2021 New Mexico Lobos football team

American college football season

2021 New Mexico Lobos football
ConferenceMountain West Conference
DivisionMountain Division
Record3–9 (1–7 MW)
Head coach
  • Danny Gonzales (2nd season)
Offensive coordinatorDerek Warehime (2nd season)
Offensive schemeNo-huddle spread option
Defensive coordinatorRocky Long (2nd season)
Base defense3–3–5
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Mountain West Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mountain Division
No. 24 Utah State xy$   6 – 2     11 – 3  
Air Force x   6 – 2     10 – 3  
Boise State   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Wyoming   2 – 6     7 – 6  
Colorado State   2 – 6     3 – 9  
New Mexico   1 – 7     3 – 9  
West Division
No. 25 San Diego State xy   7 – 1     12 – 2  
Fresno State   6 – 2     10 – 3  
Nevada   5 – 3     8 – 5  
Hawaii   3 – 5     6 – 7  
San Jose State   3 – 5     5 – 7  
UNLV   2 – 6     2 – 10  
Championship: Utah State 46, San Diego State 13
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2021 New Mexico Lobos football team represented the University of New Mexico in the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Lobos played their home games at University Stadium as members of the Mountain Division of the Mountain West Conference. They were led by second-year head coach Danny Gonzales.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order they were released

Award Player Position Year
Jim Thorpe Award[1] Jerrick Reed II S SR
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award[2] Terry Wilson Jr. QB SR

Mountain West media days

The Mountain West media days were held on July 21–22, 2021, at the Cosmopolitan in Paradise, Nevada.

Media poll

The preseason poll was released on July 21, 2021. The Lobos were predicted to finish in sixth place in the MW Mountain Division.[3]

Mountain
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Boise State 148 (23)
2 Wyoming 115 (2)
3 Air Force 104
4 Colorado State 72
5 Utah State 47
6 New Mexico 39
West
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Nevada 141 (19)
2 San Jose State 121 (5)
3 San Diego State 96
4 Fresno State 85 (1)
5 Hawaii 56
6 UNLV 26

Preseason All-Mountain West Team

The Lobos had one player selected to the preseason All–Mountain West Team; one from the defense.[4]

Defense

Jerrick Reed II – S

Schedule

Note: With the COVID-19 pandemic still ongoing, opponents and dates are subject to change.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26:00 p.m.Houston Baptist*
KASY-TV/ESPN+W 27–1715,908
September 115:00 p.m.New Mexico State*
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM (Battle of I-25 / Rio Grande Rivalry)
StadiumW 34–2528,470
September 1810:00 a.m.at No. 7 Texas A&M*SECNL 0–3484,748
September 257:00 p.m.at UTEP*
ESPN+L 13–2015,069
October 25:30 p.m.Air Force
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
FS2L 10–3813,158
October 97:00 p.m.at No. 25 San Diego StateFS1L 7–318,387
October 165:00 p.m.Colorado State
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
StadiumL 7–3615,403
October 231:30 p.m.at Wyoming
StadiumW 14–320,133
November 65:00 p.m.UNLV
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
StadiumL 17–3114,007
November 135:00 p.m.at Fresno StateStadiumL 7–3435,020
November 207:00 p.m.at Boise StateFS1L 0–3728,535
November 2611:00 a.m.Utah State
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
FS1L 10–3511,046

[5]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP——————
Coaches——————
CFPNot releasedNot released

