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The 2020 Houston Roughnecks season was the first season for the Houston Roughnecks 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 Roughnecks played their home games at TDECU Stadium and were led by head coach June Jones.
| 2020 Houston Roughnecks season | |
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| Owner | Alpha Entertainment, LLC |
| General manager | June Jones |
| Head coach | June Jones |
| Home field | TDECU Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 5–0 |
| League place | 1st XFL West |
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]
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| East Division[2] | |||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||||||
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| 1 | Saturday | February 8 | 4:00 p.m. | Fox | Los Angeles Wildcats | W 37–17 | 1–0 | TDECU Stadium |
| 2 | Sunday | February 16 | 5:00 p.m. | FS1 | St. Louis BattleHawks | W 28–24 | 2–0 | TDECU Stadium |
| 3 | Saturday | February 22 | 1:00 p.m. | ABC | at Tampa Bay Vipers | W 34–27 | 3–0 | Raymond James Stadium |
| 4 | Sunday | March 1 | 3:00 p.m. | FS1 | at Dallas Renegades | W 27–20 | 4–0 | Globe Life Park in Arlington |
| 5 | Saturday | March 7 | 1:00 p.m. | ABC | Seattle Dragons | W 32–23 | 5–0 | TDECU Stadium |
| 6 | Saturday | March 14 | 1:00 p.m. | ABC | at New York Guardians | Not played | MetLife Stadium | |
| 7 | Sunday | March 22 | 5:00 p.m. | FS1 | DC Defenders | TDECU Stadium | ||
| 8 | Sunday | March 29 | 2:00 p.m. | ABC | at Los Angeles Wildcats | Dignity Health Sports Park | ||
| 9 | Thursday | April 2 | 7:00 p.m. | Fox | Dallas Renegades | TDECU Stadium | ||
| 10 | Saturday | April 11 | 1:00 p.m. | ABC | at Seattle Dragons | CenturyLink Field | ||
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Week 1: vs. Los Angeles Wildcats
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Wildcats | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Roughnecks | 6 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 37 |
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Week 1 — Los Angeles Wildcats at Houston Roughnecks
at TDECU Stadium, Houston, Texas
- Date: Saturday, February 8
- Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Partly cloudy • Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Wind: ESE 10 mph
- Game attendance: 17,815
- Referee: Brandon Cruse[4]
- TV announcers (Fox, TUDN): Curt Menefee (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), Brock Huard (sideline)
The Roughnecks were the only Western Conference team to win in week 1 as they started their season 1–0.
Week 2: vs. St. Louis BattleHawks
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| BattleHawks | 6 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 24 |
| Roughnecks | 9 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
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Week 2 — St. Louis BattleHawks at Houston Roughnecks
at TDECU Stadium, Houston, Texas
- Date: Saturday, February 15
- Game time: 6:00 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 (FS1): Kevin Burkhardt (play-by-play), Greg Olsen (analyst)
Week 3: at Tampa Bay Vipers
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Roughnecks | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 34 |
| Vipers | 3 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 27 |
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Week 3 — Houston Roughnecks at Tampa Bay Vipers
at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa Bay, FL
- Date: Saturday, February 22
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST / 2:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 69 °F (21 °C) • Wind: ENE 13 mph
- Game attendance: 18,117
- Referee: James Carter[6]
- TV announcers (ABC): Steve Levy (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst), Tom Luginbill and Dianna Russini (sideline)
Week 4: at Dallas Renegades
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Roughnecks | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 27 |
| Renegades | 0 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 20 |
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Week 4 — Houston Roughnecks at Dallas Renegades
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[7]
- TV announcers (FS1): Kevin Burkhardt (play-by-play), Greg Olsen (analyst), and Jenny Taft (sideline reporter)
Week 5: Seattle Dragons
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Dragons | 6 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 23 |
| Roughnecks | 0 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 32 |
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Week 5 — Seattle at Houston
at TDECU Stadium, Houston, Texas
- Date: Saturday, March 7
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST / 2:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Partly cloudy • Temperature: 59 °F (15 °C) • Wind: NNE 5 mph
- Game attendance: 19,773
- Referee: Tra Blake[8]
- TV announcers (ABC): Steve Levy (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst), Tom Luginbill and Dianna Russini (sideline)
With the win, the Roughnecks finished their season 5–0. The remainder of their games were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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