The HBCU Legacy Bowl is an annual post-season American college football all-star game for NFL draft-eligible players from historically black colleges and universities (HBCU), and is the overall concluding game of the college football post-season.
History
The event was announced by the Black College Football Hall of Fame on March 18, 2021. The game was founded by the Black College Football Hall of Fame, National Football League (NFL), Pro Football Hall of Fame, and Tulane University. The inaugural bowl was contested on February 19, 2022, at Yulman Stadium on the campus of Tulane University in New Orleans; it was broadcast on NFL Network.
Starting in February 2023, the bowl also hosts the NFL's HBCU Combine, which was first held at the 2022 Senior Bowl.
In June 2023, organizers announced a multi-year partnership with Allstate, making the company the exclusive title sponsor of the Allstate HBCU Legacy Bowl.
Game results 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.
Date Winning Team Losing Team Attendance NotesFebruary 19, 2022 Team Gaither 22 Team Robinson 6 5,000 notesFebruary 25, 2023 Team Robinson 10 Team Gaither 3 25,900 notesFebruary 24, 2024 Team Gaither 10 Team Robinson 6 25,900 February 22, 2025 Team Robinson 17 Team Gaither 14 25,900 February 21, 2026 Team Gaither 27 Team Robinson 23 25,900
MVPs YearOffensiveDefensiveRef.NamePos.College teamNamePos.College team 2022 Geremy Hickbottom QB Tennessee State Antwan Collier DB Florida A&M 2023 Xavier Smith WR Florida A&M Jason Dumas DL Southern 2024 Davius Richard QB North Carolina Central Zareon Hayes DE Alabama A&M 2025 Daniel Richardson QB Florida A&M Trequan Thomas DL Alabama State 2026 JaQuan Kelly RB Winston-Salem State Michael Lunz II DE South Carolina State
See also Celebration Bowl – the de facto black college football national championship
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