Events in Sports History in November 1991

Sports History

Nov 2 2nd Rugby World Cup Final, Twickenham: Australia beats England, 12-6 with Wallabies fly-half Michael Lynagh landing 2 penalties and a conversion

Nov 2 Breeders' Cup Horse Racing, Churchill Downs; winners: Arazi, Black Tie Affair, Dance Smartly (leading female thoroughbred money-earner, with $3,083,456), Miss Alleged, Opening Verse, Pleasant Stage, Sheikh Albadou
Nov 2 Nevada makes biggest comeback in NCAA football history, overcoming a 35 point 3rd quarter deficit to rally and beat Weber State, 55-49

F1 World Champion

Nov 3 Ayrton Senna wins Australian Grand Prix in Adelaide; shortest F1 race ever run (14 laps) because of wet conditions; Senna retains his 3rd World Drivers Championship by 24 points from Nigel Mansell

Nov 3 New York City Marathon: Salvador Garcia of Mexico men's champion in 2:09:28; Liz McColgan of Scotland wins women's title, 2:27.0
Nov 7 1st NBA game in Delta City, Utah Jazz beats Seattle 103-95

Magic Johnson

Nov 7 Magic Johnson announces he has HIV virus & retires from LA Lakers

Paul Coffey

Nov 8 Paul Coffey sets NHL defenseman scoring mark with 311th goal

Nov 9 Houston's Roman Anderson is 1st NCAA to kick 400 pts
Nov 10 Bernie Kosar ends NFL record of 308 passes without an interception

Navratilova Equals Evert's Record

Nov 10 Martina Navratilova ties Chris Evert with 157 pro tennis tournament wins

Nov 10 South Africa's 1st cricket international since 1970 - one-day v India

Tom Glavine

Nov 12 Atlanta Brave Tom Glavine wins NL Cy Young Award

Clemens AL Cy Young

Nov 13 Boston Red Sox Roger Clemens wins AL Cy Young Award

Nov 14 Pittsburgh Steelers guard Terry Long loses his steroids appeal and is suspended without pay by NFL for 4 weeks
Nov 15 Ricky Pierce (Seattle) begins NBA free throw streak of 75 game

Earnhardt Wins NASCAR

Nov 17 41st NASCAR Sprint Cup: Dale Earnhardt wins

Nov 17 Detroit Lion Mike Utley is paralized in a game vs LA Rams

Sampras' First ATP

Nov 17 In an all-American final Pete Sampras wins his first of 5 ATP Tour World Championship tennis titles with a 3–6, 7–6, 6–3, 6–4 victory over Jim Courier in Frankfurt, Germany

Nov 18 Auburn men's basketball team placed on 2 yr probation for recruiting violations and not eligible for post-season play 1991-92

Ripken 2nd MVP

Nov 19 Baltimore Orioles shortstop Cal Ripken wins his 2nd AL MVP

Nov 20 Atlanta Braves Terry Pendleton wins NL MVP

Ewing's $18.8 Million

Nov 22 NY Knicks pay Patrick Ewing a record $18.8 million for 2 yr extension

Nov 23 Brigham Young University quarterback Ty Detmer finishes NCAA career with record 4,031 yards passed in a season, and 15,031 yards for career

Holyfield vs. Cooper

Nov 23 Evander Holyfield TKOs Bert Cooper in 7 for heavyweight boxing title

Nov 23 Martín López-Zubero swims world record 200m backstroke (1:56.57)
Nov 23 Sacramento Kings ends NBA's longest road losing streak at 43 games
Nov 24 After going 12-0, Washington Redskins lose to Dallas 24-21

Toronto Argonauts Win

Nov 24 CFL Grey Cup, Winnipeg Stadium: Toronto Argonauts defeat Calgary Stampeders, 36-21; Argos under new ownership of LA Kings owner Bruce McNall, hockey player Wayne Gretzky and actor John Candy

Seles' Prize Money Record

Nov 24 Monica Seles sets female tennis record, winning prize money of $2,457,758 in a year

Tennis Player and Nine-Time Major Champion Monica Seles

Nov 24 Yugoslavian tennis star Monica Seles beats Martina Navratilova 6–4, 3–6, 7–5, 6–0 to win her 2nd straight WTA Tour Championship at Madison Square Garden, NYC
Nov 29 Test Cricket debut of Javagal Srinath, v Australia at the Gabba
Nov 30 56th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 13-6 in Birmingham, Alabama
Nov 30 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou, China: Michelle Akers scores twice as US beats Norway, 2-1