1922, Alabama vs. Pennsylvania – These Southern Boys Really Can Play!
After starting the 1922 season 2-2-1, the Crimson Tide traveled to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on November 4 to take on the Penn Quakers. In the 1920s, the Ivy League was considered the best college football in the country. Penn, along with Harvard, Princeton, and Yale, were the class of the game. Southern football was not respected, but Xen Scott and the Tide were looking to change that impression.
Alabama was a big underdog going into the game, having gone 0-2-1 in their last three games. Penn was coming off of a big win over Navy.