The 2022 HBCU Legacy Bowl was a post-season

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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

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from 1941 to 1997.

Players

Football programs representing historically black colleges and universities (HBCU) primarily compete in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) and

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(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.

Box score

Several game-specific rules were used: * Teams were limited to two offensive packages,

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s, and no blitzing * No overtime, no replay challenges, and kickoffs only at the start of each half Source:

References

External links

Rosters and depth chart
at hbculegacybowl.com
HBCU Legacy Bowl Highlights
via YouTube {{DEFAULTSORT:2022 HBCU Legacy Bowl HBCU Legacy Bowl American football competitions in New Orleans HBCU Legacy Bowl HBCU Legacy Bowl College football bowls in Louisiana