2020 Bryant Bulldogs football team

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2020 Bryant Bulldogs football
Bryant Bulldogs wordmark.png
ConferenceNortheast Conference
2020 record2–2 (2–2 NEC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorAnthony Barese (1st season)
Home stadiumBeirne Stadium (Capacity: 4,400)
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Northeast Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Duquesne y   4 – 0     4 – 1  
Sacred Heart y$^   2 – 1     3 – 2  
Bryant   2 – 2     2 – 2  
LIU   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. They were led by second-year head coach Chris Merritt and played their home games at Beirne Stadium. They played as a member of the Northeast Conference.

Previous season[]

Main article: 2019 Bryant Bulldogs football team

The Bulldogs finished the 2019 season 4–8, 3–4 in NEC play to finish tied for fourth place.

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 12:00 p.m. at LIU
L 19–24
March 14 at Merrimack
W 14–7
March 21 1:00 p.m. Wagner
W 27–7
March 28 12:00 p.m. Duquesne
  • Beirne Stadium
  • Smithfield, RI
L 10–20
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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References[]

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


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