2020 St. Louis BattleHawks season

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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.

OwnerAlpha Entertainment, LLC

General managerJonathan Hayes

Head coachJonathan Hayes

Home stadiumThe Dome at America's Center

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2020 St. Louis Battlehawks season

Owner	Alpha Entertainment, LLC
General manager	Jonathan Hayes
Head coach	Jonathan Hayes
Home stadium	The Dome at America's Center
Results
Record	3–2
League place	Tie 1st XFL East
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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

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2020 XFL standings v t e
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

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Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	TV	Opponent	Results		Location
Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	TV	Opponent	Score	Record	Location
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^[3]
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 15 De'Mornay Pierson-El 87 Brandon Reilly 84 Alonzo Russell 2 L'Damian Washington Tight ends 89 Connor Davis 86 Gabe Holmes 85 Marcus Lucas 83 Wes Saxton		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 45 Andrew Jackson 42 Shaq Jones 26 Dexter McCoil 52 Anthony Stubbs 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 T (IR) 72 Jake Campos T (IR) 68 Sean Hickey T (IR) 56 Ro'Derrick Hoskins ILB (IR) 82 Cole Hunt TE (IR) 99 Khyri Thornton DT (IR) 57 active, 8 inactive

Staff

**2020 St. Louis Battlehawks staff**
	Front office President – Kurt Hunzeker Director of player personnel – Trey Brown Director of Football Operations – Frank Bestich, Jr. Manager of Football Operations/Scout – Jeff Bauer Head coaches Head coach/general manager – Jonathan Hayes Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Chuck Long/Doug Meacham Quarterbacks – Chuck Long Running backs – Reggie Davis/Chuck Long Receivers – Az-Zahir Hakim Tight ends/Quality control – Nick Siciliano Offensive Line – Brian Braswell Assistant offensive line – Grant Williams			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator/Defensive line – Jay Hayes Assistant defensive line – Michael George Linebackers – Matt Raich Defensive back – Tim Lewis Assistant defensive backs/Quality Control – Chris Crocker

Game summaries

Week 1: at Dallas Renegades

Week 1 — St. Louis at Dallas

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Quarter	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^[5]
TV announcers (ESPN): Tom Hart (play-by-play), Joey Galloway (analyst), Pat McAfee (sideline)

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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

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Quarter	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^[6]
TV announcers (Fox Sports 1): Kevin Burkhardt (play-by-play), Greg Olsen (analyst)

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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

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Quarter	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^[7]
TV announcers (ESPN): Tom Hart (play-by-play), Joey Galloway (analyst), Pat McAfee (field analyst)

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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

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Quarter	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: 4:00 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)

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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

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Quarter	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: 2:00 p.m. CST / 3:00 p.m. EST
Referee: John O'Neill^[9]
TV announcers (FS1): Kevin Burkhardt (play-by-play), Greg Olsen (analyst)

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2020 St. Louis BattleHawks season

Standings

Schedule

Final roster

Staff

Game summaries

Week 1: at Dallas Renegades

Week 2: at Houston Roughnecks

Week 3: New York Guardians

Week 4: Seattle Dragons

Week 5: at DC Defenders

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