2020 Dallas Renegades season

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2020 Dallas Renegades season
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Owner Alpha Entertainment, LLC
General managerBob Stoops
Head coach Bob Stoops
Home field Globe Life Park in Arlington
Results
Record2–3
League placeTie 2nd XFL West
Uniform
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The 2020 Dallas Renegades season was the first season for the Dallas Renegades as a professional American football franchise. They played as charter members of the XFL, one of eight teams to compete in the league for the 2020 season. The Renegades played their home games at the Globe Life Park in Arlington and were led by head coach Bob Stoops.

Contents

Their inaugural season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the XFL officially suspended operations for the remainder of the season on March 20, 2020. [1]

Standings

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Dallas in action against New York
East Division [2]
TeamWLPCTTD+/-TD+TD-DIVPFPADIFFSTK
DC Defenders 32.600-39122–18289-7W1
St. Louis Battlehawks 32.60031181–1977720L1
New York Guardians 32.600-1891–27985-6W2
Tampa Bay Vipers 14.200-411151–198115-17L1
West Division [2]
TeamWLPCTTD+/-TD+TD-DIVPFPADIFFSTK
Houston Roughnecks 501.000721143–015811147W5
Dallas Renegades 23.400-39122–190102-12L2
Los Angeles Wildcats 23.400418140–21291227W1
Seattle Dragons 14.200-312150–287119-32L3
(x)–clinched playoff berth; (y)–clinched conference; (e)–eliminated from playoff contention

Schedule

All times Central

WeekDayDateKickoffTVOpponentResultsLocation
ScoreRecord
1SundayFebruary 94:00 p.m. ESPN St. Louis BattleHawks L 9–150–1 Globe Life Park in Arlington
2SundayFebruary 162:00 p.m. ABC at Los Angeles Wildcats W 25–181–1 Dignity Health Sports Park
3SaturdayFebruary 224:00 p.m. Fox at Seattle Dragons W 24–122–1 CenturyLink Field
4SundayMarch 13:00 p.m. FS1 Houston Roughnecks L 20–272–2Globe Life Park in Arlington
5SaturdayMarch 74:00 p.m.Fox New York Guardians L 12–302–3Globe Life Park in Arlington
6SundayMarch 153:00 p.m.FS1at DC Defenders Not played Audi Field
7SaturdayMarch 211:00 p.m.ABCat Tampa Bay Vipers Raymond James Stadium
8SundayMarch 295:00 p.m.FS1 Seattle Dragons Globe Life Park in Arlington
9ThursdayApril 27:00 p.m.Foxat Houston Roughnecks TDECU Stadium
10ThursdayApril 97:00 p.m.Fox Los Angeles Wildcats Globe Life Park in Arlington

[3]

Final roster

2020 Dallas Renegades final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers
  • 59 Jesse Aniebonam OLB
  • 58 Asantay Brown ILB
  • 50 Reshard Cliett ILB
  • 51 Ray Ray Davison ILB
  • 55 James Folston Jr. OLB
  • 48 Greer Martini ILB
  • 47 Tobenna Okeke OLB
  • 99 Gerald Rivers OLB
  • 46 Tegray Scales ILB
  • 40 Tre Watson ILB

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


58 active, 8 inactive

Staff

2020 Dallas Renegades staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches



Season summary

The Renegades lost their first game of the season at home against the St. Louis BattleHawks 15–9, with Philip Nelson replacing an injured Landry Jones at the starting QB position. Landry came back in week 2 to lead Dallas to their first win of the season against the Los Angeles Wildcats, winning 25–18. They also beat the Seattle Dragons next week on the road 24–12, but then dropping to 2-2 after losing at home 27–20 to the then undefeated Houston Roughnecks. The Renegades suffered another loss in week 5, losing to the New York Guardians at home 30-12 before the season's premature end. The Renegades were the only team in the 2020 XFL season to not win a single game at home.

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. St. Louis BattleHawks

Week 1 — St. Louis at Dallas
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BattleHawks060915
Renegades06309

at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Arlington, Texas

  • Date: Sunday, February 9
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Wind: S 12 mph
  • Game attendance: 17,206
  • Referee: James Carter [4]
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Tom Hart (play-by-play), Joey Galloway (analyst), Pat McAfee (sideline)
  • Stats
Game information

The Renegades were the only home team to lose in week 1.

Week 2: at Los Angeles Wildcats

Week 2 — Dallas at Los Angeles
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Wildcats0301518

at Dignity Health Sports Park, Los Angeles, California

  • Date: Sunday, February 16
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST/2:00 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Wind: SW 3 mph
  • Game attendance: 14,979
  • Referee: Reggie Smith [5]
  • TV announcers (ABC, ESPN Deportes): Tom Hart (play-by-play), Joey Galloway (analyst), Pat McAfee (sideline)
Game information

Week 3: at Seattle Dragons

Week 3 — Dallas at Seattle
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Renegades6061224
Dragons660012

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

  • Date: Saturday, February 22
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. PST/ 5:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 49 °F (9 °C) • Wind: ENE 1 mph
  • Game attendance: 22,060
  • Referee: John O'Neill [6]
  • TV announcers (Fox): Curt Menefee (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), Brock Huard (sideline)
Game information

Week 4: Houston Roughnecks

Week 4 — Houston at Dallas
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Roughnecks696627
Renegades0119020

at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Arlington, Texas

  • Date: Sunday, March 1
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy • Temperature: 74 °F (23 °C) • Wind: S 17 mph
  • Game attendance: 18,332
  • Referee: Brandon Cruse [7]
  • TV announcers (FS1): Kevin Burkhardt (play-by-play), Greg Olsen (analyst)
Game information

Week 5: New York Guardians

Week 5 — New York at Dallas
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Guardians3321330
Renegades336012

at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Arlington, Texas

Game information

With the loss, the Renegades finished their season 2-3 (0-3 at home). The remainder of their games were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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