2020 Dallas Renegades season

2020 Dallas Renegades season
Owner	Alpha Entertainment, LLC
General manager	Bob Stoops
Head coach	Bob Stoops
Home field	Globe Life Park in Arlington
Results
Record	2–3
League place	Tie 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.

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

Dallas in action against New York

2020 XFL standings v t e
East Division [2]
Team	W–L	PCT	TD+/-	TD+	TD-	DIV	PF	PA	DIFF	STK
DC Defenders	3–2	.600	-3	9	12	2–1	82	89	-7	W1
St. Louis Battlehawks	3–2	.600	3	11	8	1–1	97	77	20	L1
New York Guardians	3–2	.600	-1	8	9	1–2	79	85	-6	W2
Tampa Bay Vipers	1–4	.200	-4	11	15	1–1	98	115	-17	L1
West Division [2]
Team	W–L	PCT	TD+/-	TD+	TD-	DIV	PF	PA	DIFF	STK
Houston Roughnecks	5–0	1.000	7	21	14	3–0	158	111	47	W5
Dallas Renegades	2–3	.400	-3	9	12	2–1	90	102	-12	L2
Los Angeles Wildcats	2–3	.400	4	18	14	0–2	129	122	7	W1
Seattle Dragons	1–4	.200	-3	12	15	0–2	87	119	-32	L3
(x)–clinched playoff berth; (y)–clinched conference; (e)–eliminated from playoff contention

Schedule

All times Central

Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	TV	Opponent	Results		Location
						Score	Record
1	Sunday	February 9	4:00 p.m.	ESPN	St. Louis BattleHawks	L 9–15	0–1	Globe Life Park in Arlington
2	Sunday	February 16	2:00 p.m.	ABC	at Los Angeles Wildcats	W 25–18	1–1	Dignity Health Sports Park
3	Saturday	February 22	4:00 p.m.	Fox	at Seattle Dragons	W 24–12	2–1	CenturyLink Field
4	Sunday	March 1	3:00 p.m.	FS1	Houston Roughnecks	L 20–27	2–2	Globe Life Park in Arlington
5	Saturday	March 7	4:00 p.m.	Fox	New York Guardians	L 12–30	2–3	Globe Life Park in Arlington
6	Sunday	March 15	3:00 p.m.	FS1	at DC Defenders	Not played		Audi Field
7	Saturday	March 21	1:00 p.m.	ABC	at Tampa Bay Vipers			Raymond James Stadium
8	Sunday	March 29	5:00 p.m.	FS1	Seattle Dragons			Globe Life Park in Arlington
9	Thursday	April 2	7:00 p.m.	Fox	at Houston Roughnecks			TDECU Stadium
10	Thursday	April 9	7:00 p.m.	Fox	Los Angeles Wildcats			Globe Life Park in Arlington

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Final roster

2020 Dallas Renegades final roster

	Quarterbacks  7 Eric Dungey 12 Landry Jones  9 Philip Nelson  4 Brogan Roback (QB exempt) Running backs 34 Cameron Artis-Payne 25 Lance Dunbar 27 Austin Walter 22 Marquis Young KR Wide receivers 13 Jeff Badet PR 11 Joshua Crockett 10 Armanti Edwards  1 Jazz Ferguson 16 Jerrod Heard  3 Flynn Nagel 17 Kermit Whitfield Tight ends 86 Julian Allen 82 Romello Brooker 49 Donald Parham 80 Sean Price		Offensive linemen 66 Josh Allen C/G 65 Alex Balducci G 70 Willie Beavers T 71 Justin Evans T 62 Darius James T 52 John Keenoy G 69 Patrick Lawrence T 77 Pace Murphy T 61 Maurquice Shakir C 74 Salesi Uhatafe G Defensive linemen 57 Frank Alexander DE 94 Omarius Bryant 96 Winston Craig DE 93 Tony Guerad NT 91 Tomasi Laulile NT 98 Gelen Robinson DE 95 Tyrell Thompson NT		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 21 Micah Abernathy FS 20 Tenny Adewusi SS 26 Donatello Brown CB 24 Treston Decoud CB 29 Marwin Evans S 28 Josh Hawkins CB 41 Dashaun Phillips CB 31 Derron Smith FS 38 D'Montre Wade CB Special teams  2 Drew Galitz P 43 Christian Kuntz LS  8 Austin MacGinnis K		Reserve lists -- Drew Bailey II DT (IR) -- Izaah Burks DT (IR) 59 Johnathan Calvin OLB (IR) -- Steven Dunbar WR (IR) -- Dimitri Flowers RB (IR) 45 Doyin Jibowu SS (IR) -- Ronald Martin S (IR) 18 Freddie Martino WR (IR) 58 active, 8 inactive

