2000 Victory Bowl

2000 Victory Bowl
Greenville Panthers Northwestern Eagles (6–4) (8–2) 27 35 Head coach:  Rob Harley Head coach:  Jimmy Miller
1 2 3 4 Total Greenville 13 7 7 0 27 Northwestern 6 12 0 17 35
Date	November 18, 2000
Season	2000
Stadium	Fawcett Stadium
Location	Canton, Ohio
MVP	Joe Wise (Northwestern)
Attendance	1,700

The 2000 Victory Bowl, the fourth edition of the annual game, was a college football bowl game played on Saturday, November 18, 2000, at Fawcett Stadium in Canton, Ohio. It featured the Greenville Panthers against the Northwestern Eagles. The Eagles won 35–27 coming back from a 20–6 deficit to win after scoring 17 unanswered points in the 4th quarter. An interception at the Northwestern 4 yard line by Dave Pazurek sealed the game for Northwestern. It would be the last game played at Fawcett Stadium as starting in 2001 it would be a home site championship game barring 2013 where it was played in Barron Stadium at Rome, Georgia.

Scoring summary

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Greenville Panthers Northwestern Eagles 1 4:39 10 67 3:37 Greenville Panthers Bryan Meier 7-yard touchdown reception from Kyle Krober, Bryan Meier kick Good 7 0 1 4:12 2 24 0:27 Northwestern Eagles Joe Wise 24-yard touchdown run, 2-point Pass Failed 7 6 1 1:25 6 39 2:47 Greenville Panthers Dontrell Harriel 5-yard touchdown run, 2-point Bryan Meier Pass Failed 13 6 2 8:47 9 67 3:23 Greenville Panthers Dontrell Harriel 10-yard touchdown run, Bryan Meier kick Good 20 6 2 2:38 6 24 3:18 Northwestern Eagles Aaron Kern 3-yard touchdown reception from Jeff Waggoner, Andy Russell kick Failed 20 12 2 0:42 4 32 1:46 Northwestern Eagles BJ Emmert 20-yard touchdown reception from Jeff Waggoner, 2-point Jeff Waggoner Pass Failed 20 18 3 7:33 11 84 4:44 Greenville Panthers Kyle Krober 5-yard touchdown run, Bryan Meier kick Good 27 18 4 14:00 14 68 5:14 Northwestern Eagles 37-yard field goal by Steve Gibbs 27 21 4 5:19 13 77 5:23 Northwestern Eagles BJ Emmert 4-yard touchdown reception from Jeff Waggoner, Steve Gibbs kick Good 27 28 4 1:48 5 37 2:19 Northwestern Eagles Joe Wise 9-yard touchdown run, Steve Gibbs kick Good 27 35 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. Greenville Panthers Northwestern Eagles