2022 HBCU Legacy Bowl
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.
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| Date | February 19, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Yulman Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Geremy Hickbottom (QB, Tennessee State) & Antwan Collier (DB, Florida A&M)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| National anthem | Tonya Boyd-Cannon[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Tuta Salaam[3] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Halftime show | GSU Tiger Marching Band[4] | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | 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).
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]
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Box score
Several game-specific rules were used:[8]
- Teams were limited to two offensive packages, 4–3 defenses, and no blitzing
- No overtime, no replay challenges, and kickoffs only at the start of each half
2022 HBCU Legacy Bowl
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Team Robinson | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Team Gaither | 0 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 22 |
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
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| Statistics | ROB | GAIT |
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| 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 |
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| 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
- Gaither, Steven J. (February 19, 2022). "Team Gaither wins HBCU Legacy Bowl". hbcugameday.com. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
- Mosley, Kyle T. (January 28, 2022). "HBCU Legacy Bowl Update - Jan. 28". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
- @footballzebras (February 19, 2022). "Referee Tuta Salaam introducing HBCU legends at the Legacy Bowl" (Tweet). Retrieved February 25, 2023 – via Twitter.
- "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.
- "First HBCU Legacy Bowl Selection Announced!". hbculegacybowl.com. September 1, 2021. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
- Hoffman, Jarrett (September 1, 2021). "Alabama A&M QB Aqeel Glass named first selection to HBCU Legacy Bowl". hbcusports.com. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
- "2022 Players". HBCU Legacy Bowl. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
- "HBCU Legacy Bowl Highlights". Retrieved February 25, 2023 – via YouTube. Information appears at 1:21.
- "Team Robinson vs. Team Gaither Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
External links
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- Rosters and depth chart at hbculegacybowl.com
- HBCU Legacy Bowl Highlights via YouTube
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