2023 New Mexico Lobos football team

2023 New Mexico Lobos football
2023 New Mexico Lobos football
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	4–8 (2–6 MW)
Head coach	Danny Gonzales (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Bryant Vincent (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread option
Defensive coordinator	Troy Reffett (1st season)
Base defense	3–3–5
Home stadium	University Stadium
	Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

Last updated December 12, 2024

2023 Mountain West Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
UNLV y	6	–	2	9	–	5
Boise State y$	6	–	2	8	–	6
San Jose State	6	–	2	7	–	6
Air Force	5	–	3	9	–	4
Wyoming	5	–	3	9	–	4
Fresno State	4	–	4	9	–	4
Utah State	4	–	4	6	–	7
Hawaii	3	–	5	5	–	8
Colorado State	3	–	5	5	–	7
Nevada	2	–	6	2	–	10
New Mexico	2	–	6	4	–	8
San Diego State	2	–	6	4	–	8
Championship: Boise State 44, UNLV 20
$ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant

The 2023 New Mexico Lobos football team represented the University of New Mexico as a member of the Mountain West Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Lobos were led by Danny Gonzales in his fourth year as New Mexico's head coach. They played their home games at University Stadium in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Lobos drew an average home attendance of 15,982 in 2023.

Offseason

Transfers

Outgoing

Player	Position	Destination
C. J. Montes	QB	Fordham
Benji Johnson	S	Austin Peay
Jaden Phillips	DL	Sam Houston State
Adari Haulcy	S	Houston
AJ Odums	CB	UTEP
Keyonta Lanier	WR	Colorado State
Peyton Dixon	RB	Nevada
Jah'mar Sanders	WR	Lamar
Andrell Barney Jr.	CB	Snow College
Antonio Hunt	CB	Unknown
Ian Shewell	DL	Arizona State
Jaden Hullaby	RB	Unknown
Ronald Wilson	S	Incarnate Word
Jake Saltonstall	DL	Unknown
Geordon Porter	CB	UConn
Xavier Hailey	S	Unknown
Cody Moon	LB	San Diego State
Zoe Roberts	WR	Unknown
Trae Hall	WR	Unknown
Chad Alexander	RB	Unknown
Dion Hunter	LB	Cincinnati
Zacchaeus Williams	IOL	Unknown
Alex Murrell	WR	Unknown
Donald Dixon	IOL	Unknown
Myron Carter	RB	Unknown

Incoming

Player	Position	Previous School
Xavier Van	WR	San Diego
Andrew Henry	RB	Louisiana–Monroe
Gabriel Lopez	EDGE	Washington State
Bryson Washington	S	Oklahoma
Jeremiah Hixon	WR	Alabama State
Caleb Medford	WR	TCU
DC Tabscott	QB	Appalachian State
Dylan Hopkins	QB	UAB
Marvin Covington	CB	TCU
D'Arco Perkins-McAllister	S	TCU
Sam Telesa	OC	Georgetown
Max Lantzsch	TE	East Carolina
Kaydin Pope	WR	Mississippi State
Travis Gray	OT	Colorado
Noa Pola-Gates	S	Nebraska
Taurrian Stafford	IOL	Alabama State

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Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	5:00 p.m.	at No. 23 Texas A&M *	Kyle Field College Station, TX	ESPN	L 10–52	97,560
September 9	6:00 p.m.	Tennessee Tech *	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	MW Network	W 56–10	17,279
September 16	6:00 p.m.	New Mexico State *	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM (Rio Grande Rivalry)	MW Network	L 17–27	27,414
September 23	1:30 p.m.	at UMass *	McGuirk Alumni Stadium Amherst, MA	ESPN+	W 34–31	8,298
September 30	2:00 p.m.	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	MW Network	L 26–35	25,477
October 14	4:00 p.m.	San Jose State	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	MW Network	L 24–52	13,027
October 21	4:00 p.m.	Hawaii	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	SPEC PPV	W 42–21	13,723
October 28	8:30 p.m.	at Nevada	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	CBSSN	L 24–34	13,083
November 4	4:00 p.m.	UNLV	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	MW Network	L 14–56	12,353
November 11	8:00 p.m.	at Boise State	Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID	FS1	L 14–42	34,076
November 18	8:30 p.m.	at Fresno State	Valley Children's Stadium Fresno, CA	FS1	W 25–17	38,569
November 24	1:30 p.m.	Utah State	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	CBSSN	L 41–44 ^2OT	12,094
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

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Game summaries

at No. 23 Texas A&M

Game One: New Mexico Lobos (0-0) at No. 23 Texas A&M Aggies (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
New Mexico	0	7	3	0	10
No. 23 Texas A&M	7	28	7	10	52

at Kyle Field, College Station, Texas

Date: Saturday, September 2, 2023
Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Sunny, 99 °F (37 °C)
Game attendance: 97,560
Referee: David Smith
TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones (play-by-play), Louis Riddick (analyst), and Quint Kessenich (sideline)
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

(5:00) TXAM – Noah Thomas 15-yard pass from Connor Weigman (Randy Bond kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 85 yards, 3:10; Texas A&M 7-0)

