2010 Victory Bowl

The 2010 Victory Bowl was a college football post-season bowl game. The game was played on November 20, 2010 between North Greenville University and Campbellsville University at Younts Stadium in Tigerville, South Carolina.

Campbellsville's offense achieved 460 yards in 100 plays compared to North Greenville's 352 yards. Campbellsville dominated the air with 333 passing yards but only reached the end zone twice. The final score was North Greenville 42, Campbellsville 16.

References

2012 Victory Bowl

The 2012 Victory Bowl was a college football bowl game played on November 17, 2012 at Francis Field in Greenville, Illinois. It featured the Northwestern Eagles against the Greenville Panthers. The Panthers won 28-27 in overtime. It was Greenville's first Victory Bowl win after three previous losses. It was Northwestern's sixth Victory Bowl appearance.

Game play

First quarter

The game was scoreless in the first period, with Northwestern punting three times and Greenville turning it over twice on downs.

Second quarter

Northwestern got the scoring started after a Greenville fumble early in the second quarter. Two plays later, Josh Balzer connected with Brian Lecheler for an 88-yard touchdown strike. The Eagles then capped a 66-yard drive with a two-yard TD pass from Balzer to Lecheler with 15 seconds remaining in the half for a 14-0 lead.

Third quarter

Greenville opened the second half with a scoring after Brendan Chambers ran nine yards for a touchdown after a 74-yard scoring drive. Following a Northwestern three-and-out, the Panthers had an 80-yard touchdown pass of their own as Chambers found Anthony Gonzalez to tie the game at 14. Both teams traded punts and fumbles for the rest of the quarter without any scoring.

2014 Victory Bowl

The 2014 Victory Bowl was a college football bowl game played on November 22, 2014 at Barron Stadium in Rome, Georgia. It featured the North Greenville Crusaders against the Shorter Hawks. The Crusaders cruised to a 42-16 win. North Greenville and Shorter were NCAA Division II schools, with Shorter playing its first year in Div. II after years in NAIA. Despite a 3-7 record entering the game, Shorter was selected for the bowl due to its high Massey Index rating. Although the teams had the same number of first downs (22) and comparable offensive yardage (North Greenville 411 to Shorter 365), the teams combined for several turnovers, including two Hawks fumbles which were recovered in the end zone for touchdowns by the Crusaders.

Game play

First quarter

North Greenville opened the scoring with a seven-play, 61-yard opening drive capped by Simeon Byrd's 14-yard touchdown run. Shorter responded with a 78-yard march of its own, with Eric Dodson tying the game at 7 on a one-yard TD run.