The mark consists of a shield shape, outlined in silver and gray, wherein the center of the shield is orange and light orange. The wording "HBCU" in black and white appears at the top, with a brown ticket below the wording "HBCU". Within the ticket appears the white wording "GUMBO FOOTBALL CLASSIC". Below the ticket appears the black wording "HOUSTON, TEXAS", and below that appear wto football helmets, one in blue, gray, white, and light blue, and the other in silver, gray, white, and yellow.
The colors silver, gray, white, black, brown, orange, light orange, blue, light blue, and yellow are claimed as a feature of the mark.
"HBCU" and "FOOTBALL CLASSIC HOUSTON, TEXAS"