Personnel

2021 New Mexico Lobos football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 2 Terry Wilson Jr. Sr
WR 3 Jace Taylor So
RB 4 Bobby Wooden So
QB 6 Isaiah Chavez  Fr
QB 9 Bear Milacek Fr
QB 10 Trae Hall  Jr
QB 11 C.J. Montes Fr
QB 12 Brandt Hughes  Sr
WR 13 C.J. Boone  So
WR 15 Luke Wysong Fr
QB 16 Connor Genal  So
WR 17 Emmanuel Logan–Greene Sr
WR 19 Zarak Scruggs Jr. Jr
WR 19 Trace Bruckler Fr
TE 20 Jacob Trussell Fr
RB 21 Chad Alexander  So
RB 22 Aaron Dumas Fr
RB 23 Jordan Guidry Fr
WR 24 Keyonta Lanier Fr
RB 28 Josh Foley So
RB 30 Jeston Webskowski Fr
RB 34 Bobby Cole  Sr
RB 37 Kendal Taylor So
WR 38 Jathan Washington Fr
TE 41 Connor Witthoft  Fr
TE 47 Caleb Marra  Fr
TE 48 Simon Gay Fr
OL 55 Radson Jang  Sr
OL 56 Austin Cook Sr
OL 57 Clement Ulale Fr
OL 59 Jack Buford So
OL 62 Chris Lovato Fr
C 64 Kyle Stapley Sr
OL 65 Nathaniel Gomez Fr
OL 66 Jacob Jankoviak  Sr
OL 67 Isaak Gutierrez Jr
OL 68 Shancco Matautia Fr
OL 70 Isaiah Sillemon Fr
OL 71 Ben Davis  Sr
OL 72 Jer'Marques Bailey  Fr
OL 73 Cade Briggs Jr
OL 74 Greg Brown II  Fr
OL 75 Leke Asenuga  Fr
OL 76 Vincent Santos  Fr
OL 77 Larry Luna Fr
OL 78 Arrison Cole Fr
OL 79 Walter Baca  Fr
WR 80 Ryan Cosper  Fr
WR 81 Elijah Queen So
WR 82 Austin Erickson  Fr
WR 83 Blake Wells  Sr
WR 83 Blake Wells  Sr
WR 84 Joah Flores Fr
TE 85 Kyle Jarvis  Sr
WR 87 Andrew Erickson  So
WR 88 Benji Johnson Fr
TE 89 Conner Kinslow So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 2 Tony Collier  Sr
S 3 Patrick Peek  Sr
S 4 Shaddrick Lowery  Sr
LB 5 James Lewis  Sr
S 7 Tavian Combs So
CB 8 Donte Martin  Jr
S 9 Jerrick Reed II Sr
DB 11 Xavier Hailey Fr
CB 12 Antonio Hunt  Jr
DB 14 Ronald Wilson Fr
DB 15 Damon Gentry Fr
DE 17 Ben Bertram  Jr
LB 18 Alec Marenco Fr
LB 19 Devin Sanders Sr
DB 20 Andrell Barney Jr. Fr
CB 21 A.J. Odums Fr
LB 22 Darius McCray  Fr
LB 23 Reco Hannah Sr
DB 24 Coryon Francis Fr
S 25 Marqaue Kirkendoll  So
CB 26 Nic Wilson  Jr
S 27 Quinn Potts  Fr
CB 29 Donald Jones  Fr
LB 30 Ray Leutele So
S 31 Mathias Bertram  Fr
LB 32 Ernesto Acuna Fr
LB 33 Josh Howes Fr
DB 34 Michael Garcia Fr
LB 35 Semaj Sims  Fr
LB 36 Syaire Riley So
LB 38 Quinten Thomas Fr
DE 39 Kyler Drake  Fr
LB 41 Dion Hunter  Fr
LB 45 Joshua Woisin  Sr
LB 50 Ja'Shon Lowery Fr
DE 51 Bryce Santana  Fr
DL 52 Ian Shewell So
DL 53 Larry Allen  So
NT 54 Langston Murray  Sr
LB 55 J.D. Roberts Fr
NT 57 Keith Alvarado  Fr
LB 58 Cody Moon Fr
LB 84 Jeffrey Blake  So
NT 90 O.J. Bartley  Fr
DE 91 Adam Gay  Sr
DE 92 Omar Darame  So
DE 93 Jaden Phillips Fr
DE 95 Jake Saltonstall Jr
CB 96 Corey Hightower  Sr
DE 97 Justin Harris  Sr
DE 98 Joey Noble Sr
NT 99 Ben Gansallo  Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
PK 26 Cameron Newell Fr
PK 35 George Steinkamp Sr
LS 46 Isaiah Perez Fr
P 47 Jared Long  Fr
LS 48 Troy Sicaeros So
N/A 86 Kai Jessie Fr
PK 94 Andrew Shelley  Sr
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
  • Paul Kasero
    Videographer
  • Tara Arrieta (New Mexico)
    Administrative Assistant
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 19, 2021

Depth chart

† As of August 19, 2021
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Game summaries