Second quarter

(14:53) TXAM – Evan Stewart 35-yard pass from Connor Weigman (Randy Bond kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 1:37; Texas A&M 14-0)
(10:32) UNM – Jacory Crosky-Merritt 27-yard run (Luke Drzewiecki kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 88 yards, 4:21; Texas A&M 14-7)
(8:03) TXAM – Noah Thomas 34-yard pass from Connor Weigman (Randy Bond kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 67 yards, 2:29; Texas A&M 21-7)
(5:30) TXAM – Le'Veon Moss 2-yard run (Randy Bond kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 38 yards, 2:02; Texas A&M 28-7)
(1:27) TXAM – Noah Thomas 9-yard pass from Connor Weigman (Randy Bond kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 37 yards, 2:00; Texas A&M 35-7)

Third quarter

(6:09) UNM – Luke Drzeweicki 27-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 51 yards, 7:09; Texas A&M 35-10)
(2:30) TXAM – Evan Stewart 8-yard pass from Connor Weigman (Randy Bond kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 3:39; Texas A&M 42-10)

Fourth quarter

(7:35) TXAM – Moose Muhammad III 12-yard pass from Max Johnson (Randy Bond kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 55 yards, 3:37; Texas A&M 49-10)
(1:10) TXAM – Randy Bond 39-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 40 yards, 3:32; Texas A&M 52-10)

Statistics	UNM	TXAM
First downs	18	27
Total yards	60–222	63–411
Rushing yards	32–91	29–134
Passing yards	131	277
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	16–28–1	24–34–0
Time of possession	34:20	25:40

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
New Mexico	Passing	Dylan Hopkins	15/24, 115 yards, INT
	Rushing	Jacory Croskey-Merritt	11 carries, 50 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jeremiah Hixon	6 receptions, 42 yards
Texas A&M	Passing	Conner Weigman	18/23, 236 yards, 5 TD
	Rushing	Amari Daniels	7 carries, 51 yards
	Receiving	Evan Stewart	8 receptions, 115 yards, 2 TD

at Fresno State

Game Eleven – New Mexico Lobos (3–7) at Fresno State Bulldogs (8–2)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Lobos	3	9	6	7	25
Bulldogs	7	7	0	3	17

at Valley Children's Stadium • Fresno, California

Date: Saturday, November 18, 2023
Game time: 7:30 p.m. PDT
Game weather: Rain • Temperature: 57 °F (14 °C) • Wind: N 3mph
Game attendance: 38,569
Referee: Patrick Foy
TV announcers (FS1): Jordan Kent (play-by-play) & Will Blackmon (analyst)
Pregame line: Fresno State −23.0

Game information

First quarter

(9:53) UNM – Luke Drzewiecki 38-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 5:07; New Mexico 3–0)
(6:05) FRES – Logan Fife 1-yard run, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 3:42; Fresno State 7–3)

Second quarter

(11:06) FRES – Malik Sherrod 6-yard run, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 7 plays, 78 yards, 3:07; Fresno State 14–3)
(6:08) UNM – Luke Drzewiecki 38-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 54 yards, 4:58; Fresno State 14–6)
(2:19) UNM – Jacory Croskey-Merritt 50-yard run, two-point pass failed (Drive: 4 plays, 92 yards, 2:08; Fresno State 14–12)

Third quarter

(2:30) UNM – Jacory Croskey-Merritt 10-yard run, two-point pass failed (Drive: 10 plays, 93 yards, 5:25; New Mexico 18–14)

Fourth quarter

(8:57) UNM – Caleb Medford 33-yard pass from Devon Dampier, Luke Drzewiecki kick (Drive: 10 plays, 97 yards, 5:53; New Mexico 25–14)
(3:25) FRES – Dylan Lynch 44-yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 63 yards, 1:57; New Mexico 25–17)

Statistics	UNM	FRES
First downs	26	13
Plays–yards	72–528	49–235
Rushes–yards	51–345	19–34
Passing yards	183	195
Passing: comp–att–int	10–21–2	18–32–0
Time of possession	39:05	20:55

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
New Mexico	Passing	Dylan Hopkins	8/18, 124 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Jacory Croskey-Merritt	21 carries, 209 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Caleb Medford	6 receptions, 122 yards, TD
Fresno State	Passing	Logan Fife	9/15, 137 yards
	Rushing	Malik Sherrod	13 carries, 50 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jalen Moss	1 reception, 53 yards

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References

↑ Reider, Sean (November 27, 2023). "Former UNM football coach Danny Gonzales speaks publicly for first time after dismissal". Albuquerque Journal . Retrieved November 29, 2023.
↑ "2023 New Mexico Football Transfer Portal". ON3.
↑ "New Mexico Lobos 2023 College Football Transfer Portal". 247Sports.
↑ "2023 New Mexico Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 5, 2023.

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[1] Reider, Sean (November 27, 2023). "Former UNM football coach Danny Gonzales speaks publicly for first time after dismissal". Albuquerque Journal . Retrieved November 29, 2023.

[2] "2023 New Mexico Football Transfer Portal". ON3.

[3] "New Mexico Lobos 2023 College Football Transfer Portal". 247Sports.

[4] "2023 New Mexico Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 5, 2023.

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