2020 Erskine Flying Fleet football team

The 2020 Erskine Flying Fleet football team will represent Erskine College in the 2020 NCAA Division II football season.[1][2] The Erskine College football program was terminated after the 1951 season. The team went on hiatus before announcing the return for the 2020. The program practiced in 2019, which its players used as a redshirt season.

2020 Erskine Flying Fleet football
ConferenceIndependent
2020 record0–0
Head coachShap Boyd (1st season)
Offensive coordinatorGage Hayes (1st season)
Home stadiumJ. W. Babb Stadium

On February 18, 2020, it was announced that Erskine would play their home games at J. W. Babb Stadium, on the campus of Greenwood High School in Greenwood, South Carolina.[3]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResult
September 5Catawba
September 12at Davidson
September 19Chowan
  • J. W. Babb Stadium
  • Greenwood, SC
September 26Florida Tech
  • J. W. Babb Stadium
  • Greenwood, SC
 Cancelled[lower-alpha 1]
October 3at Apprentice
October 17at Barton
October 24at Presbyterian
October 31Newberry
  • J. W. Babb Stadium
  • Greenwood, SC
November 7at Shorter
November 14North Greenville
  • J. W. Babb Stadium
  • Greenwood, SC
  1. On May 11, 2020, Florida Tech announced the elimination of its football program for financial reasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] A replacement game has not yet been announced.
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References
  1. "Tentative 2020 Erskine Flying Fleet Schedule". 2019-09-30. Retrieved 2019-12-11.
  2. "Tentative 2020 Erskine Flying Fleet Schedule". 2019-12-11. Retrieved 2019-12-11.
  3. Dotson, Wesley (February 18, 2020). "Erskine football to play 2020 home games at Greenwood High". Index-Journal. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  4. Gleeson, Scott (May 11, 2020). "Florida Tech eliminates its football program amid coronavirus pandemic". USA TODAY. Retrieved June 9, 2020.


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