2020 Los Angeles Wildcats season
2020 Los Angeles Wildcats season | |
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Owner | Alpha Entertainment, LLC |
General manager | Winston Moss |
Head coach | Winston Moss |
Home field | Dignity Health Sports Park |
Results | |
Record | 2–3 |
League place | Tie 2nd XFL West |
The 2020 Los Angeles Wildcats season was the only season for the Los Angeles Wildcats 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 Wildcats played their home games at Dignity Health Sports Park and were led by head coach Winston Moss.
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]
Offseason
[edit]XFL Draft
[edit]Tier 1 Quarterback Allocations
[edit]Player | Pos. | College |
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Luis Perez | QB | Texas A&M–Commerce |
Phase 1: Skill Players
[edit]Rnd. | Pick # | Player | Pos. | College |
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1 | 8 | Elijah Hood | RB | North Carolina |
2 | 9 | Rashad Ross | WR | Arizona State |
3 | 24 | Nelson Spruce | WR | Colorado |
4 | 25 | Brandon Barnes | TE | Alabama State |
5 | 40 | Larry Rose III | RB | New Mexico State |
6 | 41 | KD Cannon | WR | Baylor |
7 | 56 | Martez Carter | RB | Grambling State |
8 | 57 | Keyarris Garrett | WR | Tulsa |
9 | 72 | Scott Orndoff | TE | Pittsburgh |
10 | 73 | Donteea Dye | WR | Heidelberg |
Phase 2: Offensive line
[edit]Rnd. | Pick # | Player | Pos. | College |
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1 | 1 | Storm Norton | OT | Toledo |
2 | 16 | Fred Lauina | G | Oregon State |
3 | 17 | Ryan Pope | OT | San Diego State |
4 | 32 | Jaelin Robinson | OT | Temple |
5 | 33 | Damien Mama | G | USC |
6 | 48 | Nico Siragusa | G | San Diego State |
7 | 49 | Ryan Cummings | OT | Wyoming |
8 | 64 | Lene Maiava | OT | Arizona |
9 | 65 | Tyler Roemer | OT | San Diego State |
10 | 80 | Anthony Morris | OT | Tennessee State |
Phase 3: Defensive Front Seven
[edit]Rnd. | Pick # | Player | Pos. | College |
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1 | 4 | Anthony Johnson | DT | LSU |
2 | 13 | Eric Pinkins | LB | San Diego State |
3 | 20 | Latarius Brady | DT | Memphis |
4 | 29 | Willie Mays | DE | Tiffin |
5 | 36 | Tre' Williams | LB | Auburn |
6 | 45 | Leon Orr | DT | Florida |
7 | 52 | Reggie Howard | DT | Toledo |
8 | 61 | Corey Vereen | DE | Tennessee |
9 | 68 | Adrian Hubbard | DE | Alabama |
10 | 77 | Owen Roberts | DT | San Jose State |
Phase 4: Defensive backs
[edit]Rnd. | Pick # | Player | Pos. | College |
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1 | 5 | Jack Tocho | CB | North Carolina State |
2 | 12 | Jaylen Dunlap | CB | Illinois |
3 | 21 | C.J. Moore | CB | North Carolina Central |
4 | 28 | Roman Tatum | CB | Southern Illinois |
5 | 37 | Jordan Powell | S | Widener |
6 | 44 | Ahmad Dixon | S | Baylor |
7 | 53 | Harlan Miller | CB | Southeastern Louisiana |
8 | 60 | Jerome Couplin | S | William & Mary |
9 | 69 | Mike Stevens | CB | North Carolina State |
10 | 76 | Bryce Cheek | CB | Akron |
Phase 5: Open Draft
[edit]Player | Pos. | College |
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Adonis Jennings | WR | Temple |
Shawn Oakman | DE | Baylor |
Andrew Williams | DT | Auburn |
Taiwan Jones | LB | Michigan State |
Standings
[edit]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 |
Schedule
[edit]All times Pacific
Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | TV | Opponent | Results | Location | |
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Score | Record | |||||||
1 | Saturday | February 8 | 2:00 p.m. | Fox | at Houston Roughnecks | L 17–37 | 0–1 | TDECU Stadium |
2 | Sunday | February 16 | 12:00 p.m. | ABC | Dallas Renegades | L 18–25 | 0–2 | Dignity Health Sports Park |
3 | Sunday | February 23 | 3:00 p.m. | FS1 | DC Defenders | W 39–9 | 1–2 | Dignity Health Sports Park |
4 | Saturday | February 29 | 11:00 a.m. | ABC | at New York Guardians | L 14–17 | 1–3 | MetLife Stadium |
5 | Sunday | March 8 | 6:00 p.m. | ESPN | Tampa Bay Vipers | W 41–34 | 2–3 | Dignity Health Sports Park |
6 | Sunday | March 15 | 4:00 p.m. | ESPN | at Seattle Dragons | Not played | CenturyLink Field | |
7 | Saturday | March 21 | 2:00 p.m. | Fox | at St. Louis BattleHawks | The Dome at America's Center | ||
8 | Sunday | March 29 | 12:00 p.m. | ABC | Houston Roughnecks | Dignity Health Sports Park | ||
9 | Sunday | April 5 | 3:00 p.m. | FS1 | Seattle Dragons | Dignity Health Sports Park | ||
