2020 St. Louis BattleHawks season

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.

2020 St. Louis BattleHawks season
Owner	Alpha Entertainment, LLC
Head coach	Jonathan Hayes
General manager	Jonathan Hayes
Home field	The Dome at America's Center
Results
Record	3–2
League place	2nd, East

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

Schedule

All times Central

Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	TV	Opponent	Results		Location
						Score	Record
1	Sunday	February 9	4:00 p.m.	ESPN	at Dallas Renegades	W 15–9	1–0	Globe Life Park in Arlington
2	Sunday	February 16	5:00 p.m.	FS1	at Houston Roughnecks	L 24–28	1–1	TDECU Stadium
3	Sunday	February 23	2:00 p.m.	ESPN	New York Guardians	W 29–9	2–1	The Dome at America's Center
4	Saturday	February 29	4:00 p.m.	Fox	Seattle Dragons	W 23–16	3–1	The Dome at America's Center
5	Sunday	March 8	2:00 p.m.	FS1	at DC Defenders	L 6–15	3–2	Audi Field
6	Saturday	March 14	4:00 p.m.	FS2	at Tampa Bay Vipers	Not played		Raymond James Stadium
7	Saturday	March 21	4:00 p.m.	Fox	Los Angeles Wildcats			The Dome at America's Center
8	Saturday	March 28	4:00 p.m.	Fox	at New York Guardians			MetLife Stadium
9	Sunday	April 5	11:00 a.m.	ESPN	Tampa Bay Vipers			The Dome at America's Center
10	Sunday	April 12	2:00 p.m.	ABC	DC Defenders			The Dome at America's Center

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Final roster

2020 St. Louis BattleHawks final roster

	Quarterbacks  4 Nick Fitzgerald  6 Taylor Heinicke 10 Jordan Ta'amu Running backs 36 Keith Ford 24 Matt Jones 33 Christine Michael 20 Lenard Tillery Wide receivers 14 Carlton Agudosi  9 Davon Grayson 17 Keith Mumphery KR 15 De'Mornay Pierson-El PR 87 Brandon Reilly 84 Alonzo Russell  2 L'Damian Washington Tight ends 89 Connor Davis 86 Gabe Holmes 83 Wes Saxton 85 Marcus Lucas		Offensive linemen 66 Dejon Allen G 70 Gerhard de Beer T 77 Brian Fineanganofo T 67 Brian Folkerts C 78 Korren Kirven G 73 Matt McCants T 69 Andrew McDonald T 64 Michael Miller C 76 Kent Perkins G 61 Bruno Reagan G 75 Brian Wallace T Defensive linemen 55 Andrew Ankrah DE 98 Will Clarke DE 54 Dewayne Hendrix DE 96 DaVonte Lambert DT 99 Jake Payne DT 53 Gimel President DE 90 Casey Sayles DT 95 Channing Ward DT 92 JoJo Wicker DT		Linebackers 57 Terence Garvin ILB 45 Andrew Jackson 42 Shaq Jones ILB 26 Dexter McCoil ILB 52 Anthony Stubbs ILB Defensive backs 25 Will Hill SS 41 Darius Hillary CB 21 Harold Jones-Quartey FS 28 Robert Nelson CB 44 Joe Powell SS 37 Trovon Reed CB 29 David Rivers CB 23 Kenny Robinson FS 27 Marquez White CB 22 Ryan White FS Special teams 48 Tanner Carew LS  8 Cory Carter P  7 Marquette King P  5 Taylor Russolino K		Reserve lists 32 Sherman Badie RB (IR) 79 Kevin Bowen OT (IR) 72 Jake Campos OT (IR) 68 Sean Hickey G (IR) 56 Ro'Derrick Hoskins ILB (IR) 82 Cole Hunt TE (IR) 99 Khyri Thornton DT (IR) 57 active, 8 inactive

Game summaries

Week 1: at Dallas Renegades

Week 1 — St. Louis at Dallas

	1	2	3	4	Total
BattleHawks	0	6	0	9	15
Renegades	0	6	3	0	9

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[4]
• TV announcers (ESPN): Tom Hart (play-by-play), Joey Galloway (analyst), Pat McAfee (sideline)

