Former FCS players help fill XFL rosters | |
(Stats Perform) - More than four-dozen FCS players, including All-Americans from recent national championship-winning programs North Dakota State and James Madison, were part of the eight XFL rosters that were finalized on Monday. Former North Dakota State linebacker Nick DeLuca will play for the New York Guardians while James Madison has running back Khalid Abdullah on the DC Defenders and defensive end Andrew Ankrah with the St. Louis Battlehawks. The XFL, which played a single season in 2001, is returning with a 10-game regular season and playoffs, beginning Feb. 8-9. Each franchise has a 52-player roster. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Passing Yards: | K. Wilderman | 1170 | |||
| Passing TDs: | K. Wilderman | 6 | |||
| Rushing Yards: | P. Kerlegrand | 746 | |||
| Rushing TDs: | D. Dafney | 7 | |||
| Receiving Yards: | D. Hendrix | 653 | |||
| Receiving TDs: | D. Caton | 2 | |||
| Interceptions: | None | ||||
| Schedule 2019 | ||||
| Date | Opponent | Result / Time | ||
| 8/31 | at Kansas | L 17 - 24 | ||
| 9/7 | vs. Dayton | L 35 - 42 | ||
| 9/14 | vs. Eastern Kentucky | W 19 - 7 | ||
| 9/21 | vs. Eastern Illinois | W 16 - 6 | ||
| 10/5 | at South Dakota | L 0 - 38 | ||
| 10/12 | vs. Western Illinois | W 20 - 10 | ||
| 10/19 | vs. South Dakota State | L 23 - 42 | ||
| 10/26 | at Illinois State | L 7 - 24 | ||
| 11/2 | vs. Southern Illinois | L 14 - 23 | ||
| 11/9 | at UNI | L 9 - 17 | ||
| 11/16 | vs. Youngstown State | W 24 - 17 | ||
| 11/23 | at Missouri State | W 51 - 24 | ||
| Missouri Valley | ||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||
| 1 North Dakota State | 8-0 | 16-0 | ||||||||||
| 5 Northern Iowa | 6-2 | 10-5 | ||||||||||
| 7 Illinois State | 5-3 | 10-5 | ||||||||||
| 10 South Dakota State | 5-3 | 8-5 | ||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 5-3 | 7-5 | ||||||||||
| South Dakota | 4-4 | 5-7 | ||||||||||
| Indiana State | 3-5 | 5-7 | ||||||||||
| Youngstown State | 2-6 | 6-6 | ||||||||||
| Missouri State | 1-7 | 1-10 | ||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 1-7 | 1-11 | ||||||||||
| Offense (FCS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 4149 (84) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 2001 (105) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 2148 (36) | ||||
| Points per game: | 19.6 (107) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 345.8 (88) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 26 (107) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 14 (26) | ||||
| Defense (FCS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 4060 (28) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 1955 (5) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 2105 (80) | ||||
| Points per game: | 22.8 (30) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 338.3 (23) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 34 (28) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 10 (41) | ||||
