2020 Houston Roughnecks season

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2020 Houston Roughnecks season
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Owner Alpha Entertainment, LLC
General managerJune Jones
Head coach June Jones
Home field TDECU Stadium
Results
Record5–0
League place1st XFL West

The 2020 Houston Roughnecks season was the first season for the Houston Roughnecks 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 Roughnecks played their home games at TDECU Stadium and were led by head coach June Jones.

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

2020 XFL standings
East Division [2]
TeamW–LPCTTD+/-TD+TD-DIVPFPADIFFSTK
DC Defenders 3–2.600-39122–18289-7W1
St. Louis Battlehawks 3–2.60031181–1977720L1
New York Guardians 3–2.600-1891–27985-6W2
Tampa Bay Vipers 1–4.200-411151–198115-17L1
West Division [2]
TeamW–LPCTTD+/-TD+TD-DIVPFPADIFFSTK
Houston Roughnecks 5–01.000721143–015811147W5
Dallas Renegades 2–3.400-39122–190102-12L2
Los Angeles Wildcats 2–3.400418140–21291227W1
Seattle Dragons 1–4.200-312150–287119-32L3
(x)–clinched playoff berth; (y)–clinched conference; (e)–eliminated from playoff contention

Schedule

All times Central

WeekDayDateKickoffTVOpponentResultsLocation
ScoreRecord
1SaturdayFebruary 84:00 p.m. Fox Los Angeles Wildcats W 37–171–0 TDECU Stadium
2SundayFebruary 165:00 p.m. FS1 St. Louis BattleHawks W 28–242–0TDECU Stadium
3SaturdayFebruary 221:00 p.m. ABC at Tampa Bay Vipers W 34–273–0 Raymond James Stadium
4SundayMarch 13:00 p.m.FS1at Dallas Renegades W 27–204–0 Globe Life Park in Arlington
5SaturdayMarch 71:00 p.m.ABC Seattle Dragons W 32–235–0TDECU Stadium
6SaturdayMarch 141:00 p.m.ABCat New York Guardians Not played MetLife Stadium
7SundayMarch 225:00 p.m.FS1 DC Defenders TDECU Stadium
8SundayMarch 292:00 p.m.ABCat Los Angeles Wildcats Dignity Health Sports Park
9ThursdayApril 27:00 p.m.Fox Dallas Renegades TDECU Stadium
10SaturdayApril 111:00 p.m.ABCat Seattle Dragons CenturyLink Field

[3]

Final roster

2020 Houston Roughnecks final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


56 active, 7 inactive

Staff

2020 Houston Roughnecks staff
Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches



Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Los Angeles Wildcats

Week 1 — Los Angeles Wildcats at Houston Roughnecks
Period1234Total
Wildcats890017
Roughnecks61281137

at TDECU Stadium, Houston, Texas

  • Date: Saturday, February 8
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy • Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Wind: ESE 10 mph
  • Game attendance: 17,815
  • Referee: Brandon Cruse [4]
  • TV announcers (Fox, TUDN): Curt Menefee (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), Brock Huard (sideline)
Game information

The Roughnecks were the only Western Conference team to win in week 1 as they started their season 1–0.

Week 2: vs. St. Louis BattleHawks

Week 2 — St. Louis BattleHawks at Houston Roughnecks
Period1234Total
BattleHawks6012624
Roughnecks9120728

at TDECU Stadium, Houston, Texas

  • Date: Saturday, February 15
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy • Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Wind: SSE 6 mph
  • Game attendance: 17,103
  • Referee: Jeff Heaser [5]
  • TV announcers (FS1): Kevin Burkhardt (play-by-play), Greg Olsen (analyst)
Game information

Week 3: at Tampa Bay Vipers

Week 3 — Houston Roughnecks at Tampa Bay Vipers
Period1234Total
Roughnecks998834
Vipers3156327

at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa Bay, FL

  • Date: Saturday, February 22
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST / 2:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 69 °F (21 °C) • Wind: ENE 13 mph
  • Game attendance: 18,117
  • Referee: James Carter [6]
  • TV announcers (ABC): Steve Levy (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst), Tom Luginbill and Dianna Russini (sideline)
Game information

Week 4: at Dallas Renegades

Week 4 — Houston Roughnecks at Dallas Renegades
Period1234Total
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), and Jenny Taft (sideline reporter)
Game information

Week 5: Seattle Dragons

Week 5 — Seattle at Houston
Period1234Total
Dragons689023
Roughnecks01461232

at TDECU Stadium, Houston, Texas

  • Date: Saturday, March 7
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST / 2:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy • Temperature: 59 °F (15 °C) • Wind: NNE 5 mph
  • Game attendance: 19,773
  • Referee: Tra Blake [8]
  • TV announcers (ABC): Steve Levy (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst), Tom Luginbill and Dianna Russini (sideline)
Game information

With the win, the Roughnecks finished their season 5–0. The remainder of their games were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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