1922 Alabama vs. Penn football game
College football game
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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]
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| Date | November 4, 1922 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1922 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Franklin Field | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | E. J. O'Brien | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 20,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Background
It was the second game at the newly renovated Franklin Field; the first an important victory for Penn over Navy.[6]
John Heisman's Penn team was highly favored. Noted sports columnist Grantland Rice predicted a 21â0 Quaker victory.[7]
Game details
Alabama quarterback Charles Bartlett set up the winning touchdown with a dash from the 35-yard line to the 6.[5] College Football Hall of Fame inductee Pooley Hubert was a freshman at fullback.
Aftermath
After the game, when the news reached Tuscaloosa, "they started burning red fires and celebrating in a manner that Tuscaloosa had never seen before in its history."[8]
Bartlett received Walter Camp's All-America honorable mention,[9]
