# 2020 New Mexico State Aggies football team

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. 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 | Rose BowlPasadena, CA | No contest |
| September 3 | at UAB | Legion FieldBirmingham, AL | No contest |
| September 12 | Akron | Aggie Memorial StadiumLas Cruces, NM | No contest |
| September 19 | New Mexico | Aggie Memorial StadiumLas Cruces, NM (Rio Grande Rivalry) | No contest |
| September 26 | at UTEP | Sun BowlEl Paso, TX (Battle of I-10) | No contest |
| October 3 | Texas State | Aggie Memorial StadiumLas Cruces, NM | No contest |
| October 10 | at Hawaii | Aloha StadiumHalawa, HI | No contest |
| October 17 | at Fresno State | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA | No contest |
| October 24 | Louisiana | Aggie Memorial StadiumLas Cruces, NM | No contest |
| November 7 | at UMass | Warren McGuirk Alumni StadiumHadley, MA | No contest |
| November 14 | Texas Southern | Aggie Memorial StadiumLas Cruces, NM | No contest |
| November 21 | at Florida | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL | No contest |
| Homecoming ||||

### Revised

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| February 21, 2021 | 3:00 p.m. | Tarleton State | Sun BowlEl Paso, TX | FSAZ, FloSports, Comcast | L 17–43 | 0 |
| February 27, 2021 | | New Mexico Highlands | Sun BowlEl Paso, TX | | No contest | |
| March 7, 2021 | 3:00 p.m. | Dixie State | Sun BowlEl Paso, TX | FSAZ+, FloSports/Comcast | W 36–29 | 0 |
| All times are in Mountain time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Tarleton State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Texans (Div. I FCS) | 23 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 43 |
| Aggies | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| Pregame line | Over/under |
| NMSU –5 | 57.5 |
| 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 |
| Tarleton State | Rushing | Cameron Burston | 4 carries, 79 yards, 2 TDs |
| Tarleton State | Receiving | Gabriel Douglas | 7 receptions, 190 yards, 2 TDs |
| New Mexico State | Passing | Jonah Johnson | 17/31, 187 yards, 1 TD, 3 INTs |
| New Mexico State | Rushing | Juwuan Price | 14 carries, 31 yards |
| New Mexico State | Receiving | Terrell Warner | 5 receptions, 77 yards |

### New Mexico Highlands (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 |
The New Mexico Highlands at New Mexico State game was canceled due to COVID-19 protocols and the game was not rescheduled.

### Dixie State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Trailblazers (Div. I FCS) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 29 |
| • Aggies | 0 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 36 |
| Pregame line | Over/under |
| NMSU –1 | 56 |
| 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 |
| Dixie State | Rushing | Quali Conley | 11 carries, 95 yards, 1 TD |
| Dixie State | Receiving | Quali Conley | 4 receptions, 98 yards, 1 TD |
| New Mexico State | Passing | Jonah Johnson | 19/29, 171 yards |
| New Mexico State | Rushing | Juwaun Price | 19 carries, 165 yards, 1 TD |
| New Mexico State | Receiving | Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda | 4 receptions, 56 yards |