Houston Baptist

Houston Baptist at New Mexico
1 234Total
Huskies 0 1007 17
• Lobos 14 733 27
  • Date: September 2, 2021
  • Location: University Stadium
    Albuquerque, NM
  • Game start: 6:05 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 3 minutes
  • Game attendance: 15,908
  • Game weather: Temperature: N/A • Weather: Sunny • Wind: N/A
  • Referee: Cal McNeill
  • TV announcers (KASY-TV/ESPN+): Jeff Siembieda (play–by–play) and George Carter (analyst)
    
Scoring summary
112:50NMKyle Jarvis 11–yard pass from Terry Wilson Jr. (Andrew Shelley kick)
(3 plays, 22 yards, 1:28)		NM 7–0
08:16NMTrace Bruckler 4–yard pass from Terry Wilson Jr. (Andrew Shelley kick)
(9 plays, 74 yards, 4:02)		NM 14–0
212:59HBUTyson Thompson 44–yard punt return (Gino Garcia kick)NM 14–7
04:27HBUGino Garcia 45–yard field goal
(16 plays, 48 yards, 6:09)		NM 14–10
02:40NMKeyonte Lanier 47–yard pass from Terry Wilson Jr. (Andrew Shelley kick)
(4 plays, 59 yards, 1:40)		NM 21–10
306:22NMAndrew Shelley 30–yard field goal
(10 plays, 38 yards, 5:42)		NM 24–10
404:03HBUCharles King 6–yard pass from Blaise Bentsen (Gino Garcia kick)
(7 plays, 40 yards, 2:57)		NM 24–17
01:38NMAndrew Shelley 37–yard field goal
(4 plays, 7 yards, 1:21)		NM 27–17
Pregame line Over/under
NM –25.5 66[6]
Statistics Houston Baptist New Mexico
First downs  15  16
Total yards  187  308
Rushing yards  –9  129
Passing yards  196  179
Turnovers  3  3
Time of possession  26:47  33:13
Team Category Player Statistics
Houston Baptist Passing Blaise Bentsen 27/47, 196 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs
Rushing Dreshawn Minnieweather 5 carries, 21 yards
Receiving Charles King 7 receptions, 64 yards, 1 TD
New Mexico Passing Terry Wilson Jr. 20/26, 174 yards, 3 TDs
Rushing Aaron Dumas 15 carries, 57 yards
Receiving Keyonte Lanier 3 receptions, 72 yards, 1 TD

New Mexico State

New Mexico State at New Mexico
(Battle of I-25 / Rio Grande Rivalry)
1 234Total
Aggies 3 1723 25
• Lobos 14 1037 34
  • Date: September 11, 2021
  • Location: University Stadium
    Albuquerque, NM
  • Game start: 5:06 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 35 minutes
  • Game attendance: 28,470
  • Game weather: Temperature: 93 °F (34 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: N/A
  • Referee: Dan Scanlan
  • TV announcers (Stadium): Ari Wolfe (play–by–play) and Mike Lamb (analyst)
        
Scoring summary
114:00NMBobby Cole 4–yard run (Andrew Shelley kick)
(3 plays, 64 yards, 0:50)		NM 7–0
07:42NMSUEthan Albertson 43–yard field goal
(8 plays, 34 yards, 2:27)		NM 7–3
05:37NMConnor Witthoft 15–yard pass from Terry Wilson Jr. (Andrew Shelley kick)
(7 plays, 75 yards, 2:05)		NM 14–3
214:20NMSUEthan Albertson 33–yard field goal
(7 plays, 54 yards, 1:29)		NM 14–6
06:33NMSUThomaz Whitford 11–yard pass from Isaiah Garcia–Castaneda (Ethan Albertson kick)
(8 plays, 68 yards, 2:45)		NM 14–13
02:07NMAndrew Erickson 17–yard pass from Terry Wilson Jr. (Andrew Shelley kick)
(5 plays, 48 yards, 1:57)		NM 21–13
01:57NMSUIsaiah Garcia–Castaneda 75–yard pass from Dino Maldonado (Ethan Albertson kick)
(1 play, 75 yards, 0:10)		NM 21–20
00:53NMAndrew Shelley 45–yard field goal
(5 plays, 21 yards, 0:57)		NM 24–20
312:10NMSUTeam 0–yard safetyNM 24–22
00:36NMAndrew Shelley 24–yard field goal
(4 plays, 1 yard, 0:52)		NM 27–22
412:32NMSUEthan Albertson 37–yard field goal
(10 plays, 56 yards, 3:04)		NM 27–25
12:01NMEmmanuel Logan–Greene 58–yard pass from Terry Wilson Jr. (Andrew Shelley kick)
(2 plays, 75 yards, 0:31)		NM 34–25
Pregame line Over/under
NM –19.5 56[7]
Statistics New Mexico State New Mexico
First downs 19 29
Total yards 345 559
Rushing yards 109 178
Passing yards 236 381
Turnovers 0 3
Time of possession 23:32 36:28
Team Category Player Statistics
New Mexico State Passing Dino Maldonado 13/34, 192 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs
Rushing Dino Maldonado 6 carries, 46 yards
Receiving Isaiah Garcia–Castaneda 3 receptions, 98 yards, 1 TD
New Mexico Passing Terry Wilson Jr. 26/37, 381 yards, 3 TDs
Rushing Bobby Cole 20 carries, 107 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Emmanuel Logan–Greene 7 receptions, 106 yards, 1 TD

