Live scoreboard
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New Mexico | - | - | - | - | 0 |
 Minnesota | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Scoring by quarter
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | OT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 17 |
| Minnesota | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
| New Mexico | Qtr | Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Q1 | 0 |
| 3 | Q2 | 7 |
| 0 | Q3 | 0 |
| 8 | Q4 | 7 |
| 3 | OT | 6 |
| 17 | Final | 20 |
Live play by play
Scoring plays: this game · Updating as the game goes.
Touchdown Interception Fumble Sack Penalty
Play by play
Scoring plays: this game · Saved from the official gamebook.
Q1 1:47 Field goal New Mexico L.Drzewiecki 31 yard field goal attempt is good, Center-T.Dubuc, Holder-C.Steinkamp. 3-0
Q2 6:18 Field goal New Mexico L.Drzewiecki 29 yard field goal attempt is good, Center-T.Dubuc, Holder-C.Steinkamp. 6-0
Q2 2:00 Touchdown Minnesota D.Lindsey pass complete. Catch made by J.Smith for 10 yards. TOUCHDOWN. 6-7
Q4 13:30 Touchdown New Mexico B.Denaburg kicks 65 yards from MINN 35 to the UNM End Zone. D.Bankston returns the kickoff. TOUCHDOWN. 14-14
Q4 13:18 Touchdown New Mexico TWO-POINT CONVERSION ATTEMPT. J.Layne steps back to pass. Catch made by K.Johnson for yards. TWO-POINT ATTEMPT SUCCEEDS. 14-14
OT 0:00 Field goal New Mexico L.Drzewiecki 36 yard field goal attempt is good, Center-T.Dubuc, Holder-C.Steinkamp. 17-14
OT 0:00 Touchdown Minnesota D.Lindsey pass complete. Catch made by J.Smith for 12 yards. TOUCHDOWN. The Replay Official reviewed the pass completion and the play was upheld. 17-20
Rivalry highlights
Series record
0-1
New Mexico first, 1 meeting since 2025
Series leader
Minnesota
Minnesota lead 0-1 in 1 meeting since 2025
Widest recent margin
3 points
Minnesota 20-17 New Mexico, 2025
Tightest recent margin
3 points
Minnesota 20-17 New Mexico, 2025
Highest recent total
37 points
Minnesota 20-17 New Mexico, 2025
Head to head
Full rivalry page New Mexico 0 1 meeting since 2025 1 Minnesota
Minnesota lead 0-1 in 1 meeting since 2025 Series leader: Minnesota.
Team stats, this game
New MexicoMinnesota204Total yards252
88Passing yards147
116Rushing yards105
1Turnovers1
3Sacks4
17First downs16
50Penalty yards87
Key players by position
| New Mexico | Pos | Minnesota |
|---|
Each side's leader at the position this season, by real production. Full rosters live on each team hub.
