American college football all-star game
The 2022 HBCU Legacy Bowl was a post-season college football all-star game that was 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 conclude 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 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.[1] [2] As the 2021 season has progressed, the game's website has been updated with players that have confirmed plans to participate in the game. Those players are listed below.[3]
Box score [ ]
Game information
First quarter
GAIT – Calil Wilkins 12 Yd pass from Bryce Witt (Jefferson Souza PAT failed), 4:05. Gaither 6–0.
Second quarter
Third quarter
GAIT – Jefferson Souza 21 Yd Field Goal, 12:16. Gaither 9–0.
GAIT – Juwan Carter 7 Yd Run (Jefferson Souza PAT failed), 7:31. Gaither 15–0.
ROB – Jawon Pass 1 Yd Run (Rigoberto Tinoco PAT failed), 0:30. Gaither 15–6.
Fourth quarter
GAIT – Geremy Hickbottom 3 Yd Run (Jefferson Souza Kick), 9:18. 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
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