2020 New Mexico Lobos football team

2020 New Mexico Lobos football
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	2–5 (2–5 MW)
Head coach	Danny Gonzales (1st season)
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
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	–	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
$ – 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. 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. On September 24, the conference announced that the football season would begin on October 24.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order they were released

Award	Player	Position	Year
Outland Trophy	Teton Saltes	OL	SR
Wuerffel Trophy

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

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. The divisions were later suspended for the 2020 season.

Mountain

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
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

West

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
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. 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. In late September, the Mountain West Conference announced that the season would begin on October 24.

Original

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
August 29	Idaho State*	Dreamstyle Stadium Albuquerque, NM	No contest
September 5	at Mississippi State*	Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS	No contest
September 12	at USC*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	No contest
September 19	at New Mexico State*	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM (Battle of I-25 / Rio Grande Rivalry)	No contest
October 3	UMass*	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	No contest
October 10	at Colorado State	Canvas Stadium Fort Collins, CO	Rescheduled
October 17	Nevada	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM (Battle of the Wolves)	Rescheduled
October 24	at Utah State	Maverik Stadium Logan, UT	Rescheduled
October 31	San Jose State	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	No change
November 7	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	No change
November 14	Boise State	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	No contest
November 21	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	No change
November 28	Wyoming	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	Rescheduled
*Non-conference game Homecoming

Revised

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
October 24	7:00 p.m.	at Colorado State	Canvas Stadium Fort Collins, CO	FS2	No contest	—
October 31	5:00 p.m.	at San Jose State	CEFCU Stadium San Jose, CA	FS1	L 21–38	0
November 7	9:00 p.m.	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	SPEC HI	L 33–39	0
November 14	4:30 p.m.	Nevada	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV (Battle of the Wolves)	FS2	L 20–27	250
November 20	7:30 p.m.	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	FS1	L 0–28	100
November 26	5:00 p.m.	at Utah State	Maverik Stadium Logan, UT	FS1	L 27–41	198
December 5	8:30 p.m.	Wyoming	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	CBSSN	W 17–16	0
December 12	8:30 p.m.	Fresno State	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	FS1	W 49–39	250
All times are in Mountain time

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Personnel

2020 New Mexico Lobos football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class 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. # Name Class 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. # Name Class 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 Danny Gonzales (New Mexico) Coordinators/assistant coaches Derek Warehime (Tulsa) Offensive Coordinator Tight Ends Rocky Long (New Mexico) Defensive Coordinator Linebackers Jamie Christian (Fresno State and Central Washington) Special Teams Coordinator Troy Reffett (UTEP) Cornerbacks Jason Lenzmeier (New Mexico) Offensive Line Jordan Salkin (West Virginia) Quarterbacks Brandon Blackmon (Mt. San Antonio, Purdue and Tennessee State) Wide Receivers Jerome Haywood (San Diego State) Defensive Line Jordan Somerville (Arizona State) Running Backs David Howes (New Mexico State and New Mexico) Safeties Joey Romero (New Mexico) Defensive Graduate Assistant Jake Rothschiller (New Mexico) Defensive Graduate Assistant Matt Clark (Eastern Kentucky and Western Illinois) Offensive Graduate Assistant Gray Curtis (Southern Miss) Offensive Graduate Assistant Support staff James Carson (Bucknell) Director of Athletic Performance Nate Matos (Arizona State and Western Illinois) Football Assistant Director Gavin Bevis (Southwestern and Pittsburg State) Co–Director of Operations Jordan Fiske (UMass) Athletic Performance Graduate Assistant Chris Schieder (Cincinnati) Football Equipment Operations Specialist Jacob Grant (Arizona State) Co–Director of Operations Ben Grant (Arizona State) Football Operations Coordinator John Lintner (Miami – OH) 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

Defense
CB ⋅ ⋅ ⋅								CB ⋅ ⋅ ⋅
Offense
LT LG C RG RT ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅
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Game summaries

At Colorado State (No Contest)

New Mexico at Colorado State (No Contest)

