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.

2022 HBCU Legacy Bowl
1st HBCU Legacy Bowl
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

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]

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 34Total
Team Robinson 0 0 606
Team Gaither 0 6 9722

at Yulman StadiumNew 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 downs1022
Plays–yards49–13671–344
Rushes–yards21–3129–91
Passing yards105253
Passing: comp–att–int11–28–027–42–0
Time of possession18:2741:33
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
ROB PassingAqeel Glass (Alabama A&M)4–15, 51 YDS
RushingEzra Gray (Alabama State)4 CAR, 33 YDS
ReceivingDee Anderson (Alabama A&M)3 REC, 33 YDS
GAIT PassingBryce Witt (Chowan)15–21, 131 YDS, 1 TD
RushingBryce Witt (Chowan)3 CAR, 32 YDS
ReceivingMarquis 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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