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: | J. Craig | 3208 | |||
| Passing TDs: | J. Craig | 28 | |||
| Rushing Yards: | K. Williams | 895 | |||
| Rushing TDs: | K. Williams | 11 | |||
| Receiving Yards: | D. Wilson | 1564 | |||
| Receiving TDs: | D. Wilson | 15 | |||
| Interceptions: | None | ||||
| Schedule 2019 | ||||
| Date | Opponent | Result / Time | ||
| 8/29 | vs. North Carolina Central | W 41 - 10 | ||
| 9/7 | vs. Central Arkansas | L 16 - 24 | ||
| 9/14 | at Mercer | W 48 - 34 | ||
| 9/21 | at ETSU | L 14 - 20 | ||
| 9/28 | vs. Jacksonville State | W 52 - 33 | ||
| 10/12 | vs. Southeast Missouri State | W 28 - 24 | ||
| 10/19 | at Tennessee State | L 24 - 26 | ||
| 10/26 | at Tennessee Tech | W 58 - 21 | ||
| 11/2 | at Eastern Kentucky | W 28 - 21 | ||
| 11/9 | vs. UT Martin | W 38 - 24 | ||
| 11/16 | at Murray State | W 42 - 7 | ||
| 11/23 | vs. Eastern Illinois | W 35 - 7 | ||
| 11/30 | vs. Furman | W 42 - 6 | ||
| 12/7 | at Sacramento State | W 42 - 28 | ||
| 12/13 | at Montana State | L 10 - 24 | ||
| Ohio Valley | ||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||
| 8 Austin Peay | 7-1 | 11-4 | ||||||||||
| 17 Southeast Missouri State | 7-1 | 9-4 | ||||||||||
| Tennessee-Martin | 6-2 | 7-5 | ||||||||||
| Eastern Kentucky | 5-3 | 7-5 | ||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 3-5 | 6-6 | ||||||||||
| Jacksonville State | 3-5 | 6-6 | ||||||||||
| Murray State | 2-6 | 4-8 | ||||||||||
| Tennessee State | 2-6 | 3-9 | ||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 1-7 | 1-11 | ||||||||||
| Offense (FCS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 6288 (7) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 3594 (12) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 2694 (18) | ||||
| Points per game: | 34.5 (19) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 419.2 (30) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 66 (4) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 12 (40) | ||||
| Defense (FCS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 4613 (61) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 3052 (98) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 1561 (25) | ||||
| Points per game: | 20.6 (15) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 307.5 (12) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 37 (49) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 17 (118) | ||||