1 2 3 4 Total Lobos 0 0 0 0 0 Rams 0 0 0 0 0 Date: October 24, 2020 Location: Canvas Stadium Fort Collins, CO Game start: 7:00 p.m. MDT Television network: FS2

See also: 2020 Colorado State Rams football team

Pregame line	Over/under
N/A	N/A

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

At San Jose State

New Mexico at San Jose State

1 2 3 4 Total Lobos 0 14 7 0 21 • Spartans 7 14 10 7 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)

Scoring summary 1 00:31 SJSU Tre Walker 37–yard pass from Nick Starkel (Matt Mercurio kick) (14 plays, 84 yards, 5:01) SJSU 7–0 2 10:36 SJSU Isaiah Hamilton 43–yard pass from Nick Starkel (Matt Mercurio kick) (8 plays, 84 yards, 3:16) SJSU 14–0 09:33 NM Cedric Patterson III 39–yard pass from Tevaka Tuioti (George Steinkamp kick) (4 plays, 84 yards, 0:59) SJSU 14–7 06:10 SJSU Tre Walker 26–yard pass from Nick Starkel (Matt Mercurio kick) (9 plays, 75 yards, 3:23) SJSU 21–7 02:06 NM Andre Erickson 4–yard pass from Tevaka Tuioti (George Steinkamp kick) (9 plays, 75 yards, 4:03) SJSU 21–14 3 10:55 NM Tevaka Tuioti 1–yard run (George Steinkamp kick) (8 plays, 71 yards, 3:02) TIE 21–21 08:00 SJSU Matt Mercurio 35–yard field goal (9 plays, 46 yards, 2:46) SJSU 24–21 00:00 SJSU Bailey Gaither 69–yard pass from Nick Starkel (Matt Mercurio kick) (1 play, 69 yards, 0:04) SJSU 31–21 4 09:39 SJSU Sam Olson 1–yard pass from Nick Starkel (Matt Mercurio kick) (8 plays, 76 yards, 3:50) SJSU 38–21

See also: 2020 San Jose State Spartans football team

Pregame line	Over/under
SJSU –13.5	56

Statistics	New Mexico	San Jose State
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
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

New Mexico at Hawaii

1 2 3 4 Total Lobos 17 3 7 6 33 • Rainbow Warriors 7 7 14 11 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)

Scoring summary 1 14:19 NM Jordan Kress 52–yard pass from Tevaka Tuioti (George Steinkamp kick) (3 plays, 65 yards, 0:41) NM 7–0 10:21 UH Chevan Cordeiro 5–yard run (Matthew Shipley kick) (12 plays, 67 yards, 3:55) TIE 7–7 05:34 NM George Steinkamp 27–yard field goal (10 plays, 61 yards, 4:39) NM 10–7 04:10 NM Jordan Kress 29–yard pass from Tevaka Tuioti (George Steinkamp kick) (1 play, 29 yards, 0:07) NM 17–7 2 14:50 NM George Steinkamp 49–yard field goal (6 plays, 46 yards, 2:25) NM 20–7 03:55 UH Nick Mardner 42–yard pass from Chevan Cordeiro (Matthew Shipley kick) (11 plays, 89 yards, 4:23) NM 20–14 3 13:05 UH Zion Bowens 42–yard pass from Chevan Cordeiro (Matthew Shipley kick) (5 plays, 75 yards, 1:55) UH 21–20 11:55 UH Zion Bowens 40–yard pass from Chevan Cordeiro (Matthew Shipley kick) (2 plays, 40 yards, 0:13) UH 28–20 09:33 NM Nathanie Jones 26–yard run (George Steinkamp kick) (7 plays, 76 yards, 2:17) UH 28–27 4 13:31 NM George Steinkamp 24–yard field goal (10 plays, 44 yards, 4:17) NM 30–28 12:19 UH Calvin Turner 64–yard pass from Chevan Cordeiro (Jared Smart pass) (3 plays, 75 yards, 1:12) UH 36–30 06:33 UH Matthew Shipley 41–yard field goal (9 plays, 55 yards, 3:20) UH 39–30 01:21 NM George Steinkamp 42–yard field goal (7 plays, 31 yards, 1:41) UH 39–33