Win probability
--10050100
1st2nd3rd4th
Current drive Game leaders
UNM MINN New Mexico vs Minnesota player stats
Passing
| New Mexico | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Layne | 14/25 | 88 | 0 | 1 |
| James Laubstein | 1/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drake Lindsey | 18/28 | 147 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| New Mexico | CAR | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damon Bankston | 10 | 57 | 0 | 17 |
| James Laubstein | 15 | 57 | 0 | 13 |
| DJ McKinney | 2 | 10 | 0 | 11 |
| Jack Layne | 10 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| Deshaun Buchanan | 1 | -10 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota | CAR | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darius Taylor | 24 | 116 | 1 | 38 |
| Koi Perich | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6 |
| Cameron Davis | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Drake Lindsey | 4 | -15 | 0 | 1 |
Receiving
| New Mexico | REC | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keagan Johnson | 4 | 42 | 0 | 16 |
| Damon Bankston | 5 | 23 | 0 | 7 |
| Dorian Thomas | 3 | 15 | 0 | 11 |
| Shawn Miller | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| DJ McKinney | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Aiden Valdez | 1 | -3 | 0 | -3 |
| Minnesota | REC | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Smith | 6 | 64 | 2 | 17 |
| Koi Perich | 4 | 34 | 0 | 11 |
| Darius Taylor | 4 | 23 | 0 | 11 |
| Javon Tracy | 2 | 15 | 0 | 9 |
| Frank Bierman | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Julian Johnson | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Defense
| New Mexico | TOT | SOLO | SACK | TFL | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jahmir Torres | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mercury Swaim | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dmitri Johnson | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Austin Brawley | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tavian Combs | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jon Johnson | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keyshawn James-Newby | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Brian Booker | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Brett Karhu | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Okiki Olorunfunmi | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caleb Coleman | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaxton Eck | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota | TOT | SOLO | SACK | TFL | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maverick Baranowski | 17 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Devon Williams | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Anthony Smith | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Darius Green | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Karter Menz | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Koi Perich | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaxon Howard | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Nestor | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Gerald | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucas Finnessy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Logan-Redding | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aidan Gousby | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Kicking
| New Mexico | FG | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Drzewiecki | 3/3 | 36 | 0/0 | 9 |
| Minnesota | FG | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brady Denaburg | 0/0 | 0 | 2/2 | 2 |
