UMass adds Lobos to round out 2020 schedule

The Northeast is set to meet the Southwest.

The Minutemen will travel to Dreamstyle Stadium on Oct. 3, 2020 for the school’s first ever matchup against the New Mexico Lobos. The Mountain West squad will come to McGuirk Alumni Stadium to complete the home-and-home series on Sept. 23, 2023.

The Lobos finished the 2018 season last in the Mountain Division of the conference at 3-9 (1-7 in conference play). Bob Davie currently finished his seventh season in Albuquerque as head coach of the Lobos.

To make room for the new series, a visit to Akron to play the Zips has been moved from Oct. 3, 2020 to Oct. 17, 2020. UMass was originally scheduled to play Mississippi State on that date, but the contest…