1922 Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Penn Quakers football game | |||||||||||||||||||
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Date | November 4, 1922 | ||||||||||||||||||
Season | 1922 | ||||||||||||||||||
Stadium | Franklin Field | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||||||||
Referee | E. J. O'Brien | ||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 20,000 |
The 1922 Alabama vs. Pennsylvania football game, played November 4, 1922, was a college football game between the Alabama Crimson Tide and Penn Quakers. Beating one of the "big 4" Ivy League institutions in a major upset, it is considered one of the most important wins in Alabama football history,[1][2] giving the team some of its first national recognition.[3][4] One writer called the game the hardest fought battle on Penn's field in seven years.[5]