At No. 7 Texas A&M

New Mexico at Texas A&M
1 234Total
Lobos 0 000 0
• No. 7 Aggies 14 10100 34
  • Date: September 18, 2021
  • Location: Kyle Field
    College Station, TX
  • Game start: 11:03 a.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 2 hours and 57 minutes
  • Game attendance: 84,748
  • Game weather: Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: N/A
  • Referee: Wayne Winkler
  • TV announcers (SECN): Taylor Zarzour (play–by–play), Matt Stinchcomb (analyst) and Alyssa Lang (sideline)
   
Scoring summary
111:44TAMUDe’Von Achane 26–yard pass from Zach Calzada (Seth Small kick)
(3 plays, 43 yards, 1:10)		TAMU 7–0
09:28TAMUDemond Demas 70–yard pass from Zach Calzada (Seth Small kick)
(1 play, 70 yards, 0:10)		TAMU 14–0
206:14TAMUIsaiah Spiller 5–yard run (Seth Small kick)
(12 plays, 60 yards, 5:51)		TAMU 21–0
01:05TAMUSeth Small 35–yard field goal
(7 plays, 44 yards, 3:04)		TAMU 24–0
313:07TAMUSeth Small 44–yard field goal
(5 plays, 36 yards, 1:45)		TAMU 27–0
02:20TAMUMoose Muhammad III 7–yard pass from Zach Calzada (Seth Small kick)
(8 plays, 90 yards, 4:12)		TAMU 34–0
Pregame line Over/under
TAMU –30 49.5[8]
Statistics New Mexico Texas A&M
First downs 9 22
Total yards 122 429
Rushing yards 89 154
Passing yards 33 275
Turnovers 0 0
Time of possession 29:01 30:59
Team Category Player Statistics
New Mexico Passing Terry Wilson Jr. 10/23, 33 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Aaron Dumas 10 carries, 49 yards
Receiving Emmanuel Logan–Greene 3 receptions, 16 yards
Texas A&M Passing Zach Calzada 19/33, 275 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing Isaiah Spiller 15 carries, 117 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Demond Demas 2 receptions, 100 yards, 1 TD

At UTEP

New Mexico at UTEP
1 234Total
Lobos 7 600 13
• Miners 0 3143 20
  • Date: September 25, 2021
  • Location: Sun Bowl
    El Paso, TX
  • Game start: 7:05 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 14 minutes
  • Game attendance: 15,069
  • Game weather: Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: N 12mph
  • Referee: Craig Helser
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Erik Elken (play–by–play) and Trevor Vittatoe (analyst)
Pregame line Over/under
NM –2.5 54[9]
Statistics New Mexico UTEP
First downs 17 12
Total yards 288 344
Rushing yards 123 51
Passing yards 165 293
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 29:52 30:08
Team Category Player Statistics
New Mexico Passing Terry Wilson Jr. 16/38, 160 yards, INT
Rushing Aaron Dumas 8 carries, 28 yards
Receiving Kyle Jarvis 4 receptions, 59 yards
UTEP Passing Gavin Hardison 15/29, 293 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Ronald Awatt 12 carries, 34 yards
Receiving Jacob Cowing 7 receptions, 174 yards, TD