Game information

First quarter No scoring Second quarter DAL – Austin MacGinnis 32-yard field goal, 9:46. Renegades 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 50 yards, 5:37. STL – Keith Ford 16-yard rush (2-pt. failed), 1:26. BattleHawks 6–3. Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards, 3:20. DAL – Austin MacGinnis 42-yard field goal, 0:08. Tied 6–6. Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 1:17. Third quarter DAL – Austin MacGinnis 23-yard field goal, 5:57. Renegades 9–6. Drive: 9 plays, 61, 4:43. Fourth quarter STL – Alonzo Russell 9-yard pass from Jordan Ta'amu (1-pt. failed). BattleHawks 12–9. Drive: 11 plays, 83 yards, 4:04. STL – Taylor Russolino 48-yard field goal. BattleHawks 15–9. Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 4:42. Top passers STL – Jordan Ta'amu – 20/27, 209 yards, TD DAL – Philip Nelson – 33/42, 209 yards, INT Top rushers STL – Matt Jones – 21 rushes, 85 yards DAL – Lance Dunbar – 5 rushes, 27 yards Top receivers STL – De'Mornay Pierson-El – 4 receptions, 61 yards DAL – Flynn Nagel – 6 receptions, 43 yards

Week 2: at Houston Roughnecks

Week 2 — St. Louis at Houston

	1	2	3	4	Total
BattleHawks	6	0	12	6	24
Roughnecks	9	12	0	7	28

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[5]
• TV announcers (Fox Sports 1): Kevin Burkhardt (play-by-play), Greg Olsen (analyst)

Game information

First quarter HOU – Sergio Castillo 44-yard field goal, 11:06. Roughnecks 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 32 yards, 3:59. STL – Matt Jones 25-yard pass from Jordan Ta'amu (2-pt. failed), 6:30. BattleHawks 6–3. Drive: 9 yards, 71 yards, 4:40. HOU – Cam Phillips 7-yard pass from Phillip Walker (2-pt. failed), 3:21. Roughnecks 9–6. Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 3:07. Second quarter HOU – James Butler 1-yard rush (2-pt. failed), 9:57. Roughnecks 15–6. Drive: 1 play, 1 yard, 0:05. HOU – Cam Phillips 9-yard pass from Phillip Walker (1-pt. failed), Roughnecks 21–6, 1:59. Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 3:30. Third quarter STL – De'Mornay Pierson-El 1-yard pass from Jordan Ta'amu (2-pt. failed), 9:00. Roughnecks 21–12. Drive: 13 plays, 72 yards, 6:04. STL – Jordan Ta'amu 4-yard rush (1-pt. failed), 1:34. Roughnecks 21–18. Drive: 13 plays, 60 yards, 5:18. Fourth quarter HOU – Cam Phillips 2-yard pass to Phillip Walker (1-pt. good), 9:36. Roughnecks 28–18. Drive: 3 plays, 6 yards, 0:59. STL – L'Damian Washington 36-yard pass from Jordan Ta'amu (1-pt. failed), 1:50. Roughnecks 28–14. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 3:45. Top passers STL – Jordan Ta'amu – 30/37, 284 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT HOU – Phillip Walker – 20/31, 170 yards, 3 TD Top rushers STL – Matt Jones – 16 carries, 44 yards HOU – James Butler – 7 carries, 28 yards, 1 TD Top receivers STL – L'Damian Washington – 6 receptions, 77 yards, 1 TD HOU – Cam Phillips – 8 receptions, 63 yards, 3 TD

Week 3: New York Guardians

Week 3 — New York at St. Louis

	1	2	3	4	Total
Guardians	0	3	0	6	9
BattleHawks	6	17	3	3	29

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[6]
• TV announcers (ESPN): Tom Hart (play-by-play), Joey Galloway (analyst), Pat McAfee (field analyst)

