2020 New York Guardians season

The 2020 New York Guardians season was the first season for the New York Guardians 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 Guardians played their home games at MetLife Stadium and were led by head coach Kevin Gilbride.

2020 New York Guardians season
OwnerAlpha Entertainment, LLC
Head coachKevin Gilbride
General managerKevin Gilbride
Home fieldMetLife Stadium
Results
Record3–2
League place3rd, East
Uniform

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
New York in action against Dallas
2020 XFL standings
East Division[2]
Team W–L PCT TD+/- TD+ TD- DIV PF PA DIFF STK
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]
Team W–L PCT TD+/- TD+ TD- DIV PF PA DIFF STK
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

Schedule

All times Eastern

Week Day Date Kickoff TV Opponent Results Location
Score Record
1 Sunday February 9 2:00 p.m. Fox Tampa Bay Vipers W 23–3 1–0 MetLife Stadium
2 Saturday February 15 2:00 p.m. ABC at DC Defenders L 0–27 1–1 Audi Field
3 Sunday February 23 3:00 p.m. ESPN at St. Louis BattleHawks L 9–29 1–2 The Dome at America's Center
4 Saturday February 29 2:00 p.m. ABC Los Angeles Wildcats W 17–14 2–2 MetLife Stadium
5 Saturday March 7 5:00 p.m. Fox at Dallas Renegades W 30–12 3–2 Globe Life Park in Arlington
6 Saturday March 14 2:00 p.m. Fox Houston Roughnecks Not played MetLife Stadium
7 Sunday March 22 3:00 p.m. ABC at Seattle Dragons CenturyLink Field
8 Saturday March 28 5:00 p.m. Fox St. Louis BattleHawks MetLife Stadium
9 Saturday April 4 2:00 p.m. ABC DC Defenders MetLife Stadium
10 Sunday April 12 TBA at Tampa Bay Vipers Raymond James Stadium

[3]

Final roster
2020 New York Guardians final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

  • 34 Matthew Colburn II
  • 20 Tim Cook III
  • 23 Justin Stockton
  • 27 Darius Victor

Wide receivers

Tight ends

  • 88 E. J. Bibbs
  • 85 Keenen Brown
  • 87 Jake Powell
  • 83 Jake Sutherland
 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists
  • 68 Garrett Brumfield G (IR)
  • 49 Nick DeLuca OLB (Left Squad)
  • -- J-Shun Harris WR (IR)
  • 81 Garrett Hudson TE (IR)
  • 67 Zac Kerin G (IR)
  • 11 DeAngelo Yancey WR (IR)
  • -- Rykeem Yates DE (IR)


57 active, 7 inactive

Season summary

The Guardians destroyed the Tampa Bay Vipers in the first game of the season, winning 23–3. The next week, however, they were shut out by the DC Defenders 27–0. They stumbled again in week 3, losing to the St. Louis BattleHawks 29–9. They stole a win from the Los Angeles Wildcats at home by 3 points, winning 17–14 with a change at the quarterback position, starting Luis Perez over Matt McGloin. This success continued into week 5, where the Guardians were able to defeat the Dallas Renegades on the road 30-12 before the season's abrupt end.

Game summaries

Week 1: Tampa Bay Vipers
Week 1 — Tampa Bay at New York
1 2 34Total
Vipers 0 0 303
Guardians 7 10 0623

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

  • Date: Sunday, February 9
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 42 °F (6 °C) • Wind: E 6 mph
  • Game attendance: 17,634
  • Referee: Jeff Heaser[4]
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt (play-by-play), Greg Olsen (analyst), Jenny Taft (sideline)
Game information

The Guardians started their inaugural season at home for Round 1 against the Vipers. Heading into halftime, the Guardians led 17–0. Though, the Vipers were able to get on the board in the third quarter, in the fourth quarter, the Guardians wrapped up the scoring of the game with a late touchdown (with a failed 1-point attempt) to make it 23–3. This would be the final score of the game.

With the win, the Guardians started their season 1–0.

Week 2: at DC Defenders
Week 2 — New York at DC
1 2 34Total
Guardians 0 0 000
Defenders 6 6 6927

at Audi Field, Washington, D.C.

  • Date: Saturday, February 15
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy • Temperature: 36 °F (2 °C) • Wind: S 9 mph
  • Game attendance: 15,031
  • Referee: John O'Neill[5]
  • TV announcers (ABC): Steve Levy (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst), Tom Luginbill and Dianna Russini (sideline)
Game information

In their first road game ever, the Guardians were shut out in Round 1 against the Defenders 27–0.

