American college football season
The 2020 New Mexico State Aggies football team represented New Mexico State University as an independent during 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 the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas due to COVID-19 restrictions imposed by the state of New Mexico . On August 13, 2020, New Mexico State suspended all sports competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[ 1] The Aggies played an abbreviated two-game season in February and March 2021, compiling a record of 1–1.
Schedule
Original
Date Opponent Site Result August 29 at UCLA No contest
at UAB No contest
September 12 Akron No contest
September 19 New Mexico No contest
September 26 at UTEP No contest
October 3 Texas State Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM No contest
October 10 at Hawaii No contest
October 17 at Fresno State No contest
October 24 Louisiana Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM No contest
November 7 at UMass No contest
November 14 Texas Southern Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM No contest
November 21 at Florida No contest
Homecoming
Revised
[ 2]
Personnel
Game summaries
Tarleton State
Tarleton State at New Mexico State
1
2 3 4 Total
• Texans (Div. I FCS )
23
10 7 3
43
Aggies
7
0 3 7
17
Date: Location: Sun Bowl El Paso, TX Game start: 3:07 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 42 minutesGame attendance: 0Game weather: Temperature: 58 °F (14 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NW 13 MPH Referee: Christian WatsonTV announcers (FSAZ /FloSports /Comcast ): Adam Young (play–by–play) and Danny Knee (analyst)
Scoring summary 1 14:36 TSU Cameron Burston 70–yard run (Christian Hernandez kick)(1 play, 75 yards, 0:24) TSU 7–0
11:31 TSU Gabriel Douglas 86–yard pass from Cameron Burston (Christian Hernandez kick)(1 play, 86 yards, 0:12) TSU 14–0
11:19 NMSU Juwuan Price 94–yard kickoff return (Ethan Albertson kick) TSU 14–7
06:42 TSU Team 0–yard safety TSU 16–7
03:29 TSU Cameron Burston 21–yard run (Christian Hernandez kick)(7 plays, 51 yards, 3:07) TSU 23–7
2 07:16 TSU Gabriel Douglas 29–yard pass from Cameron Burston (Christian Hernandez kick)(4 plays, 55 yards, 1:12) TSU 30–7
00:00 TSU Adrian Guzman 35–yard field goal(9 plays, 52 yards, 2:42) TSU 33–7
3 14:11 TSU DeAngelo Rosemond 4–yard run (Christian Hernandez kick)(2 plays, 5 yards, 0:28) TSU 40–7
01:56 NMSU Ethan Albertson 27–yard field goal(6 plays, 67 yards, 2:19) TSU 40–10
4 13:38 TSU Adrian Guzman 34–yard field goal(7 plays, 57 yards, 3:18) TSU 43–10
03:28 NMSU Robert Downs III 27–yard pass from Jonah Johnson (Ethan Albertson kick)(4 plays, 65 yards, 1:01) TSU 43–17
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
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: Location: Sun Bowl El Paso, TX Game start: 3:08 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 38 minutesGame attendance: 0Game weather: Temperature: N/A • Weather: Sunny • Wind: N/AReferee: Kevin HassellTV announcers (FSAZ+ /FloSports /Comcast ): Adam Young (play–by–play) and Danny Knee (analyst)
Scoring summary 1 09:15 DSU Quali Conley 57–yard run (James Baird kick)(5 plays, 76 yards, 2:15) DSU 7–0
2 10:39 NMSU Ethan Albertson 35–yard field goal(14 plays, 69 yards, 6:35) DSU 7–3
07:36 DSU Kody Wilstead 1–yard run (James Baird kick)(7 plays, 75 yards, 3:03) DSU 14–3
02:28 NMSU Andre Bodison 12–yard pass from Weston Eget (Ethan Albertson kick)(4 plays, 62 yards, 1:28) DSU 14–10
3 08:30 NMSU Jonah Johnson 1–yard run (Ethan Albertson kick)(10 plays, 71 yards, 4:04) NMSU 17–14
02:38 NMSU Ethan Albertson 33–yard field goal(7 plays, 74 yards, 3:01) NMSU 20–14
02:02 DSU Jalen Powell 65–yard pass from Kody Wilstead (James Baird kick)(2 plays, 75 yards, 0:36) DSU 21–20
4 13:10 NMSU Jonah Johnson 1–yard run (pass failed)(10 plays, 55 yards, 3:42) NMSU 26–21
06:03 NMSU Ethan Albertson 32–yard field goal(9 plays, 56 yards, 3:23) NMSU 29–21
05:52 DSU Quali Conley 75–yard pass from Kody Wilstead (Chase Hess pass)(1 play, 75 yards, 0:11) TIE 29–29
00:21 NMSU Juwaun Price 13–yard run (Ethan Albertson kick)(7 plays, 54 yards, 2:05) NMSU 36–29
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
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