2021 New Mexico Lobos football team

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.

2021 New Mexico Lobos football
ConferenceMountain West Conference
DivisionMountain Division
Record3–9 (1–7 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDerek Warehime (2nd season)
Offensive schemeNo-huddle spread option
Defensive coordinatorRocky Long (2nd season)
Base defense3–3–5
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
(capacity: 39,224)
Uniform
2021 Mountain West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order they were released

Award Player Position Year
Jim Thorpe Award[1]Jerrick Reed IISSR
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award[2]Terry Wilson Jr.QBSR

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)
1Boise State148 (23)
2Wyoming115 (2)
3Air Force104
4Colorado State72
5Utah State47
6New Mexico39
West
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Nevada141 (19)
2San Jose State121 (5)
3San Diego State96
4Fresno State85 (1)
5Hawaii56
6UNLV26

Preseason All-Mountain West Team

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

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*
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 State
FS1L 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 State
StadiumL 7–3435,020
November 207:00 p.m.at Boise State
FS1L 0–3728,535
November 2611:00 a.m.Utah State
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
FS1L 10–3511,046

[5]

Rankings
Further information: 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football 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.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
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

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
See also: 2021 Houston Baptist Huskies football team
Pregame lineOver/under
NM –25.566[6]
StatisticsHouston BaptistNew 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
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Houston BaptistPassingBlaise Bentsen27/47, 196 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs
RushingDreshawn Minnieweather5 carries, 21 yards
ReceivingCharles King7 receptions, 64 yards, 1 TD
New MexicoPassingTerry Wilson Jr.20/26, 174 yards, 3 TDs
RushingAaron Dumas15 carries, 57 yards
ReceivingKeyonte Lanier3 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
See also: 2021 New Mexico State Aggies football team and Rio Grande Rivalry (football)
Pregame lineOver/under
NM –19.556[7]
StatisticsNew Mexico StateNew Mexico
First downs1929
Total yards345559
Rushing yards109178
Passing yards236381
Turnovers03
Time of possession23:3236:28
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
New Mexico StatePassingDino Maldonado13/34, 192 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs
RushingDino Maldonado6 carries, 46 yards
ReceivingIsaiah Garcia–Castaneda3 receptions, 98 yards, 1 TD
New MexicoPassingTerry Wilson Jr.26/37, 381 yards, 3 TDs
RushingBobby Cole20 carries, 107 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingEmmanuel Logan–Greene7 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
See also: 2021 Texas A&M Aggies football team
Pregame lineOver/under
TAMU –3049.5[8]
StatisticsNew MexicoTexas A&M
First downs922
Total yards122429
Rushing yards89154
Passing yards33275
Turnovers00
Time of possession29:0130:59
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
New MexicoPassingTerry Wilson Jr.10/23, 33 yards, 1 INT
RushingAaron Dumas10 carries, 49 yards
ReceivingEmmanuel Logan–Greene3 receptions, 16 yards
Texas A&MPassingZach Calzada19/33, 275 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
RushingIsaiah Spiller15 carries, 117 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingDemond Demas2 receptions, 100 yards, 1 TD

At UTEP
New Mexico at UTEP
1 2Total
Lobos 0
Miners 0
  • Date: September 25, 2021
  • Location: Sun Bowl
    El Paso, TX
  • Game start: 7:00 p.m. MDT
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Erik Elken (play–by–play) and Trevor Vittatoe (analyst)
See also: 2021 UTEP Miners football team
Pregame lineOver/under
NM –2.554[9]
StatisticsNew MexicoUTEP
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
New MexicoPassing
Rushing
Receiving
UTEPPassing
Rushing
Receiving

Air Force
Air Force at New Mexico
1 2Total
Falcons 0
Lobos 0
See also: 2021 Air Force Falcons football team
Pregame lineOver/under
AF –11.545.5[10]
StatisticsAir ForceNew Mexico
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Air ForcePassing
Rushing
Receiving
New MexicoPassing
Rushing
Receiving

At No. 25 San Diego State
New Mexico at San Diego State
1 2Total
Lobos 0
No. 25 Aztecs 0
See also: 2021 San Diego State Aztecs football team
Pregame lineOver/under
SDSU –19.542.5[11]
StatisticsNew MexicoSan Diego State
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
New MexicoPassing
Rushing
Receiving
San Diego StatePassing
Rushing
Receiving

Colorado State
Colorado State at New Mexico
1 2Total
Rams 0
Lobos 0
See also: 2021 Colorado State Rams football team
Pregame lineOver/under
N/AN/A
StatisticsColorado StateNew Mexico
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Colorado StatePassing
Rushing
Receiving
New MexicoPassing
Rushing
Receiving

At Wyoming
New Mexico at Wyoming
1 2Total
Lobos 0
Cowboys 0
See also: 2021 Wyoming Cowboys football team
Pregame lineOver/under
N/AN/A
StatisticsNew MexicoWyoming
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
New MexicoPassing
Rushing
Receiving
WyomingPassing
Rushing
Receiving

UNLV
UNLV at New Mexico
1 2Total
Rebels 0
Lobos 0
See also: 2021 UNLV Rebels football team
Pregame lineOver/under
N/AN/A
StatisticsUNLVNew Mexico
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
UNLVPassing
Rushing
Receiving
New MexicoPassing
Rushing
Receiving

At Fresno State
New Mexico at Fresno State
1 2Total
Lobos 0
Bulldogs 0
See also: 2021 Fresno State Bulldogs football team
Pregame lineOver/under
N/AN/A
StatisticsNew MexicoFresno State
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
New MexicoPassing
Rushing
Receiving
Fresno StatePassing
Rushing
Receiving

At Boise State
New Mexico at Boise State
1 2Total
Lobos 0
Broncos 0
See also: 2021 Boise State Broncos football team
Pregame lineOver/under
N/AN/A
StatisticsNew MexicoBoise State
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
New MexicoPassing
Rushing
Receiving
Boise StatePassing
Rushing
Receiving

Utah State
Utah State at New Mexico
1 2Total
Aggies 0
Lobos 0
See also: 2021 Utah State Aggies football team
Pregame lineOver/under
N/AN/A
StatisticsUtah StateNew Mexico
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Utah StatePassing
Rushing
Receiving
New MexicoPassing
Rushing
Receiving

References
  1. "Reed II on Jim Thorpe Preseason Watch List". University of New Mexico Athletics. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  2. "Wilson on Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Preseason Watch List". University of New Mexico Athletics. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  3. "Boise State, Nevada Picked to Win 2021 Mountain West Football Divisional Titles". Mountain West Conference. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  4. "2021 Mountain West Football Preseason All-Conference Team". Mountain West Conference. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  5. "2021 Football Schedule". University of New Mexico Athletics. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  6. "Houston Baptist Huskies vs New Mexico Lobos". Odds Shark. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  7. "New Mexico State Aggies vs New Mexico Lobos". Odds Shark. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  8. "New Mexico Lobos vs Texas A&M Aggies". Odds Shark. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
  9. "New Mexico Lobos vs UTEP Miners". Odds Shark. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  10. "Air Force Falcons vs New Mexico Lobos". Odds Shark. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  11. "New Mexico Lobos vs San Diego State Aztecs". Odds Shark. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
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