2014 Victory Bowl

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2014 Victory Bowl
Shorter Hawks North Greenville Crusaders
(3–8)(7–5)
1642
Head coach: 
Phil Jones 		Head coach: 
Jeff Farrington
1234Total
Shorter736016
North Greenville70142142
DateNovember 22, 2014
Season 2014
Stadium Barron Stadium
Location Rome, Georgia
MVPOffense: Robbie Brown (North Greenville)
Defense: Jevaris Jones (Shorter)
Referee M. Stansbury
Attendance1,175
Victory Bowl
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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. [1] 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. [2] 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. [1] [3]

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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. [1] [3]

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. [1] [3]

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). [1] [3]

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. [1] [3]

Scoring Summary

Scoring summary
QuarterTime Drive TeamScoring informationScore
Plays Yards TOP Shorter HawksNorth Greenville Crusaders
19:067612:34North Greenville Crusaders Simeon Byrd 14-yard touchdown run, Justin Gravely kick Good07
12:0512786:05Shorter Hawks Eric Dodson 1-yard touchdown run, Kenny Langford kick Good77
20:0411781:38Shorter Hawks36-yard field goal by Kenny Langford 107
314:51---North Greenville CrusadersFumble recovery returned 0 yards for touchdown by Rashad Simmons, Justin Gravely kick Good1014
310:327492:09North Greenville Crusaders Mason Sanders 7-yard touchdown reception from Nelson Hughes, Justin Gravely kick Goof1021
34:5711795:29Shorter Hawks Aaron Bryant 10-yard touchdown run, Team kick Failed1621
413:5613655:54North Greenville Crusaders Simeon Byrd 1-yard touchdown run, Justin Gravely kick Good1628
411:305481:16North Greenville Crusaders Robbie Brown 42-yard touchdown reception from Nelson Hughes, Justin Gravely kick Good1635
47:041620:45North Greenville CrusadersFumble recovery returned 0 yards for touchdown by Charles Coleman, Justin Gravely kick Good1642
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.Shorter HawksNorth Greenville Crusaders

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "North Greenville (7-5) vs. Shorter University (3-8)". GoShorterHawks.com. November 22, 2008. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
  2. ↑ "SEASON EXTENDED! Hawks to play in NCCAA Victory Bowl". GoShorterHawks.com. November 16, 2014. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "NGU uses second half rally to stop Hawks in Victory Bowl". GoShorterHawks.com. November 22, 2014. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
  4. ↑ "North Greenville vs Shorter". NorthGreenville.
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