A number of unforeseen circumstances have delayed this weekly article, which highlights the top 5 HBCU band halftime shows from each week during the football season.
Due to personal health issues, previous Top 5 band articles could not be published before now. The good news is that those personal health concerns shouldn’t be a problem going forward.
Week 5 of the 2025 HBCU football season may end up being one of the more memorable weeks of the year.
There was the highly anticipated BoomBox Classic, featuring Jackson State and Southern, the South-Dallas clown show known as the State Fair Classic, featuring Grambling and Prairie View A&M, and, of course, there was “Ozempic-gate.”
Nevertheless, the week didn’t stop us from witnessing stellar performances from some of the top HBCU marching bands in the nation.
Below are the top five HBCU band halftime shows of Week 5.
5. Grambling (vs. Prairie View A&M)
Performed at the Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas
4. Bethune-Cookman (vs. Alabama A&M)
Performed at Daytona Stadium, Daytona Beach, Florida
3. Florida A&M (vs. Alabama State)
Performed at Bragg Memorial Stadium, Tallahassee, Florida
2. Jackson State (vs Southern)
Performed at A.W. Mumford Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
1. Southern (vs. Jackson State)
Performed at A.W. Mumford Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
