# 2023 New Mexico Lobos football team

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.
Gonzales was fired following the conclusion of the season. He finished his tenure at New Mexico with a record of 11–32.

## 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 |

## Schedule

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

## Game summaries
### at No. 23 Texas A&M

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

### at Fresno State

| 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
| 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 |
| New Mexico | Rushing | Jacory Croskey-Merritt | 21 carries, 209 yards, 2 TD |
| New Mexico | Receiving | Caleb Medford | 6 receptions, 122 yards, TD |
| Fresno State | Passing | Logan Fife | 9/15, 137 yards |
| Fresno State | Rushing | Malik Sherrod | 13 carries, 50 yards, TD |
| Fresno State | Receiving | Jalen Moss | 1 reception, 53 yards |