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.[4] 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.
| 2023 HBCU Legacy Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 2nd HBCU Legacy Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | February 25, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Yulman Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Xavier Smith (WR, Florida A&M) & Jason Dumas (DL, Southern)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| National anthem | Sharandall Lewis[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Halftime show | Alabama State University Marching Hornets[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 25,900 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | NFL Network | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Steve Wyche, Charles Davis, Bucky Brooks, Sherree Burruss[3] | ||||||||||||||||||
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
edit| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Team Gaither | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Team Robinson | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
at Yulman Stadium • New Orleans
- Date: Saturday, February 25, 2023
- Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
- Game attendance: 25,900
- TV: NFL Network
- Box score
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| Statistics | Gaither | Robinson |
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| First downs | 11 | 10 |
| Plays–yards | 49–196 | 47–190 |
| Rushes–yards | 26–61 | 20–6 |
| Passing yards | 135 | 184 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 15–23–0 | 20–27–0 |
| Time of possession | 31:15 | 28:45 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Gaither | Passing | Jalen Fowler | 12–13, 111 YDS |
| Rushing | Alfonzo Graham | 5 CAR, 21 YDS | |
| Receiving | Tyler Barnes | 2 REC, 37 YDS | |
| Robinson | Passing | Larry Harrington | 9–15, 103 YDS, 1 TD |
| Rushing | Que'shaun Byrd | 1 CAR, 4 YDS | |
| Receiving | Xavier Smith | 6 REC, 85 YDS, 1 TD |
Source:[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ HBCU LEGACY BOWL [@HBCULegacyBowl] (February 25, 2023). "Team Robinson wins the 2023 HBCU Legacy Bowl over Team Gaither 10-3!" (Tweet). Retrieved February 25, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "2023 HBCU Legacy Bowl Game Day Entertainment Announced". hbculegacybowl.com. February 2, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
- ^ Goldman, Charles (February 25, 2023). "How to watch 2023 HBCU Legacy Bowl". USA Today. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
- ^ a b Polacek, Scott (February 25, 2023). "Xavier Smith Stars as Team Robinson Wins HBCU Legacy Bowl Ahead of 2023 NFL Draft". Bleacher Report. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
- ^ Becton, Stan (February 23, 2023). "Breaking down the 2023 HBCU Legacy Bowl rosters, how to watch and more". NCAA.com. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
- ^ "University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff OL Mark Evans, II Selected as the First Player for the 2023 HBCU Legacy Bowl". hbculegacybowl.com (Press release). October 13, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
- ^ "Team Gaither vs. Team Robinson". ESPN.com. February 25, 2023.