Air Force

Air Force at New Mexico
1 234Total
• Falcons 7 1777 38
Lobos 0 073 10
  • Date: October 2, 2021
  • Location: University Stadium
    Albuquerque, NM
  • Game start: 5:30 p.m. MDT
  • Game attendance: 13,158
  • TV announcers (FS2): Dan Hellie (play-by-play) and Robert Smith (analyst)
Pregame line Over/under
AF –11.5 45.5[10]
Statistics Air Force New Mexico
First downs 24 14
Total yards 441 226
Rushing yards 408 47
Passing yards 33 179
Turnovers 0 3
Time of possession 41:53 18:07
Team Category Player Statistics
Air Force Passing Haaziq Daniels 1/2, 33 yards
Rushing Brad Roberts 28 carries, 142 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Brandon Lewis 1 Reception, 33 yards
New Mexico Passing Terry Wilson Jr. 14/23, 179 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Aaron Dumas 3 carries, 15 yards
Receiving Luke Wysong 3 receptions, 70 yards

At No. 25 San Diego State

New Mexico at San Diego State
1 234Total
Lobos 0 070 7
• No. 25 Aztecs 7 1077 31
  
Scoring summary
111:21SDSUGreg Bell 1–yard run (Matt Araiza kick)
(6 plays, 63 yards, 2:01)		SDSU 7–0
214:57SDSUMatt Araiza 40-yard field goal
(10 plays, 48 yards, 3:11)		SDSU 10–0
4:35SDSUJordon Brookshire 1-yard run (Matt Araiza kick)
(10 plays, 66 yards, 5:29)		SDSU 17–0
34:41UNMRay Leutele 15-yard fumble return (Andrew Shelley kick)
(2 plays, 6 yards, 0:42)		SDSU 17–7
2:35SDSUJordon Brookshire 11-yard run (Matt Araiza kick)
(5 plays, 60 yards, 1:59)		SDSU 24–7
413:05SDSUChance Bell 8-yard run (Matt Araiza kick)
(6 plays, 66 yards, 2:52)		SDSU 31–7
Pregame line Over/under
SDSU –19.5 42.5[11]
Statistics New Mexico San Diego State
First downs 12 19
Total yards 193 336
Rushing yards 66 203
Passing yards 127 133
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 28:59 31:01
Team Category Player Statistics
New Mexico Passing Terry Wilson Jr. 13/25, 127 yards, INT
Rushing Aaron Dumas 11 carries, 77 yards
Receiving Luke Wysong 4 receptions, 51 yards
San Diego State Passing Jordon Brookshire 11/24, 130 yards
Rushing Greg Bell 21 carries, 111 yards, TD
Receiving Tyrell Shavers 2 receptions, 39 yards

Colorado State

Colorado State at New Mexico
1 234Total
• Rams 7 61013 36
Lobos 0 700 7
  • Date: October 16, 2021
  • Location: University Stadium
    Albuquerque, NM
  • Game start: 5:06 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 32 minutes
  • Game attendance: 15,403
  • Game weather: Temperature: 67 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: N 7 mph
  • Referee: Cal McNeill
  • Television network: Stadium
Pregame line Over/under
CSU –10 43.5[12]
Statistics Colorado State New Mexico
First downs 21 11
Total yards 452 69
Rushing yards 163 53
Passing yards 289 16
Turnovers 0 3
Time of possession 34:16 25:44
Team Category Player Statistics
Colorado State Passing Todd Centeio 16/25, 289 yards, TD
Rushing David Bailey 21 carries, 58 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Trey McBride 7 receptions, 135 yards
New Mexico Passing C. J. Montes 3/19, 11 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Aaron Dumas 14 carries, 68 yards
Receiving Zarak Scruggs Jr. 3 receptions, 10 yards

At Wyoming

New Mexico at Wyoming
1 234Total
• Lobos 7 700 14
Cowboys 0 300 3
  • Date: October 23, 2021
  • Location: War Memorial Stadium
    Laramie, WY
  • Game start: 1:36 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 2 hours and 42 minutes
  • Game attendance: 20,133
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Referee: Christian Watson
  • TV announcers (Stadium): Chris Vosters (play-by-play) and Sed Bonner (analyst)
 
