# 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.
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. 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.
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:
* 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
| 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
| 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 |
| ROB | Rushing | Ezra Gray (Alabama State) | 4 CAR, 33 YDS |
| ROB | Receiving | Dee Anderson (Alabama A&M) | 3 REC, 33 YDS |
| GAIT | Passing | Bryce Witt (Chowan) | 15–21, 131 YDS, 1 TD |
| GAIT | Rushing | Bryce Witt (Chowan) | 3 CAR, 32 YDS |
| GAIT | Receiving | Marquis McClain (Southern) | 7 REC, 84 YDS |
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