10 | Thursday | April 9 | 5:00 p.m. | Fox | at Dallas Renegades | Globe Life Park in Arlington |
Final roster
[edit]Quarterbacks Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
| Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
| Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
| Reserve lists
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Staff
[edit] Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
| Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
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Game summaries
[edit]Week 1: at Houston Roughnecks
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Wildcats | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Roughnecks | 6 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 37 |
at TDECU Stadium, Houston, Texas
- Date: Saturday, February 8
- Game time: 2:00 p.m. PST
- Game weather: Partly cloudy • Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Wind: ESE 10 mph
- Game attendance: 17,815
- Referee: Brandon Cruse[4]
- TV announcers (Fox): Curt Menefee (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), Brock Huard (sideline)
Game information | ||
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Week 2: vs. Dallas Renegades
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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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: 2:00 p.m. PST
- Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Wind: SW 3 mph
- Game attendance: 14,979
- Referee: Reggie Smith[5]
- TV announcers (ABC): Tom Hart (play-by-play), Joey Galloway (analyst), Pat McAfee (sideline)
Game information | ||
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Week 3: vs. DC Defenders
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Defenders | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
Wildcats | 6 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 39 |
at Dignity Health Sports Park, Los Angeles, CA
- Date: Sunday, February 23
- Game time: 3:00 p.m. PST
- Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 65 °F (18 °C) • Wind: N 3 mph
- Game attendance: 12,211
- Referee: Tra Blake[6]
- TV announcers (FS1): Curt Menefee (play-by-play), Greg Olsen (analyst), Jenny Taft (sideline)
Game information | ||
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Week 4: at New York Guardians
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Wildcats | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 14 |
Guardians | 3 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Date: Saturday, February 29
- Game time: 2:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 41 °F (5 °C) • Wind: SE 13 mph
- Referee: James Carter[7]
- TV announcers (ABC): Steve Levy (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst), Tom Luginbill and Dianna Russini (sideline)
Game information | ||
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Week 5: Tampa Bay Vipers
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Vipers | 10 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 34 |
Wildcats | 0 | 20 | 7 | 14 | 41 |
at Dignity Health Sports Park, Los Angeles, California
- Date: Sunday, March 8
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. PST
- Referee: Reggie Smith[8]
- TV announcers (ESPN): Tom Hart (play-by-play), Joey Galloway (analyst), Pat McAfee (sideline)
Game information | ||
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References
[edit]- ^ "A THANK YOU TO OUR FANS". Retrieved March 23, 2020.
- ^ a b "XFL Standings". XFL.com. February 9, 2020. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
- ^ "XFL 2020 Schedule Released, First Game Dragons @ Defenders". Retrieved October 22, 2019.
- ^ Filipe, Cameron (6 February 2020). "XFL Week 1 referee assignments". Football Zebras. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
- ^ Filipe, Cameron (13 February 2020). "XFL Week 2 referee assignments". Football Zebras. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
- ^ Filipe, Cameron (20 February 2020). "XFL Week 3 referee assignments". Football Zebras. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
- ^ Filipe, Cameron (27 February 2020). "XFL Week 4 referee assignments". Football Zebras. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
- ^ Filipe, Cameron (5 March 2020). "XFL Week 5 referee assignments". Football Zebras. Retrieved March 7, 2020.