2020 New Mexico Lobos football team

The 2020 New Mexico Lobos football team represented the University of New Mexico in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Lobos played their home games at Sam Boyd Stadium in Whitney, Nevada as members of the Mountain West Conference due to COVID-19 restrictions imposed by the state of New Mexico. They were led by first-year head coach Danny Gonzales.

On August 10, 2020, the Mountain West Conference suspended all sports competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On September 24, the conference announced that the football season would begin on October 24.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order they were released

Mountain West media days

The Mountain West media days were originally scheduled on July 16–17, 2020, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, but were canceled in favor of virtual media days due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The virtual media days that were scheduled to take place on July 27–29, 2020, were also canceled.

Media poll

The preseason poll was released on July 21, 2020. The Lobos were predicted to finish in sixth place in the MW Mountain Division. The divisions were later suspended for the 2020 season.

Schedule

New Mexico announced its 2020 football schedule on February 26, 2020. The Lobos' original schedule consisted of six home and seven away games in the regular season. On August 10, 2020, the Mountain West Conference announced the suspension of the football season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In late September, the Mountain West Conference announced that the season would begin on October 24.