Staff

2020 Dallas Renegades staff

	Front office President – Grady Raskin Director of player personnel – Daryl Johnston Director of Football Operations – Matt McMillen Head coaches Head coach/general manager – Bob Stoops Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Hal Mumme Running backs – Bobby Blizzard Receivers – Jarrail Johnson Tight ends – Scott Spurrier Offensive Line – Jeff Jagodzinski			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Chris Woods Defensive line – Jim Jeffcoat Linebackers – Mickey Matthews Cornerbacks – Marvin Sanders Safeties – Kenny Perry

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

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
BattleHawks	0	6	0	9	15
Renegades	0	6	3	0	9

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

First quarter No scoring Second quarter DAL – Austin MacGinnis 32-yard field goal, 9:46. Renegades 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 50 yards, 5:37. STL – Keith Ford 16-yard rush (2-pt. failed), 1:26. BattleHawks 6–3. Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards, 3:20. DAL – Austin MacGinnis 42-yard field goal, 0:08. Tied 6–6. Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 1:17. Third quarter DAL – Austin MacGinnis 23-yard field goal, 5:57. Renegades 9–6. Drive: 9 plays, 61, 4:43. Fourth quarter STL – Alonzo Russell 9-yard pass from Jordan Ta'amu (1-pt. failed). BattleHawks 12–9. Drive: 11 plays, 83 yards, 4:04. STL – Taylor Russolino 48-yard field goal. BattleHawks 15–9. Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 4:42. Top passers STL – Jordan Ta'amu – 20/27, 209 yards, TD DAL – Philip Nelson – 33/42, 209 yards, INT Top rushers STL – Matt Jones – 21 rushes, 85 yards DAL – Lance Dunbar – 5 rushes, 27 yards Top receivers STL – De'Mornay Pierson-El – 4 receptions, 61 yards DAL – Flynn Nagel – 6 receptions, 43 yards

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

Week 2: at Los Angeles Wildcats

Week 2 — Dallas at Los Angeles

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Renegades	0	3	3	19	25
Wildcats	0	3	0	15	18

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

First quarter No scoring Second quarter LA – Nick Novak 47-yard field goal, 3:11. Wildcats 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 38 yards, 4:39. DAL – Austin MacGinnis 41-yard field goal, 0:11. Tied 3–3. Drive: 12 plays, 50 yards, 2:49. Third quarter DAL – Austin MacGinnis 45-yard field goal, 1:06. Renegades 6–3. Drive: 12 plays, 69 yards, 6:04. Fourth quarter LA – Nelson Spruce 6-yard pass from Josh Johnson (1-pt. failed), 11:57. Wildcats 9–6. Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 4:05. DAL – Cameron Artis-Payne 21-yard rush (1-pt. good), 9:00. Renegades 13–9. Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards, 2:58. DAL – Donald Parham 3-yard pass from Landry Jones (1-pt. failed), 5:02. Renegades 19–9. Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards, 2:14. LA – Nelson Spruce 44-yard pass from Josh Johnson (3-pt. good), 4:45. Renegades 19–18. Drive: 2 plays, 44 yards, 0:18. DAL – Cameron Artis-Payne 17-yard rush (1-pt. failed), 1:14. Renegades 25–18. Drive: 7 plays, 64 yards, 3:31. Top passers DAL – Landry Jones – 28/40, 305 yards, TD, 2 INT LA – Josh Johnson – 18/34, 196 yards, 2 TD Top rushers DAL – Cameron Artis-Payne – 14 carries, 99 yards, 2 TD LA – Elijah Hood – 10 carries, 31 yards Top receivers DAL – Donald Parham – 5 receptions, 76 yards, TD LA – Nelson Spruce – 6 receptions, 89 yards, 2 TD

Week 3: at Seattle Dragons

Week 3 — Dallas at Seattle

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Renegades	6	0	6	12	24
Dragons	6	6	0	0	12

