2020 Merrimack Warriors football
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record0–3 (0–3 NEC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorMike Gennetti (16th season)
Home stadiumDuane Stadium
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Northeast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Duquesne y   4 – 0     4 – 1  
Sacred Heart y$^   2 – 1     3 – 2  
LIU   2 – 2     2 – 2  
Bryant   2 – 2     2 – 2  
Wagner   0 – 2     0 – 2  
Merrimack*   0 – 3     0 – 3  
Championship: Sacred Heart 34, Duquesne 27 (OT)
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • Note: Due to COVID-19, the Northeast suspended the 2020 football season.
    * – Merrimack ineligible for NEC title and FCS postseason play due to transition to NCAA Division I
    Central Connecticut and Saint Francis (PA) opted out of the spring season.
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2020 Merrimack Warriors football team represented Merrimack College in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by eighth-year head coach Dan Curran and played their home games at Duane Stadium. They competed as members of the Northeast Conference.

Schedule

Merrimack's schedule was released on April 9, 2020.[1] The Warriors had games scheduled against Holy Cross (September 5), New Hampshire (October 3), Presbyterian (November 14), and James Madison (November 21), but these games were canceled before the season started due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2][3][4]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
March 14 1:00 p.m. Bryant
L 7–14
March 21 at Sacred Heart
L 9–26
March 28 12:00 p.m. at LIU
L 20–31
April 2 1:30 p.m. Wagner
  • Duane Stadium
  • North Andover, MA
 Canceled

[5]

References

  1. ^ Kelley, Kevin (April 9, 2020). "Merrimack releases 2020 football schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  2. ^ "Patriot League cancels fall sports due to virus". ESPN.com. July 13, 2020. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  3. ^ Singelais, Mark (July 16, 2020). "Reports: CAA football won't play this fall". Times Union. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  4. ^ Kelley, Kevin (July 27, 2020). "Six games on 2020 Presbyterian football schedule canceled". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  5. ^ "2020 Merrimack Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 6, 2021.


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