A little Kool & The Gang music would fit this occasion.

HBCUs had much to celebrate, on and off the field, regarding last Saturday’s Cricket Celebration Bowl in Atlanta.

Coach Buddy Pough’s South Carolina State Bulldogs, as underdogs, dominated Jackson State University Coach Deion Sanders’ Tigers 31-10 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

The victory gave South Carolina State University its first Black College Football National Championship since 2009 and plenty of cause to kick up its heels and bust a move.

But Coach Sanders and Jackson State had reason to party, too. Earlier in the week, Coach Sanders signed Travis Hunter, the nation’s No. 1 football prospect out of Suwanee, Ga.

Hunter chose the Mississippi HBCU over the likes of such household-name programs as Florida State — Coach Sanders’ alma mater — Georgia and Clemson. The wide receiver/defensive back becomes the highest-rated, high school prospect by far to choose an HBCU since records have been kept on such matters.

When you’re having a good time, the more the merrier, and that was the case in Atlanta. A rollicking sold out crowd of 48,653 fans arrived with high spirits for the noon Celebration Bowl game that was televised on ABC.

The previous top attendance was 35,528 in 2015, the inaugural year. Average attendance has been about 31,000.

The record crowd for the FCS showdown dwarfed eight other bowl games — all FBS events — played around the country last Saturday.

South Carolina State’s Shaquan Davis, a 6-foot-5 wide receiver who earned MVP honors, was the life of the Bulldogs’ party, with five receptions for 95 yards and three touchdowns. Davis entertained with his pass catching, running after catches and with his end zone celebrations. Following his first touchdown, Davis broke into a high-stepping, arm-flapping routine that the TV announcer quickly described as “Doing the Deion.” Coach Sanders had unveiled the same move decades ago, naming it “The Primetime Shuffle.”

Quickly, the cameras switched to Coach Sanders on the sidelines for a reaction.

Being a good sport even in adversity, Coach Sanders smiled and gave his good-natured mimicker a few respectful claps of the hands. With so much to celebrate, there would be no party poopers on this day.

And when it was over, it wasn’t over.

Few left early as the marching bands from both universities — Jackson State’s Sonic Boom of the South and South Carolina State’s Marching 101 — kept the party going with a “Fifth Quarter” battle of bands, similar to the halftime show.

Next year, someone needs to invite Kool & The Gang to complete the celebration.