This Day in Sports History

Nov. 8 1942—Parker Hall of the Cleveland Rams throws seven interceptions against the Green Bay Packers.

1952—Maurice Richard of the Montreal Canadiens becomes the NHL’s leading career goal scorer with his 325th in a 6-4 victory over the Chicago Black Hawks.

1959—Elgin Baylor of the Minneapolis Lakers scores 64 points against the Boston Celtics.

1970—Tom Dempsey of New Orleans kicks an NFL-record 63-yard field goal on the final play of the game to give the Saints a 19-17 victory over the Detroit Lions.

1980—Dave Wilson of Illinois sets an NCAA record with 621 yards passing in a 49-42 victory over Ohio State.

1986—Tulsa’s Steve Gage is the first quarterback to rush and pass for 200 yards in a game. Gage rushes for 212 and passes for 209 in a 34-27 triumph over New Mexico.

1987—The St. Louis Cardinals score 28 points—three TD passes by Neil Lomax and a fumble recovery by Niko Noga—to overcome a 28-3 deficit and beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31-28.

1997—Phil Housley becomes the second U.S.-born player in NHL history to score 1,000 points, tallying an assist as the Washington Capitals beat the Edmonton Oilers 2-1.

2003—John Gagliardi becomes college football’s career victory leader when St. John’s rallies to beat Bethel 29-26. Gagliardi, in his 55th season and his 51st at the Minnesota school, gets his 409th victory, passing Eddie Robinson, who retired in 1997 after winning 408 games at Grambling.

2009—Indianapolis becomes the fourth team in league history with 17 consecutive regular-season wins with a 20-17 victory over Houston. New England did it twice— winning a record 21 straight from 2006-08 and 18 in a row from 2003-04. Chicago won 17 straight from 193334.