Saturday seemed like a special day. So I decided to blow off work this morning and do some research. How often has Temple football and Temple basketball played on the same day and given us a double W? It's VERY rare. In case you were wondering. Over the past 30 years, there are only 5 instances where this has occurred. Now I might go blow off my afternoon as well. To celebrate!
1. November 16, 2019 - Temple football defeats Tulane 29-21 and Temple basketball defeats LaSalle 70-65 in Olney.
2. December 3, 2016 - Temple football wins the American championship 34-10 at Navy and Temple basketball beats Big 5 opponent Penn 70-62 on North Broad.
3. December 6, 2014 - Temple football beats Tulane 10-3 in the Bayou and Temple basketball beats LaSalle 58-57 at the Palestra (the odds of this happening with these exact teams a 3rd time in our lifetime is probably less than 1%!!!)
4. November 17, 2012 - Temple football beats Army 63-32 behind Montel Harris' 351 rushing yards and Temple basketball beats Rice at home 77-63 in the battle of the Owls. The Owls would rush for 534 yards on the day. Staggering numbers.
5. November 21, 2009 - Temple football beats lowly Kent State 47-13 at the Linc and Temple basketball handles Siena 73-69 at the Liacouras Center.