2022 HBCU Legacy Bowl

The 2022 HBCU Legacy Bowl is a post-season college football all-star game scheduled to be played on February 19, 2022, with kickoff at 3:00 p.m. CST (4:00 EST), at Yulman Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana. It will be 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 is scheduled to be the last of the all-star games that conclude the 2021–22 bowl games. Television coverage will be provided by NFL Network.

2022 HBCU Legacy Bowl
DateFebruary 19, 2022
Season2021
StadiumYulman Stadium
LocationNew Orleans, Louisiana
United States TV coverage
NetworkNFL Network

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.[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]

References
  1. "First HBCU Legacy Bowl Selection Announced!". hbculegacybowl.com. September 1, 2021. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  2. Hoffman, Jarrett (September 1, 2021). "Alabama A&M QB Aqeel Glass named first selection to HBCU Legacy Bowl". hbcusports.com. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  3. "2022 Players". HBCU Legacy Bowl. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
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