| Year Game Played: | 2008 |
| Game Name: | Victory Bowl |
| Football Season: | 2008 |
| Visitor Name Short: | Malone |
| Visitor Nickname: | Pioneers |
| Visitor School: | Malone University |
| Home Name Short: | Northwestern |
| Home Nickname: | Eagles |
| Home School: | Northwestern College (Minnesota) |
| Visitor Record: | 6–3 |
| Home Record: | 8–2 |
| Visitor Coach: | Mike Gardner |
| Home Coach: | Kirk Talley |
| Visitor 1Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 21 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 9 |
| Home 1Q: | 7 |
| Home 2Q: | 14 |
| Home 3Q: | 14 |
| Home 4Q: | 14 |
| Date Game Played: | November 21 |
| Stadium: | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
| City: | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Mvp: | Offensive: Zach Tarter (Northwestern) Defensive: Wesley Kauffman (Malone) |
| Attendance: | 1,421 |
The 2008 Victory Bowl is a college football post-season bowl game. The game was played on November 21, 2008, at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota.[1] The Malone Pioneers[2] from the NAIA played against the NCAA Division III .[3]
Malone failed to defend its title as the 2007 Victory Bowl winners on their third consecutive trip to the bowl.[4] Northwestern's win was its second Victory Bowl championship and fourth appearance[5] in the game's twelve-year history.
Northwestern and Malone University scored a combined 93 points as the Eagles from Northwestern claimed a 49–44 win.[6] The contest was closely competed and it was not until under a minute remained that the game's outcome was decided. Malone held a 28–14 lead midway through the second quarter, but after that the point differential remained within seven points or less until Northwestern's Ty Crabtree ran an interception 50 yards for the Eagles’ final score of the game.[7]