2020 Tampa Bay Vipers season

The 2020 Tampa Bay Vipers season was the only season for the Tampa Bay Vipers 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 Vipers played their home games at Raymond James Stadium and were led by head coach Marc Trestman.

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.

All times Eastern

36 Tarean Folston 29 Jacques Patrick 24 De'Veon Smith 34 Brandon Wilds Wide receivers

83 Ryan Davis  1 S. J. Green 18 Reece Horn 15 Seantavius Jones 16 Jake Lampman 19 Tanner McEvoy 17 Jalen Tolliver 81 Dan Williams Tight ends

80 DeAndre Goolsby 89 Pharoah McKever 86 Colin Thompson 85 Nick Truesdell | | Offensive linemen 76 Daronte Bouldin G 67 Jerald Foster G 73 Martez Ivey T 78 Marquis Lucas T/G 63 Jordan McCray C 69 Na'Ty Rodgers T 75 Andrew Tiller G 71 Isaiah Williams T 50 John Yarbrough C/G Defensive linemen

92 Josh Banks DT 94 Shane Bowman DT 58 Obum Gwacham DE 53 Deiontrez Mount DE 96 Jason Neill DE 91 Bobby Richardson DE 93 Kellen Soulek DT 97 Ricky Walker DT 49 Nikita Whitlock DT | | Linebackers 57 Thurston Armbrister 43 Emmanuel Beal MLB 52 Reggie Northrup OLB 41 Terrance Plummer OLB 45 Lucas Wacha MLB Defensive backs

35 Marcelis Branch FS 31 Trey Caldwell CB 28 Bryce Canady FS 27 Micah Hannemann CB 30 Demontre Hurst SS 23 Anthoula Kelly CB 20 Tarvarus McFadden CB 21 Robert Priester SS 37 Robenson Therezie S 26 Herb Waters CB Special teams

 3 Andrew Franks K 42 Nick Moore LS 10 Jake Schum P | | Reserve lists  5 Antonio Callaway WR (IR) 22 Rannell Hall CB (IR) 33 Shelton Lewis CB (IR) -- Christian Morris OT (IR)

55 active, 4 inactive |

{{NFL final staff

• President – Josh Bullock

• Director of player personnel – Josh Hinch

• Director of Football Operations – Josh Moore

• Manager of Football Operations/Scout – Ron Selesky

• Head coach/general manager – Marc Trestman

• Offensive coordinator/Receivers – Jaime Elizondo

• Quarterbacks – Josh Neiswander

• Running backs – Justin Poindexter

• Tight ends – Pete Mangurian

• Offensive Line – Jonathan Himebauch

• Defensive coordinator – Jerry Glanville

• Defensive line – Bert Hill

• Linebackers – Mike Archer

• Secondary – William Fields

|Special Teams Coach

• Special teams coordinator – Frank Gansz Jr

In the first week of the season, the Vipers took a loss to the New York Guardians, only scoring a field goal in the 3rd quarter. They then lost to the Seattle Dragons in the second week of the season, losing 17–9 in Seattle. Even after the two losses, they put up a fight against the then 2-0 Houston Roughnecks, only losing by a mere 7 points at home. They got their first win of the XFL season against the DC Defenders, shutting them out 25–0 to advance to 1–3. In week 5, they blew an 18-point lead and lost to the Los Angeles Wildcats on the road 41–34.

Tampa Bay entered the game as a 3½ point favorite, but went on to suffer a 20-point blowout loss on the road. The Vipers suffered 4 turnovers and gave up 3 touchdowns while only getting 1 field goal, despite getting inside the 5-yard line multiple times.