2021 New Mexico Lobos football team

2021 New Mexico Lobos football
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Division	Mountain Division
Record	3–9 (1–7 MW)
Head coach	Danny Gonzales (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Derek Warehime (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	No-huddle spread option
Defensive coordinator	Rocky Long (2nd season)
Base defense	3–3–5
Home stadium	University Stadium
Uniform

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.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:00 p.m.	Houston Baptist*	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	KASY-TV/ESPN+	W 27–17	15,908
September 11	5:00 p.m.	New Mexico State*	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM (Battle of I-25 / Rio Grande Rivalry)	Stadium	W 34–25	28,470
September 18	10:00 a.m.	at No. 7 Texas A&M*	Kyle Field College Station, TX	SECN	L 0–34	84,748
September 25	7:00 p.m.	at UTEP*	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	ESPN+	L 13–20	15,069
October 2	5:30 p.m.	Air Force	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	FS2	L 10–38	13,158
October 9	7:00 p.m.	at No. 25 San Diego State	Dignity Health Sports Park Carson, CA	FS1	L 7–31	8,387
October 16	5:00 p.m.	Colorado State	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	Stadium	L 7–36	15,403
October 23	1:30 p.m.	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	Stadium	W 14–3	20,133
November 6	5:00 p.m.	UNLV	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	Stadium	L 17–31	14,007
November 13	5:00 p.m.	at Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	Stadium	L 7–34	35,020
November 20	7:00 p.m.	at Boise State	Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID	FS1	L 0–37	28,535
November 26	11:00 a.m.	Utah State	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	FS1	L 10–35	11,046
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 2) - Released prior to game All times are in Mountain time

^[5]

Rankings

Further information: 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	—
CFP	Not released															Not 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 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 Drew Mehringer (Rice and Ohio State) Passing Game Coordinator Quarterbacks David Howes (New Mexico State and New Mexico) Safeties Brandon Blackmon (Mt. San Antonio, Purdue and Tennessee State) Wide Receivers Jerome Haywood (San Diego State) Defensive Line Troy Reffett (UTEP) Cornerbacks Jordan Somerville (Arizona State) Running Backs Jason Lenzmeier (New Mexico) Offensive Line Dante Caro (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 Paul Kasero Videographer Tara Arrieta (New Mexico) Administrative Assistant Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: August 19, 2021

Depth chart

†	As of August 19, 2021

Defense CB ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ CB ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ Offense LT LG C RG RT ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ QB ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ Special teams

Game summaries

Houston Baptist

Houston Baptist at New Mexico

1 2 3 4 Total Huskies 0 10 0 7 17 • Lobos 14 7 3 3 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 1 12:50 NM Kyle Jarvis 11–yard pass from Terry Wilson Jr. (Andrew Shelley kick) (3 plays, 22 yards, 1:28) NM 7–0 08:16 NM Trace Bruckler 4–yard pass from Terry Wilson Jr. (Andrew Shelley kick) (9 plays, 74 yards, 4:02) NM 14–0 2 12:59 HBU Tyson Thompson 44–yard punt return (Gino Garcia kick) NM 14–7 04:27 HBU Gino Garcia 45–yard field goal (16 plays, 48 yards, 6:09) NM 14–10 02:40 NM Keyonte Lanier 47–yard pass from Terry Wilson Jr. (Andrew Shelley kick) (4 plays, 59 yards, 1:40) NM 21–10 3 06:22 NM Andrew Shelley 30–yard field goal (10 plays, 38 yards, 5:42) NM 24–10 4 04:03 HBU Charles King 6–yard pass from Blaise Bentsen (Gino Garcia kick) (7 plays, 40 yards, 2:57) NM 24–17 01:38 NM Andrew Shelley 37–yard field goal (4 plays, 7 yards, 1:21) NM 27–17

