According to Swarthmore College Athletics, this is the first known “action photo” of an intercollegiate football game.
On November 24, 1894. Swarthmore had their way with Haverford.
The Inquirer wrote, “On a wet and slippery field [at Swarthmore], and in the presence of 1,200 or so cheering alumni and students, Swarthmore won by a score of 32-0.”