American college football season
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 .
Previous season [ ] The Lobos finished the 2020 season 2–5. They were not invited to play in any post season bowl game.
Preseason [ ] Award watch lists [ ] Listed in the order they were released
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 6:00 p.m. Houston Baptist * KASY-TV /ESPN+ W 27–1715,908 September 11 5:00 p.m. New Mexico State * Stadium W 34–2528,470 September 18 10:00 a.m. at No. 7 Texas A&M * SECN L 0–3484,748 September 25 7:00 p.m. at UTEP * ESPN+ L 13–2015,069 October 2 5:30 p.m. Air Force University Stadium Albuquerque, NM FS2 L 10–3813,158 October 9 7:00 p.m. at No. 25 San Diego State FS1 L 7–318,387 October 16 5:00 p.m. Colorado State University Stadium Albuquerque, NM Stadium L 7–3615,403 October 23 1:30 p.m. at Wyoming Stadium W 14–320,133 November 6 5:00 p.m. UNLV University Stadium Albuquerque, NM Stadium L 17–3114,007 November 13 5:00 p.m. at Fresno State Stadium L 7–3435,020 November 20 7:00 p.m. at Boise State FS1 L 0–3728,535 11:00 a.m. Utah State University Stadium Albuquerque, NM FS1 L 10–3511,046 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings , after November 2) - Released prior to game All times are in Mountain time
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Rankings [ ] Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. 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 [ ] Depth chart [ ]
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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: Location: University Stadium Albuquerque, NM Game start: 6:05 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 3 minutesGame attendance: 15,908Game weather: Temperature: N/A • Weather: Sunny • Wind: N/AReferee: Cal McNeillTV 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
Pregame line
Over/under
NM –25.566[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 MexicoBattle 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, 2021Location: University Stadium Albuquerque, NM Game start: 5:06 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 35 minutesGame attendance: 28,470Game weather: Temperature: 93 °F (34 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: N/AReferee: Dan ScanlanTV 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
Pregame line
Over/under
NM –19.556[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, 2021Location: Kyle Field College Station, TX Game start: 11:03 a.m. CDT Elapsed time: 2 hours and 57 minutesGame attendance: 84,748Game weather: Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: N/AReferee: Wayne WinklerTV announcers (SECN ): Taylor Zarzour (play–by–play), Matt Stinchcomb (analyst) and Alyssa Lang (sideline) Scoring summary 1 11:44 TAMU Devon 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
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 Total
Lobos
0
Miners
0
Date: September 25, 2021Location: Sun Bowl El Paso, TX Game start: 7:00 p.m. MDT TV announcers (ESPN+ ): Erik Elken (play–by–play) and Trevor Vittatoe (analyst)
Pregame line
Over/under
NM –2.554[9]
Statistics
New Mexico
UTEP
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
New Mexico Passing
Rushing
Receiving
UTEP Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Air Force [ ]
Air Force at New Mexico
1
2 Total
Falcons
0
Lobos
0
Pregame line
Over/under
AF –11.5
45.5[10]
Statistics
Air Force
New Mexico
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Air Force Passing
Rushing
Receiving
New Mexico Passing
Rushing
Receiving
at No. 25 San Diego State [ ]
New Mexico at San Diego State
1
2 Total
Lobos
0
No. 25 Aztecs
0
Pregame line
Over/under
SDSU –19.5
42.5[11]
Statistics
New Mexico
San Diego State
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
New Mexico Passing
Rushing
Receiving
San Diego State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Colorado State [ ]
Colorado State at New Mexico
Pregame line
Over/under
N/A
N/A
Statistics
Colorado State
New Mexico
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Colorado State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
New Mexico Passing
Rushing
Receiving
at Wyoming [ ]
New Mexico at Wyoming
1
2 Total
Lobos
0
Cowboys
0
Pregame line
Over/under
N/A
N/A
Statistics
New Mexico
Wyoming
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
New Mexico Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Wyoming Passing
Rushing
Receiving
UNLV [ ]
UNLV at New Mexico
1
2 Total
Rebels
0
Lobos
0
Pregame line
Over/under
N/A
N/A
Statistics
UNLV
New Mexico
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
UNLV Passing
Rushing
Receiving
New Mexico Passing
Rushing
Receiving
at Fresno State [ ]
New Mexico at Fresno State
1
2 Total
Lobos
0
Bulldogs
0
Date: November 13, 2021Location: Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA Game start: 4:00 p.m. PST Television network: Stadium
Pregame line
Over/under
N/A
N/A
Statistics
New Mexico
Fresno State
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
New Mexico Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Fresno State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
at Boise State [ ]
New Mexico at Boise State
1
2 Total
Lobos
0
Broncos
0
Pregame line
Over/under
N/A
N/A
Statistics
New Mexico
Boise State
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
New Mexico Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Boise State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Utah State [ ]
Utah State at New Mexico
1
2 Total
Aggies
0
Lobos
0
Date: November 27, 2021Location: University Stadium Albuquerque, NM Game start: 11:00 a.m. MST Television network: FS1
Pregame line
Over/under
N/A
N/A
Statistics
Utah State
New Mexico
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Utah State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
New Mexico Passing
Rushing
Receiving
References [ ]
^ "Reed II on Jim Thorpe Preseason Watch List" . University of New Mexico Athletics . Retrieved August 19, 2021 .^ "Wilson on Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Preseason Watch List" . University of New Mexico Athletics . Retrieved August 22, 2021 .^ "Boise State, Nevada Picked to Win 2021 Mountain West Football Divisional Titles" . Mountain West Conference . Retrieved August 19, 2021 .^ "2021 Mountain West Football Preseason All-Conference Team" . Mountain West Conference . Retrieved August 19, 2021 .^ "2021 Football Schedule" . University of New Mexico Athletics . Retrieved July 8, 2021 .^ "Houston Baptist Huskies vs New Mexico Lobos" . Odds Shark . Retrieved August 19, 2021 .^ "New Mexico State Aggies vs New Mexico Lobos" . Odds Shark . Retrieved September 8, 2021 .^ "New Mexico Lobos vs Texas A&M Aggies" . Odds Shark . Retrieved September 13, 2021 .^ "New Mexico Lobos vs UTEP Miners" . Odds Shark . Retrieved September 20, 2021 .^ "Air Force Falcons vs New Mexico Lobos" . Odds Shark . Retrieved October 1, 2021 .^ "New Mexico Lobos vs San Diego State Aztecs" . Odds Shark . Retrieved October 5, 2021 .
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