1922 Alabama vs. Penn football game
| 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, giving the team some of its first national recognition. One writer called the game the hardest fought battle on Penn's field in seven years.