2020 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team

The 2020 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team will represent Central Connecticut State University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They will be led by second-year head coach Ryan McCarthy. They play their home games at Arute Field as a member of the Northeast Conference.

2020 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football
ConferenceNortheast Conference
2020 record0–0 (0–0 NEC)
Head coachRyan McCarthy (2nd season)
Offensive coordinatorJeff Ambrosie (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorRon DiGravio (2nd season)
Home stadiumArute Field
(Capacity: 5,500)
2020 Northeast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Bryant   –      –  
Central Connecticut   –      –  
Duquesne   –      –  
LIU   –      –  
Merrimack*   –      –  
Sacred Heart   –      –  
Saint Francis   –      –  
Wagner   –      –  
  • 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, and also ineligible for NEC title due to not playing a full conference schedule
As of August 14, 2020; Rankings from STATS Poll

Previous season
Main article: 2019 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team

The Blue Devils finished the 2019 season 11–2, 7–0 in NEC play to win the conference championship and a birth to the FCS Playoffs. They were defeated 14–42 by the Albany Great Danes in the first round.[1]

Schedule

Central Connecticut had games scheduled against Valparaiso (September 19) and Columbia (October 10), which were later canceled before the start of the 2020 season.[2][3]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 5 Wagner
September 12 at Merrimack
September 26 at Toledo*
October 3 Duquesne
  • Arute Field
  • New Britain, CT
October 17 at Saint Francis
October 24 at Bryant
November 7 Sacred Heart
November 14 at Robert Morris*
November 21 LIU
  • Arute Field
  • New Britain, CT

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    References
    1. "Central Connecticut vs. Albany - Game Summary - November 30, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com.
    2. West, Jenna. "Ivy League to Postpone Fall Athletics, No Date Set for Return". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
    3. Kelley, Kevin (27 July 2020). "Pioneer Football League to play conference-only football schedule in 2020". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
    4. "2020 Central Connecticut Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
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