Draft:2006 Victory Bowl

2006 Victory Bowl
2006 Victory Bowl
Malone Pioneers	North Greenville Crusaders
(7–3)	(9–2)
28	56
Head coach: ; Mike Gardner	Head coach: ; Mike Taylor
Date	November 18, 2006
Season	2006
Stadium	Younts Stadium
Location	Tigerville, South Carolina
MVP	Offensive:Matt Moore (North Greenville); Defensive:Andre Bernardi (North Greenville)
Attendance	3,832
Victory Bowl
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The 2006 Victory Bowl, the Tenth edition of the annual game, was a college football bowl game played on Saturday, November 18, 2006, at Younts Stadium in Tigerville, South Carolina. It featured the Malone Pioneers against the North Greenville Crusaders. The Crusaders won 56–28. It was the most attended Victory Bowl until North Greenville broke their record in 2010.

North Greenville University’s offense exploded for 56 points and 582 yards as the Crusaders downed the Malone College Pioneers 56-28 to win the National Christian College Athletic Association’s 2006 Victory Bowl. It was tied as the most ponts scored by one team tieing Olivet Nazarene in the 1997 Victory Bowl and the record wouldn't be broken until Azusa Pacific won the 2013 Victory Bowl. The game was the first college football bowl game ever to be played in the Palmetto State. The win gives the Crusaders a school record ten wins in 2006.

North Greenville sophomore running back Matt Moore was named Offensive Player of the Game. Moore rushed for 172 yards and three touchdowns on just seven carries. Crusader defensive end Andre Bernardi took the Defensive Player of the Game honors with seven total tackles, including a remarkable four sacks for a loss of 28 yards. All four sacks came in the first half. Running back Rashad Cummings added 127 yards and one touchdown on 19 carries for the Crusaders. Quarterback Eric Moeller completed 12 of 19 passes for 174 yards and four touchdowns. Four of those passes were caught by Travis Talbert. Talbert finished with 135 yards receiving, 56 yards rushing, and one touchdown. The Pioneers were led by quarterback Brad Reifsnyder, who completed 34 of 47 pass attempts for 359 yards and three touchdowns. Bernard Payton was Reifsnyder’s favorite target, catching 8 passes for 101 yards and 2 touchdowns. Payton also rushed 14 times for 58 yards.^[1]

Scoring Summary

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Malone Pioneers	North Greenville Crusaders
1	11:41	6	29	2:43	North Greenville Crusaders	Rashad Cummings 6-yard touchdown run, Adrian Escalona kick Good	0	7
1	6:05	7	80	2:27	North Greenville Crusaders	Matt Moore 34-yard touchdown run, Adrian Escalona kick Good	0	14
2	10:21	1	57	0:21	North Greenville Crusaders	Matt Moore 57-yard touchdown run, Adrian Escalona kick Good	0	21
2	3:41	13	75	6:31	Malone Pioneers	Sean Knight 3-yard touchdown run, Mike Skvor kick Good	7	21
2	1:36	4	56	1:51	North Greenville Crusaders	Josh Johnson 4-yard touchdown reception from Eric Moeller, Adrian Escalona kick Good	7	28
3	10:36	9	65	4:24	North Greenville Crusaders	Brandon Dobbins 4-yard touchdown reception from Eric Moeller, Adrian Escalona kick Good	7	35
3	8:35	6	68	1:50	Malone Pioneers	Bernard Payton 10-yard touchdown reception from Brad Reifsnyder, Mike Skvor kick Good	14	35
3	7:58	1	82	0:24	North Greenville Crusaders	Travis Talbert 82-yard touchdown reception from Eric Moeller, Adrian Escalona kick Good	14	42
3	0:00	8	55	3:21	Malone Pioneers	Mike Clapham 6-yard touchdown reception from Brad Reifsnyder, Mike Skvor kick Good	21	42
4	11:57	7	82	3:03	North Greenville Crusaders	Joseph Rowe 6-yard touchdown reception from Eric Moeller, Adrian Escalona kick Good	21	49
4	9:41	7	69	2:06	Malone Pioneers	Bernard Payton 9-yard touchdown reception from Brad Reifsnyder, Mike Skvor kick Good	28	49
4	4:00	9	81	3:29	North Greenville Crusaders	Matt Moore 4-yard touchdown run, Adrian Escalona kick Good	28	56
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							Malone Pioneers	North Greenville Crusaders