# 2020 Dallas Renegades season

The 2020 Dallas Renegades season was the first season for the Dallas Renegades 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 Renegades played their home games at the Globe Life Park in Arlington and were led by head coach Bob Stoops.
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.

## Standings

2020 XFL standingsvte :
| East Division ||||||||||||||
| 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 ||||||||||||||
| 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
| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | TV | Opponent | Results | Results | Location |
| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | TV | Opponent | Score | Record | Location |
| 1 | Sunday | February 9 | 4:00 p.m. | ESPN | St. Louis BattleHawks | L 9–15 | 0–1 | Globe Life Park in Arlington |
| 2 | Sunday | February 16 | 2:00 p.m. | ABC | at Los Angeles Wildcats | W 25–18 | 1–1 | Dignity Health Sports Park |
| 3 | Saturday | February 22 | 4:00 p.m. | Fox | at Seattle Dragons | W 24–12 | 2–1 | CenturyLink Field |
| 4 | Sunday | March 1 | 3:00 p.m. | FS1 | Houston Roughnecks | L 20–27 | 2–2 | Globe Life Park in Arlington |
| 5 | Saturday | March 7 | 4:00 p.m. | Fox | New York Guardians | L 12–30 | 2–3 | Globe Life Park in Arlington |
| 6 | Sunday | March 15 | 3:00 p.m. | FS1 | at DC Defenders | Not played | Not played | Audi Field |
| 7 | Saturday | March 21 | 1:00 p.m. | ABC | at Tampa Bay Vipers | Not played | Not played | Raymond James Stadium |
| 8 | Sunday | March 29 | 5:00 p.m. | FS1 | Seattle Dragons | Not played | Not played | Globe Life Park in Arlington |
| 9 | Thursday | April 2 | 7:00 p.m. | Fox | at Houston Roughnecks | Not played | Not played | TDECU Stadium |
| 10 | Thursday | April 9 | 7:00 p.m. | Fox | Los Angeles Wildcats | Not played | Not played | Globe Life Park in Arlington |

## Season summary

The Renegades lost their first game of the season at home against the St. Louis BattleHawks 15–9, with Philip Nelson replacing an injured Landry Jones at the starting QB position. Landry came back in week 2 to lead Dallas to their first win of the season against the Los Angeles Wildcats, winning 25–18. They also beat the Seattle Dragons next week on the road 24–12, but then dropping to 2-2 after losing at home 27–20 to the then undefeated Houston Roughnecks. The Renegades suffered another loss in week 5, losing to the New York Guardians at home 30-12 before the season's premature end. The Renegades were the only team in the 2020 XFL season to not win a single game at home.

## Game summaries
### Week 1: vs. St. Louis BattleHawks

| 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
* TV announcers (ESPN): Tom Hart (play-by-play), Joey Galloway (analyst), Pat McAfee (sideline)
* Stats
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 :
The Renegades were the only home team to lose in week 1.

### Week 2: at Los Angeles Wildcats

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Renegades | 0 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 25 |
| Wildcats | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 18 |
at Dignity Health Sports Park, Los Angeles, California
* Date: Sunday, February 16
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST/2:00 p.m. PST
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Wind: SW 3 mph
* Game attendance: 14,979
* Referee: Reggie Smith
* TV announcers (ABC, ESPN Deportes): Tom Hart (play-by-play), Joey Galloway (analyst), Pat McAfee (sideline)
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring
Second quarter
LA – Nick Novak 47-yard field goal, 3:11. Wildcats 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 38 yards, 4:39.
DAL – Austin MacGinnis 41-yard field goal, 0:11. Tied 3–3. Drive: 12 plays, 50 yards, 2:49.
Third quarter
DAL – Austin MacGinnis 45-yard field goal, 1:06. Renegades 6–3. Drive: 12 plays, 69 yards, 6:04.
Fourth quarter
LA – Nelson Spruce 6-yard pass from Josh Johnson (1-pt. failed), 11:57. Wildcats 9–6. Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 4:05.
DAL – Cameron Artis-Payne 21-yard rush (1-pt. good), 9:00. Renegades 13–9. Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards, 2:58.
DAL – Donald Parham 3-yard pass from Landry Jones (1-pt. failed), 5:02. Renegades 19–9. Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards, 2:14.
LA – Nelson Spruce 44-yard pass from Josh Johnson (3-pt. good), 4:45. Renegades 19–18. Drive: 2 plays, 44 yards, 0:18.
DAL – Cameron Artis-Payne 17-yard rush (1-pt. failed), 1:14. Renegades 25–18. Drive: 7 plays, 64 yards, 3:31.
Top passers
DAL – Landry Jones – 28/40, 305 yards, TD, 2 INT
LA – Josh Johnson – 18/34, 196 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
DAL – Cameron Artis-Payne – 14 carries, 99 yards, 2 TD
LA – Elijah Hood – 10 carries, 31 yards
Top receivers
DAL – Donald Parham – 5 receptions, 76 yards, TD
LA – Nelson Spruce – 6 receptions, 89 yards, 2 TD :