See also: 2020 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

Pregame line	Over/under
UH –14	66.5

Statistics	New Mexico	Hawaii
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
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

Nevada at New Mexico
(Battle of the Wolves)

1 2 3 4 Total • Wolf Pack 0 10 10 7 27 Lobos 7 6 0 7 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)

Scoring summary 1 00:08 NM Trae Hall 16–yard pass from Bryson Carroll (George Steinkamp kick) (6 plays, 55 yards, 2:37) NM 7–0 2 12:09 NM George Steinkamp 26–yard field goal (7 plays, 44 yards, 2:57) NM 10–0 03:41 NEV Brandon Talton 28–yard field goal (8 plays, 38 yards, 4:13) NM 10–3 03:21 NEV Romeo Doubs 33–yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick) (1 play, 33 yards, 0:08) TIE 10–10 01:04 NM George Steinkamp 48–yard field goal (5 plays, 14 yards, 0:59) NM 13–10 3 10:09 NEV Brandon Talton 34–yard field goal (11 plays, 53 yards, 4:44) TIE 13–13 04:36 NEV Romeo Doubs 61–yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick) (4 plays, 82 yards, 1:24) NEV 20–13 4 06:47 NEV Romeo Doubs 59–yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick) (5 plays, 81 yards, 2:23) NEV 27–13 04:02 NM Bobby Cole 1–yard run (George Steinkamp kick) (7 plays, 61 yards, 2:37) NEV 27–20

See also: 2020 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

Pregame line	Over/under
NEV –17.5	63

Statistics	Nevada	New Mexico
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
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

New Mexico at Air Force

1 2 3 4 Total Lobos 0 0 0 0 0 • Falcons 7 14 0 7 28 Date: November 20, 2020 Location: Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO Game start: 7:40 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 5 minutes Game attendance: 100 Game weather: Temperature: 37 °F (3 °C) • Weather: Mostly Cloudy • Wind: S 6 MPH Referee: Christian Watson TV announcers (FS1): Alex Faust (play–by–play) and Petros Papadakis (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 05:07 AF Haaziq Daniels 4–yard run (Tevye Schuettpelz-Rohl kick) (11 plays, 86 yards, 5:55) AF 7–0 2 14:28 AF Brad Roberts 5–yard run (Tevye Schuettpelz-Rohl kick) (10 plays, 72 yards, 4:48) AF 14–0 06:13 AF Brad Roberts 12–yard run (Tevye Schuettpelz-Rohl kick) (9 plays, 66 yards, 5:07) AF 21–0 4 05:38 AF Brad Roberts 44–yard run (Tevye Schuettpelz-Rohl kick) (1 play, 44 yards, 0:09) AF 28–0

See also: 2020 Air Force Falcons football team

Pregame line	Over/under
AF –8	55.5

Statistics	New Mexico	Air Force
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
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

New Mexico at Utah State

1 2 3 4 Total Lobos 3 10 7 7 27 • Aggies 3 3 28 7 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)

Scoring summary 1 06:54 USU Connor Coles 27–yard field goal (12 plays, 61 yards, 6:41) USU 3–0 00:39 NM Donovan Murphree 39–yard field goal (15 plays, 55 yards, 6:10) TIE 3–3 2 13:54 USU Connor Coles 44–yard field goal (7 plays, 50 yards, 1:42) USU 6–3 08:10 NM Bobby Cole 1–yard run (Donovan Murphree kick) (13 plays, 89 yards, 5:38) NM 10–6 00:03 NM Donovan Murphree 31–yard field goal (9 plays, 66 yards, 2:21) NM 13–6 3 12:20 USU Justin McGriff 36–yard pass from Andrew Peasley (Connor Coles kick) (5 plays, 61 yards, 2:34) TIE 13–13 08:52 USU Savon Scarver 26–yard pass from Andrew Peasley (Connor Coles kick) (4 plays, 69 yards, 1:35) USU 20–13 06:54 USU Carson Terrell 25–yard pass from Andrew Peasley (Connor Coles kick) (3 plays, 41 yards, 1:14) USU 27–13 05:17 USU Kina Malie 16–yard fumble recovery (Connor Coles) USU 34–13 02:50 NM Andre Erickson 28–yard pass from Bryson Carroll (Donovan Murphree kick) (6 plays, 65 yards, 2:27) USU 34–20 4 07:08 NM Bobby Cole 1–yard run (Donovan Murphree kick) (9 plays, 87 yards, 3:31) USU 34–27 04:03 USU Andrew Peasley 62–yard run (Connor Coles kick) (5 plays, 77 yards, 2:58) USU 41–27

