This Day in Sports

John Riggins Powers Redskins to Super Bowl XVII Win

October 13, 2025 10

Jan. 10-12, 1983: Division I approves Proposal No. 48, which requires prospective student-athletes to reach specified grade-point averages and standardized test scores.

January 10, 1983 10

“Dorsett’s 99-Yard Dash Sets NFL Record

October 13, 2025 9

1982 Heisman winner Herschel Walker

December 2, 1982 7

Nov. 20-21, 1982: The first National Collegiate Women’s Soccer Championship is conducted at the University of Central Florida.

November 22, 1982 7

Nov. 21, 1982: Old Dominion wins the first of nine Division I Field Hockey Championship titles between 1982 and 2000 under coach Beth Anders.

November 21, 1982 8

Nov. 21, 1982: North Carolina wins the first of 21 Division I Women’s Soccer Championship titles between 1982 and 2012 under coach Anson Dorrance, including nine straight championships from 1986 to 1994.

November 21, 1982 7

May 27-30, 1982: UCLA, featuring shortstop Dot Richardson and pitcher Debbie Doom, wins the first of 10 Division I Softball Championship titles between 1982 and 2004.

May 30, 1982 8

May 24-29, 1982: Abilene Christian wins the first of 19 Division II Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Championships titles between 1982 and 2011 (including seven in a row from 1982 to 1988 under coach Don Hood and another seven straight from 2002 to 2008 under Jon Murray and Hood).

May 29, 1982 8

May 16-23, 1982: Stanford wins the first of 13 Division I Women’s Tennis Championships titles between 1982 and 2004.

May 23, 1982 8