2020 New Mexico State Aggies football team

2020 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
	Note: † Due to COVID-19, UConn canceled the 2020 football season.; Rankings from AP Poll.

2020 New Mexico State Aggies football
2020 New Mexico State Aggies football
Conference	Independent
2020 record	1–1
Head coach	Doug Martin (8th season);
Associate head coach	Oliver Soukup (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Doug Martin (6th season)
Defensive coordinator	Frank Spaziani (5th season)
Captains	Alex Escobar; (Running Back); Sage Doxtater; (Offensive line); Donavan King; (Defensive line); Trevor Brohard; (Linebacker);
Home stadium	Sun Bowl; (Capacity: 51,500)
	Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

The 2020 New Mexico State Aggies football team represented New Mexico State University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aggies were led by eighth–year head coach Doug Martin and played their home games at Sun Bowl due to COVID-19 restrictions imposed by the state of New Mexico. They competed as an independent.^[1]

On August 13, 2020, New Mexico State suspended all sports competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[2]

Previous season[]

The Aggies finished the 2019 season 2–10 and did not qualify for a bowl game.

Schedule[]

Original[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
August 29	at UCLA	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	No contest
September 3	at UAB	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	No contest
September 12	Akron	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	No contest
September 19	New Mexico	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM (Battle of I-25 / Rio Grande Rivalry)	No contest
September 26	at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX (Battle of I-10)	No contest
October 3	Texas State	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	No contest
October 10	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	No contest
October 17	at Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	No contest
October 24	Louisiana	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	No contest
November 7	at UMass	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	No contest
November 14	Texas Southern	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	No contest
November 21	at Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	No contest

Revised[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
February 21, 2021	3:00 p.m.	Tarleton State	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	FSAZ/FloSports/Comcast	L 17–43	0
February 27, 2021		~~New Mexico Highlands (Div. II)~~	~~Sun Bowl~~ ~~El Paso, TX~~		No contest	—
March 7, 2021	3:00 p.m.	Dixie State	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	FSAZ+/FloSports/Comcast	W 36–29	0
All times are in Mountain time

Personnel[]

