2020 Bryant Bulldogs football team

{{short description|American college football season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 2020

| sport = football

| team = Bryant Bulldogs

| image = Bryant Bulldogs wordmark.png

| image_size = 200

| conference = Northeast Conference

| short_conf = NEC

| record = 2–2

| conf_record = 2–2

| head_coach = Chris Merritt

| hc_year = 2nd

| off_coach =

| oc_year =

| off_scheme =

| def_coach = Anthony Barese

| dc_year = 1st

| def_scheme =

| captain =

| stadium = Beirne Stadium

}}

{{2020 Northeast Conference football standings}}

The 2020 Bryant Bulldogs football team represented Bryant University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Chris Merritt, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 2–2 with an identical mark in conference play, tying for third place in the NEC. Bryant played home games at Beirne Stadium in Smithfield, Rhode Island.

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.{{cite web |last1=Wilmer |first1=Brian |title=Fordham cancels first three 2020 football games |url=https://fbschedules.com/fordham-cancels-first-three-2020-football-games/ |website=FBSchedules.com |accessdate=8 July 2020 |date=7 July 2020}}{{cite web |last1=West |first1=Jenna |title=Ivy League to Postpone Fall Athletics, No Date Set for Return |url=https://www.si.com/college/2020/07/08/ivy-league-postpone-fall-sports-hopeful-football-spring |website=Sports Illustrated |accessdate=8 July 2020 |language=en-us}} Merrimack was added as a replacement for the canceled Robert Morris game on July 15.{{cite web |last1=Kelley |first1=Kevin |title=Bryant adds Merrimack, drops Robert Morris from 2020 football schedule |url=https://fbschedules.com/bryant-adds-merrimack-drops-robert-morris-from-2020-football-schedule/ |website=FBSchedules.com |accessdate=16 July 2020 |date=15 July 2020}}

{{CFB schedule

| time = y

| tv = y

| attend = y

| opprank = y

| rankyear = 2020

| rankdivision = NCAA Division I FCS

| poll = STATS

| timezone = Eastern

| March 7 | 1:00 p.m. | at | LIU | Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium | Brookville, NY | NEC Front Row | L 19–24 |

| March 14 | 1:00 p.m. | at | Merrimack | Duane Stadium | North Andover, MA | NEC Front Row | W 14–7 |

| March 21 | 1:00 p.m. | | Wagner | Beirne Stadium | Smithfield, RI | NEC Front Row | W 27–7 |

| March 28 | 12:00 p.m. | | Duquesne | Beirne Stadium | Smithfield, RI | ESPN3 | L 10-20 |

}}

{{cite web |author= |title=Bryant Bulldogs Schedule 2020 |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/2803/season/2020 |publisher=ESPN |access-date=July 25, 2024 }}{{cite web |author= |title=2020 Football Schedule |url=https://bryantbulldogs.com/sports/football/schedule/2020 |publisher=Bryant University Athletics |access-date=July 25, 2024 }}{{cite web |title=2020 Bryant Football Schedule |url=https://fbschedules.com/2020-bryant-football-schedule/|website=FBSchedules.com |accessdate=February 5, 2021}}

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