With the loss, the Guardians fell to 1–1.

Week 3: at St. Louis Battlehawks
Week 3 — New York at St. Louis
1 2 34Total
Guardians 0 3 069
BattleHawks 6 17 3329

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

  • Date: Saturday, February 15
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Partly sunny • Temperature: 61 °F (16 °C) • Wind: 9 mph
  • Game attendance: 29,554
  • Referee: Brandon Cruse[6]
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Tom Hart (play-by-play), Joey Galloway (analyst), Pat McAfee (field analyst)
Game information

After being shut out on the road, the Guardians traveled again this time for Round 1 against the Battlehawks. The Battlehawks scored the only points of the first quarter when Christine Michael ran for a 14-yard touchdown (with a failed point attempt) to make it 6–0. The Guardians got on the board in the second quarter when Matt McCrane kicked a 53-yard field goal to make it 6–3. The Battlehawks would go on a 17–0 run to take a 23–3 lead at halftime. They added to their run by scoring the only points of the third quarter when Taylor Russolino kicked a 58-yard field goal for a 26–3 lead. The Guardians scored again in the fourth quarter when Luis Perez found Austin Duke on an 8-yard touchdown pass (with a failed point attempt) to make it 26–9. Russolino closed out the scoring of the game with a 36-yard field goal as the Battlehawks won 29–9.

With the loss, the Guardians fell to 1–2.

Week 4: Los Angeles Wildcats
Week 4 — Los Angeles at New York
1 2 34Total
Wildcats 6 0 8014
Guardians 3 11 0317

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Game information

After another tough road loss, the Guardians went home to take on the Wildcats. The Guardians scored first in the first quarter when Matt McCrane kicked a 51-yard field goal to make it 3–0. Though, the Wildcats would take the lead when Josh Johnson found Tre McBride on a 4-yard pass (with a failed 2-point play) to make it 6–3. In the second quarter, it was all Guardians when they made it 14–6 at halftime. After the break, the Wildcats tied the game up at 14-14 when Josh Johnson found Saeed Blacknall on a 42-yard pass. However, in the fourth, quarter the Guardians would wrap the scoring up when McCrane kicked a 47-yard field goal to make the final score 17–14.

With the win, the Guardians improved to 2-2.

Week 5: at Dallas Renegades
Week 5 — New York at Dallas
1 2 34Total
Guardians 3 3 21330
Renegades 3 3 6012

at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Arlington, Texas

Game information

After a tough home win, the Guardians traveled to take on the Renegades. In the first quarter, the Renegades scored first when Austin MacGinnis kicked a 23-yard field goal to make it 3–0. The Guardians tied it up later on in the quarter when Matt McCrane kicked a 46-yard field goal to make it 3-3. In the second quarter, McCrane kicked a 39-yard field goal to make it 6–3. However, the Renegades tied it up before halftime when MacGinnis kicked a 36-yard field goal to make it 6-6. In the third quarter, the Guardians retook the lead when Marvin Williams ran for a 1-yard touchdown (with a failed point play) to make it 12–6. They would make it 20-6 when Luis Perez found Carl Pearson on an 80-yard touchdown pass. Philip Nelson was then intercepted by Ryan Mueller and it was returned 33 yards for a touchdown to make it 27–6. The Renegades then made it 27-12 after Austin Walter ran a kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown (with a failed point play) to close out the quarter. In a highly defensive fourth quarter, the Guardians scored the only points in what would be MacGinnis's fourth field goal from 26 yards out to make the final score 30–12.

With the win, the Guardians improved to 3–2.

Week 6: Houston Roughnecks
Week 6 — Houston at New York
1 2 Total
Roughnecks 0
Guardians 0

at Metlife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

  • Date: Saturday, March 14
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. EST
  • TV: Fox
Game information

After a huge win on the road, the Guardians were to return home for a game against the Roughnecks. However, this game, along with the remainder of their games were canceled due to the sudden rise of the COVID-19 Outbreak.

Nevertheless, the Guardians managed to finish their first season with a winning record.

References
  1. "A THANK YOU TO OUR FANS". Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  2. "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 (6 February 2020). "XFL Week 1 referee assignments". Football Zebras. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  5. Filipe, Cameron (13 February 2020). "XFL Week 2 referee assignments". Football Zebras. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
  6. Filipe, Cameron (20 February 2020). "XFL Week 3 referee assignments". Football Zebras. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
  7. Filipe, Cameron (27 February 2020). "XFL Week 4 referee assignments". Football Zebras. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
  8. Filipe, Cameron (5 March 2020). "XFL Week 5 referee assignments". Football Zebras. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
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