The following is the November 28, 2013 entry on my desk tear-off sports calendar.  This event occurred on 11/28/1942:

Ranked number one, Boston College’s football team suffers a humiliating 55-12 defeat at the hands of archrival Holy cross before a packed house of 41,000 at Fenway Park.  The 43-point margin is still the largest ever suffered by a team ranked first in the AP poll, but is saves the lives of many of the players.

The Boston College team cancels it victory party reservations at the Cocoanut Grove night club following the defeat.  Many fans who attend the game head to the club anyway.  That night 492 people die when the Cocoanut Grove catches fire.