The 2020 New Mexico Lobos football team represented the University of New Mexico as a member of the Mountain West Conference (MW) during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach Danny Gonzales, the Lobos compiled an overall record of 2âÂÂ5 with an identical mark in conference play, placing ninth in the MW. The team played home games at Sam Boyd Stadium in Whitney, Nevada due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions imposed by the state of New Mexico.
On August 10, 2020, the MW 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.
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.
The Mountain West media days were originally scheduled on July 16âÂÂ17, 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 27âÂÂ29, 2020, were also canceled.
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.
The New Mexico at Colorado State game was canceled by the Mountain West, due to COVID-19 restrictions and the game was not rescheduled.