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

First quarter SEA – Austin Proehl 21-yard pass from Brandon Silvers (2-pt. failed), 7:23. Dragons 6–0. Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 5:10. DAL – Flynn Nagel 12-yard pass from Landry Jones (2-pt. failed), 0:48. Tied 6–6. Drive: 13 plays, 82 yards, 6:33. Second quarter SEA – Kenneth Farrow 19-yard pass from Brandon Silvers (2-pt. failed), 1:31. Dragons 12–6. Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 3:35. Third quarter DAL – Donald Parham 10-yard pass from Landry Jones (2-pt. failed), 3:53. Tied 12–12. Drive: 12 plays, 62 yards, 5:52. Fourth quarter DAL – Austin MacGinnis 19-yard field goal, 12:45. Renegades 15–12. Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 4:19. DAL – Donald Parham 65-yard pass from Landry Jones (2-pt. failed), 8:58. Renegades 21–12. Drive: 3 plays, 66 yards, 1:24. DAL – Austin MacGinnis 33-yard field goal, 0:47. Renegades 24–12. Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, 4:19. Top passers DAL – Landry Jones – 30/41, 274 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT SEA – Brandon Silvers – 21/34, 204 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers DAL – Cameron Artis-Payne – 13 carries, 80 yards SEA – Ja'Quan Gardner – 8 carries, 37 yards Top receivers DAL – Donald Parham – 5 receptions, 101 yards, 2 TD SEA – Austin Proehl – 6 receptions, 81 yards, TD

Week 4: Houston Roughnecks

Week 4 — Houston at Dallas

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Roughnecks	6	9	6	6	27
Renegades	0	11	9	0	20

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

First quarter HOU – Sergio Castillo 37-yard field goal, 8:49. Roughnecks 3–0. Drive: 5 plays, 29 yards, 2:17. HOU – Sergio Castillo 30-yard field goal, 2:31. Roughnecks 6–0. Drive: 7 plays, 38 yards, 3:32. Second quarter HOU – Nick Holley 6-yard pass from Phillip Walker (3-pt. good), 14:05. Roughnecks 15–0. Drive: 5 plays, 40 yards, 2:08. DAL – Donald Parham 12-yard pass from Landry Jones (2-pt. good), 11:37. Roughnecks 15–8. Drive: 6 plays, 45 yards, 2:30. DAL – Austin MacGinnis 46-yard field goal, 0:55. Roughnecks 15–11. Drive: 10 plays, 32 yards, 2:17. Third quarter HOU – Blake Jackson 19-yard pass from Phillip Walker (3-pt. failed), 5:23. Roughnecks 21–11. Drive: 8 plays, 84 yards, 4:16. DAL – Lance Dunbar 1-yard rush (3-pt. good), 0:42. Roughnecks 21–20. Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 4:39. Fourth quarter HOU – Edmond Robinson 12-yard fumble return (2-pt. failed), 11:48. Roughnecks 27–20. Top passers HOU – Phillip Walker – 25/41, 239 yards, 2 TD, INT DAL – Landry Jones – 25/38, 205 yards, TD, 3 INT Top rushers HOU – James Butler – 11 carries, 39 yards DAL – Lance Dunbar – 9 carries, 48 yards, TD Top receivers HOU – Nick Holley – 8 receptions, 97 yards, TD DAL – Flynn Nagel – 6 receptions, 76 yards

Week 5: New York Guardians

Week 5 — New York at Dallas

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Guardians	3	3	21	3	30
Renegades	3	3	6	0	12

at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Arlington, Texas

• Date: Saturday, March 7
• Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST / 5:00 p.m. EST
• Game attendance: 15,950
• Referee: Jeff Heaser ^[8]
• TV announcers (FOX): Curt Menefee (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), Cam Jordan (sideline)

Game information

First quarter DAL – Austin MacGinnis 23-yard field goal, 9:32. Renegades 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 62 yards, 5:32. NY – Matt McCrane 46-yard field goal, 6:43. Tied 3–3. Drive: 5 plays, 12 yards, 2:51. Second quarter NY – Matt McCrane 39-yard field goal, 8:37. Guardians 6–3. Drive: 12 plays, 49 yards, 6:19. DAL – Austin MacGinnis 36-yard field goal, 0:06. Tied 6-6. Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 1:25. Third quarter NY – Marquise Williams 1-yard rush (2-pt. failed), 10:57. Guardians 12-6. Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards, 4:07. NY – Colby Pearson 80-yard pass from Luis Perez (2-pt. good), 3:31. Guardians 20-6. Drive: 1 play, 80 yards, 0:14. NY – Ryan Mueller 33-yard interception return (1-pt. good), 02:48. Guardians 27-6. DAL – Austin Walter 97-yard kickoff return (3-pt. failed), 02:38. Guardians 27-12. Fourth quarter NY – Matt McCrane 26-yard field goal, 8:51. Guardians 30–12. Drive: 9 plays, 27 yards, 5:18. Top passers NY – Luis Perez – 16/30, 229 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT DAL – Philip Nelson – 28/49, 210, 2 INT Top rushers NY – Darius Victor – 15 carries, 58 yards DAL – Cameron Artis-Payne – 6 carries, 25 yards Top receivers NY – Colby Pearson – 5 receptions, 95 yards, 1 TD DAL – Flynn Nagel – 7 receptions, 46 yards

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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