Scoring summary
11:22UNMTrace Brucker 43-yard touchdown reception from Isaiah Chavez (Andrew Shelley kick)
(9 plays, 77 yards, 5:28)		UNM 7–0
24:30WYOJohn Hoyland 27-yard field goal
(9 plays, 62 yards, 4:16)		UNM 7–3
0:29UNMAaron Dumas 2-yard touchdown run (Andrew Shelley kick)
(8 plays, 75 yards, 4:01)		UNM 14–3
Pregame line Over/under
WY –20.5 39.5[13]
Statistics New Mexico Wyoming
First downs 12 16
Total yards 259 255
Rushing yards 147 108
Passing yards 112 147
Turnovers 0 2
Time of possession 34:14 25:46
Team Category Player Statistics
New Mexico Passing Isaiah Chavez 10/11, 112 yards, TD
Rushing Isaiah Chavez 16 carries, 49 yards
Receiving Isaiah Chavez 2 receptions, 46 yards
Wyoming Passing Sean Chambers 11/23, 96 yards, INT
Rushing Xazavian Valladay 14 carries, 41 yards
Receiving Isaiah Neyor 2 receptions, 45 yards

UNLV

UNLV at New Mexico
1 234Total
• Rebels 7 1437 31
Lobos 7 1000 17
  • Date: November 6, 2021
  • Location: University Stadium
    Albuquerque, NM
  • Game start: 5:07 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 16 minutes
  • Game attendance: 14,007
  • Game weather: Temperature: 73 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: S 2 mph
  • Referee: Timothy Davis
  • TV announcers (Stadium): Ari Wolfe (play-by-play) and Max Browne (analyst)
Pregame line Over/under
NM –1 43.5[14]
Statistics UNLV New Mexico
First downs 15 13
Total yards 304 296
Rushing yards 77 260
Passing yards 227 36
Turnovers 2 3
Time of possession 28:39 31:21
Team Category Player Statistics
UNLV Passing Cameron Friel 20/33, 227 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Charles Williams 22 carries, 74 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Kyle Williams 7 receptions, 137 yards, TD
New Mexico Passing C. J. Montes 7/13, 28 yards
Rushing Aaron Dumas 15 carries, 92 yards
Receiving Elijah Queen 1 reception, 13 yards

At Fresno State

New Mexico at Fresno State
1 234Total
Lobos 0 070 7
• Bulldogs 7 17100 34
  • Date: November 13, 2021
  • Location: Bulldog Stadium
    Fresno, CA
  • Game start: 4:06 p.m. PST
  • Elapsed time: 2 hours and 57 minutes
  • Game attendance: 35,020
  • Game weather: Temperature: 67 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NW 3 mph
  • Referee: Kevin Hassell
  • TV announcers (Stadium): Ari Wolfe (play-by-play) and JJ Raterink (analyst)
    
Scoring summary
110:33FRESRonnie Rivers 4-yard run (Cesar Silva kick)
(6 plays, 31 yards, 3:25)		FRES 7–0
213:31FRESRaymond Pauwels Jr. 23-yard pass from Jake Haener (Cesar Silva kick)
(9 plays, 71 yards, 4:19)		FRES 14–0
6:42FRESJosh Kelly 21-yard pass from Jake Haener (Cesar Silva kick)
(9 plays, 64 yards, 5:00)		FRES 21–0
0:28FRESCesar Silva 51–yard field goal
(10 plays, 38 yards, 3:53)		FRES 24–0
313:22FRESCesar Silva 48-yard field goal
(6 plays, 29 yards, 1:38)		FRES 27–0
7:45UNMAaron Dumas 1-yard run (Andrew Shelley kick)
(10 plays, 74 yards, 5:29)		FRES 27–7
4:40FRESJordan Mims 4-yard pass from Jake Haener (Cesar Silva kick)
(6 plays, 75 yards, 2:59)		FRES 34–7
Pregame line Over/under
FSU –24 50[15]
Statistics New Mexico Fresno State
First downs 7 23
Total yards 196 399
Rushing yards 162 97
Passing yards 196 397
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 26:40 33:20
Team Category Player Statistics
New Mexico Passing Isaiah Chavez 2/7, 34 yards, INT
Rushing Aaron Dumas 23 carries, 143 yards, TD
Receiving Trace Bruckler 1 reception, 25 yards
Fresno State Passing Jake Haener 24/31, 300 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Ronnie Rivers 20 carries, 71 yards, TD
Receiving Jordan Mims 4 receptions, 103 yards, TD

