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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).
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
3 4 Total
Team Robinson
0
0
6 0 6
Team Gaither
0
6
9 7 22
at
Yulman Stadium •
New Orleans
Date : Saturday, February 19, 2022Game time : 4:00 p.m.
EST Game attendance : 5,000Referee : Tuta SalaamTV :
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
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
^ 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 .
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"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 .
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