The 2021 New Mexico Lobos football team represented the University of New Mexico as a member of the Mountain Division in the Mountain West Conference (MW) during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by second-year head coach Danny Gonzales, the Lobos compiled an overall record of 3âÂÂ9 with a mark of 1âÂÂ7 in conference play, placing last out of six teams in the MW's Mountain Division. The team played home games at University Stadium in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
The Mountain West media days were held on July 21âÂÂ22, 2021, at the Cosmopolitan in Paradise, Nevada.
The preseason poll was released on July 21, 2021. The Lobos were predicted to finish in sixth place in the MW Mountain Division.
The Lobos had one player selected to the preseason AllâÂÂMountain West Team; one from the defense.
Defense
Jerrick Reed II â S