# 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.
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 | 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 | Not played | Raymond James Stadium |
| 7 | Saturday | March 21 | 4:00 p.m. | Fox | Los Angeles Wildcats | Not played | Not played | The Dome at America's Center |
| 8 | Saturday | March 28 | 4:00 p.m. | Fox | at New York Guardians | Not played | Not played | MetLife Stadium |
| 9 | Sunday | April 5 | 11:00 a.m. | ESPN | Tampa Bay Vipers | Not played | Not played | The Dome at America's Center |
| 10 | Sunday | April 12 | 2:00 p.m. | ABC | DC Defenders | Not played | Not played | The Dome at America's Center |

## Game summaries
### Week 1: at Dallas Renegades

| 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)
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

| 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
* 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

| 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
* 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

| 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
* 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

| 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
* TV announcers (FS1): Kevin Burkhardt (play-by-play), Greg Olsen (analyst)
Game information :
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
STL –
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Top rushers
STL –
DC –
Top receivers
STL –
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