2020 Merrimack Warriors football team

The 2020 Merrimack Warriors football team will represent Merrimack College in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They will be led by eighth-year head coach Dan Curran and play their home games at Duane Stadium. They will be second year members of the Northeast Conference.

2020 Merrimack Warriors football
ConferenceNortheast Conference
2020 record0–0 (0–0 NEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDuane Stadium
(Capacity: 4,000)
2020 Northeast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Bryant         
Central Connecticut         
Duquesne         
LIU         
Merrimack*         
Sacred Heart         
Saint Francis         
Wagner         
  • 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, and also ineligible for NEC title due to not playing a full conference schedule
As of January 19, 2021; Rankings from STATS Poll

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]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 12 Central Connecticut
  • Duane Stadium
  • North Andover, MA
September 19 5:00 p.m. at Wagner
September 26 at Saint Francis
October 10 1:00 p.m. LIU
  • Duane Stadium
  • North Andover, MA
October 17 at Sacred Heart
October 24 Virginia-Lynchburg*
  • Duane Stadium
  • North Andover, MA
October 31 at Robert Morris*
November 7 at Bryant

[5]

References

  1. Kelley, Kevin (9 April 2020). "Merrimack releases 2020 football schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  2. "Patriot League cancels fall sports due to virus". ESPN.com. 13 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  3. Singelais, Mark (16 July 2020). "Reports: CAA football won't play this fall". Times Union. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  4. Kelley, Kevin (27 July 2020). "Six games on 2020 Presbyterian football schedule canceled". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  5. "2020 Merrimack Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
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