2020 Bryant Bulldogs football team

2020 Bryant Bulldogs football
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record2–2 (2–2 NEC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorAnthony Barese (1st season)
Home stadiumBeirne Stadium
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Northeast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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)
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • Note: Due to COVID-19, the Northeast suspended the 2020 football season.
    * – Merrimack ineligible for NEC title and FCS postseason play due to transition to NCAA Division I
    Central Connecticut and Saint Francis (PA) opted out of the spring season.
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2020 Bryant Bulldogs football team represented Bryant University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Chris Merritt, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 2–2 with an identical mark in conference play, tying for third place in the NEC. Bryant played home games at Beirne Stadium in Smithfield, Rhode Island.

Schedule

Bryant had games scheduled against Fordham (September 5), Rhode Island (September 12), Brown (September 19), and Robert Morris (November 7), which were later canceled before the start of the 2020 season.[1][2] Merrimack was added as a replacement for the canceled Robert Morris game on July 15.[3]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
March 7 1:00 p.m. at LIU
NEC Front Row L 19–24
March 14 1:00 p.m. at Merrimack
NEC Front Row W 14–7
March 21 1:00 p.m. Wagner
NEC Front Row W 27–7
March 28 12:00 p.m. Duquesne
  • Beirne Stadium
  • Smithfield, RI
 ESPN3 L 10–20

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References

  1. ^ Wilmer, Brian (July 7, 2020). "Fordham cancels first three 2020 football games". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  2. ^ West, Jenna. "Ivy League to Postpone Fall Athletics, No Date Set for Return". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  3. ^ Kelley, Kevin (July 15, 2020). "Bryant adds Merrimack, drops Robert Morris from 2020 football schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  4. ^ "Bryant Bulldogs Schedule 2020". ESPN. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
  5. ^ "2020 Football Schedule". Bryant University Athletics. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
  6. ^ "2020 Bryant Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 5, 2021.


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