WR 11 Cedric Patterson III  So
QB 12 Brandt Hughes  Jr
QB 13 Isaiah Chavez Fr
WR 14 Tye Moore  Fr
QB 16 Connor Genal Fr
WR 17 Emmanuel Logan–Greene Sr
WR 18 Jonah Leyva  Jr
RB 21 Chad Alexander Fr
WR 23 Jay Griffin IV  Sr
RB 25 Nathaniel Jones Fr
RB 28 Josh Foley  So
RB 34 Bobby Cole  Jr
RB 37 Kendal Taylor Fr
WR 38 Jathan Washington  Fr
TE 41 Connor Witthoft Fr
TE 47 Caleb Marra Fr
OL 50 Teton Saltes  Sr
OL 55 Radson Jang  Jr
OL 56 Austin Cook  Sr
OL 64 Kyle Stapley Sr
OL 65 Justice Spates  So
OL 66 Jacob Jankoviak Sr
OL 67 Isaak Gutierrez So
OL 68 Hayden Wilson  Jr
OL 69 Anthony Panto Fr
OL 70 Brad Murphy  Jr
OL 71 Ben Davis Sr
OL 72 Jer'Marques Bailey Fr
OL 73 Cade Briggs So
OL 74 Greg Brown II Fr
OL 75 Leke Asenuga Fr
OL 76 Vincent Santos
OL 79 Walter Baca Fr
WR 80 Ryan Cosper Fr
WR 81 Elijah Queen Fr
WR 82 Austin Erickson Fr
WR 83 Blake Wells Jr
TE 85 Kyle Jarvis Sr
TE 86 Kyle Hester  Fr
WR 87 Andrew Erickson  Fr
TE 88 Marcus Williams Sr
TE 89 Conner Kinslow Fr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 2 Tony Collier Sr
S 3 Patrick Peek  Sr
S 4 Shaddrick Lowery Sr
LB 5 James Lewis Sr
CB 8 Donte Martin  So
S 9 Jerrick Reed II Jr
LB 11 Kameron Miller  Sr
CB 12 Antonio Hunt  So
S 13 Nico Bolden  Jr
CB 14 Michael LoVett III Sr
S 15 Letayveon Beaton Sr
S 16 Tavian Combs Fr
DE 17 Ben Bertram  So
LB 19 Devin Sanders Sr
LB 23 Reco Hannah Sr
S 24 Corey Hightower  Sr
S 25 Marqaue Kirkendoll  Fr
CB 26 Nic Wilson  Jr
S 27 Quinn Potts Fr
CB 29 Donald Jones Fr
LB 30 Ray Leutele Fr
S 31 Mathias Bertram Fr
LB 35 Semaj Sims Fr
LB 36 Syaire Riley Fr
LB 38 Matthew French  Jr
DE 39 Kyler Drake Fr
LB 41 Dion Hunter Fr
LB 45 Joshua Woisin  Jr
LB 46 Brandon Shook  Sr
DE 49 Elijah Lash Fr
DE 51 Bryce Santana Fr
DL 52 Ian Shewell Fr
NT 54 Langston Murray  Jr
NT 55 Elmer Pauni Sr
NT 57 Keith Alvarado Fr
NT 58 Cody Moon Fr
NT 78 Louis Harden  So
NT 90 O.J. Bartley Fr
DE 92 Omar Darame  Fr
DE 93 Adam Gay Sr
DE 94 Harshan Sachdeva  Fr
DE 95 Jake Saltonstall So
DE 97 Justin Harris Jr
DE 98 Joey Noble Sr
NT 99 Ben Gansallo Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
N/A 22 Darius McCray Fr
PK 35 George Steinkamp  So
PK 47 Jared Long Fr
LS 48 Troy Sicaeros Fr
PK 94 Andrew Shelley  Jr
P 96 Tyson Dyer Sr
PK 99 Donovan Murphree  So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Derek Warehime – Offensive Coordinator/Tight Ends
  • Rocky Long – Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
  • Jamie Christian – Special Teams Coordinator
  • Troy Reffett – Cornerbacks
  • Jason Lenzmeier – Offensive Line
  • Jordan Salkin – Quarterbacks
  • Brandon Blackmon – Wide Receivers
  • Jerome Haywood – Defensive Line
  • Jordan Somerville – Running Backs
  • David Howes – Safeties
  • Matt Clark – Graduate Assistant (Offense)
  • Gray Curtis – Graduate Assistant (Offense)
  • Joey Romero – Graduate Assistant (Defense)
  • Jake Rothschiller – Graduate Assistant (Defense)

