They were led by third-year head coach Bernard Clark and played their home games at Joe Walton Stadium.

On June 15, 2020, Robert Morris announced that it would be leaving the Northeast Conference for the Horizon League in all sports except football, with the move officially taking place on July 1, 2020.

The football team originally planned to play as an FCS independent for the 2020 season before moving to the Big South Conference in 2021.

[1][2] Robert Morris's 2020 football schedule was initially unchanged, meaning that all NEC opponents would have lost a conference game.

The Big South ultimately chose to hold a spring 2021 season with the remaining four teams plus RMU, with the Colonials eligible for the conference title.