2023 HBCU Legacy Bowl explained

Subheader:2nd HBCU Legacy Bowl
Year Game Played:2023
Date Game Played:February 25
Football Season:2022
Game Name:HBCU Legacy Bowl
Visitor Name Short:Team Gaither
Visitor School:Jake Gaither
Visitor Coach:Richard Hayes Jr. & Trei Oliver
Visitor 1Q:0
Visitor 2Q:3
Visitor 3Q:0
Visitor 4Q:0
Home Name Short:Team Robinson
Home School:Eddie Robinson (American football coach)
Home Coach:Chennis Berry & Eric Dooley
Home 1Q:3
Home 2Q:0
Home 3Q:7
Home 4Q:0
Stadium:Yulman Stadium
City:New Orleans, Louisiana
Attendance:25,900
Anthem:Sharandall Lewis
Halftime:Alabama State University Marching Hornets[1]
Mvp:Xavier Smith (WR, Florida A&M) & Jason Dumas (DL, Southern)[2]
Us Network:NFL Network
Us Announcers:Steve Wyche, Charles Davis, Bucky Brooks, Sherree Burruss[3]

The 2023 HBCU Legacy Bowl was a post-season college football all-star game played on February 25, 2023, at Yulman Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana. It was the second edition of the HBCU Legacy Bowl and was the last of the all-star games that concluded the 2022–23 bowl games.

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.[4]

Each team was led by co-head coaches: Chennis Berry of Benedict College and Eric Dooley of Southern University for Team Robinson, and Richard Hayes Jr. of Fayetteville State University and Trei Oliver of North Carolina Central University for Team Gaither.[5]

On October 13, 2022, Mark Evans II, an offensive lineman for the Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football team, was announced as the first player selected to the game.[6]

Box score

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Notes and References

  1. News: 2023 HBCU Legacy Bowl Game Day Entertainment Announced . hbculegacybowl.com . February 2, 2023 . February 25, 2023.
  2. HBCULegacyBowl . 1629638573379969028 . Team Robinson wins the 2023 HBCU Legacy Bowl over Team Gaither 10-3! . February 25, 2023 . February 25, 2023. HBCU LEGACY BOWL.
  3. News: How to watch 2023 HBCU Legacy Bowl . Charles . Goldman . . February 25, 2023 . February 25, 2023.
  4. News: Xavier Smith Stars as Team Robinson Wins HBCU Legacy Bowl Ahead of 2023 NFL Draft . Scott . Polacek . . February 25, 2023 . February 25, 2023.
  5. News: Breaking down the 2023 HBCU Legacy Bowl rosters, how to watch and more . NCAA.com . Stan . Becton . February 23, 2023 . February 25, 2023.
  6. University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff OL Mark Evans, II Selected as the First Player for the 2023 HBCU Legacy Bowl . hbculegacybowl.com . October 13, 2022 . February 26, 2023.
  7. Web site: Team Gaither vs. Team Robinson . February 25, 2023 . ESPN.com.