See also: 2021 Houston Baptist Huskies football team

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 2 3 4 Total Aggies 3 17 2 3 25 • Lobos 14 10 3 7 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 1 14:00 NM Bobby Cole 4–yard run (Andrew Shelley kick) (3 plays, 64 yards, 0:50) NM 7–0 07:42 NMSU Ethan Albertson 43–yard field goal (8 plays, 34 yards, 2:27) NM 7–3 05:37 NM Connor Witthoft 15–yard pass from Terry Wilson Jr. (Andrew Shelley kick) (7 plays, 75 yards, 2:05) NM 14–3 2 14:20 NMSU Ethan Albertson 33–yard field goal (7 plays, 54 yards, 1:29) NM 14–6 06:33 NMSU Thomaz Whitford 11–yard pass from Isaiah Garcia–Castaneda (Ethan Albertson kick) (8 plays, 68 yards, 2:45) NM 14–13 02:07 NM Andrew Erickson 17–yard pass from Terry Wilson Jr. (Andrew Shelley kick) (5 plays, 48 yards, 1:57) NM 21–13 01:57 NMSU Isaiah Garcia–Castaneda 75–yard pass from Dino Maldonado (Ethan Albertson kick) (1 play, 75 yards, 0:10) NM 21–20 00:53 NM Andrew Shelley 45–yard field goal (5 plays, 21 yards, 0:57) NM 24–20 3 12:10 NMSU Team 0–yard safety NM 24–22 00:36 NM Andrew Shelley 24–yard field goal (4 plays, 1 yard, 0:52) NM 27–22 4 12:32 NMSU Ethan Albertson 37–yard field goal (10 plays, 56 yards, 3:04) NM 27–25 12:01 NM Emmanuel Logan–Greene 58–yard pass from Terry Wilson Jr. (Andrew Shelley kick) (2 plays, 75 yards, 0:31) NM 34–25

See also: 2021 New Mexico State Aggies football team and Rio Grande Rivalry (football)

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 2 3 4 Total Lobos 0 0 0 0 0 • No. 7 Aggies 14 10 10 0 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 1 11:44 TAMU De’Von Achane 26–yard pass from Zach Calzada (Seth Small kick) (3 plays, 43 yards, 1:10) TAMU 7–0 09:28 TAMU Demond Demas 70–yard pass from Zach Calzada (Seth Small kick) (1 play, 70 yards, 0:10) TAMU 14–0 2 06:14 TAMU Isaiah Spiller 5–yard run (Seth Small kick) (12 plays, 60 yards, 5:51) TAMU 21–0 01:05 TAMU Seth Small 35–yard field goal (7 plays, 44 yards, 3:04) TAMU 24–0 3 13:07 TAMU Seth Small 44–yard field goal (5 plays, 36 yards, 1:45) TAMU 27–0 02:20 TAMU Moose Muhammad III 7–yard pass from Zach Calzada (Seth Small kick) (8 plays, 90 yards, 4:12) TAMU 34–0

See also: 2021 Texas A&M Aggies football team

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 2 3 4 Total Lobos 7 6 0 0 13 • Miners 0 3 14 3 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)

See also: 2021 UTEP Miners football team

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 2 3 4 Total • Falcons 7 17 7 7 38 Lobos 0 0 7 3 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)

See also: 2021 Air Force Falcons football team

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 2 3 4 Total Lobos 0 0 7 0 7 • No. 25 Aztecs 7 10 7 7 31 Date: October 9, 2021 Location: Dignity Health Sports Park Carson, CA Game start: 6:10 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 5 minutes Game attendance: 8,387 Game weather: Temperature: 69 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: N 5 mph Referee: Timothy Davis TV announcers (FS1): Alex Faust (play-by-play) and Petros Papadakis (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 11:21 SDSU Greg Bell 1–yard run (Matt Araiza kick) (6 plays, 63 yards, 2:01) SDSU 7–0 2 14:57 SDSU Matt Araiza 40-yard field goal (10 plays, 48 yards, 3:11) SDSU 10–0 4:35 SDSU Jordon Brookshire 1-yard run (Matt Araiza kick) (10 plays, 66 yards, 5:29) SDSU 17–0 3 4:41 UNM Ray Leutele 15-yard fumble return (Andrew Shelley kick) (2 plays, 6 yards, 0:42) SDSU 17–7 2:35 SDSU Jordon Brookshire 11-yard run (Matt Araiza kick) (5 plays, 60 yards, 1:59) SDSU 24–7 4 13:05 SDSU Chance Bell 8-yard run (Matt Araiza kick) (6 plays, 66 yards, 2:52) SDSU 31–7

See also: 2021 San Diego State Aztecs football team

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 2 3 4 Total • Rams 7 6 10 13 36 Lobos 0 7 0 0 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

