1997 Victory Bowl

The 1997 Victory Bowl, the first edition of the annual game, was a college football bowl game played on Saturday, November 29, 1997, at Fawcett Stadium in Canton, Ohio. It featured the Olivet Nazarene Tigers against the MidAmerica Nazarene Pioneers. The Tigers won 56–42.

1997 Victory Bowl
MidAmerica Nazarene Pioneers Olivet Nazarene Tigers (7–3) (7–3) 42 56 Head coach:  Mike Redwine Head coach:  Mike Conway
1 2 3 4 Total MidAmerica Nazarene 7 14 7 14 42 Olivet Nazarene 17 7 11 21 56
Date	November 29, 1997
Season	1997
Stadium	Fawcett Stadium
Location	Canton, Ohio
Attendance	850
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Scoring Summary

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP MidAmerica Nazarene Pioneers Olivet Nazarene Tigers 1 12:15 5 69 2:45 MidAmerica Nazarene Pioneers Kelvin Lee 36-yard touchdown run, Josh Kearns kick Good 7 0 1 7:51 10 72 4:24 Olivet Nazarene Tigers 24-yard field goal by Chad Martin 7 3 1 4:55 3 87 1:11 Olivet Nazarene Tigers Billy Stamper 64-yard touchdown run, Chad Martin kick Good 7 10 1 1:21 3 80 1:28 Olivet Nazarene Tigers Ardel Buchanon 77-yard touchdown reception from Brad Odgers, Chad Martin kick Good 7 17 2 3:21 5 37 1:24 Olivet Nazarene Tigers Hollist Brown 3-yard touchdown run, Chad Martin kick Good 7 24 2 2:38 3 44 0:43 MidAmerica Nazarene Pioneers Tim Offutt 26-yard touchdown reception from Gabe Lujan, Josh Kearns kick Good 14 24 2 1:26 4 53 1:12 MidAmerica Nazarene Pioneers Jeremy Jones 37-yard touchdown reception from Gabe Lujan, Josh Kearns kick Good 21 24 3 6:15 13 54 5:10 Olivet Nazarene Tigers 32-yard field goal by Chad Martin 21 27 3 3:48 8 65 2:30 MidAmerica Nazarene Pioneers Tim Offutt 15-yard touchdown reception from Gabe Lujan, Josh Kearns kick Good 28 27 3 1:30 - - - Olivet Nazarene Tigers Fumble recovery returned 0 yards for touchdown by Benji McLain, 2-point Brad Odgers Rush Good 28 35 4 13:29 6 62 1:42 Olivet Nazarene Tigers Jeff Knight 34-yard touchdown reception from Brad Odgers, Chad Martin kick Good 28 42 4 9:11 4 52 2:03 Olivet Nazarene Tigers Hollist Brown 27-yard touchdown run, Chad Martin kick Good 28 49 4 3:29 7 59 3:39 Olivet Nazarene Tigers Ben Burke 12-yard touchdown run, Chad Martin kick Good 28 56 4 2:37 4 65 0:52 MidAmerica Nazarene Pioneers Jeremy Jones 33-yard touchdown reception from Gabe Lujan, Josh Kearns kick Good 35 56 4 0:14 3 68 0:16 MidAmerica Nazarene Pioneers Jeremy Jones 38-yard touchdown reception from Gabe Lujan, Josh Kearns kick Good 42 56 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. MidAmerica Nazarene Pioneers Olivet Nazarene Tigers

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