Francis Field is a 2,000-seat
football field in
Greenville, Illinois. It is home to the
Greenville University Panthers
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
team. The facility opened in 1987.
Francis Field has been the host location of the
National Christian College Athletic Association Victory Bowl
The Victory Bowl is the championship football game between schools that sponsor football and are members of the National Christian College Athletic Association and did not qualify for either the NCAA or NAIA playoffs. It is one of the few post-se ...
, three times in
2009
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, in 2012, and in 2019.
"Victory Bowl Goes to Greenville"
Stltoday.com
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, November 20, 2012.
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External links
Francis Field
College football venues
American football venues in Illinois
Athletics (track and field) venues in Illinois
Buildings and structures in Bond County, Illinois
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