2012 Victory Bowl

August 2023 May 2026 Victory Bowl November 17 2012 2012 Francis Field Greenville, Illinois Northwestern College Northwestern Eagles 8–2 Kirk Talley 0 14 0 7 6 Greenville College Greenville Panthers 7–2 Ordell Walker 0 0 14 7 7 Offense: Brendan Chambers (Greenville) Defense: Josh Swore (Greenville) Bob Holshouser 500 The 2012 Victory Bowl was a college football bowl game played on November 17, 2012 at Francis Field in Greenville, Illinois. It featured the 2012 Northwestern Eagles Northwestern College Northwestern Eagles against the 2012 Greenville Panthers Greenville College Greenville Panthers. The Panthers won 28-27 in overtime.http://www.umacstats.com/sports/fball/2012-13/boxscores/20121117_z55v.xml Greenville College at Campbellsville (Ky.) November 17, 2012 April 27, 2014 UMACsports.com https://web.archive.org/web/20140428003727/http://www.umacstats.com/sports/fball/2012-13/boxscores/20121117_z55v.xml April 28, 2014 dead It was Greenville's first Victory Bowl win after three previous losses. It was Northwestern's sixth Victory Bowl appearance.http://www.greenville.edu/news/nccaa-victory-bowl-goes-to-overtime-as-panthers-slip-by-eagles-2827 NCCAA Victory Bowl Goes to Overtime as Panthers Slip by Eagles 28-27 November 17, 2012 April 27, 2014 Greenville College 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 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. Fourth quarter After being pinned at their own 1-yard line, Greenville put together a 99-yard drive resulting a two-yard touchdown run by Justin Honeycutt for the Panthers' first lead of the game. Greenville threw an interception on its next drive, and Northwestern scored on the ensuing possession with a Tim Youtzy two-yard run with 4:10 left to tie the game at 21. Both teams threw interceptions late in the game, and Greenville missed a 27-yard field goal as time expired, sending the game to overtime. Overtime Greenville won the coin toss and elected to kick off. Youtzy capped an eight-play Northwestern drive with a one-yard TD run, but Ethan Zepp missed the ensuing PAT. Greenville took five plays to get into the end zone on its possession, with Chambers' three-yard touchdown tying the game. Frewin's point-after was successful to win the game for the Panthers, 28-27. Scoring Summary Northwestern Eagles Greenville Panthers Illinois 2 9:56 Northwestern Eagles 2 93 0:48 RecTD Brian Lecheler Josh Balzer 88 Ethan Zepp Good 7 0 2 0:14 Northwestern Eagles 13 66 4:51 RecTD Brian Lecheler Josh Balzer 2 Ethan Zepp Good 14 0 3 10:12 Greenville Panthers 14 74 4:42 RushTD Brendan Chambers 1 Josh Frewin Good 14 7 3 8:12 Greenville Panthers 3 80 0:49 RecTD Anthony Gonzalez Brendan Chambers 80 Josh Frewin Good 14 14 4 14:21 Greenville Panthers 11 99 3:27 RushTD Justin Honeycutt 2 Josh Frewin Good 14 21 4 4:10 Northwestern Eagles 8 64 3:11 RushTD Tim Youtzy 2 Ethan Zepp Good 21 21 Overtime - Northwestern Eagles 13 25 - RushTD Tim Youtzy 1 Ethan Zepp Failed 27 21 Overtime - Greenville Panthers 13 25 - RushTD Brendan Chambers 3 Josh Frewin Good 27 28 Northwestern (MN) Eagles Greenville Panthers https://unweagles.com/sports/football/stats/2012/greenville-college/boxscore/2252 Northwestern (MN) vs Greenville UNWEagles References Category:Victory Bowl Victory Bowl Category:Northwestern Eagles football bowl games Category:Greenville Panthers football bowl games Category:November 2012 sports events in the United States Victory Bowl