On this date

NOV. 19

1961 — George Blanda of the Houston Oilers passes for 505 yards and seven touchdowns in a 49-13 rout of the New York Titans.

1966 — No. 1 Notre Dame and No. 2 Michigan State, play to a 10-10 tie. The Irish rally from a 10-0 deficit against a Spartans team that features Bubba Smith and three teammates who were among the top eight picks of the next NFL draft.

1977 — New Orleans sets an NBA record for fewest free throws made in a game — one. Despite 17 fouls by Houston, the Jazz get to the foul line five times and still manages to beat the Rockets 103-101. Jim McElroy is 0-for-4 and Pete Maravich, who scores 39 points, hits his one free throw.

1978 — Philadelphia’s Herman Edwards returns a fumble for a touchdown with 31 seconds left to give Philadelphia a 19-17 victory over the New York Giants.

1983 — Jari Kurri of the Edmonton Oilers scores five goals and Wayne Gretzky adds three goals and five assists in a 13-4 rout of the New Jersey Devils.

1983 — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar of Los Angeles becomes the second player in NBA history to score 30,000 points, joining Wilt Chamberlain, as the Lakers win 117-110 at Portland.

1992 — Oakland reliever Dennis Eckersley is selected the American League’s MVP. Eckersley, who led the majors with 51 saves in 54 chances, becomes the ninth player to win both the Cy Young Award and MVP honors in the same season.

1993 — Oregon and Oregon State play to a 0-0 tie in Eugene. It’s the last scoreless tie game in FBS history due to the NCAA’s institution of overtime beginning in 1994.

1994 — Rashaan Salaam becomes the fourth 2,000-yard rusher in major-college history, running for 259 yards and two touchdowns in Colorado’s 41-20 victory over Iowa State.

1995 — The Baltimore Stallions posts a 37-20 victory over the Calgary Stampeders to become the first U.S.-based team to win the Grey Cup in the CFL’s 83-year history.

2004 — Indiana’s Ron Artest and Stephen Jackson charge into the stands to fight with Auburn Hills fans in the final minute of their game against the Detroit Pistons. The brawl forces an early end to the Pacers’ 97-82 win.

2006 — Jaromir Jagr becomes the 16th player in NHL history with 600 goals when he scores in the first period of the New York Rangers’ 4-1 win over Tampa Bay.

2009 — South African sports ministry announces South African runner Caster Semenya will keep her 800-meter gold medal from the world championships, and the results of her gender tests will be kept confidential.

2015 — Washington’s Alex Ovechkin becomes the NHL’s leader in career goals by a Russian-born player, scoring his 484th career goal in a 3-2 win over the Dallas Stars. Ovechkin passes Sergei Fedorov.

2016 — South Carolina State debuts a 55-year-old running back on senior day in a 32-0 victory over Savannah State. With 4:34 remaining in the opening quarter, Joe Thomas Sr. takes a handoff and gains three yards. He is believed to be the oldest player to ever appear in a Division I college football game.

2017 — New Orleans extends its winning streak to eight games with an unlikely comeback, erasing a 15-point deficit inside the final six minutes of regulation and kicking a short field goal in overtime to defeat Washington 34-31. With their victory, the Saints become the first team since the 1970 merger to win eight consecutive games immediately following an 0-2 start.