Box score from CollegeFootballData via our data hub. Players link to their profiles.
New Mexico: last 15 games before this one
11-4 in the last 15 · 28.3 scored · 23.9 allowed
WON 21-16 scored 21 · allowed 16 See game WON 38-35 scored 38 · allowed 35 See game LOST 30-38 scored 30 · allowed 38 See game LOST 17-34 scored 17 · allowed 34 See game WON 32-22 scored 32 · allowed 22 See game WON 35-10 scored 35 · allowed 10 See game WON 38-20 scored 38 · allowed 20 See game LOST 28-35 scored 28 · allowed 35 See game LOST 25-41 scored 25 · allowed 41 See game WON 24-22 scored 24 · allowed 22 See game WON 33-14 scored 33 · allowed 14 See game WON 40-35 scored 40 · allowed 35 See game WON 20-17 scored 20 · allowed 17 See game WON 20-3 scored 20 · allowed 3 See game WON 23-17 scored 23 · allowed 17 See game
Minnesota: last 15 games before this one
9-6 in the last 15 · 23.5 scored · 21.6 allowed
LOST 25-26 scored 25 · allowed 26 See game WON 24-7 scored 24 · allowed 7 See game WON 24-10 scored 24 · allowed 10 See game WON 23-10 scored 23 · allowed 10 See game WON 66-0 scored 66 · allowed 0 See game LOST 14-27 scored 14 · allowed 27 See game WON 31-28 scored 31 · allowed 28 See game LOST 3-42 scored 3 · allowed 42 See game WON 27-20 scored 27 · allowed 20 See game WON 24-6 scored 24 · allowed 6 See game LOST 3-41 scored 3 · allowed 41 See game WON 23-20 scored 23 · allowed 20 See game LOST 13-42 scored 13 · allowed 42 See game LOST 35-38 scored 35 · allowed 38 See game WON 17-7 scored 17 · allowed 7 See game
The matchup
| New Mexico | Split | Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| 9-3 | 2025 record entering | 7-5 |
| 335 | Points for | 279 |
| 270 | Points against | 281 |
| W6 | Form | W1 |
Recent meetings
2025
Minnesota 20 : 17 New Mexico
20 : 17 New Mexico New Mexico · QB Toa Faavae Pass yards
636
Pass TD
4
Comp-Att
36-63
INT
1
Humphrey rush
332 yds
George rec
218 yds
Minnesota · QB Drake Lindsey Pass yards
1087
Pass TD
8
Comp-Att
105-157
INT
4
Jr. rush
307 yds
Jennings rec
345 yds
5 
Drake Lindsey QB 6 
Max Shikenjanski QB 9 Emmett Morehead QB 12 Jackson Kollock QB 14 
Dylan Wittke QB 1 
Darius Taylor RB 2 
A.J. Turner RB 2 
Fame Ijeboi RB 9 
Xavier Ford RB 21 
Grant Washington RB 22 Tre Berry RB 23 Cam Davis RB 34 Johann Cardenas RB 0 
Le'Meke Brockington WR 4 
Cristian Driver WR 6 Legend Lyons WR 7 
Bradley Martino WR 8 
Jalen Smith WR 11 
Javon Tracy WR 16 
Malachi Coleman WR 17 
Logan Loya WR 17 
Kenric Lanier II WR 18 
Quentin Redding WR 18 
Donielle Hayes WR 19 
Pierce Walsh TE 44 
Frank Bierman TE 82 
Julian Johnson TE 83 
Sam Peters TE 84 Jack DiSano TE 86 
Jameson Geers TE 87 
Drew Biber TE 88 
Jacob Simpson TE 50 
Nathan Roy OL 51 
Kahlee Tafai OL 51 
Daniel Shipp OL 52 Spencer Alvarez OL 55 
Jerome Williams OL 56 
Brett Carroll OL 58 
Jaden Ball OL 59 
Tony Nelson OL 60 
Kaveon Lee OL 65 
Greg Johnson OL 70 Aluma Nkele OL 73 Dylan Ray OL 74 Marcellus Marshall OL 75 Reese Tripp OL 75 
Mark Handy OL 77 
Nick Spence OL 78 
Ashton Beers OL 0 
Anthony Smith DL 1 
Jaxon Howard DL 11 
Karter Menz DL 11 Steven Curtis DL 16 
Rushawn Lawrence DL 33 
Rhett Hlavacka DL 45 
Sam Macy DL 46 
Lucas Finnessy DL 47 
Enoch Atewogbola DL 50 
Mo Omonode DL 55 
Jaylin Hicks DL 56 
Jay'Quan Stubbs DL 89 
Nate Becker DL 91 
Deven Eastern DL 93 
Riley Sunram DL 94 
Mo Saine DL 95 
Colin Hansen DL 96 
Abu Tarawallie DL 97 
Jalen Logan-Redding DL 98 
Adam Kissayi DL 99 
Theorin Randle DL 2 
Emmanuel Karmo LB 4 Drew Wilson LB 6 
Maverick Baranowski LB 9 Devon Williams LB 19 
Joey Gerlach LB 20 
Jeff Roberson LB 35 
Derik LeCaptain LB 35 
Nate Cleveland LB 44 
Ethan Stendel LB 46 
Mason Carrier LB 49 
Matt Kingsbury LB 2 
Jaylen Bowden DB 3 
Koi Perich DB 4 
Zack Harden DB 7 
Aidan Gousby DB 8 
Mike Gerald DB 9 
