2007 Victory Bowl

2007 Victory Bowl
Malone Pioneers Geneva Golden Tornadoes (7–4) (8–2) 45 17 Head coach:  Mike Gardner Head coach:  Geno DeMarco
1 2 3 4 Total Malone 7 31 0 7 45 Geneva 7 3 7 0 17
Date	November 17, 2007
Season	2007
Stadium	Reeves Field
Location	Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
MVP	Offensive: Dan Hromada (Malone) Defensive: Bernard Payton (Malone)
Attendance	1,265

The 2007 Victory Bowl was a college football bowl game. It was a part of the 2007 football season and was played at Reeves Field in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. The game placed the Malone Pioneers against the Geneva College Golden Tornadoes.

Malone won the game by a score of 45 to 17. A strong showing in the second quarter of 31 points by the Pioneers helped to secure the win and was assisted by four turnovers. The game was the second bowl appearance for both the Pioneers and Malone coach Mike Gardner, as well as the first bowl game victory for both.

Malone produced 521 yards of total offense while holding Geneva to 293. Malone managed six touchdowns in the game (three rushing and three passing) and scored a total of 31 points in the second quarter alone. Malone's defense brought in two interceptions and recovered three fumbles.

Scoring Summary

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Malone Pioneers Geneva Golden Tornadoes 1 13:01 10 49 2:01 Geneva Golden Tornadoes Ryan Forbes 13-yard touchdown reception from Bobby Bondi, Nick DiPietro kick Good 0 7 1 3:25 1 22 0:08 Malone Pioneers Bernard Payton 22-yard touchdown run, Mike Skvor kick Good 7 7 2 13:44 8 33 2:27 Geneva Golden Tornadoes 26-yard field goal by Nick DiPietro 7 10 2 11:49 5 40 1:50 Malone Pioneers 45-yard field goal by Mike Skvor 10 10 2 9:07 4 32 1:08 Malone Pioneers Bernard Payton 20-yard touchdown run, Mike Skvor kick Good 17 10 2 7:59 3 29 0:57 Malone Pioneers Derek Deardorff 39-yard touchdown reception from Billy Bob Orsagh, Mike Skvor kick Good 24 10 2 4:47 6 35 2:18 Malone Pioneers Bernard Payton 3-yard touchdown run, Mike Skvor kick Good 31 10 2 00:29 11 81 3:08 Malone Pioneers Mike Clapham 15-yard touchdown reception from Billy Bob Orsagh, Mike Skvor kick Good 38 10 3 4:17 7 80 2:34 Geneva Golden Tornadoes Parker Nuetzel 7-yard touchdown reception from Bobby Bondi, Nick DiPietro kick Good 38 17 4 11:10 6 83 2:42 Malone Pioneers Derek Deardorff 73-yard touchdown reception from Billy Bob Orsagh, Mike Skvor kick Good 45 17 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. Malone Pioneers Geneva Golden Tornadoes