# Victory Bowl

The Victory Bowl is the annual championship game for football-playing members of the National Christian College Athletic Association whose teams do not qualify for either the NCAA or NAIA playoffs. It is one of the few post-season bowl games for smaller schools. Because the NCCAA is not exclusive, it is possible that schools from the NAIA and the NCAA may meet each other in this game. Such matchups have happened ten times.
Thus far, the 48 participants in the game have included 30 members of the NAIA, one member of NCAA Division I-AA (today's FCS), 6 members of Division II, and 11 members of Division III.
The first four Victory Bowls (1997 through 2000) were held at a neutral site, Canton, Ohio. The other games have been held at the home field of one of the participating teams, except for the 2013 contest, for which Rome, Georgia, served as a neutral site.
In 2016, the Victory Bowl title was awarded by default, when just one available team submitted its qualifications for the game. In 2023 and 2024, the game was cancelled and the NCCAA championship not awarded when no qualifying teams were available for the Victory Bowl.
In addition to the game, other Victory Bowl activities typically include community service projects that involve players and coaches from both teams.

## History

| Date | Winning team | Winning team | Losing team | Losing team | Stadium |
| November 29, 1997 | Olivet Nazarene (NAIA) | 56 | MidAmerica Nazarene (NAIA) | 42 | Fawcett Stadium |
| November 28, 1998 | Geneva (NAIA) | 27 | Maranatha Baptist Bible (NAIA) | 6 | Fawcett Stadium |
| November 27, 1999 | Geneva (NAIA) | 31 | MidAmerica Nazarene (NAIA) | 26 | Fawcett Stadium |
| November 18, 2000 | Northwestern (MN) (NAIA) | 35 | Greenville (NCAA DIII) | 27 | Fawcett Stadium |
| November 17, 2001 | Gardner–Webb (NCAA D I-AA) | 54 | Trinity International (NAIA) | 14 | Ernest W. Spangler Stadium |
| November 22, 2002 | Geneva (NAIA) | 19 | Northwestern (MN) (NAIA) | 9 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
| November 21, 2003 | Geneva (NAIA) | 37 | North Greenville (NCAA DII) | 14 | Reeves Field |
| November 20, 2004 | Olivet Nazarene (NAIA) | 24 | Northwestern (MN) (NAIA) | 14 | Reynolds Field |
| November 19, 2005 | Olivet Nazarene (NAIA) | 29 | Northwestern (MN) (NAIA) | 13 | Ward Field |
| November 18, 2006 | North Greenville (NCAA DII) | 56 | Malone (NAIA) | 28 | Younts Stadium |
| November 17, 2007 | Malone (NAIA) | 45 | Geneva (NCAA DIII) | 17 | Reeves Field |
| November 21, 2008 | Northwestern (MN) (NCAA DIII) | 49 | Malone (NAIA) | 44 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
| November 21, 2009 | Geneva (NCAA DIII) | 29 | Greenville (NCAA DIII) | 28 | Francis Field |
| November 20, 2010 | North Greenville (NCAA DII) | 42 | Campbellsville (NAIA) | 16 | Younts Stadium |
| November 19, 2011 | Campbellsville (NAIA) | 21 | Greenville (NCAA DIII) | 7 | Finley Stadium |
| November 17, 2012 | Greenville (NCAA DIII) | 28 | Northwestern (MN) (NCAA DIII) | 27 | Francis Field |
| November 23, 2013 | Azusa Pacific (NCAA DII) | 67 | Greenville (NCAA DIII) | 0 | Barron Stadium |
| November 22, 2014 | North Greenville (NCAA DII) | 42 | Shorter (NCAA DII) | 16 | Barron Stadium |
| November 21, 2015 | SAGU (NAIA) | 10 | Northwestern (MN) (NCAA DIII) | 7 | Lumpkins Stadium |
| December 3, 2016 | Warner (NAIA) | - | No opponent | - | - |
| November 18, 2017 | Campbellsville (NAIA) | 41 | SAGU (NAIA) | 28 | Finley Stadium |
| November 30, 2018 | Olivet Nazarene (NAIA) | 38 | Ottawa–Arizona (NAIA) | 35 | Spirit Field |
| November 23, 2019 | Olivet Nazarene (NAIA) | 69 | Greenville (NCAA DIII) | 8 | Francis Field |
| 2020 | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | None |
| November 20, 2021 | SAGU (NAIA) | 31 | Sterling (NAIA) | 14 | Lumpkins Stadium |
| November 18, 2022 | Olivet Nazarene (NAIA) | 21 | SAGU (NAIA) | 16 | Lumpkins Stadium |
| 2023 | Canceled due to lack of qualifying teams | Canceled due to lack of qualifying teams | Canceled due to lack of qualifying teams | Canceled due to lack of qualifying teams | None |
| 2024 | Canceled due to lack of qualifying teams | Canceled due to lack of qualifying teams | Canceled due to lack of qualifying teams | Canceled due to lack of qualifying teams | None |