Garrison Monroe DB 12 
Darius Green DB 13 
Zahir Rainer DB 14 
Kerry Brown DB 15 
Samuel Madu DB 17 
John Nestor DB 18 
Rhyland Kelly DB 21 
Naiim Parrish DB 22 
Evan Redding DB 22 Ethan Carrier DB 24 
Jai'Onte' McMillan DB 24 
Harrison Brun DB 27 
Simon Seidl DB 3 
Za'Quan Bryan CB 30 Sam Henson PK 36 
Daniel Jackson PK 92 
Brady Denaburg PK 98 David Kemp PK 42 
Tom Weston P 51 Caleb McGrath P 91 
Brody Richter P 91 Luke Ryerse P 52 
Alan Soukup LS 53 
Jakob Lutz LS
Drake Lindsey QB 6 Max Shikenjanski QB 9 Emmett Morehead QB 12 Jackson Kollock QB 14 Dylan Wittke QB 1 Darius Taylor RB 2 A.J. Turner RB 2 Fame Ijeboi RB 9 Xavier Ford RB 21 Grant Washington RB 22 Tre Berry RB 23 Cam Davis RB 34 Johann Cardenas RB 0 Le'Meke Brockington WR 4 Cristian Driver WR 6 Legend Lyons WR 7 Bradley Martino WR 8 Jalen Smith WR 11 Javon Tracy WR 16 Malachi Coleman WR 17 Logan Loya WR 17 Kenric Lanier II WR 18 Quentin Redding WR 18 Donielle Hayes WR 19 Pierce Walsh TE 44 Frank Bierman TE 82 Julian Johnson TE 83 Sam Peters TE 84 Jack DiSano TE 86 Jameson Geers TE 87 Drew Biber TE 88 Jacob Simpson TE 50 Nathan Roy OL 51 Kahlee Tafai OL 51 Daniel Shipp OL 52 Spencer Alvarez OL 55 Jerome Williams OL 56 Brett Carroll OL 58 Jaden Ball OL 59 Tony Nelson OL 60 Kaveon Lee OL 65 Greg Johnson OL 70 Aluma Nkele OL 73 Dylan Ray OL 74 Marcellus Marshall OL 75 Reese Tripp OL 75 Mark Handy OL 77 Nick Spence OL 78 Ashton Beers OL 0 Anthony Smith DL 1 Jaxon Howard DL 11 Karter Menz DL 11 Steven Curtis DL 16 Rushawn Lawrence DL 33 Rhett Hlavacka DL 45 Sam Macy DL 46 Lucas Finnessy DL 47 Enoch Atewogbola DL 50 Mo Omonode DL 55 Jaylin Hicks DL 56 Jay'Quan Stubbs DL 89 Nate Becker DL 91 Deven Eastern DL 93 Riley Sunram DL 94 Mo Saine DL 95 Colin Hansen DL 96 Abu Tarawallie DL 97 Jalen Logan-Redding DL 98 Adam Kissayi DL 99 Theorin Randle DL 2 Emmanuel Karmo LB 4 Drew Wilson LB 6 Maverick Baranowski LB 9 Devon Williams LB 19 Joey Gerlach LB 20 Jeff Roberson LB 35 Derik LeCaptain LB 35 Nate Cleveland LB 44 Ethan Stendel LB 46 Mason Carrier LB 49 Matt Kingsbury LB 2 Jaylen Bowden DB 3 Koi Perich DB 4 Zack Harden DB 7 Aidan Gousby DB 8 Mike Gerald DB 9 Garrison Monroe DB 12 Darius Green DB 13 Zahir Rainer DB 14 Kerry Brown DB 15 Samuel Madu DB 17 John Nestor DB 18 Rhyland Kelly DB 21 Naiim Parrish DB 22 Evan Redding DB 22 Ethan Carrier DB 24 Jai'Onte' McMillan DB 24 Harrison Brun DB 27 Simon Seidl DB 3 Za'Quan Bryan CB 30 Sam Henson PK 36 Daniel Jackson PK 92 Brady Denaburg PK 98 David Kemp PK 42 Tom Weston P 51 Caleb McGrath P 91 Brody Richter P 91 Luke Ryerse P 52 Alan Soukup LS 53 Jakob Lutz LS Next up
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New Mexico vs Minnesota: result and recap
New Mexico Lobos vs Minnesota Golden Gophers finished 17 - 20 on December 26, 2025. This Big Ten game page carries the final score, team box score, scoring by quarter and scoring plays, alongside the New Mexico and Minnesota team hubs, the match center, the schedule and the live standings. For the wider grudge history between these teams, see the Big Ten rivalry pages.
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Frequently asked questions
What was the final score of New Mexico vs Minnesota?
New Mexico Lobos vs Minnesota Golden Gophers finished 17 - 20. The full box score, player stats and play-by-play are on this page.
Who led New Mexico vs Minnesota in passing, rushing and receiving?
Drake Lindsey (Minnesota) led passers with 147 yards. Darius Taylor (Minnesota) led rushers with 116 yards. Jalen Smith (Minnesota) led receivers with 64 yards on 6 catches. Every player's line is in the player stats above.
When did New Mexico play Minnesota?
This New Mexico vs Minnesota game was played on December 26, 2025 at Chase Field.