2022 HBCU Legacy Bowl

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)
1 2 3 4 Total Team Robinson 0 0 6 0 6 Team Gaither 0 6 9 7 22
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 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]

Team Gaither Position Player School Conf. DL Rafiq Abdul-Wahid Chowan CIAA DB Will Adams Virginia State CIAA WR Korey Banks North Carolina A&T Big South P Neil Boudreau Morgan State MEAC LB Wesley Bowers Bowie State CIAA OL Greg Brooks Fayetteville State CIAA QB Juwan Carter Norfolk State MEAC OL Louis Chandler Langston University SAC LS John Davis North Carolina A&T Big South DB Elvin De La Rosa Fayetteville State CIAA OL Matthew Derks Delaware State MEAC DL De'Shaan Dixon Norfolk State Spartans MEAC OL Cam Durley Tennessee State OVC DL James Fagan Hampton Pirates Big South DB Joshua Flowers Winston-Salem State CIAA DL Javon Frazier Virginia State CIAA OL Jaylan Galloway Fayetteville State CIAA DB Trey Giles Miles College SIAC DE Antonio Golden Fort Valley State SIAC OL Tison Gray South Carolina State MEAC WR Trey Gross Delaware State MEAC QB Geremy Hickbottom Tennessee State OVC DL Jamal Holloway Central State University SIAC OL Savion Hopes Virginia Union CIAA LB Devon Hunt Shaw CIAA DE Keyshawn James Fayetteville State CIAA DB Zafir Kelly South Carolina State MEAC TE Isiah Macklin North Carolina Central MEAC RB Jah-Maine Martin North Carolina A&T Big South WR Marquis McClain Southern SWAC WR Ryan McDaniel North Carolina Central MEAC DE Chris Myers Norfolk State MEAC LB Noah Rainbow-Douglas North Carolina Central MEAC DB Taeyonn Reynolds Elizabeth City State CIAA OL De'jour Simpson North Carolina A&T Big South DB Tevin Singleton Bowie State CIAA K Jefferson Souza Virginia Union CIAA RB Isaiah Totten North Carolina Central MEAC WR Will Vereen South Carolina State MEAC DB Aaron Walker Howard MEAC WR Imeek Watkins Chowan CIAA OL Zachary Wilcox Virginia State CIAA RB Call Wilkins Bowie State CIAA QB Bryce Witt Chowan CIAA DB Myles Wolfolk Bowie State CIAA

Team Robinson Position Player School Conf. WR Dee Anderson Alabama A&M SWAC DB Zach Anderson Fort Valley State SIAC DE Michael Badejo Texas Southern SWAC LS Luke Barnes Alabama State SWAC RB Bishop Bonnett Florida A&M SWAC WR Shemar Bridges Fort Valley State SIAC DL Jeremiah Caine Mississippi Valley State SWAC OL Amari Catchings Jackson State SWAC DL Christian Clark Alabama State SWAC DB Rodney Coleman, Jr. Miles College SIAC DB Antwan Collier Florida A&M SWAC WR Keith Corbin, III Jackson State SWAC DE Kailon Davis Arkansas–Pine Bluff SWAC WR Ke'Lenn Davis Texas Southern SWAC OL Keenan Forbes Florida A&M SWAC LB Jerry Garner Mississippi Valley State SWAC OL Danny Garza Prairie View A&M SWAC LB Chad Gilchrist South Carolina State MEAC QB Aqeel Glass Alabama A&M SWAC RB Ezra Gray Alabama State SWAC DB Marvin Grunshie Savannah State SIAC LB Keonte Hampton Jackson State SWAC QB Felix Harper Alcorn State SWAC WR Trey Harrell Arkansas–Pine Bluff SWAC OL Miquail Harvey Albany State SIAC OL Nathaniel Hines Texas Southern SWAC OL Jordan Ighofose Grambling State SWAC OL Jay Jackson-Williams Florida A&M SWAC LB Untareo Johnson Bethune-Cookman SWAC DB Coemba Jones Albany State SIAC TE Taron Mallard Bethune-Cookman SWAC LB Derrick Mayweather Florida A&M SWAC DB Daniel Norman Morehouse College SIAC DL Antwan Owens Jackson State SWAC QB Jawon Pass Prairie View A&M SWAC OL Jalen Powell Norfolk State MEAC WR LeCharles Pringle Alcorn State SWAC WR Tyrin Ralph Arkansas–Pine Bluff SWAC OL Jamal Savage Bethune-Cookman SWAC RB Ladarius Skelton Southern SWAC OL Jalen Spady Florida A&M SWAC RB Brett Sylve Kentucky State SIAC DB Juwan Taylor Alcorn State SWAC DB Jalon Thigpen Arkansas–Pine Bluff SWAC TE Montavious Tinch Miles College SIAC K Rigoberto Tinoco Benedict College SIAC LB Tim Walton Texas Southern SWAC P Jonatan Ward Kentucky State SIAC WR Josh Wilkes Arkansas–Pine Bluff SWAC DL Savion Williams Florida A&M SWAC OL Columbus Willis Alcorn State SWAC DB Al Young Jackson State SWAC DL Loren Young Langston University SAC

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

Quarter	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, 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.

External links

• Rosters and depth chart at hbculegacybowl.com
• HBCU Legacy Bowl Highlights via YouTube