2003 Victory Bowl
1234Total
North Greenville 077014
Geneva 10020737
DateNovember 21, 2003
Season2003
StadiumReeves Field
LocationBeaver Falls, Pennsylvania
MVPJosh Mullen (Geneva College), Brandon Nathan (Geneva College)
Attendance2,117
Victory Bowl
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The 2003 Victory Bowl, the seventh edition of the annual game, was a college football bowl game played on Saturday, November 21, 2003, at Reeves Field in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. It featured the North Greenville Crusaders against the Geneva Golden Tornadoes. The Golden Tornadoes defended their title winning their fourth Victory Bowl in 6 years by a score of 37–14. At the time it was the most attended Victory Bowl but it would be broken in 2006 and 2010 by North Greenville. The Golden Tornadoes tore through the Crusaders defense gaining 564 yards to North Greenville's 431 including a whopping 404 rushing yards.[1] Josh Mullen and Brandon Nathan were Co-MVPs rushing for a combined 353 of the 404 total rushing yards on 36 carries and 4 Touchdowns. It is the largest disparity of victory for the NAIA with Geneva College being an NAIA school winning against a Division II school in North Greenville.

Scoring summary

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Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP North Greenville Crusaders Geneva Golden Tornadoes
1 10:30 9 44 3:01 Geneva Golden Tornadoes 37-yard field goal by Zach Blair 0 3
1 3:35 5 80 0:53 Geneva Golden Tornadoes Brandon Nathan 26-yard touchdown run, Zach Blair kick Good 0 10
2 0:07 3 39 0:37 North Greenville Crusaders James Crooks 33-yard touchdown reception from Bobby Pittman, Matt Reynolds kick Good 7 10
3 13:13 4 74 1:42 Geneva Golden Tornadoes Brandon Nathan 39-yard touchdown run, Zach Blair kick Good 7 17
3 6:57 5 88 2:45 Geneva Golden Tornadoes Brandon Nathan 62-yard touchdown run, Zach Blair kick Good 7 24
3 2:44 5 34 1:32 Geneva Golden Tornadoes Josh Mullen 24-yard touchdown run, Zach Blair kick Failed 7 30
3 0:33 6 74 2:03 North Greenville Crusaders Travis Mosley 8-yard touchdown run, Matt Reynolds kick Good 14 30
4 11:31 7 78 3:56 Geneva College Tornadoes Matt Nowaczynski 55-yard touchdown reception from Justin Sciarro, Zach Blair kick Good 14 37
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. North Greenville Crusaders Geneva Golden Tornadoes

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References

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  1. ^ "North Greenville vs Geneva College". mid-statesfootball.org. Archived from the original on 2004-02-19. Retrieved 2025-09-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ "North Greenville vs Geneva College". mid-statesfootball.org. Archived from the original on 2004-02-19. Retrieved 2025-09-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)