2020 Houston Roughnecks season
OwnerAlpha Entertainment, LLC
General managerJune Jones
Head coachJune Jones
Home fieldTDECU 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.

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]
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 Saturday February 8 4:00 p.m. Fox Los Angeles Wildcats W 37–17 1–0 TDECU Stadium
2 Sunday February 16 5:00 p.m. FS1 St. Louis BattleHawks W 28–24 2–0 TDECU Stadium
3 Saturday February 22 1:00 p.m. ABC at Tampa Bay Vipers W 34–27 3–0 Raymond James Stadium
4 Sunday March 1 3:00 p.m. FS1 at Dallas Renegades W 27–20 4–0 Globe Life Park in Arlington
5 Saturday March 7 1:00 p.m. ABC Seattle Dragons W 32–23 5–0 TDECU Stadium
6 Saturday March 14 1:00 p.m. ABC at New York Guardians Not played MetLife Stadium
7 Sunday March 22 5:00 p.m. FS1 DC Defenders TDECU Stadium
8 Sunday March 29 2:00 p.m. ABC at Los Angeles Wildcats Dignity Health Sports Park
9 Thursday April 2 7:00 p.m. Fox Dallas Renegades TDECU Stadium
10 Saturday April 11 1:00 p.m. ABC at 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

  • President – Brian Michael Cooper
  • Director of player personnel – Randy Mueller
  • Director of Football Operations – Dynomite Kuhn

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive coordinator – Chris Miller
  • Quarterbacks – Dan Morrison
  • Running backs – Wes Suan
  • Receivers – A.J. Smith
  • Tight ends – Scott Spurrier
  • Offensive Line – John Estes
 Defensive coaches



Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Los Angeles Wildcats

Week 1 — Los Angeles Wildcats at Houston Roughnecks
Period 1 2 34Total
Wildcats 8 9 0017
Roughnecks 6 12 81137

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
Period 1 2 34Total
BattleHawks 6 0 12624
Roughnecks 9 12 0728

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
Period 1 2 34Total
Roughnecks 9 9 8834
Vipers 3 15 6327

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
Period 1 2 34Total
Roughnecks 6 9 6627
Renegades 0 11 9020

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
Period 1 2 34Total
Dragons 6 8 9023
Roughnecks 0 14 61232

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.

References

  1. ^ "A THANK YOU TO OUR FANS". Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "XFL Standings". XFL.com. February 9, 2020. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  3. ^ "XFL 2020 Schedule Released, First Game Dragons @ Defenders". Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  4. ^ Filipe, Cameron (February 6, 2020). "XFL Week 1 referee assignments". Football Zebras. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  5. ^ Filipe, Cameron (February 13, 2020). "XFL Week 2 referee assignments". Football Zebras. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
  6. ^ Filipe, Cameron (February 20, 2020). "XFL Week 3 referee assignments". Football Zebras. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
  7. ^ Filipe, Cameron (February 27, 2020). "XFL Week 4 referee assignments". Football Zebras. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
  8. ^ Filipe, Cameron (March 5, 2020). "XFL Week 5 referee assignments". Football Zebras. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
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