### Week 3: at Seattle Dragons

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Renegades | 6 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 24 |
| Dragons | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington
* Date: Saturday, February 22
* Game time: 2:00 p.m. PST/ 5:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 49 °F (9 °C) • Wind: ENE 1 mph
* Game attendance: 22,060
* Referee: John O'Neill
* TV announcers (Fox): Curt Menefee (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), Brock Huard (sideline)
Game information :
First quarter
SEA – Austin Proehl 21-yard pass from Brandon Silvers (2-pt. failed), 7:23. Dragons 6–0. Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 5:10.
DAL – Flynn Nagel 12-yard pass from Landry Jones (2-pt. failed), 0:48. Tied 6–6. Drive: 13 plays, 82 yards, 6:33.
Second quarter
SEA – Kenneth Farrow 19-yard pass from Brandon Silvers (2-pt. failed), 1:31. Dragons 12–6. Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 3:35.
Third quarter
DAL – Donald Parham 10-yard pass from Landry Jones (2-pt. failed), 3:53. Tied 12–12. Drive: 12 plays, 62 yards, 5:52.
Fourth quarter
DAL – Austin MacGinnis 19-yard field goal, 12:45. Renegades 15–12. Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 4:19.
DAL – Donald Parham 65-yard pass from Landry Jones (2-pt. failed), 8:58. Renegades 21–12. Drive: 3 plays, 66 yards, 1:24.
DAL – Austin MacGinnis 33-yard field goal, 0:47. Renegades 24–12. Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, 4:19.
Top passers
DAL – Landry Jones – 30/41, 274 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
SEA – Brandon Silvers – 21/34, 204 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
DAL – Cameron Artis-Payne – 13 carries, 80 yards
SEA – Ja'Quan Gardner – 8 carries, 37 yards
Top receivers
DAL – Donald Parham – 5 receptions, 101 yards, 2 TD
SEA – Austin Proehl – 6 receptions, 81 yards, TD :

### Week 4: Houston Roughnecks

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Roughnecks | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 27 |
| Renegades | 0 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 20 |
at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Arlington, Texas
* Date: Sunday, March 1
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Partly cloudy • Temperature: 74 °F (23 °C) • Wind: S 17 mph
* Game attendance: 18,332
* Referee: Brandon Cruse
* TV announcers (FS1): Kevin Burkhardt (play-by-play), Greg Olsen (analyst)
Game information :
First quarter
HOU – Sergio Castillo 37-yard field goal, 8:49. Roughnecks 3–0. Drive: 5 plays, 29 yards, 2:17.
HOU – Sergio Castillo 30-yard field goal, 2:31. Roughnecks 6–0. Drive: 7 plays, 38 yards, 3:32.
Second quarter
HOU – Nick Holley 6-yard pass from Phillip Walker (3-pt. good), 14:05. Roughnecks 15–0. Drive: 5 plays, 40 yards, 2:08.
DAL – Donald Parham 12-yard pass from Landry Jones (2-pt. good), 11:37. Roughnecks 15–8. Drive: 6 plays, 45 yards, 2:30.
DAL – Austin MacGinnis 46-yard field goal, 0:55. Roughnecks 15–11. Drive: 10 plays, 32 yards, 2:17.
Third quarter
HOU – Blake Jackson 19-yard pass from Phillip Walker (3-pt. failed), 5:23. Roughnecks 21–11. Drive: 8 plays, 84 yards, 4:16.
DAL – Lance Dunbar 1-yard rush (3-pt. good), 0:42. Roughnecks 21–20. Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 4:39.
Fourth quarter
HOU – Edmond Robinson 12-yard fumble return (2-pt. failed), 11:48. Roughnecks 27–20.
Top passers
HOU – Phillip Walker – 25/41, 239 yards, 2 TD, INT
DAL – Landry Jones – 25/38, 205 yards, TD, 3 INT
Top rushers
HOU – James Butler – 11 carries, 39 yards
DAL – Lance Dunbar – 9 carries, 48 yards, TD
Top receivers
HOU – Nick Holley – 8 receptions, 97 yards, TD
DAL – Flynn Nagel – 6 receptions, 76 yards :

### Week 5: New York Guardians

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Guardians | 3 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 30 |
| Renegades | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Arlington, Texas
* Date: Saturday, March 7
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST / 5:00 p.m. EST
* Game attendance: 15,950
* Referee: Jeff Heaser
* TV announcers (FOX): Curt Menefee (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), Cam Jordan (sideline)
Game information :
First quarter
DAL – Austin MacGinnis 23-yard field goal, 9:32. Renegades 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 62 yards, 5:32.
NY – Matt McCrane 46-yard field goal, 6:43. Tied 3–3. Drive: 5 plays, 12 yards, 2:51.
Second quarter
NY – Matt McCrane 39-yard field goal, 8:37. Guardians 6–3. Drive: 12 plays, 49 yards, 6:19.
DAL – Austin MacGinnis 36-yard field goal, 0:06. Tied 6-6. Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 1:25.
Third quarter
NY – Marquise Williams 1-yard rush (2-pt. failed), 10:57. Guardians 12-6. Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards, 4:07.
NY – Colby Pearson 80-yard pass from Luis Perez (2-pt. good), 3:31. Guardians 20-6. Drive: 1 play, 80 yards, 0:14.
NY – Ryan Mueller 33-yard interception return (1-pt. good), 02:48. Guardians 27-6.
DAL – Austin Walter 97-yard kickoff return (3-pt. failed), 02:38. Guardians 27-12.
Fourth quarter
NY – Matt McCrane 26-yard field goal, 8:51. Guardians 30–12. Drive: 9 plays, 27 yards, 5:18.
Top passers
NY – Luis Perez – 16/30, 229 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
DAL – Philip Nelson – 28/49, 210, 2 INT
Top rushers
NY – Darius Victor – 15 carries, 58 yards
DAL – Cameron Artis-Payne – 6 carries, 25 yards
Top receivers
NY – Colby Pearson – 5 receptions, 95 yards, 1 TD
DAL – Flynn Nagel – 7 receptions, 46 yards :
With the loss, the Renegades finished their season 2-3 (0-3 at home). The remainder of their games were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.