---
"title": "Here are the top 5 HBCU band halftime shows from Week 1"
"description": "Based on the quality of performances we witnessed in HBCU halftime shows from the past weekend, one wouldn’t think that it was only the first week of the college football season. There were plenty of performances to consider, due in large part to the National Battle of the Bands exhibition in Houston. But we wanted […]"
"date": "2019-09-06"
"authors":
  -
    "name": "HBCU Sports"
"url": "https://hbcusports.com/2019/09/06/here-are-the-top-5-hbcu-band-halftime-shows-from-week-1-3/"
"categories":
  - "Bands"
"tags":
  - "Bethune-Cookman"
  - "Grambling"
  - "Jackson State"
  - "North Carolina A&T"
  - "Prairie View"
---

# Here are the top 5 HBCU band halftime shows from Week 1

Based on the quality of performances we witnessed in HBCU halftime shows from the past weekend, one wouldn’t think that it was only the first week of the college football season. There were plenty of performances to consider, due in large part to the [National Battle of the Bands exhibition in Houston](https://www.hbcusports.com/2019/09/02/poll-which-band-won-the-2019-national-battle-of-the-bands/). But we wanted to keep the focus on those shows that performed during the halftime of football games. Here are the top five HBCU halftime shows from Week 1. **5. Bethune-Cookman** (vs. Jackson State) Performed at Georgia State Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia https://youtu.be/fk2zjTsQwEA **4. Prairie View A&M** (vs. Texas Southern) Performed at BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, Texas https://youtu.be/g6b9KF0ULSs **3. Jackson State** (vs. Bethune-Cookman) Performed at Georgia State Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia https://youtu.be/lK5gWH\_2IZQ **2. North Carolina A&T** (vs. Elon) Performed at Aggie Stadium, Greensboro, N.C. https://youtu.be/NrtUyaPiUZc **1. Grambling State** (vs. Louisiana-Monroe) Performed at Malone Stadium, Monroe, Louisiana https://youtu.be/UTlaEnjipOU