This Day in Sports

Historic Deep Freeze: Cincinnati Wins AFC Title at –59°F Wind Chill

January 10, 1982 43

The Catch Lifts 49ers Past Cowboys, 28–27

October 13, 2025 49

Historic Comeback Battle: San Diego Wins Highest-Scoring Playoff Game Ever

January 2, 1982 46

Chargers Outlast Dolphins in Epic Playoff Shootout

October 13, 2025 54

Los Angeles Lakers center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar passed Oscar

October 17, 2025 50

December 1981: The first Division I, II and III Women’s Volleyball Championships are conducted.

December 1, 1981 55

1981 Heisman winner Marcus Allen

December 1, 1981 50

Nov. 23, 1981: UTEP wins the Division I Men’s Cross Country Championships with a record-low score of 17 points (claiming first, second, third, fifth and sixth places individually).

November 23, 1981 54

Record Day: Winslow’s Five Touchdowns Power San Diego’s Blowout of Raiders

November 22, 1981 49

Nov. 21, 1981: The College of New Jersey wins the first of 11 Division III Field Hockey Championships between 1981 and 2014 under coach Sharon Pfluger.

November 21, 1981 45