2020 New Mexico State Aggies football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`1`	Jared Wyatt	Sr
WR	`2`	Isaiah Garcia–Castaneda	So
WR	`3`	Jalyne McFall	Fr
WR	`4`	Robert Downs III	Sr
WR	`5`	Ja'Darion Smith	Fr
WR	`6`	Justice Powers	Jr
WR	`7`	Terrell Warner	Jr
WR	`8`	Tevis Abraham	Jr
RB	`9`	Juwaun Price	Fr
QB	`10`	Jonah Johnson	Jr
WR	`11`	Andre Bodison	Sr
WR	`13`	Ron Vann	Fr
WR	`14`	Cole Harrity	So
QB	`15`	Clay Houghtaling	Fr
RB	`16`	Larenzo McMillan	Fr
QB	`17`	Weston Eget	Fr
QB	`19`	Luke Wilson	So
RB	`20`	Tim Gans	Fr
RB	`21`	Alex Escobar (C)	So
RB	`22`	Eli Anderson	Jr
RB	`23`	Chris Ramos	Fr
RB	`24`	O'Maury Samuels	Jr
WR	`40`	Jahre Fish	Sr
OL	`54`	Isaiah Mursalat	So
OL	`55`	Garrison Tullos	Sr
OL	`61`	Eli Johnson	GS
OL	`62`	Jae'Vone Brown	Fr
OL	`63`	Stephawn Townsend	Jr
OL	`64`	Preston Thomazin	So
OL	`65`	Eddy Lazalde	Fr
OL	`69`	Isaac Gonzalez	Fr
OL	`70`	David Ash	Jr
OL	`73`	Luteru Fedler	Fr
OL	`74`	Blake Walker	Jr
OL	`75`	Evan Tafoya-Vallo	So
OL	`76`	Sage Doxtater (C)	Sr
OL	`77`	Carson Pharris	Fr
OL	`78`	Gabriel Preciado	Jr
WR	`81`	Ivan Avina	So
WR	`82`	Sol Rascon	Sr
WR	`83`	Lawrence Dixon	Jr
TE	`85`	Thomaz Whitford	Jr
WR	`86`	James Palmer	Jr
TE	`87`	Grant Oberheu	Fr
TE	`88`	Jacob Franklin	So
TE	`89`	Ty Ely	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`1`	Devlin Kirklin	Jr
DB	`2`	Chris Bell	Jr
LB	`4`	Joshua Ferguson	Fr
LB	`6`	Michael Bowe Jr.	Sr
DB	`7`	D.J. McCullough	Jr
DB	`8`	Olan Cazad Jr.	Fr
CB	`9`	Antonio Oliver	Jr
DL	`10`	Lazarus Williams	Jr
DB	`12`	Caleb Mills	Sr
DB	`13`	Jonas Breton	Sr
DB	`14`	Brandon Shivers	Fr
DB	`15`	Ronnie Sanders II	Fr
DB	`16`	Justin Stinson	Fr
DL	`18`	Marcus Buckley	Jr
DB	`19`	Daemahni Williams	Jr
LB	`21`	James Blowers	Jr
DB	`22`	Xavier Hinkle	Jr
LB	`23`	Dalton Bowles	So
LB	`24`	Nick Giacolone	Fr
DL	`25`	Lama Lavea	Fr
DL	`26`	Donavan King (C)	Jr
LB	`28`	Dalton Bowles	So
DB	`30`	Xzavier Guyton	So
LB	`31`	Mike Edwards	So
LB	`36`	Dylan Zolezzi	Fr
DB	`37`	Johnny Tamayo	Fr
DB	`38`	Carlos Almuina	Fr
DB	`39`	Isaac Gallegos	Fr
LB	`41`	Brennon Davis	Sr
LB	`42`	Shamar Smith	Fr
LB	`43`	Taylor Milton	Fr
LB	`45`	Tyler Roebuck	So
LB	`48`	Eric Marsh	Jr
LB	`49`	Dylan Grant	Jr
DL	`53`	Jake Harrelson	Sr
DL	`72`	Justin Segura	So
LB	`80`	Trevor Brohard (C)	Jr
DL	`90`	Marcus Buckley	Jr
DL	`91`	De'Shawn Johnson	Fr
DL	`92`	Amari Pouncy	Fr
DL	`94`	Charles Okpala	So
DL	`96`	Garrett Bishop	Fr
DL	`98`	Zach Stokes	So
DL	`99`	Dassani Freeman	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`28`	Carson Zilmer	Fr
PK	`29`	Brett Money	Fr
LS	`34`	Austin Reeves	Jr
P	`35`	Josh Carlson	So
LS	`44`	Logan MacGregor	Fr
PK	`84`	Ethan Albertson	So

Head coach

Doug Martin (Kentucky)
Offensive Coordinator

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Oliver Soukup (New Mexico State)
Assistant Head Coach
Linebackers
Frank Spaziani (Penn State)
Defensive Coordinator
Brian Bell (Bemidji State and Dakota State)
Defensive Backs
Matt Christian (Palomar and New Mexico State)
Running Backs
Special Teams
Academic Coordinator
Chili Davis (Campbell)
Inside Receivers
Tight Ends
Special Teams
Chase Holbrook (Southeastern Louisiana and New Mexico State)
Quarterbacks
Cory Martin (Kent State)
Wide Receivers
Recruiting Coordinator
John Mumford (Pittsburg State)
Defensive Line
Ronnie Pentz (San Diego)
Special Teams Coordinator
Cory White (Humboldt State and Whittier)
Offensive Line
Daniel Carr (Western New Mexico and Arizona Christian)
Offensive Graduate Assistant
Aaron Laut (San Diego)
Defensive Graduate Assistant
Brandon Perkins (Pima and Western New Mexico)
Defensive Graduate Assistant
Kelly Weese (DuPage and Northern Illinois)
Offensive Graduate Assistant

Support staff

Dominic Moreno (Incarnate Word and New Mexico State)
Director of Sports Medicine
Richard Lazalde (Southern Utah and Grand Canyon)
Associate Athletic Trainer
Don Decker (Evangel)
Director of Sports Performance
Zach Witherspoon (Carson–Newman and UT Tyler)
Assistant Director of Strength and Conditioning
Nick Cassetta (Montclair State and Ohio)
Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach
Dan Hergert (UMass and Valdosta State)
Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach
Izaiah Williams (Monterey Peninsula and Humboldt State)
Director of Operations
Player Development Coordinator
Robert Patel (Wisconsin–Whitewater and Wisconsin–Oshkosh)
Video Operations
Louis Sandoval
Equipment Manager
Juan Lopez
Assistant Equipment Manager
Martha Valdez
Administrative Assistant

