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.
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
Schedule All times Central Week Day Date Kickoff TV Opponent Results Location Score Record 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
Final roster
Staff
Game summaries Week 1: vs. Los Angeles Wildcats
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
Week 3: at Tampa Bay Vipers
Week 4: at Dallas Renegades
Week 5: Seattle Dragons
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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