2020 New Mexico State Aggies football team

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]

2020 New Mexico State Aggies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–1
Head coach
Associate head coachOliver Soukup (4th season)
Offensive coordinatorDoug Martin (6th season)
Offensive schemeAir raid
Defensive coordinatorFrank Spaziani (5th season)
Base defense3–3–5
Captains
  • Alex Escobar
    (Running Back)
  • Sage Doxtater
    (Offensive line)
  • Donavan King
    (Defensive line)
  • Trevor Brohard
    (Linebacker)
Home stadiumSun Bowl
(Capacity: 51,500)
2020 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
ConfOverall
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  
  • Note: Due to COVID-19, UConn canceled the 2020 football season; New Mexico State was the only FBS school to play a spring schedule.
Rankings from AP Poll.

On August 13, 2020, New Mexico State suspended all sports competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] The Aggies played an abbreviated two-game season in February and March 2021.

Schedule

Original

DateOpponentSiteResult
August 29at UCLANo contest
September 3at UABNo contest
September 12AkronNo contest
September 19New Mexico
No contest
September 26at UTEPNo contest
October 3Texas State
  • Aggie Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
No contest
October 10at HawaiiNo contest
October 17at Fresno StateNo contest
October 24Louisiana
  • Aggie Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
No contest
November 7at UMassNo contest
November 14Texas Southern
  • Aggie Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
No contest
November 21at FloridaNo contest

Revised

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
February 21, 20213:00 p.m.Tarleton StateFSAZ/FloSports/ComcastL 17–430
February 27, 2021New Mexico Highlands (Div. II)
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
No contest
March 7, 20213:00 p.m.Dixie State
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, TX
FSAZ+/FloSports/ComcastW 36–290

Personnel

2020 New Mexico State Aggies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
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
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Support staff


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: March 5, 2021

Depth chart

As of March 5, 2021

Game summaries

Tarleton State

Tarleton State at New Mexico State
1 234Total
Texans (Div. I FCS) 23 1073 43
Aggies 7 037 17
  • Date: February 21, 2021
  • Location: Sun Bowl
    El Paso, TX
  • Game start: 3:07 p.m. MST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 42 minutes
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Game weather: Temperature: 58 °F (14 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NW 13 MPH
  • Referee: Christian Watson
  • TV announcers (FSAZ/FloSports/Comcast): Adam Young (play–by–play) and Danny Knee (analyst)
       
Pregame lineOver/under
NMSU –557.5[3]
StatisticsTarleton StateNew Mexico State
First downs2414
Total yards501241
Rushing yards24954
Passing yards252187
Turnovers01
Time of possession35:4024:20
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Tarleton StatePassingCameron Burston15/29, 252 yards, 2 TDs
RushingCameron Burston4 carries, 79 yards, 2 TDs
ReceivingGabriel Douglas7 receptions, 190 yards, 2 TDs
New Mexico StatePassingJonah Johnson17/31, 187 yards, 1 TD, 3 INTs
RushingJuwuan Price14 carries, 31 yards
ReceivingTerrell Warner5 receptions, 77 yards

New Mexico Highlands (no contest)

New Mexico Highlands at New Mexico State (No Contest)
1 234Total
Cowboys (Div. II) 0 000 0
Aggies 0 000 0
Pregame lineOver/under
N/AN/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 234Total
Trailblazers (Div. I FCS) 7 778 29
Aggies 0 101016 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 lineOver/under
NMSU –156[5]
StatisticsDixie StateNew Mexico State
First downs1833
Total yards483561
Rushing yards124329
Passing yards359232
Turnovers31
Time of possession24:4235:18
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Dixie StatePassingKody Wilstead25/37, 359 yards, 2 TDs
RushingQuali Conley11 carries, 95 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingQuali Conley4 receptions, 98 yards, 1 TD
New Mexico StatePassingJonah Johnson19/29, 171 yards
RushingJuwaun Price19 carries, 165 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingIsaiah Garcia-Castaneda4 receptions, 56 yards

References

  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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