Support staff

  • James Carson – Director of Athletic Performance
  • Nate Matos – Assistant Director (Football)
  • Gavin Bevis – Co–Director of Operations
  • Jordan Fiske – Graduate Assistant (Athletic Performance)
  • Chris Schieder – Equipment Operations Specialist (Football)
  • Jacob Grant – Co–Director of Operations
  • Ben Grant – Football Operations Coordinator
  • John Lintner – Video Coordinator
  • Paul Kasero – Videographer
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 11, 2020

Depth chart
† As of December 11, 2020

Game summaries

at Colorado State (No Contest)
New Mexico at Colorado State (No Contest)
1 234Total
Lobos 0 000 0
Rams 0 000 0
See also: 2020 Colorado State Rams football team
Pregame lineOver/under
N/AN/A[14]

The New Mexico at Colorado State game was canceled by the Mountain West, due to COVID-19 restrictions and the game was not rescheduled.[15]

at San Jose State
New Mexico at San Jose State
1 234Total
Lobos 0 1470 21
• Spartans 7 14107 38
  • Date: October 31, 2020
  • Location: CEFCU Stadium
    San Jose, CA
  • Game start: 4:11 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 41 minutes
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Game weather: Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Clear and Sunny • Wind: NW 7 MPH
  • Referee: Mike Cuttone
  • TV announcers (FS1): Guy Haberman (play–by–play) and Charles Arbuckle (analyst)
     
See also: 2020 San Jose State Spartans football team
Pregame lineOver/under
NM +13.556[16]
StatisticsNew MexicoSan Jose State
First downs2323
Total yards443579
Rushing yards14998
Passing yards294481
Turnovers10
Time of possession28:2631:34
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
New MexicoPassingTevaka Tuioti20/35, 294 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
RushingTevaka Tuioti14 carries, 69 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingAndre Erickson3 receptions, 72 yards, 1 TD
San Jose StatePassingNick Starkel34/47, 467 yards, 5 TDs
RushingIsaiah Holiness9 carries, 31 yards
ReceivingBailey Gaither10 receptions, 208 yards, 1 TD

at Hawaii
New Mexico at Hawaii
1 234Total
Lobos 17 376 33
• Rainbow Warriors 7 71411 39
  • Date: November 7, 2020
  • Location: Aloha Stadium
    Halawa, HI
  • Game start: 6:07 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 22 minutes
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Game weather: Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C) • Weather: 65% Humidity • Wind: ENE 13 MPH
  • Referee: Timothy Davis
  • TV announcers (SPEC HI): Robert Kekaula (play–by–play) and Rich Miano (analyst)
         
See also: 2020 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team
Pregame lineOver/under
NM +1466.5[17]
StatisticsNew MexicoHawaii
First downs2423
Total yards499503
Rushing yards27993
Passing yards220410
Turnovers12
Time of possession32:2227:38
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
New MexicoPassingTevaka Tuioti17/31, 181 yards, 2 TDs
RushingNathanie Jones13 carries, 96 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingJordan Kress3 receptions, 93 yards, 2 TDs
HawaiiPassingChevan Cordeiro33/43, 410 yards, 4 TDs, 2 INTs
RushingChevan Cordeiro10 carries, 39 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingNick Mardner6 receptions, 147 yards, 1 TD

Nevada
Nevada at New Mexico
(Battle of the Wolves)
1 234Total
• Wolf Pack 0 10107 27
Lobos 7 607 20
  • Date: November 14, 2020
  • Location: Sam Boyd Stadium
    Whitney, NV
  • Game start: 3:35 p.m. PST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 15 minutes
  • Game attendance: 250
  • Game weather: Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: None
  • Referee: Michael VanderVelde
  • TV announcers (FS2): Anthony LaPanta (play–by–play) and Ron Johnson (analyst)
     
See also: 2020 Nevada Wolf Pack football team
Pregame lineOver/under
NM +17.563[18]
StatisticsNevadaNew Mexico
First downs1921
Total yards392352
Rushing yards52141
Passing yards340211
Turnovers20
Time of possession27:4532:15
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
NevadaPassingCarson Strong24/38, 336 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
RushingToa Taua15 carries, 62 yards
ReceivingRomeo Doubs5 receptions, 172 yards, 3 TDs
New MexicoPassingTrae Hall17/32, 195 yards, 1 INT
RushingBobby Cole17 carries, 90 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingEmmanuel Logan–Greene5 receptions, 56 yards

at Air Force
New Mexico at Air Force
1 234Total
Lobos 0 000 0
• Falcons 7 1407 28
 
