2020 New Mexico Lobos football team

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2020 New Mexico Lobos football
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record2–5 (2–5 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDerek Warehime (1st season)
Offensive schemeNo-huddle spread option
Defensive coordinatorRocky Long (1st season)
Base defense3–3–5
Home stadiumSam Boyd Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
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.[1]
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
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.

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.[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

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*dagger
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
No contest
October 10at Colorado StateRescheduled
October 17Nevada
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM (Battle of the Wolves)
Rescheduled
October 24at Utah StateRescheduled
October 31San Jose State
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
No change
November 7at HawaiiNo change
November 14Boise State
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
No contest
November 21at Air ForceNo change
November 28Wyoming
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
Rescheduled
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

Revised

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
October 247:00 p.m.at Colorado StateFS2No contest
October 315:00 p.m.at San Jose StateFS1L 21–380
November 79:00 p.m.at HawaiiSPEC HIL 33–390
November 144:30 p.m.Nevada
FS2L 20–27250
November 207:30 p.m.at Air ForceFS1L 0–28100
November 265:00 p.m.at Utah StateFS1L 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:[15]

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
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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 Injured
  • Redshirt 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
Pregame line Over/under
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

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)
     
Pregame line Over/under
SJSU –13.5 56[18]
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 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)
         
Pregame line Over/under
UH –14 66.5[19]
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 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)
     
Pregame line Over/under
NEV –17.5 63[20]
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 234Total
Lobos 0 000 0
Falcons 7 1407 28
 
Pregame line Over/under
AF –8 55.5[21]
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 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)
        
Pregame line Over/under
NM –6 49[22]
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 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)
    
Pregame line Over/under
WYO –15.5 51[23]
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 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)
         
Pregame line Over/under
FS –14.5 55.5[24]
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

Notes

  1. ^ 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]
  2. ^ 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

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  12. ^ "2020 Mountain West Football Season to Begin on October 24". themw.com (Press release). September 25, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ Murray, Chris (November 12, 2020). "Nevada weighs in on playing neutral-site game at Sam Boyd Stadium". nevadasportsnet.com. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
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  17. ^ Bonagura, Kyle (October 20, 2020). "Colorado State Rams-New Mexico Lobos football game canceled due to coronavirus". ESPN. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
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  19. ^ "New Mexico Lobos vs Hawaii Rainbow Warriors". Odds Shark. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
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  21. ^ "New Mexico Lobos vs Air Force Falcons". Odds Shark. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
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