At Boise State

New Mexico at Boise State
1 234Total
Lobos 0 000 0
• Broncos 10 1467 37
   
Scoring summary
112:33BSUTyreque Jones 7-yard blocked punt return (Jonah Dalmas kick)
(3 plays, -2 yards, 2:21)		BSU 7–0
0:13BSUJonah Dalmas 27-yard field goal
(11 plays, 35 yards, 5:15)		BSU 10–0
213:39BSUDylan Herberg 6-yard return of blocked punt (Jonah Dalmas kick)
(3 plays, 4 yards, 1:25)		BSU 17–0
0:00BSUKhalil Shakir 56-yard pass from Hank Bachmeier (Jonah Dalmas kick)
(2 plays, 56 yards, 0:17)		BSU 24–0
36:13BSUJonah Dalmas 46–yard field goal
(9 plays, 35 yards, 3:45)		BSU 27–0
1:03BSUJonah Dalmas 42-yard field goal
(8 plays, 56 yards, 1:49)		BSU 30–0
410:48BSUJack Sears 1-yard run (Jonah Dalmas kick)
(9 plays, 62 yards, 3:16)		BSU 37–0
Pregame line Over/under
BSU –27.5 46.5[16]
Statistics New Mexico Boise State
First downs 9 23
Total yards 101 427
Rushing yards 83 239
Passing yards 18 188
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 29:24 30:36
Team Category Player Statistics
New Mexico Passing Connor Genal 1/5, 16 yards, INT
Rushing Aaron Dumas 15 carries, 36 yards
Receiving Trace Bruckler 1 reception, 16 yards
Boise State Passing Hank Bachmeier 11/22, 146 yards, TD, INT
Rushing George Holani 14 carries, 114 yards
Receiving Khalil Shakir 7 receptions, 116 yards, TD

Utah State

Utah State at New Mexico
1 234Total
• Aggies 7 2170 35
Lobos 0 037 10
  • Date: November 26, 2021
  • Location: University Stadium
    Albuquerque, NM
  • Game start: 11:05 a.m. MST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 14 minutes
  • Game attendance: 11,046
  • Game weather: Temperature: 39 °F (4 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: S 7 mph
  • Referee: Cal McNeill
  • TV announcers (FS1): Guy Haberman (play-by-play) and Will Blackmon (analyst)
   
Scoring summary
18:42USUDerek Wright 27-yard pass from Logan Bonner (Connor Coles kick)
(4 plays, 66 yards, 1:08)		USU 7–0
213:48USUJordan Nathan 39-yard pass from Logan Bonner (Connor Coles kick)
(4 plays, 80 yards, 1:02)		USU 14–0
8:09USUBrandon Bowling 36-yard pass from Logan Bonner (Connor Coles kick)
(8 plays, 86 yards, 3:16)		USU 21–0
5:19USUDerek Wright 76-yard pass from Logan Bonner (Connor Coles kick)
(3 plays, 80 yards, 0:44)		USU 28–0
35:57USUJustin McGriff 10-yard pass from Logan Bonner (Connor Coles kick)
(8 plays, 66 yards, 2:58)		USU 35–0
1:04UNMAndrew Shelley 41–yard field goal
(10 plays, 51 yards, 4:53)		USU 35–3
44:18UNMKyle Jarvis 12-yard pass from Bryson Carroll (Andrew Shelley kick)
(7 plays, 48 yards, 2:58)		USU 35–10
Pregame line Over/under
USU –15.5 49.5[17]
Statistics Utah State New Mexico
First downs 18 16
Total yards 440 186
Rushing yards 116 101
Passing yards 324 85
Turnovers 0 2
Time of possession 24:41 35:19
Team Category Player Statistics
Utah State Passing Logan Bonner 16/23, 312 yards, 5 TD
Rushing Calvin Tyler Jr. 10 carries, 37 yards
Receiving Deven Thompkins 5 receptions, 35 yards
New Mexico Passing Bryson Carroll 8/10, 57 yards, TD
Rushing Peyton Dixon 23 carries, 95 yards
Receiving Bobby Wooden 4 receptions, 16 yards

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