See also: 2020 Air Force Falcons football team
Pregame lineOver/under
NM +855.5[19]
StatisticsNew MexicoAir Force
First downs1923
Total yards304422
Rushing yards83356
Passing yards22166
Turnovers37
Time of possession23:3136:29
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
New MexicoPassingTrae Hall23/42, 221 yards, 1 INT
RushingNathanie Jones6 carries, 29 yards
ReceivingEmmanuel Logan–Greene3 receptions, 64 yards
Air ForcePassingHaaziq Daniels4/5, 66 yards
RushingBrad Roberts28 carries, 177 yards, 3 TDs
ReceivingKyle Patterson2 receptions, 34 yards

at Utah State
New Mexico at Utah State
1 234Total
Lobos 3 1077 27
• Aggies 3 3287 41
  • Date: November 26, 2020
  • Location: Maverik Stadium
    Logan, UT
  • Game start: 5:05 p.m. MST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 40 minutes
  • Game attendance: 198
  • Game weather: Temperature: 32 °F (0 °C) • Weather: N/A • Wind: NW 5 MPH
  • Referee: Timothy Davis
  • TV announcers (FS1): Alex Faust (play–by–play) and Petros Papadakis (analyst)
        
See also: 2020 Utah State Aggies football team
Pregame lineOver/under
NM –649[20]
StatisticsNew MexicoUtah State
First downs2522
Total yards348452
Rushing yards196209
Passing yards152243
Turnovers45
Time of possession31:0528:55
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
New MexicoPassingTrae Hall11/21, 63 yards
RushingTrae Hall13 carries, 70 yards
ReceivingAndre Erickson5 receptions, 55 yards, 1 TD
Utah StatePassingAndrew Peasley14/21, 239 yards, 3 TDs
RushingAndrew Peasley11 carries, 118 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingJustin McGriff4 receptions, 99 yards, 1 TD

Wyoming
Wyoming at New Mexico
1 234Total
Cowboys 3 1003 16
• Lobos 0 1007 17
  • Date: December 5, 2020
  • Location: Sam Boyd Stadium
    Whitney, NV
  • Game start: 7:30 p.m. PST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 19 minutes
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Game weather: Temperature: 45 °F (7 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: SW 5 MPH
  • Referee: Christian Watson
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): John Sadak (play–by–play) and Randy Cross (analyst)
    
See also: 2020 Wyoming Cowboys football team
Pregame lineOver/under
NM +15.551[21]
StatisticsWyomingNew Mexico
First downs1216
Total yards374315
Rushing yards283223
Passing yards9192
Turnovers22
Time of possession25:2834:32
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
WyomingPassingLevi Williams4/12, 73 yards, 1 INT
RushingTrey Smith24 carries, 154 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingIsaiah Neyor1 reception, 54 yards
New MexicoPassingIsaiah Chavez5/10, 55 yards, 1 TD
RushingBobby Cole22 carries, 131 yards
ReceivingBobby Cole2 receptions, 53 yards, 1 TD

Fresno State
Fresno State at New Mexico
1 234Total
Bulldogs 7 1778 39
• Lobos 7 14721 49
  • Date: December 12, 2020
  • Location: Sam Boyd Stadium
    Whitney, NV
  • Game start: 7:35 p.m. PST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 23 minutes
  • Game attendance: 250
  • Game weather: Temperature: 48 °F (9 °C) • Weather: Windy • Wind: 12 MPH
  • Referee: Michael VanderVelde
  • TV announcers (FS1): Guy Haberman (play–by–play) and Charles Arbuckle (analyst)
         
See also: 2020 Fresno State Bulldogs football team
Pregame lineOver/under
NM +14.555.5[22]
StatisticsFresno StateNew Mexico
First downs2324
Total yards408495
Rushing yards58299
Passing yards350196
Turnovers10
Time of possession28:2731:33
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Fresno StatePassingJake Haener26/43, 350 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
RushingJordan Mims3 carries, 85 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingJalen Cropper12 receptions, 134 yards, 1 TD
New MexicoPassingIsaiah Chavez14/18, 196 yards, 1 TD
RushingBobby Cole18 carries, 138 yards, 3 TDs
ReceivingEmmanuel Logan–Greene7 receptions, 55 yards

Notes
  1. The October 31 game originally scheduled at Dreamstyle Stadium in Albuquerque was relocated to San Jose due to COVID-19 cases related to contact tracing in Bernalillo County, New Mexico.[11]
  2. The November 14 game against Nevada, originally scheduled to be played at Dreamstyle 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.[12]

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  11. 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.
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