# 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.

## Scoring Summary

Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | 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 |
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