| 2022 HBCU Legacy Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 1st HBCU Legacy Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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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] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 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.
- ^ 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.