2020 St. Louis BattleHawks season

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2020 St. Louis Battlehawks season
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Owner Alpha Entertainment, LLC
General managerJonathan Hayes
Head coach Jonathan Hayes
Home field The Dome at America's Center
Results
Record3–2
League placeTie 1st XFL East

The 2020 St. Louis Battlehawks season was the first season for the St. Louis Battlehawks 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 Battlehawks played their home games at The Dome at America's Center and were led by head coach Jonathan Hayes.

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]
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 at Dallas Renegades W 15–91–0 Globe Life Park in Arlington
2SundayFebruary 165:00 p.m. FS1 at Houston Roughnecks L 24–281–1 TDECU Stadium
3SundayFebruary 232:00 p.m.ESPN New York Guardians W 29–92–1 The Dome at America's Center
4SaturdayFebruary 294:00 p.m. Fox Seattle Dragons W 23–163–1The Dome at America's Center
5SundayMarch 82:00 p.m.FS1at DC Defenders L 6–153–2 Audi Field
6SaturdayMarch 144:00 p.m. FS2 at Tampa Bay Vipers Not played Raymond James Stadium
7SaturdayMarch 214:00 p.m.Fox Los Angeles Wildcats The Dome at America's Center [3]
8SaturdayMarch 284:00 p.m.Foxat New York Guardians MetLife Stadium
9SundayApril 511:00 a.m.ESPN Tampa Bay Vipers The Dome at America's Center
10SundayApril 122:00 p.m. ABC DC Defenders The Dome at America's Center

[4]

Final roster

2020 St. Louis Battlehawks final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


57 active, 8 inactive

Staff

2020 St. Louis Battlehawks staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches



Game summaries

Week 1: at Dallas Renegades

Week 1 — St. Louis at Dallas
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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 [5]
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Tom Hart (play-by-play), Joey Galloway (analyst), Pat McAfee (sideline)
Game information

Week 2: at Houston Roughnecks

Week 2 — St. Louis at Houston
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BattleHawks6012624
Roughnecks9120728

at TDECU Stadium, Houston, Texas

  • Date: Sunday, February 16
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy • Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Wind: SSE 6 mph
  • Game attendance: 17,103
  • Referee: Jeff Heaser [6]
  • TV announcers (Fox Sports 1): Kevin Burkhardt (play-by-play), Greg Olsen (analyst)
Game information

Week 3: New York Guardians

Week 3 — New York at St. Louis
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Guardians03069
BattleHawks6173329

at The Dome at America's Center, St. Louis, Missouri

  • Date: Saturday, February 22
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: N/A (Indoor)
  • Game attendance: 29,554
  • Referee: Brandon Cruse [7]
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Tom Hart (play-by-play), Joey Galloway (analyst), Pat McAfee (field analyst)
Game information

Week 4: Seattle Dragons

Week 4 — Seattle at St. Louis
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Dragons037616
BattleHawks1163323

at The Dome at America's Center, St. Louis, Missouri

  • Date: Saturday, February 29
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: N/A (Indoor)
  • Game attendance: 27,527
  • Referee: Reggie Smith [8]
  • TV announcers (Fox): Curt Menefee (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), Brock Huard (sideline)
Game information

Week 5: at DC Defenders

Week 5 — St. Louis at DC
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BattleHawks33006
Defenders606315

at Audi Field, Washington, D.C.

Game information

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