2014 Victory Bowl

August 2023 May 2026 Victory Bowl November 22 2014 2014 Barron Stadium Rome, Georgia Shorter University Shorter Hawks 3–8 Phil Jones 7 3 6 0 North Greenville University North Greenville Crusaders 7–5 Jeff Farrington 7 0 14 21 Offense: Robbie Brown (North Greenville)Defense: Jevaris Jones (Shorter) M. Stansbury 1,175 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 2014 Shorter Hawks Shorter University Shorter Hawks. The Crusaders cruised to a 42-16 win.http://goshorterhawks.com/boxscore.aspx?path=football&id=894 North Greenville (7-5) vs. Shorter University (3-8) November 22, 2008 January 18, 2015 GoShorterHawks.com 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.SEASON EXTENDED! Hawks to play in NCCAA Victory Bowl GoShorterHawks.com November 16, 2014 January 18, 2015 http://goshorterhawks.com/news/2014/11/16/FB_1116143840.aspx 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.http://goshorterhawks.com/news/2014/11/22/FB_1122142003.aspx?path=football NGU uses second half rally to stop Hawks in Victory Bowl November 22, 2014 January 18, 2015 GoShorterHawks.com Second quarter Shorter's defense forced three turnovers in the frame, but were only able to convert them into three points. Shorter's Santavious Bryant had an interception and a fumble, while Reggie Brown also recovered a Crusaders fumble. North Greenville's Quantel Mack also picked off a Shorter pass for four total turnovers during the quarter. After Brown's fumble recovery at Shorter's own 3-yard-line, the Hawks marched 78 yards before taking a 10-7 lead on a Kenny Langford 36-yard field goal at the end of the half. Third quarter The Crusaders took control quickly in the third quarter after Rashad Simmons recovered Shorter's fumbled kickoff return in the end zone, giving North Greenville a 14-10 lead. Then following a Hawks three-and-out, the Crusaders went 49 yards in about two minutes for another TD, increasing their lead to 21-10 on a Nelson Hughes-to-Mason Sanders seven-yard strike. The Hawks were able to regroup on their next series, driving almost 80 yards on 11 plays and pulling within 21-16 late in the quarter after a 10-yard Aaron Bryant touchdown run (the PAT failed). Fourth quarter Shorter was shut out in the final frame of the day. North Greenville scored three more times on a run by Byrd, a Robbie Brown 42-yard TD catch from Hughes and another end zone fumble recovery, this one by Charles Coleman, to make the final score 42-16. Scoring Summary Shorter Hawks North Greenville Crusaders Georgia 1 9:06 North Greenville Crusaders 7 61 2:34 RushTD Simeon Byrd 14 Justin Gravely Good 0 7 1 2:05 Shorter Hawks 12 78 6:05 RushTD Eric Dodson 1 Kenny Langford Good 7 7 2 0:04 Shorter Hawks 11 78 1:38 FG 36 Kenny Langford Good 10 7 3 14:51 North Greenville Crusaders - - - FumbleTD Rashad Simmons 0 Justin Gravely Good 10 14 3 10:32 North Greenville Crusaders 7 49 2:09 RecTD Mason Sanders Nelson Hughes 7 Justin Gravely Goof 10 21 3 4:57 Shorter Hawks 11 79 5:29 RushTD Aaron Bryant 10 Team Failed 16 21 4 13:56 North Greenville Crusaders 13 65 5:54 RushTD Simeon Byrd 1 Justin Gravely Good 16 28 4 11:30 North Greenville Crusaders 5 48 1:16 RecTD Robbie Brown Nelson Hughes 42 Justin Gravely Good 16 35 4 7:04 North Greenville Crusaders 1 62 0:45 FumbleTD Charles Coleman 0 Justin Gravely Good 16 42 Shorter Hawks North Greenville Crusaders https://northgreenvilleu_ftp.sidearmsports.com/custompages/media/stats/FB14/fb112214.htm North Greenville vs Shorter NorthGreenville References Victory Bowl Category:Victory Bowl Category:North Greenville Trailblazers football bowl games Category:Shorter Hawks football bowl games Victory Bowl Victory Bowl