See also: 2021 Colorado State Rams football team

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 2 3 4 Total • Lobos 7 7 0 0 14 Cowboys 0 3 0 0 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 1 1:22 UNM Trace Brucker 43-yard touchdown reception from Isaiah Chavez (Andrew Shelley kick) (9 plays, 77 yards, 5:28) UNM 7–0 2 4:30 WYO John Hoyland 27-yard field goal (9 plays, 62 yards, 4:16) UNM 7–3 0:29 UNM Aaron Dumas 2-yard touchdown run (Andrew Shelley kick) (8 plays, 75 yards, 4:01) UNM 14–3

See also: 2021 Wyoming Cowboys football team

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 2 3 4 Total • Rebels 7 14 3 7 31 Lobos 7 10 0 0 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)

See also: 2021 UNLV Rebels football team

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 2 3 4 Total Lobos 0 0 7 0 7 • Bulldogs 7 17 10 0 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 1 10:33 FRES Ronnie Rivers 4-yard run (Cesar Silva kick) (6 plays, 31 yards, 3:25) FRES 7–0 2 13:31 FRES Raymond Pauwels Jr. 23-yard pass from Jake Haener (Cesar Silva kick) (9 plays, 71 yards, 4:19) FRES 14–0 6:42 FRES Josh Kelly 21-yard pass from Jake Haener (Cesar Silva kick) (9 plays, 64 yards, 5:00) FRES 21–0 0:28 FRES Cesar Silva 51–yard field goal (10 plays, 38 yards, 3:53) FRES 24–0 3 13:22 FRES Cesar Silva 48-yard field goal (6 plays, 29 yards, 1:38) FRES 27–0 7:45 UNM Aaron Dumas 1-yard run (Andrew Shelley kick) (10 plays, 74 yards, 5:29) FRES 27–7 4:40 FRES Jordan Mims 4-yard pass from Jake Haener (Cesar Silva kick) (6 plays, 75 yards, 2:59) FRES 34–7

See also: 2021 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

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 2 3 4 Total Lobos 0 0 0 0 0 • Broncos 10 14 6 7 37 Date: November 20, 2021 Location: Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID Game start: 7:15 p.m. MST Game attendance: 28,542 Game weather: Temperature: 39 °F (4 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NE 4 MPH Referee: Mike Cuttone TV announcers (FS1): Alex Faust (play-by-play) and Petros Papadakis (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 12:33 BSU Tyreque Jones 7-yard blocked punt return (Jonah Dalmas kick) (3 plays, -2 yards, 2:21) BSU 7–0 0:13 BSU Jonah Dalmas 27-yard field goal (11 plays, 35 yards, 5:15) BSU 10–0 2 13:39 BSU Dylan Herberg 6-yard return of blocked punt (Jonah Dalmas kick) (3 plays, 4 yards, 1:25) BSU 17–0 0:00 BSU Khalil Shakir 56-yard pass from Hank Bachmeier (Jonah Dalmas kick) (2 plays, 56 yards, 0:17) BSU 24–0 3 6:13 BSU Jonah Dalmas 46–yard field goal (9 plays, 35 yards, 3:45) BSU 27–0 1:03 BSU Jonah Dalmas 42-yard field goal (8 plays, 56 yards, 1:49) BSU 30–0 4 10:48 BSU Jack Sears 1-yard run (Jonah Dalmas kick) (9 plays, 62 yards, 3:16) BSU 37–0

See also: 2021 Boise State Broncos football team

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 2 3 4 Total • Aggies 7 21 7 0 35 Lobos 0 0 3 7 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 1 8:42 USU Derek Wright 27-yard pass from Logan Bonner (Connor Coles kick) (4 plays, 66 yards, 1:08) USU 7–0 2 13:48 USU Jordan Nathan 39-yard pass from Logan Bonner (Connor Coles kick) (4 plays, 80 yards, 1:02) USU 14–0 8:09 USU Brandon Bowling 36-yard pass from Logan Bonner (Connor Coles kick) (8 plays, 86 yards, 3:16) USU 21–0 5:19 USU Derek Wright 76-yard pass from Logan Bonner (Connor Coles kick) (3 plays, 80 yards, 0:44) USU 28–0 3 5:57 USU Justin McGriff 10-yard pass from Logan Bonner (Connor Coles kick) (8 plays, 66 yards, 2:58) USU 35–0 1:04 UNM Andrew Shelley 41–yard field goal (10 plays, 51 yards, 4:53) USU 35–3 4 4:18 UNM Kyle Jarvis 12-yard pass from Bryson Carroll (Andrew Shelley kick) (7 plays, 48 yards, 2:58) USU 35–10

See also: 2021 Utah State Aggies football team

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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