2020 Merrimack Warriors football team
The 2020 Merrimack Warriors football team represented Merrimack College in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by eighth-year head coach Dan Curran and played their home games at Duane Stadium. They competed as members of the Northeast Conference.
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Conference | Northeast Conference |
2020 record | 0–3 (0–3 NEC) |
Head coach |
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Defensive coordinator | Mike Gennetti (16th season) |
Home stadium | Duane Stadium (capacity: 4,000) |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duquesne y | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sacred Heart y$^ | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LIU | 2 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bryant | 2 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wagner | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Merrimack* | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Sacred Heart 34, Duquesne 27 (OT) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
The Warriors finished the 2019 season with a record of 6–5. They did not play a full conference schedule due to their transition to Division I, but went 1–3 against Northeast Conference opponents.
Schedule
Merrimack's schedule was released on April 9, 2020.[1] The Warriors had games scheduled against Holy Cross (September 5), New Hampshire (October 3), Presbyterian (November 14), and James Madison (November 21), but these games were canceled before the season started due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2][3][4]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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March 14 | Bryant | L 7–14 | ||||||
March 21 | at Sacred Heart | L 9–26 | ||||||
March 28 | 12:00 p.m. | at LIU | L 20–31 | |||||
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References
- Kelley, Kevin (9 April 2020). "Merrimack releases 2020 football schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
- "Patriot League cancels fall sports due to virus". ESPN.com. 13 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- Singelais, Mark (16 July 2020). "Reports: CAA football won't play this fall". Times Union. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- Kelley, Kevin (27 July 2020). "Six games on 2020 Presbyterian football schedule canceled". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- "2020 Merrimack Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 6, 2021.