Game information

First quarter STL – Christine Michael 14-yard rush (2-pt. failed), 13:17. BattleHawks 6–0. Drive: 4 plays, 72 yards, 1:49. Second quarter NY – Matt McCrane 53-yard field goal, 12:31. BattleHawks 6–3. Drive: 7 plays, 30 yards, 3:51. STL – Joe Powell 84-yard kickoff return (2-pt. failed), 12:24. BattleHawks 12–3. STL – Taylor Russolino 39-yard field goal, 4:29. BattleHawks 15–3. Drive: 11 plays, 37 yards, 5:10. STL – Matt Jones 1-yard rush (2-pt. good), 1:12. BattleHawks 23–3. Drive: 5 plays, 17 yards, 0:57. Third quarter STL – Taylor Russolino 58-yard field goal, 10:03. BattleHawks 26–3. Drive: 7 plays, 36 yards, 3:04. Fourth quarter NY – Austin Duke 8-yard pass from Luis Perez (3-pt. failed), 6:19. BattleHawks 26–9. Drive: 5 plays, 40 yards, 2:17. STL – Taylor Russolino 36-yard field goal, 0:51. BattleHawks 29–9. Drive: 13 plays, 54 yards, 5:26. Top passers NY – Marquise Williams – 7/15, 94 yards STL – Jordan Ta'amu – 12/18, 119 yards Top rushers NY – Tim Cook III – 9 carries, 50 yards STL – Matt Jones – 15 carries, 95 yards, TD Top receivers NY – Austin Duke – 4 receptions, 43 yards, 1 TD STL – Alonzo Russell – 3 receptions, 36 yards

Week 4: Seattle Dragons

Week 4 — Seattle at St. Louis

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dragons	0	3	7	6	16
BattleHawks	11	6	3	3	23

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[7]
• TV announcers (Fox): Curt Menefee (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), Brock Huard (sideline)

Game information

First quarter STL – De'Mornay Pierson-El 27-yard pass from Jordan Ta'amu (2-pt. good), 6:43. BattleHawks 8–0. Drive: 9 plays, 96 yards, 4:44. STL – Taylor Russolino 48-yard field goal, 0:13. BattleHawks 11–0. Drive: 9 plays, 32 yards, 5:01. Second quarter SEA – Ernesto Lacayo 41-yard field goal, 13:31. BattleHawks 11–3. Drive: 5 plays, 22 yards, 1:39. STL – Keith Ford 13-yard rush (2-pt. failed), 2:00. BattleHawks 17–3. Drive: 12 plays, 78 yards, 7:05. Third quarter SEA – Kenneth Farrow 1-yard rush (1-pt. good), 8:04. BattleHawks 17–10. Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 2:28. STL – Taylor Russolino 38-yard field goal, 1:05. BattleHawks 20–10. Drive: 13 plays, 46 yards, 6:59. Fourth quarter SEA – Evan Rodriguez 10-yard pass from B. J. Daniels (3-pt. failed), 13:18. BattleHawks 20–16. STL – Taylor Russolino 25-yard field goal, 8:14. BattleHawks 23–16. Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 5:04. Top passers SEA – B. J. Daniels – 5/10, 100 yards, TD, INT STL – Jordan Ta'amu – 20/27, 264 yards, TD Top rushers SEA – B. J. Daniels – 7 carries, 84 yards STL – Jordan Ta'amu – 16 carries, 63 yards Top receivers SEA – Alonzo Moore – 1 reception, 57 yards STL – De'Mornay Pierson-El – 5 receptions, 71 yards, TD

Week 5: at DC Defenders

Week 5 — St. Louis at DC

	1	2	3	4	Total
BattleHawks	3	3	0	0	6
Defenders	6	0	6	3	15

at Audi Field, Washington, D.C.

• Date: Sunday, March 8
• Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST / 5:00 p.m. EST
• Referee: John O'Neill[8]
• TV announcers (FS1): Kevin Burkhardt (play-by-play), Greg Olsen (analyst)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers STL – DC – Top rushers STL – DC – Top receivers STL – DC –

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