2022 HBCU Legacy Bowl
1st HBCU Legacy Bowl
Team Robinson Team Gaither
6 22
Head coach: 
Willie Simmons (Florida A&M)		 Head coach: 
Buddy Pough (South Carolina State)
1234 Total
Team Robinson 0060 6
Team Gaither 0697 22
DateFebruary 19, 2022
Season2021
StadiumYulman Stadium
LocationNew Orleans, Louisiana
MVPGeremy Hickbottom (QB, Tennessee State) & Antwan Collier (DB, Florida A&M)[1]
National anthemTonya Boyd-Cannon[2]
RefereeTuta Salaam[3]
Halftime showGSU Tiger Marching Band[4]
United States TV coverage
NetworkNFL Network
HBCU Legacy Bowl
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The 2022 HBCU Legacy Bowl was a post-season college football all-star game played on February 19, 2022, at Yulman Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana. It was the inaugural edition of the HBCU Legacy Bowl, whose founding was announced by the Black College Football Hall of Fame on March 18, 2021. The game was the last of the all-star games that concluded the 2021–22 bowl games. Television coverage was provided by NFL Network.

The bowl's teams are named after Jake Gaither, coach of the Florida A&M Rattlers from 1945 to 1973, and Eddie Robinson, coach of the Grambling State Tigers from 1941 to 1997.

Players

Football programs representing historically black colleges and universities (HBCU) primarily compete in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) and Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) and Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) in NCAA Division II, and the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (GCAC) of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA).

Further information: Historically black colleges and universities § Intercollegiate sports

On September 1, 2021, Aqeel Glass, quarterback for the Alabama A&M Bulldogs, became the first player to be selected for the HBCU Legacy Bowl.[5][6] As the 2021 season progressed, the game's website was updated with players who confirmed plans to participate in the game. Those players are listed below.[7]

Box score

Several game-specific rules were used:[8]

2022 HBCU Legacy Bowl
Period 1 2 34Total
Team Robinson 0 0 606
Team Gaither 0 6 9722

at Yulman Stadium • New Orleans

  • Date: Saturday, February 19, 2022
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 5,000
  • Referee: Tuta Salaam
  • TV: NFL Network
  • Box score
Game information
First quarter
  • (4:05) GAIT – Calil Wilkins 12-yard pass from Bryce Witt (Jefferson Souza kick failed). Gaither 6–0
Second quarter
  • No scoring
Third quarter
  • (12:16) GAIT – Jefferson Souza 21-yard field goal. Gaither 9–0
  • (7:31) GAIT – Juwan Carter 7-yard run (Jefferson Souza kick failed). Gaither 15–0
  • (0:30) ROB – Jawon Pass 1-yard run (Rigoberto Tinoco kick failed). Gaither 15–6
Fourth quarter
  • (9:18) GAIT – Geremy Hickbottom 3-yard run (Jefferson Souza kick good). Gaither 22–6
Statistics ROB GAIT
First downs 10 22
Plays–yards 49–136 71–344
Rushes–yards 21–31 29–91
Passing yards 105 253
Passing: comp–att–int 11–28–0 27–42–0
Time of possession 18:27 41:33
Team Category Player Statistics
ROB Passing Aqeel Glass (Alabama A&M) 4–15, 51 YDS
Rushing Ezra Gray (Alabama State) 4 CAR, 33 YDS
Receiving Dee Anderson (Alabama A&M) 3 REC, 33 YDS
GAIT Passing Bryce Witt (Chowan) 15–21, 131 YDS, 1 TD
Rushing Bryce Witt (Chowan) 3 CAR, 32 YDS
Receiving Marquis McClain (Southern) 7 REC, 84 YDS

Source:[9]

References

  1. ^ Gaither, Steven J. (February 19, 2022). "Team Gaither wins HBCU Legacy Bowl". hbcugameday.com. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  2. ^ Mosley, Kyle T. (January 28, 2022). "HBCU Legacy Bowl Update - Jan. 28". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  3. ^ @footballzebras (February 19, 2022). "Referee Tuta Salaam introducing HBCU legends at the Legacy Bowl" (Tweet). Retrieved February 25, 2023 – via Twitter.
  4. ^ "BREAKING: The World Famed Grambling State Tiger Marching Band to perform at halftime at the HBCU Legacy Bowl". hbculegacybowl.com (Press release). January 24, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  5. ^ "First HBCU Legacy Bowl Selection Announced!". hbculegacybowl.com. September 1, 2021. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  6. ^ Hoffman, Jarrett (September 1, 2021). "Alabama A&M QB Aqeel Glass named first selection to HBCU Legacy Bowl". hbcusports.com. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  7. ^ "2022 Players". HBCU Legacy Bowl. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  8. ^ "HBCU Legacy Bowl Highlights". Retrieved February 25, 2023 – via YouTube. Information appears at 1:21.
  9. ^ "Team Robinson vs. Team Gaither Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 20, 2022.

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