See also: 2020 Utah State Aggies football team

Pregame line	Over/under
NM –6	49

Statistics	New Mexico	Utah State
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
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

Wyoming at New Mexico

1 2 3 4 Total Cowboys 3 10 0 3 16 • Lobos 0 10 0 7 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)

Scoring summary 1 11:42 WYO John Hoyland 29–yard field goal (4 plays, 3 yards, 0:55) WYO 3–0 2 14:53 NM Nathanie Jones 21–yard run (Donovan Murphree kick) (9 plays, 59 yards, 4:39) NM 7–3 08:56 WYO Trey Smith 58–yard run (John Hoyland kick) (2 plays, 74 yards, 0:58) WYO 10–7 06:11 NM Donovan Murphree 40–yard field goal (5 plays, 2 yards, 2:35) TIE 10–10 02:31 WYO John Hoyland 26–yard field goal (8 plays, 68 yards, 3:32) WYO 13–10 4 13:08 WYO John Hoyland 25–yard field goal (9 plays, 86 yards, 3:28) WYO 16–10 06:22 NM Bobby Cole 44–yard pass from Isaiah Chavez (Donovan Murphree kick) (2 plays, 47 yards, 0:54) NM 17–16

See also: 2020 Wyoming Cowboys football team

Pregame line	Over/under
WYO –15.5	51

Statistics	Wyoming	New Mexico
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
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

Fresno State at New Mexico

1 2 3 4 Total Bulldogs 7 17 7 8 39 • Lobos 7 14 7 21 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)

Scoring summary 1 11:28 FS Jalen Cropper 10–yard pass from Jake Haener (Asa Fuller kick) (6 plays, 44 yards, 1:46) FS 7–0 06:34 NM Isaiah Chavez 3–yard run (Donovan Murphree kick) (9 plays, 75 yards, 4:54) TIE 7–7 2 14:54 FS Zane Pope 16–yard pass from Jake Haener (Asa Fuller kick) (6 plays, 50 yards, 2:06) FS 14–7 11:54 NM Nathanie Jones 3–yard run (Donovan Murphree kick) (6 plays, 75 yards, 3:00) TIE 14–14 10:27 FS Asa Fuller 30–yard field goal (5 plays, 56 yards, 1:22) FS 17–14 08:47 FS Jordan Mims 84–yard run (Asa Fuller kick) (1 play, 84 yards, 0:15) FS 24–14 05:23 NM Bobby Cole 4–yard run (Donovan Murphree kick) (7 plays, 71 yards, 3:20) FS 24–21 3 06:53 FS Jake Haener 3–yard run (Asa Fuller kick) (16 plays, 70 yards, 7:59) FS 31–21 04:49 NM Connor Kinslow 49–yard pass from Isaiah Chavez (Donovan Murphree kick) (5 plays, 77 yards, 1:58) FS 31–28 4 10:20 NM Nathanie Jones 10–yard run (Donovan Murphree kick) (14 plays, 85 yards, 7:33) NM 35–31 07:26 NM Bobby Cole 35–yard run (Donovan Murphree kick) (1 play, 35 yards, 0:07) NM 42–31 02:33 NM Bobby Cole 9–yard run (Donovan Murphree kick) (5 plays, 70 yards, 2:45) NM 49–31 01:08 FS Mac Dalena 24–yard pass from Jake Haener (Zane Pope pass) (8 plays, 74 yards, 1:18) NM 49–39

See also: 2020 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

Pregame line	Over/under
FS –14.5	55.5

Statistics	Fresno State	New Mexico
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
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