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: March 5, 2021

Depth chart[]

†	As of March 5, 2021

Defense

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Special Teams

Game summaries[]

Tarleton State[]

Pregame line	Over/under
NMSU –5	57.5^[3]

Statistics	Tarleton State	New Mexico State
First downs	24	14
Total yards	501	241
Rushing yards	249	54
Passing yards	252	187
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	35:40	24:20

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tarleton State	Passing	Cameron Burston	15/29, 252 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Cameron Burston	4 carries, 79 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Gabriel Douglas	7 receptions, 190 yards, 2 TDs
New Mexico State	Passing	Jonah Johnson	17/31, 187 yards, 1 TD, 3 INTs
	Rushing	Juwuan Price	14 carries, 31 yards
	Receiving	Terrell Warner	5 receptions, 77 yards

New Mexico Highlands (No Contest)[]

New Mexico Highlands at New Mexico State (No Contest)

	1	2	3	4	Total
~~Cowboys (Div. II)~~	0	0	0	0	0
~~Aggies~~	0	0	0	0	0

Date: ~~February 27, 2021~~
Location: Sun Bowl
El Paso, TX

Pregame line	Over/under
N/A	N/A^[4]

The New Mexico Highlands at New Mexico State game was canceled due to COVID-19 protocols and the game was not rescheduled.

Dixie State[]

Dixie State at New Mexico State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Trailblazers (Div. I FCS)	7	7	7	8	29
• Aggies	0	10	10	16	36

Date: March 7, 2021
Location: Sun Bowl
El Paso, TX
Game start: 3:08 p.m. MST
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 38 minutes
Game attendance: 0
Game weather: Temperature: N/A • Weather: Sunny • Wind: N/A
Referee: Kevin Hassell
TV announcers (FSAZ+/FloSports/Comcast): Adam Young (play–by–play) and Danny Knee (analyst)

Pregame line	Over/under
NMSU –1	56^[5]

Statistics	Dixie State	New Mexico State
First downs	18	33
Total yards	483	561
Rushing yards	124	329
Passing yards	359	232
Turnovers	3	1
Time of possession	24:42	35:18

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Dixie State	Passing	Kody Wilstead	25/37, 359 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Quali Conley	11 carries, 95 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Quali Conley	4 receptions, 98 yards, 1 TD
New Mexico State	Passing	Jonah Johnson	19/29, 171 yards
	Rushing	Juwaun Price	19 carries, 165 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda	4 receptions, 56 yards

References[]

^ "2020 New Mexico State Football Schedule". Retrieved February 26, 2020.
^ "2020 NM State Football Season Postponed". New Mexico State University Athletics. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
^ "Tarleton State Texans vs New Mexico State Aggies". Odds Shark. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
^ "New Mexico Highlands Cowboys vs New Mexico State Aggies". Odds Shark. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
^ "Dixie State Trailblazers vs New Mexico State Aggies". Odds Shark. Retrieved February 15, 2021.

[1] "2020 New Mexico State Football Schedule". Retrieved February 26, 2020.

[2] "2020 NM State Football Season Postponed". New Mexico State University Athletics. Retrieved August 30, 2020.

[3] "Tarleton State Texans vs New Mexico State Aggies". Odds Shark. Retrieved February 15, 2021.

[4] "New Mexico Highlands Cowboys vs New Mexico State Aggies". Odds Shark. Retrieved February 15, 2021.

[5] "Dixie State Trailblazers vs New Mexico State Aggies". Odds Shark. Retrieved February 15, 2021.

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v t New Mexico State Aggies football
Venues	Miller Field (1893–1932) Quesenberry Field (1933–1949) Memorial Stadium (1950–1977) Aggie Memorial Stadium (1978–2019 and 2021–present) Sun Bowl (2021)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games New Mexico (Battle of I-25 / Rio Grande Rivalry) UTEP (Battle of I-10)
Culture & lore	Pistol Pete KXPZ
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

2020 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
v t	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
No. 11 BYU			–			11	–	1
No. 17 Liberty			–			10	–	1
Army			–			9	–	3
New Mexico State			–			1	–	1
UMass			–			0	–	4
UConn†			–				–

Note: † Due to COVID-19, UConn canceled the 2020 football season. Rankings from AP Poll.