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
OwnerAlpha Entertainment, LLC
General managerJonathan Hayes
Head coachJonathan Hayes
Home fieldThe Dome at America's Center
Results
Record3–2
League placeTie 1st XFL 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 3–2.600-39122–18289-7W1
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
(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 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

[4]

Final roster
2020 St. Louis Battlehawks final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists


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

Offensive coaches

 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
Period 1 2 34Total
BattleHawks 0 6 0915
Renegades 0 6 309

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)
Game information

Week 2: at Houston Roughnecks
Week 2 — St. Louis at Houston
Period 1 2 34Total
BattleHawks 6 0 12624
Roughnecks 9 12 0728

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)
Game information

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

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)
Game information

Week 4: Seattle Dragons
Week 4 — Seattle at St. Louis
Period 1 2 34Total
Dragons 0 3 7616
BattleHawks 11 6 3323

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[8]
  • TV announcers (Fox): Curt Menefee (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), Brock Huard (sideline)
Game information

Week 5: at DC Defenders
Week 5 — St. Louis at DC
Period 1 2 34Total
BattleHawks 3 3 006
Defenders 6 0 6315

at Audi Field, Washington, D.C.

Game information

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. "BattleHawks adding thousands of seats for next home game". KSDK. March 4, 2020.
  4. "XFL 2020 Schedule Released, First Game Dragons @ Defenders". Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  5. Filipe, Cameron (February 6, 2020). "XFL Week 1 referee assignments". Football Zebras. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  6. Filipe, Cameron (February 13, 2020). "XFL Week 2 referee assignments". Football Zebras. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
  7. Filipe, Cameron (February 20, 2020). "XFL Week 3 referee assignments". Football Zebras. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
  8. Filipe, Cameron (February 27, 2020). "XFL Week 4 referee assignments". Football Zebras. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
  9. Filipe, Cameron (March 5, 2020). "XFL Week 5 referee assignments". Football Zebras. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
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