2020 Los Angeles Wildcats season

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.

2020 Los Angeles Wildcats season
OwnerAlpha Entertainment, LLC
General managerWinston Moss
Head coachWinston Moss
Home fieldDignity Health Sports Park
Results
Record2–3
League placeTie 2nd 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]

Offseason

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XFL Draft

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Tier 1 Quarterback Allocations

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Player Pos. College
Luis Perez QB Texas A&M–Commerce

Phase 1: Skill Players

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Rnd. Pick # Player Pos. College
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

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Rnd. Pick # Player Pos. College
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

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Rnd. Pick # Player Pos. College
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

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Rnd. Pick # Player Pos. College
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

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Player Pos. College
Adonis Jennings WR Temple
Shawn Oakman DE Baylor
Andrew Williams DT Auburn
Taiwan Jones LB Michigan State

Standings

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East Division[2]
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

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All times Pacific

Week Day Date Kickoff TV Opponent Results Location
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

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Final roster

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2020 Los Angeles Wildcats final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

  • 99 Latarius Brady DE
  • 90 Roderick Henderson NT
  • 97 Reggie Howard NT
  • 95 Alex Jenkins DE
  • 77 Shawn Oakman DE
  • 91 Boogie Roberts DE
  • 96 Andrew Stelter NT
  • 98 Devin Taylor DE
Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


57 active, 10 inactive

Staff

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2020 Los Angeles Wildcats staff

Front office

  • Director of player personnel – Joey Clinkscales
  • Director of football operations – Charles Bailey
  • Manager of football operations – Ty Knott

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches



Game summaries

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Week 1: at Houston Roughnecks

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Week 1 — Los Angeles at Houston
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Wildcats 8 9 0017
Roughnecks 6 12 81137

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

Week 2: vs. Dallas Renegades

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Week 2 — Dallas at Los Angeles
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Renegades 0 3 31925
Wildcats 0 3 01518

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)
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Week 3: vs. DC Defenders

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Week 3 – DC at Los Angeles
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Defenders 0 3 069
Wildcats 6 21 6639

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

Week 4: at New York Guardians

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Week 4 — Los Angeles at New York
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Wildcats 6 0 8014
Guardians 3 11 0317

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Game information

Week 5: Tampa Bay Vipers

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Week 5 — Tampa Bay at Los Angeles
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Vipers 10 14 01034
Wildcats 0 20 71441

at Dignity Health Sports Park, Los Angeles, California

Game information

References

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  1. ^ "A THANK YOU TO OUR FANS". Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "XFL Standings". XFL.com. February 9, 2020. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  3. ^ "XFL 2020 Schedule Released, First Game Dragons @ Defenders". Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  4. ^ Filipe, Cameron (6 February 2020). "XFL Week 1 referee assignments". Football Zebras. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  5. ^ Filipe, Cameron (13 February 2020). "XFL Week 2 referee assignments". Football Zebras. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
  6. ^ Filipe, Cameron (20 February 2020). "XFL Week 3 referee assignments". Football Zebras. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
  7. ^ Filipe, Cameron (27 February 2020). "XFL Week 4 referee assignments". Football Zebras. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
  8. ^ Filipe, Cameron (5 March 2020). "XFL Week 5 referee assignments". Football Zebras. Retrieved March 7, 2020.